Francesca Chiedu

Project Director

FRANCISCA IS A VERSATILE BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY LEADER WITH 13 YEARS OF MULTI-INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE APPLYING HER EXTENSIVE KNOWLEDGE OF COMPUTING AND INFORMATION ENGINEERING TO SOLVE PROBLEMS AND ACHIEVE IMPACT FOR ORGANISATIONS AND THE WIDER COMMUNITY. SHE IS DRIVEN BY PROVIDING NEED-BASED SOLUTIONS TO EVERYDAY CHALLENGES AND BUILDING STRONG COMMUNITIES, WHICH HAS LED TO HER EMBARKING ON INNOVATIVE PROJECTS FOR CIVICTECH, OPEN DATA, EDTECH, FINTECH, AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY PROJECTS FOR THE ENERGY INDUSTRY.

Damilare Ogunleye

Assistant Project Director

DAMILARE OGUNLEYE IS A GRADUATE OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS, NIGERIA. HE ALSO HAS A MODULE CERTIFICATE IN MARKETING FROM THE CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF MARKETING CIM), UNITED KINGDOM. DAMILARE IS A SERIAL TECH ENTREPRENEUR WHO SUCCESSFULLY FOUNDED AND STILL RUNS LASIKO, OWNERS OF SUVENIA, AN E-COMMERCE PLATFORM THAT ALLOWS INDIVIDUALS EASILY DISCOVER, BUY & SELL PERSONALISED ITEMS. HE IS A FELLOW OF THE PRESTIGIOUS ALIBABA EFOUNDERS PROGRAMME. DAMILARE WAS ALSO A MEMBER OF THE YOUTH ADVISORY BOARD OF OXFAM WORK IN PROGRESS ALLIANCE, WHERE HE ALONGSIDE OTHER YOUNG INDIVIDUALS PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE SCOPE AND IMPACT OF THE PROGRAM IN NIGERIA, WHICH FOCUSES ON CAPACITY BUILDING FOR SMES AND YOUNG INDIVIDUALS. HE IS AN ALUMNUS OF THE TONY ELUMELU ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROGRAM, A BENEFICIARY OF THE WORLD BANK GEM BUSINESS PLAN GRANT, AS WELL AS SYSTEMSPECS NITDA SEED FUNDING, FINALIST AT STARTUP ISTANBUL, AND CEO OF ONE OF THE TOP 30 STARTUPS AT DEMO AFRICA 2017. IN THE PAST, DAMILARE HAS WORKED IN THE MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY WORKING ON SOME OF THE BIGGEST TECHNOLOGY BRANDS IN NIGERIA. HE IS VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT YOUNG PEOPLE AND HELPING THEM ACHIEVE THEIR POTENTIAL.

Oo Nwoye

Incubation Director

OO NWOYE IS THE CO FOUNDER OF FONEBASE LABS, A NIGERIAN TECHNOLOGY COMPANY WHOSE PRODUCTS ARE FONENODE – A TELEPHONY API, CALLBASE – A VIRTUAL CONTACT CENTER AND WRITERACK – THE BEST WAY TO TWEETSTORM.

OO ATTENDED KINGS COLLEGE LAGOS AND GRADUATED FROM THE ELECTRICAL/ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING PROGRAMME AT THE UNIVERSITY OF BENIN. HE THEREAFTER PROCEEDED TO WARWICK UNIVERSITY IN THE UK, WHERE HE OBTAINED A MASTER’S DEGREE IN ELECTRONIC BUSINESS MANAGEMENT.

WHILE AT WARWICK, OO FOUNDED THE INTERNET ENTREPRENEURSHIP CLUB. HE ALSO CO-FOUNDED A TECHNOLOGY START-UP “ONEPAGE” WHICH GREW TO SEVERAL THOUSAND USERS BEFORE HE RETURNED HOME.

HE’S A BOARD MEMBER OF VENTURES PLATFORM, A TECHNOLOGY INCUBATOR IN NIGERIA, PROTEACH, A START-UP THAT PAIRS TUTORS WITH STUDENTS AND ADVISES SEVERAL OTHER STARTUPS IN AN INFORMAL CAPACITY.

OO ALSO RUNS TECHCIRCLE – AN ORGANIZATION THAT ORGANIZES VARIOUS ACTIVITIES FOR THE DIFFERENT STAKEHOLDERS IN THE NIGERIAN TECHOSYSTEM. HE’S QUITE KNOWLEDGEABLE THE EARLY STAGE PROCESSES REQUIRED IN TAKING A STARTUP FORM ZERO TO ONE ACROSS BUSINESS AND PRODUCT.

HE WRITES ON TECHNOLOGY AND HAS BEEN QUOTED IN LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL PRESS INCLUDING CNN, THE ECONOMIST AND BUSINESS INSIDER.

