She is a source of inspiration to women and young girls in Nigeria, especially, the North Eastern part where she comes from. Her Education and Career successes are also sources of inspiration to parents, in their quest to send the female child to school in order to acquire education. Born on December 25th, 1952, she went to school at a time when few parents bothered about the girl child education, and obtained her first School Leaving Certificate in 1964. While young girls of her age were being married out, the young Hannatu, went on to Secondary School, where she obtained the West African School Certificate, in 1969, went further to obtain the Higher School Certificate, (HSC), in 1971, and capped it up , with a Bachelor of Arts Degree, from the prestigious Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, in 1976. She was READ MORE.

Nona is the CEO and a founder of Makwande Energy Trading. She has 20 years of experience in the Oil industry. Nona holds a Master’s degree in Economics from University of Johannesburg. She attended several petroleum trading and risk management courses in Oxford and Cambridge in London and ENSPM in Paris. Nona is a Certified Associate of the Institute of Bankers in South Africa (CAIB (SA)). Her career in trading started in 1992 at First National Bank where she was a Foreign Exchange Trader. READ MORE.

Dr Elizabeth Lungu-Nkumbula is the Commissioner and Chief Executive Officer at Workers Compensation Fund Control Board in Zambia. She serves as a Board Chairperson of Mukuba Pension Trust, the National Vocation Rehabilitation Center and Mukuba Hotel Limited/ Zambia International Trade Fair. She also serves as a Board Member on a Number of Institutions Including Zambia Forest and Forestry Industries Corporation, Real Estate Investment Zambia and Mulungushi University. Elizabeth has held various key strategic senior management positions, in the largest housing finance institution in Zambia that included northern regional accountant and manager, manager banking operations and director banking operations READ MORE.

Ken Giami is an African entrepreneur, and media owner. A leading voice for Africa’s economic appeal, Ken is Founder and CEO of African Leadership (UK) Limited – an emerging leader in promoting African Excellence, achievement and opportunities globally; and publishers of the influential African Leadership magazine and Africa Energy & Infrastructure magazine. He is Chairman of ALG Strategy Group – a multi-sector, Africa focused investment and consultancy firm, headquartered in Abuja but with operations across Africa, and interests in Publishing & Marketing communications, Energy, Real Estate, Hospitality, Investment Advisory and Development consulting. Giami holds a Bachelor’s degree in Public Administration, a Master’s degree from the Business School of York St John University, York United Kingdom, and a Doctorate degree in Communication Arts (Honoris Causa) from Abbey College, READ MORE.

Ibifuro Giami is a Nigerian female gender development advocate; co-founder and Executive Director of Centre for Economic and Leadership Development (CELD) - a gender advocacy organization, she co-founded in Nigeria since 2008; publisher of the gender-based publication, Amazons Watch magazine with a focus on becoming the leading voice for women in emerging nations since 2015; and currently a Ph.D. scholar at the University of Portsmouth, United Kingdom. She firmly believes holistic empowerment will be impossible without formal education, even if it is adult education, and a means of livelihood. She also has an unquenchable thirst and commitment to excellence, integrity, professionalism and hard work, and believes all women should make conscious efforts to develop and imbibe these traits to stand tall in all ramifications, especially in male-dominated societies, such as READ MORE.