Engr. Nnamdi Ezeigbo, founder and chief executive officer, Slot Systems Limited, a telecommunications, information and technology company with over 70 retail stores nationwide plus an online store. The company sells affordable and durable mobile phones, computer accessories and various types…
Engr. Sandra Aguebor is the founder of the Lady Mechanic Initiative (LMI), a non-profit organisation she established in 2004. The initiative focuses on empowering girls and women with mechanical skills to help them become professionals in the field of automobile…
Mrs. Ndidi Okonkwo Nwuneli, a social entrepreneur with more than two decades of experience in international development and business management, founded Leadership, Effectiveness, Accountability & Professionalism (LEAP) Africa Foundation in 2002. The youth-focused leadership development organisation is on a mission…
Mr. Godwin Emefiele, governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), is widely acclaimed for having made Youth Entrepreneurship Development one of the key functions of his robust development banking programmes. Right from his inaugural speech, the governor clearly defined…
Mr. Olukayode Pitan is managing director/CEO, Bank of Industry, which has developed one of the most extensive and coordinated youth empowerment programmes in Nigeria. The bank’s Youth Entrepreneurship Support programme (YES) aims at reducing youth unemployment through capacity building and…
Mallam Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, director general/CEO, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) runs a series of programmes that support youth empowerment towards Nigeria’s attainment of a digital economy. This is in line with the mission of the agency to create…
Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, executive vice chairman, Nigerian Communication Commission, has played an extensive role in the empowerment of Nigerian youth through a number of Information Communication Technology-based (ICT) initiatives he has put forward at the commission. He explained that…
Mr. Fola Adeola, founder and pioneer managing director/CEO, Guaranty Trust Bank, is also the founder of Fate Foundation. He stands out as Nigeria’s foremost business incubator and accelerator. He established Fate Foundation in 2000, a non-governmental organisation that sets out…
Apostle Chibuzor Chinyere, general overseer, Omega Power Ministries, runs OPM Foundation – a humanitarian outfit that rehabilitates, empowers and trains people in computer and other skills. His free computer training centre at Elele Prisons has been in operation since 2010…
Mr. Tim Akano, an investor, entrepreneur, writer, author, mentor and life coach, is the founder and managing director of New Horizons Nigeria Limited. He is the man who saw the need to bridge the IT knowledge divide between Nigeria and…