Oluyomi Ojo

OLUYOMI FOUNDED PRINTIVO ALONGSIDE TWO COFOUNDERS TO MAKE PRINTING SUCK LESS FOR NIGERIAN SMES, CORPORATIONS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC. BORN OUT OF THE LOVE FOR PAPER AND INK, PRINTIVO IS A PLATFORM THAT PUTS THE POWER TO DESIGN IN THE HAND OF EVERYONE. PRINTIVO ALLOWS CUSTOMERS TO CREATE THEIR OWN PRINTING MATERIALS ON THEIR PLATFORM OR UPLOAD THEIR OWN FILES.

OLUYOMI OJO IS A GRADUATE OF MATHEMATICS FROM LAUTECH. HIS ENTREPRENEURIAL JOURNEY STARTED WHEN HE SOLD GREETING CARDS AFTER LEAVING SECONDARY SCHOOL, THIS HE LATER NURTURED INTO A BUSINESS WITH GROWING INTEREST IN THE LARGER TECH SPACE AND AMONG THE LOCAL MARKET. HE IS A CERTIFIED MEMBER OF APCON, CIM.

Kolawole Akinboye

KOLAWOLE AKINBOYE WORKS AS THE COUNTRY MANAGER, NIGERIA FOR RP GLOBAL ENERGY, A GLOBAL RENEWABLE ENERGY DEVELOPER THAT HAS DEVELOPED MORE THAN 450MW OF PROJECTS WITH ACTIVITIES IN AUSTRIA, FRANCE, CHILE, ARGENTINA AND TANZANIA AMONG OTHER COUNTRIES. PRIOR TO THIS, HE HAS WORKED IN VARIOUS ROLES AT COMPANIES LIKE INTERCONTINENTAL BANK PLC, MTN NIGERIA, FLOUR MILLS OF NIGERIA PLC, TOTAL NIGERIA AND RENSOURCE ENERGY.

HE STUDIED ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN AND HAS A MASTERS OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION DEGREE FROM THE LAGOS BUSINESS SCHOOL (PAN ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY) WHERE HE GRADUATED AS A BETA GAMMA SIGMA SCHOLAR AND WAS THE FIRST NIGERIAN AMBASSADOR FOR THE GLOBAL NETWORK FOR ADVANCED MANAGEMENT. HE HAS ALSO ATTENDED COURSES AT THE TECHNION - ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND YALE UNIVERSITY, USA. HE IS A MEMBER OF THE NIGERIAN SOCIETY OF ENGINEERS AND A PROJECT MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONAL FROM THE PROJECT MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE (PMI)

KOLAWOLE FOUNDED THE GROW ACCELERATE LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION WHICH PROVIDES FREE PRE-EMPLOYMENT TRAINING FOR YOUNG GRADUATES. HE IS PASSIONATE ABOUT EMPOWERING YOUNG PEOPLE FOR WHAT HE SEES AS THE COMING ROLE AFRICA MUST PLAY IN THE GLOBAL ECONOMY OF WORK.

Ahmad Mukoshy

AHMAD MUKOSHY IS A WEB DEVELOPER & SEASONED ENTREPRENEUR. HE IS PASSIONATE ABOUT TECHNOLOGY, MOST ESPECIALLY INTERNET BUSINESSES. HE HAS BUILT SERIES OF TECH STARTUPS.

IN 2010, HE SOLD HIS STARTUP YARNABLE FOR THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO EMBARK ON BUILDING ANOTHER STARTUP WHICH WAS THE FIRST URL SHORTENER IN NIGERIA AND IT GREW TO OVER 5MILLION WEB LINKS.

IN 2013 AHMAD FOUNDED GIGALAYER; A DOMAIN AND WEB HOSTING COMPANY CURRENTLY SERVING OVER 12,000 BUSINESSES IN NIGERIA AND AROUND AFRICA.

AHMAD STARTED HIS TECHNOLOGY AND BUSINESS CAREER AT THE AGE OF 15 FROM SOKOTO, NIGERIA. HE IS A GRADUATE OF USMANU DANFODIYO UNIVERSITY, WITH A B.SC DEGREE IN PHYSICS, NAMED AS NIGERIA'S TECH-PERSON OF THE YEAR, 2010 BY Y-NAIJA.

Timbiri Augustine

MR. AUGUSTINE TIMBIRI HOLDS A B.SC. AND M.SC. DEGREES IN GEOGRAPHY AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL & MANAGEMENT FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF JOS, JOS AND OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY, ILE-IFE RESPECTIVELY.

