Haoma Worgwu- Nominated for Influencer of the Year ( Business & Impact) at the MOI Awards
Tuesday, 02 September 2025
Haoma Worgwu is a distinguished Nigerian entrepreneur, creative strategist, and business leader known for her pioneering work in the beauty and wellness industry. She is the founder of Haoma Beauty, a luxury beauty and skincare brand that has become a trusted name for its innovation, authenticity, and commitment to quality. With a keen eye for
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Oyindamola Ossi- Nominated for Influencer of the Year ( Business & Impact Award) at the MOI Awards
Tuesday, 02 September 2025
Oyindamola Ossi is an innovative human capital strategist and talent-technology expert who has established herself as a leader in the future of work. With a career dedicated to bridging African talent with global opportunities, she has developed scalable systems for recruitment, workforce management, and employer branding. Oyindamola is known for leveraging artificial intelligence and technology-driven
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Chimamaka Ige- Nominated for Influencer of the Year( Business & Impact) at the MOI Awards
Tuesday, 02 September 2025
Chimamaka Ige is a dynamic business strategist, consultant, and growth expert dedicated to supporting micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) across Africa. She has built her career around empowering entrepreneurs to build sustainable structures, scale their operations, and access growth opportunities. Known for her practical and relatable approach, Chimamaka has trained and mentored thousands of
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Joyce Awosika- Nominated for Influencer of the Year ( Business & Impact) at the MOI Awards
Tuesday, 02 September 2025
Joyce Awosika is a celebrated entrepreneur, business strategist, and operational leader whose career reflects a balance of innovation, resilience, and impact. She is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Oríkì Group, a leading luxury wellness and lifestyle brand that operates a chain of spa and personal care facilities across Nigeria. Her vision was to
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Charles Omiete-Davies- Nominated for Influencer of the Year ( Business & Impact) at the MOI Awards
Tuesday, 02 September 2025
Charles Omiete-Davies is an innovative entrepreneur and the visionary founder of Fastest Cakes, a pioneering brand that has transformed the way Nigerians experience confectionery, logistics, and e-commerce. With a bold idea to merge tradition with technology, he built a company that delivers fresh cakes on demand, ensuring customer satisfaction through a seamless digital ordering system
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Tara Fela-Durotoye- Nominated for Influencer of the Year ( Business & Impact) at the MOI Awards
Tuesday, 02 September 2025
Tara Fela-Durotoye is a pioneering Nigerian entrepreneur, lawyer, and beauty industry icon whose work has redefined professional makeup and women empowerment in Africa. As the founder and Chief Executive Officer of House of Tara International, she established Nigeria’s first bridal directory, makeup studio, and professional beauty school, laying the foundation for a thriving industry. With
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Air Peace – Nominated For Customer-Centric Company of the Year at the MOI Awards
Tuesday, 02 September 2025
Air Peace is Nigeria’s largest private airline, founded in 2014 with a stated mission to expand domestic connectivity and grow regional and international routes. Under its founder Allen Onyema, the carrier prioritized fleet expansion and route development to serve underserved domestic airports across Nigeria. Air Peace operates scheduled domestic services and a growing network of
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DHL – Nominated for Customer-Centric Company of the Year at the MOI Awards
Tuesday, 02 September 2025
DHL Group is the world’s leading logistics provider, combining express parcel delivery, freight forwarding, e-commerce and contract logistics across a global network. As part of Deutsche Post DHL Group, DHL integrates air, sea and road freight with warehousing, supply-chain solutions and last-mile services. The company is widely known for operational scale, reliability in time-sensitive shipments
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Bolt – Nominated for Customer Centric-Company Of the Year at the MOI Awards
Tuesday, 02 September 2025
Bolt is a Tallinn-founded mobility platform that operates ride-hailing, micromobility, food and grocery delivery, and car-sharing across Europe, Africa and other regions. From challenger beginnings, Bolt scaled rapidly into hundreds of cities by offering competitive fares, lower commissions and driver-friendly terms. The company’s ‘mobility super-app’ approach bundles scooters, shared cars and delivery services to provide
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NEM Insurance- Nominated For Customer-Centric Company of the Year at the MOI Awards
Tuesday, 02 September 2025
NEM Insurance Plc is one of Nigeria’s oldest general insurers, established in 1948 and known for serving both retail and corporate risk markets. Over seven decades the company has broadened its product portfolio to include motor, property, marine, engineering and specialized corporate covers. NEM operates a standalone health subsidiary (NEM-Health) and offers tailored medical schemes
