Women are
often unsung heroes in the advancement of information technology (IT)
especially on the African continent. In Celebration of Women’s day, we
present to you the top women at the helms of authority in the Nigerian
technology scene.
1. Omobola
Johnson
Dr.
Omobola Johnson is a Nigerian technocrat and the pioneer Minister of
Communication Technology, a position she acquired following her appointment as
part of the transformation Agenda of the Goodluck Jonathan government.
She came
on board with a wealth of experience and an intimidating resume that has
impacted positively on the sector in the last twenty four months. Prior to
this, she served as the Country manager for Accenture Nigeria. Born in 1963,
she has earned several public commendations since taking up her position
and serves as role model to women across Nigeria.
This is following the
numerous achievements of her ministry notably among which is the launch of the
NigComSat-IR Satellite. This has helped to complement the country's efforts at
fibre connectivity and the provision of greater bandwidth.
2. Evangeline
Wiles
Evangeline
Wiles is the Managing Director of Nigeria’s leading online marketplace Kaymu.com.ng.
Born in the states, she came to Nigeria at a time when e-commerce was picking
up momentum. Prior to this, Evangeline worked as a strategy
consultant at Bain & Company in South
Africa.
Evangeline has over six years of experience in private
equity/venture capital & investment banking in the US with an MBA from the
Wharton Business School. Since assumption of office Evangeline has been at
the forefront of driving entrepreneurship in Nigeria, with the creation of
several SME initiatives for young entrepreneurs.
This has led to her appointment
as a Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) goodwill ambassador for her
strides in fostering entrepreneurship through technology.
3. Funke
Opeke
Funke
Opeke is an experienced telecommunications executive who founded Main Street
Technologies and is the C.E.O. of MainOne. She obtained a degree in
Electronics & Electrical Engineering from Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile
Ife in 1981 before she proceeded to New York for a Master’s degree at Columbia
University.
Prior to that she was the Chief Technical Officer
in MTN Nigeria and also served as adviser to Transcorp and Chief
Operating Officer of NITEL for a brief period before launching Main Street
Technologies in 2007. Since her inception as the M.D, the company has
raised over $240 Million to build the pioneer private submarine cable system in
West Africa.
The 7,000km cable runs from Portugal down to Accra, Ghana and
Lagos, Nigeria and is delivering wholesale broadband capacity across several
countries in West Africa today. She was also appointed with a LCCI Goodwill
Ambassadorship in 2014.
4. Linda
Ikeji
Linda
Ikeji needs no introduction. Her blog is one of the most celebrated
blogs in Africa and the one stop portal for information, entertainment and
education with over 365,541 visitors daily according to siteprice.org.
What
started out as a gossip column has become the most important online medium for
breaking news, exclusives and human behaviour profiling. Her use of technology
has made her a source of inspiration to many young entrepreneurs.
5. Juliet
Ehimuan
Juliet
Ehimuan is Google’s Country Manager, a position she assumed since 2011. She
started her career at Shell Petroleum Development Company as Performance
Monitoring and Quality Assurance Supervisor. Following that, she worked as
Program Manager at Microsoft UK for six years, initially managing Strategic
Projects for MSN EMEA.
She later became Business Process Manager for the
MSN Global Sales and Marketing Organization. A Fellow of the Cambridge
Commonwealth Society, Ehimuan has bagged many accolades for her outstanding
performance in her field.
6. Lola
Mahsha
She is
the Country Manager of OLX, a position she assumed since 2014.She obtained
her PhD in Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley, where she
was also actively involved in student government as the President of the
Graduate Assembly, representing over 10,000 graduate students on campus.
She
moved back to Nigeria after over 10 years in the United States and joined
BankPHB as Head of Corporate Strategy. Currently, she holds the highest
position at OLX Nigeria.
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