HE LECTURED AT THE NIGER DELTA UNIVERSITY, WILBERFORCE ISLAND, BAYELSA STATE BEFORE JOINING THE NIGERIAN CONTENT DEVELOPMENT AND MONITORING BOARD (NCDMB) IN 2011 AS A PIONEER STAFF IN CAPACITY BUILDING DIVISION. HE HAS OVER 18 YEARS WORK EXPERIENCE IN THE ACADEMIC AND THE OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY AND HAS FACILITATED DIFFERENT INITIATIVES, COMMITTEES AND PROJECT TEAMS SINCE JOINING NCDMB.

AUGUSTINE HAS ALSO REPRESENTED THE BOARD AT NUMEROUS ENGAGEMENTS WITH STAKEHOLDERS IN THE OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY/ALLIED SECTORS AND GOVERNMENTS. HE IS A MENTOR, MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKER, BUSINESS AND INVESTMENT COACH AND EFFECTIVE TEAM PLAYER.

Bolarinwa Durojaiye

BOLARINWA DUROJAIYE IS A TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION LEADER AND PROJECT MANAGER WITH OVER 15 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN ENTERPRISE SOLUTIONS DESIGN, IMPLEMENTATION AND DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION IN THE OIL AND GAS AND IT SERVICE INDUSTRIES. HE HAS A STRONG PASSION FOR INNOVATION AND BUSINESS PROCESS OPTIMISATION IN EMERGING MARKET ENVIRONMENTAL CONTEXTS

Uchenna Okafor

MR. UCHENNA FIDELIS OKAFOR HOLDS A B.TECH. AND M.SC. DEGREES IN GEOLOGY AND INTEGRATED PETROLEUM GEOSCIENCES FROM THE FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, OWERRI AND UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN, SCOTLAND, UK. RESPECTIVELY.

UCHENNA JOINED THE PROJECT AND OPERATIONS UNIT OF THE BOARD IN 2012, STARTING OUT WITH OVERSEEING MULTIPLE TENDER EVALUATION PROCESSES AND ENSURING THAT THE DUTIES CARRIED OUT BY OPERATORS ARE IN CONFORMITY WITH THE NIGERIAN CONTENT GUIDELINES AND PROVISIONS OF THE ACCOUNT.

HE CURRENTLY SUPERVISES PROJECT OFFICERS ON THE BOARD IN REVIEWING AND VERIFYING VENDOR PREQUALIFICATION, TECHNICAL AND COMMERCIAL EVALUATIONS EXERCISES. UCHENNA IS A MEMBER OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PETROLEUM GEOLOGIST AS WELL AS THE SOCIETY OF EXPLORATION GEOPHYSICISTS.

HE HAS ATTENDED SEVERAL SPECIALIZED TRAININGS, ESPECIALLY DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY TRAININGS.

Nkechinyere Udu-Nwachi

BARR (MRS) NWACHI, NKECHINYERE WORKS WITH THE NIGERIA CONTENT DEVELOPMENT AND MONITORING BOARD (NCDMB) WHERE SHE ACTIVELY PROVIDES LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT TO THE DIRECTORATE OF LEGAL SERVICES, AS WELL AS OVERSEEING THE REVIEW AND DRAFT OF CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENTS ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD. SHE ALSO REVIEWS COMPLAINTS AND ISSUES BORDERING ON NON- COMPLIANCE WITH THE NOGICD ACT, PROVIDING SOUND OPINION FROM HER LEGAL EXPERTISE. NKECHINYERE ALSO MANAGES ALL OF THE BOARD’S PENDING CASES IN COURT TILL DETERMINATION OF CASES.

PRIOR TO JOINING THE NCDMB, BARR MRS. NWACHI NKECHINYERE WORKED AS A LEGAL PRACTITIONER WITH SEVERAL LAW FIRMS IN ENUGU, LAGOS AND YENAGOA.

SHE HOLDS A BACHELOR’S DEGREE IN LAW FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF CALABAR, AND WAS CALLED TO THE NIGERIAN BAR IN 2004. SHE IS ALSO A MEMBER OF THE INTERNATIONAL BAR ASSOCIATION AND HAS ATTENDED MANY INTERNATIONAL AND LOCAL CAPACITY BUILDING WORKSHOPS AND CONFERENCES.

Tayo Bamiduro

ADETAYO BAMIDURO IS THE CO-FOUNDER OF MAX (METRO AFRICA XPRESS), A NIGERIA-BASED MOBILITY PLATFORM THAT CONNECTS USERS TO VETTED PROFESSIONAL MOTORCYCLE-TAXI DRIVERS VIA A MOBILE APP.

ADETAYO’S LOGISTICS COMPANY PROVIDES SWIFT AND RELIABLE LOCAL DELIVERY SERVICES TO RESIDENTS AND CORPORATIONS IN THE COMMERCIAL CENTERS OF LAGOS. EM LOGISTICS USES MOTORBIKES, GPS ENABLED MAPS AND ROUTE OPTIMIZATION TECHNOLOGY TO MAKE INTRA-CITY DELIVERIES. HIS VENTURE TRAINS AND EMPLOYS HUNDREDS OF YOUNG WORKERS SEARCHING FOR OPPORTUNITIES IN AFRICA’S FASTEST GROWING AND MOST POPULOUS CITY.