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Salubata – Nominated for Startup of the Year Award at the MOI Award
Tuesday, 26 August 2025
Salubata is a forward-looking fashion startup that converts plastic waste into modular, customizable footwear using proprietary, carbon-sequestering technology. Founded in 2020 by Fela Buyi Akinse and Yewande Akinse, the company designs shoes whose soles and uppers can be detached and replaced, reducing waste and prolonging product life. With headquarters spanning Nigeria, France, and the US,
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Tix.Africa — Nominated for Startup of the Year Award at the MOI Awards
Tuesday, 26 August 2025
Tix. Africa is a Lagos-based ticketing startup offering a self-service, mobile-first platform for event creators, festivals, and promoters across Africa. It enables users to build ticketing pages, sell tickets, manage admissions, collect payments, and scan digital tickets via QR-coded check-ins, all without coding. With features like a box-office website builder and streamlined guest admission, Tix
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Moniepoint- Nominated for Startup of the Year Award at the MOI Awards
Tuesday, 26 August 2025
Founded as TeamApt in 2015 by Tosin Eniolorunda and Felix Ike, Moniepoint has matured into one of Africa’s fastest-growing fintechs, offering an integrated banking, credit, and payment ecosystem for SMEs. The company powers digital payments, business banking, and credit, operating under a CBN-regulated microfinance bank that serves over 10 million individuals and businesses. In October
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Shuttlers – Nominated For Start Up of the Year at the MOI Awards
Tuesday, 26 August 2025
Shuttlers is a Nigerian mobility startup designing tech-enabled mass transit services to bring order to chaotic urban commuting. Without owning vehicles, it partners with bus operators and leverages a mobile app to sell scheduled, ticketed seats on fixed routes offering reliability, safety, and predictability for daily commuters. By early 2025, it deployed 20 compressed natural
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Bumpa – Nominated for Start-Up of the Year at the MOI Awards
Tuesday, 26 August 2025
Bumpa is a Nigerian fintech that equips informal and small retail merchants with digital tools to manage their businesses efficiently. Through a single mobile app, merchants can set up e-commerce websites, manage inventory, track sales activity, and accept both local and international payments. Its smartphone-friendly dashboard offers business insights and customer relationship management tailored to
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Maklinscout- Nominated For Creative Force In Fashion at the MOI Awards
Tuesday, 26 August 2025
Makiliko Nelson A, widely known as Maklinscout, has emerged as a creative force in the Nigerian fashion space, redefining styling as both art and narrative. Beginning his professional journey in 2019 while still a student, he quickly distinguished himself through an imaginative approach that fuses African cultural identity with contemporary elegance. His philosophy frames fashion
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Swanky Jerry- Nominated For Creative Force In Fashion at the MOI Awards
Tuesday, 26 August 2025
Jeremiah “Swanky Jerry” Ogbodo is one of Africa’s most recognised celebrity stylists and creative directors. He built Swanky Signatures into a styling powerhouse for Nollywood stars and Afrobeats icons. Swanky Jerry’s signature is fearless, camera-first styling that creates viral red-carpet moments. His rise includes industry awards, a Forbes nod, and a Netflix appearance on “Young,
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Tubobereni- Nominated For Creative Force In Fashion at the MOI Award
Tuesday, 26 August 2025
Sandrah Tubobereni is the founder and creative director of TUBỌ, a luxury African fashion and bridal label. TUBO’s language is architectural minimalism ,sculpted seams, structured blouses and modern bridal silhouettes. The house translates classic tailoring into a modern, globally resonant bridal and ready-to-wear offering. Tubobereni’s pieces are celebrated for precision construction and photographer-friendly lines. Her
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Mai Atafo- Nominated For Creative Force In Fashion at the MOI Award
Tuesday, 26 August 2025
Mai Atafo (ATAFO) is a veteran tailor and creative director famed for premium suiting and bridal.Trained on Savile Row–style tailoring principles, he brings sartorial rigor to Nigerian menswear. His label spans menswear, womenswear and weddings, with a reputation for immaculate fit.Atafo helped professionalize bridal and grooms wear in the Nigerian market through consistent quality. He’s
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Jayonair- Nominated For Content Creator of the Year Award at the MOI Awards
Thursday, 21 August 2025
Joseph Onaolapo, popularly JayOnAir, is a Nigerian content creator, media personality and presenter who built a career producing observational comedy, short films and talk-form content. He started in radio/TV and parlayed on-air skills into a digital creator brand that includes skits, interviews and event hosting. JayOnAir’s content frequently explores everyday humour, mental health, career stories
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