Ibukun Awosika
Ibukun Awosika (wey dem born as Bilkisu Abiodun Motunrayo Omobolanle Adekola for December 24, 1962) na Nigerian businesswoman and author. She na di first female Chairperson of First Bank of Nigeria. Dem appoint am as member of Binance Global Advisory Board for November 2022.[1][2][3]
Early life and education
[chenj-am | chenj-am for orijin]Dem born am as third pikin for family where dem born seven pikin for Ibadan. She do im primary and secondary school for St. Paul’s African Church Primary School, Lagos and Methodist Girls’ High School, Yaba. After dat, she go Obafemi Awolowo University (wey dem before call University of Ife), where she study Chemistry come graduate with BSc. She bin want study Architecture for University of Navarra before.[4]
Career
[chenj-am | chenj-am for orijin]While she dey do her compulsory one-year National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) for Kano State, Ibukun Awosika work as audit trainee for Akintola Williams & Co., wey later become Deloitte. After she finish NYSC, she go back home come join Alibert Nigeria Ltd. as showroom manager for furniture business.[5][6]
Media personality
[chenj-am | chenj-am for orijin]Television
[chenj-am | chenj-am for orijin]For 2008, Ibukun Awosika be among five Nigerian entrepreneurs wey appear for di first African version of Dragon’s Den. She still host one TV programme wey dem call Business His Way.
She also act for di 2020 movie Citation alongside Temi Otedola, wey Kunle Afolayan produce.[7]
Books
[chenj-am | chenj-am for orijin]Personal life
[chenj-am | chenj-am for orijin]Ibukun Awosika marry Abiodun Awosika, and dem get three children together.
References
[chenj-am | chenj-am for orijin]- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20160308013203/http://www.dailytrust.com.ng/news/women-enterpreneurs/as-ibukun-awosika-scores-another-first-for-women-in-nigeria/110327.html
- ↑ https://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/07/first-bank-boss-ibukun-awosika-others-2017-full-gospel-business-men-fellowship/amp/
- ↑ https://punchng.com/binance-announces-global-advisory-board/
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20201020150452/https://www.myfinancialintelligence.com/ceo-excellence/ibukun-awosika-entrepreneur-par-excellence
- ↑ http://punchng.com/i-live-on-the-plane-ibukun-awosika/
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20160307123452/http://woman.ng/2015/04/nobody-realized-that-we-were-a-tiny-little-dot-ibukun-awosika-on-how-she-used-the-little-she-had-to-build-the-successful-business-she-wanted/
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20150909180432/http://www.konnectafrica.net/ibukun-awosika/
- 1 2 3 "Amazon.com : ibukun awosika". www.amazon.com (in Amẹ́ríka Ínglish). Retrieved 2021-05-20.