ADETAYO HAS ENTREPRENEURIAL EXPERIENCE IN THE TECHNOLOGY AND ENERGY SECTORS AND HAS WORKED IN NIGERIA’S BANKING AND MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES. ADETAYO VOLUNTEERS FOR THE FATE FOUNDATION AND HAS ESTABLISHED COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES THAT EDUCATE AND EMPOWER YOUNG ASPIRING ENTREPRENEURS ACROSS SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA.

ADETAYO EARNED A BACHELOR’S IN COMPUTER SCIENCE FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN AND AN MBA FROM THE MIT SLOAN SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT.

Mohammed Ahmed Ndaman

MR. MOHAMMED AHMED IS CURRENTLY THE DEPUTY MANAGER, SERVICE UTILIZATION IN THE MONITORING AND EVALUATION DIRECTORATE OF NIGERIAN CONTENT DEVELOPMENT AND MONITORING BOARD (NCDMB), WHERE HE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR MANAGING, REVIEWING AND MONITORING OF LEGAL, INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES (LIF), MARINE VESSEL, AND PROCUREMENT ACTIVITIES FOR SERVICE UTILIZATION IN THE OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY.

MR. AHMED JOINED NCDMB IN 2011 AS AN OFFICER IN THE ASSETS AND FACILITIES MANAGEMENTD ON HIS ROLES HE WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR OFFICE ALLOCATION, RE-ALLOCATION AND PARTITIONING, FURNITURE/EQUIPMENT INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE, GENERAL UPKEEP AND MAINTENANCE OF THE OFFICE BUILDINGS TO ENSURE THEY MEET HEALTH AND SAFETY STANDARDS AND ALSO LEGAL REQUIREMENTS FOR THE BOARD.

FROM 2015-2018 HE WAS THE SUPERVISOR ASSET AND FACILITIES MANAGEMENT, CORPORATE SERVICES AND LOGISTICS (CSL) IN NCDMB, WHERE HE WAS OVERSEEING THE PROPERTY STRATEGY, SPACE MANAGEMENT, BUILDING MAINTENANCE, CONTRACT MANAGEMENT, MANAGING RENOVATIONS AND REFURBISHMENTS OF THE BOARD’S ASSETS AND FACILITIES.

HE IS A SEASONED ADMINISTRATOR, PROJECT MANAGER AND FACILITY MANAGER WITH OVER 12 YEARS OF HIGH-LEVEL EXPERIENCE SPANNING TELECOMMUNICATIONS, SECURITY SERVICES, CONSTRUCTION, BUSINESS RESEARCH AND MARKET ANALYSIS WITH VARIOUS LEADING ORGANISATIONS IN NIGERIA AND LONDON, UK SUCH AS CCA INTERNATIONAL, KADENCE UK LTD, SHOWSEC LONDON, UK, HIKMAS INTERNATIONAL LTD, ABUJA, NIGERIA MR AHMED HOLDS A MASTER DEGREE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (MBA) SPECIALISING IN FINANCE, ECONOMICS AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT AND A BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY DEGREE IN ESTATE MANAGEMENT. HE IS A MEMBER INTERNATIONAL FACILITY MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION (IFMA). HE HAS MULTI-DISCIPLINARY EXPERIENCE IN OIL AND GAS, UTILITIES, CONSTRUCTION, PROJECT MANAGEMENT ETC.

HE IS MARRIED WITH CHILDREN.

OluSegun Leigh

OLUSEGUN LEIGH IS A SEASONED IT PROFESSIONAL AND SOLUTIONS ARCHITECT WITH MORE THAN 13 YEARS EXPERIENCE MANAGING TECHNOLOGY DELIVERY AND DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION ACROSS MULTIPLE GEOGRAPHIES WITH BOTH LOCAL AND MULTINATIONAL FIRMS.

HIS WORK EXPERIENCE COVERS INFRASTRUCTURE ASSESSMENT, ENTERPRISE & SOLUTION ARCHITECTURE, IT SERVICE MANAGEMENT & GOVERNANCE, INFRASTRUCTURE OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT, INFORMATION SECURITY , TECHNOLOGY TRANSFORMATION, IT PROJECT MANAGEMENT & STRATEGY, AND CLOUD SOLUTION ARCHITECTURE ACROSS OIL & GAS, BANKING, SERVICES, TECHNOLOGY AND PUBLIC SERVICE SECTORS.

OLUSEGUN HOLDS A BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN MICROBIOLOGY FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN. HE IS A CERTIFIED MCP, OCA, CLOUD SOLUTION ARCHITECT AND ITIL PROFESSIONAL.