Archives Tag: Women You Should Know

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April 19, 2022

  Betty Abah was born on March 6th, 1974. She was born in Otukpo, Benue State, Middle Belt region of Nigeria. She obtained a first degree in English and Literary Studies from the University of Calabar and a Masters’s in English Literature from the University of Lagos. She is a Nigerian journalist, author and women … Continue reading Women You Should Know: Betty Abah

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April 19, 2022

  Rita Orji is a Nigerian-Canadian Computer Science Professor, a Canada Research Chair in Persuasive Technology, and the Director of the Persuasive Computing Lab at Dalhousie University in Canada. A native of Enugu State, Nigeria and of Igbo extraction. Rita was born and raised by parents (Mr. and Mrs. Maria and Okonkwo Orji) who never … Continue reading Women You Should Know: Rita Orji

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April 19, 2022

Asojo was born in Nigeria and volunteered at an orphanage whilst at school. Her father was a chief laboratory scientist at the University of Ibadan, and she would spend several hours a week in the lab. She attended the International School Ibadan and applied for a United World College scholarship that would allow her to … Continue reading Women You Should Know: Oluwatoyin Asojo

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April 19, 2022

  Michelle Bello (born Michelle Aisha Bello on 30 September, 1982) is a British Nigerian film director and film producer. Bello is more specifically, of Nigerian, French, African-American and Congolese descent. She spent her early years in Lagos, Nigeria, attending nursery and primary school and at the age of eight, left for England where she … Continue reading Women You Should Know: Michelle Bello

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April 19, 2022

  Born on September 6, 1990 in Kano State, Nigeria, Adeleke began writing at an early age, publishing two literature books before university. Adeleke had her secondary education in Dansol High School, Lagos State. She graduated with a second class upper in Mass Communication from Covenant University in 2011. Dolapo Adeleke, also known as LowlaDee … Continue reading Women You Should Know: Dolapo Adeleke

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Women

April 19, 2022

Sarah Ladipo Manyika (born 7 March 1968) is a British-Nigerian writer of novels, short stories and essays. She is author of two well received novels, In Dependence (2009) and Like A Mule Bringing Ice Cream To The Sun (2016), and has had work published in publications including Granta, Transition, Guernica, and OZY, and previously served … Continue reading Women You Should Know: Sarah Ladipo Manyika

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April 19, 2022

  Aisha Ahmad Ndanusa is a Nigerian accountant, financial analyst and financial manager. She is currently a Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria since her appointment on 6 October 2017. She replaced Sarah Alade, who retired in March 2017. Prior to her appointment, she was Head Consumer Banking & Investment at Diamond Bank. … Continue reading Women You Should Know: Aisha Ahmad Ndanusa

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April 19, 2022

  Olufunke Iyabo Osibodu or Funke Osibodu was born in January 1959. She attended the University of Ife and the Harvard Business School. She was CEO and later a director of the holding company of Ecobank Nigeria until she left in 2006. Her husband Victor Gbolade Osibodu is a Nigerian entrepreneur. Read more about Women … Continue reading Women You Should Know: Olufunke Iyabo Osibodu

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April 19, 2022

  Ipalibo Gogo Banigo (née Harry) was born on the 20th of December 1952.A medical doctor by training, a politician by nature and the first female Deputy Governor of Rivers State by history, Banigo has held various important offices at the Rivers State Ministry of Health. During her service, she assumed the positions of Director … Continue reading Women You Should Know: Ipalibo Gogo Banigo

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April 19, 2022

  Sarah Alade was the Acting Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria during the suspension of Lamido Sanusi until his tenure ended. She was appointed to the post by President Goodluck Jonathan on 20 February 2014. Read more about Women you should know Alade was appointed acting governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria … Continue reading Women You Should Know: Sarah Alade

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April 19, 2022

  Nkiruka Omeili hails from the Igbo ethnic group, from Nimo, in Anambra state. However, she was born in Lagos, as the second of four children of Charles and Maureen Omeili. She came from an above-average income family. Her Father Charles was a banker with First Bank Nigeria and retired as a general manager, and … Continue reading Women You Should Know: Nkiruka ‘Kiki’ Omeili

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April 19, 2022

  Ariyike Lawal-Akinbobola born 25 April 1982, professionally known as Ariyike Akinbobola is a Nigerian television presenter, talk show host, model, blogger, trained lawyer and occasional actress. Since 2011, she has worked as an associate producer and TV presenter for Spice TV, a fashion and lifestyle channel on the DSTV platform. Read more about Women … Continue reading Women You Should Know: Ariyike Lawal-Akinbobola

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April 19, 2022

  Oyeyemi Aderibigbe is a Senior Associate in the Corporate and Commercial Practice at Templars. She obtained her law degree from the University of Lagos. She has extensive experience advising various clients on commercial transactions in relation to mergers and acquisitions, employment and immigration, regulatory compliance, corporate restructuring and corporate governance. Read more about Women … Continue reading Women You Should Know: Oyeyemi Aderibigbe

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Personality Women

April 19, 2022

  Ivie Temitayo-Ibitoye is the Founder of Work in Nigeria: a talent recruitment and outsourcing agency established with the mission to consistently provide MSMEs and corporate organizations with resourcing and advisory services. Read more about Women you should know With a wealth of experience across the oil and energy, automobile, consulting, media and communications sectors, … Continue reading Women You Should Know: Ivie Temitayo-Ibitoye

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April 19, 2022

  A highly ambitious senior marketing and innovation professional with a track record of driving brand equity, share and accelerated growth, Fiyin Toyo is a creative and performance-driven marketing manager with communication, strategy and leadership skills. She is currently the West Africa Marketing Manager for the Oral Health Category at GlaxoSmithKline Consumer, where she executes … Continue reading Women You Should Know: Fiyin Toyo

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