Kofo Akinkugbe Explained

Kofo Akinkugbe is a Nigerian technology entrepreneur. She is founder and CEO of SecureID, "Africa's leading manufacturer of smart cards and other identity documents".[1]

Education and early career

Kofo Akinkugbe studied mathematics at the University of Lagos,[2] and following it, got her MBA degree from the University of Strathclyde in Scotland.[3] After serving in the Nigerian Youth Service Corps, she worked in the banking industry for twelve years, starting with International Merchant Bank, a Nigerian affiliate of the First National Bank of Chicago, and later working for Chartered Bank.[4] She then took up a Chevening Scholarship to study for an MBA at Strathclyde Business School.[5]

Companies

Kofo Akinkugbe founded Interface Technologies Limited, a security management and biometrics company, in 1998, SecureID Limited in 2005 and SecureCard Manufacturing in 2012.[5] Her group of companies owns Nigeria's first SIM card production plant, in operation since December 2016.[4] Certified by Visa, Verve and Mastercard, the company exports SIM cards to 21 other African countries.[6]

Recognition

In 2012, Kofo Akinkugbe won the Africa Awards for Entrepreneurship Mature Business Award.[7] In May 2017 acting president Yemi Osinbajo appointed her to the board of the Nigerian Industrial Policy and Competitiveness Advisory Council.[8] [9]

In 2022, Akinkugbe was conferred with National award of Officer of the Order of the Niger (OON) by President Muhammadu Buhari.[10]

External links

Notes and References

  1. [London Stock Exchange Group]
  2. News: Women In Business: Kofo Akinkugbe. Business Day. 1 January 2019. 2 September 2024.
  3. News: Kofo Akinkugbe, Head of Sub-Saharan Africa's First Certified Smart Card Manufacturing Plant. Kiunguyu. Kylie. 19 June 2019. 2 September 2024. allAfrica.
  4. Web site: African countries will no longer spend billions to import SIM, ATM cards, thanks to this Nigerian innovator. Atisu. Etsey. Face2Face Africa. 7 June 2019. 16 May 2020.
  5. News: Mme Kofo Akinkugbe, fondateur et CEO de SecureID, leader de la carte à puce en Afrique sub-saharienne. Afrique Presse. fr. 9 June 2019. 16 May 2020.
  6. Web site: Omotayo. Joseph. Kofo Akinkugbe: Nigerian woman who owns West Africa's first smart card plant, exports to 21 countries. Legit.ng. 30 August 2019. 16 May 2020.
  7. Kamdem. Gaelle. Nigeria : Kofo Akinkugbe, propriétaire de la première entreprise de fabrication de carte SIM en Afrique de l'Ouest. AfrikMag. 1 September 2019.
  8. News: Osinbajo gives Dangote, Peterside, 34 others new appointments — Full List. Premium Times. 30 May 2017. 16 May 2020.
  9. News: Osinbajo Inaugurates Industrial Policy and Competitiveness Advisory Council. Ogunmade. Omololu. Ajimotokan. Olawale. This Day. 31 May 2017. 16 May 2020.
  10. News: Top Nigerian business leaders conferred with national awards by President Muhammadu Buhari. Oluwole. Victor. Business Insider Africa. 13 October 2022. 2 September 2024.

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