Nigeria Leaders

Emmanuel Sunday Tagwai Development and Peace Initiative Emmanuel is the Head of Programs for the Development and Peace Initiative (DPI), a faith-based organization in Kaduna, Nigeria, focusing on improving the lives of children and vulnerable women. He has 15 years of experience in governance and development with a focus on peace and security. With DPI, Emmanuel manages and coordinates projects … Read More

Khadija Abdulkarim Population and Reproductive Health Initiative Khadija is the Deputy Team lead for the Population and Reproductive Health Initiative’s (PRHI) Girls’ Education Program in Zaria, Kaduna State, Nigeria, where she coordinates programs and strategies for community engagement, monitors and supports the GCE staff, supervises and manages program databases, and trains mentors and adolescent girls to become role models in … Read More

Victor Osae Ihidero Women Connect Initiative Victor is the Co-Director and Communications Manager at Women Connect Initiative (WCI), a women-led non-governmental organization based in Zaira, Kaduna State, Nigeria. He coordinates all education-focused programs aimed at using alternate communication approaches to educate rural girls and women through techniques such as Drama-in-Education (DiE) and Theatre-for-Development (TfD) methodologies. Victor has eight years of … Read More

Bella Akhagba Bella Foundation for Child and Maternal Care Bella is the Founder and CEO of the Bella Foundation for Child and Maternal Care. With over 17 years of experience in the development sector, she has worked with both national and international organizations, including the Planned Parenthood Federation of Nigeria as a Program Officer and the World Bank as a … Read More

Kikelomo Bamidele Cummins West Africa Limited Kikelomo works with Cummins West Africa Limited (CWAL) leading the Community Involvement Team (CIT) in Nigeria on different community focused and impacting projects. At the international level, she has represented Cummins at the “Build On” project in Senegal and CR conference in South Africa. She is a seasoned Administrator with a Bachelor’s degree in … Read More

Ifeyinwa Alex-Anene Cummins West Africa Limited Ifeyinwa Alex-Anene is the TEC Manager for Cummins West Africa Ltd in Nigeria and is responsible for the management of the Technical Education for the Communities project in Nigeria; a Cummins Corporate Responsibility Initiatives designed to help education partners develop market-relevant curriculum, provide equipment and tools, teachers training, career counseling and workplace learning. She has … Read More

Vickie Uremma Njoku Onyekuru Child Health Organization Vickie Uremma is a Chartered Administrator & Management practitioner and currently the Program Director of Child Health Organization. She also serves as the Secretary to the Board of Grassroots People & Gender Development Centre, an Associate Researcher with In-Matters and the Technical Adviser to Flame Concepts Initiative. She holds a certificate from the … Read More

Medupin Olusegun Paul Youth Hub Africa As a Youth Advocate, Medupin Olusegun Paul is a Program Manager with Youth Hub Africa working with youth-focused groups and organizations to ensure quality service delivery to young people. He is a passionate girl education advocate who fights to ensure the rights of women and girls. With nine years’ experience in youth development, organizational … Read More

Princess Mariam Adams HamazonACADEMIA Princess Mariam Adams is the founder and CEO of HamazonACADEMlA, an organization using Digital Media Technology to create a life of sustainability through hands-on and fieldwork to empower Nigerian young girls, youths, and women. For her work training youth in digital media and technology, she has been recognized as one of the Top 10 Africa Startup … Read More

Peter O. Adeleye Africa Centre for Citizens Orientation Peter Olugbenga Adeleye, is the National Coordinator for the Africa Centre for Citizens Orientation. He is an Information Technology expert, human rights educator, digital rights activist, and an entrepreneur with over sixteen years of experience in the youth development, gender equality, ICT, community safety, education, and entrepreneurship. Peter also serves as the … Read More