Ibukun Awosika

Ibukun Awosika
Ibukun Awosika
Born	Bilkisu Abiodun Motunrayo Omobolanle Adekola; December 24, 1962 (age 61); Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria
Nationality	Nigerian
Other names	Blessing Ibukun Awosika
Alma mater	Methodist Girls' High School; University of Ife; Lagos Business School; IESE, University of Navarra;
Occupations	Business magnate; author; motivational speaker;
Years active	1989–present
Employer	First Bank of Nigeria
Organization	SOKOA Chair Centre Limited
Television	Business – His Way
Board member of	Women in Management, Business and Public Service, Binance Global Advisory Board
Website	ibukunawosika.org

Ibukunoluwa Abiodun Awosika (born Bilkisu Abiodun Motunrayo Omobolanle Adekola on December 24, 1962) is Nigerian. She is the first female Chairperson of First Bank of Nigeria.^[1]^[2] She was appointed as a member of Binance Global Advisory Board in September 2022.^[3]^[4]

Early life and education

Born as the third child of seven children in Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State, Ibukun completed her primary and secondary school education at St. Paul's African Church Primary School, Lagos and Methodist Girls' High School, Yaba respectively before she proceeded to the University of Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University) where she graduated with a BSc in Chemistry although she had initially wanted to study Architecture at the University of Navarra.^[5]^[6]

Career

While on her compulsory one-year National Youth Service Corps service (NYSC) in Kano State, Ibukun Awosika worked as an audit trainee at Akintola Williams & Co. which later became Deloitte, but she returned home after the service and joined Alibert Nigeria Ltd., a furniture company, as showroom manager.^[7]^[8]

Media personality

Television

In 2008, Ibukun Awosika was among five Nigerian entrepreneurs who appeared in the first African version of the Dragon's Den. She also hosts a T.V programme called Business His Way. She then starred in the 2020 Citation alongsideTemi Otedola produced by Kunle Afolayan.^[9]

Books

The "Girl" Entrepreneurs^[10]
Business His Way^[10]
The 'Girl' Entrepreneurs: Our Stories So Far Kindle Edition^[10]

Awards and recognition

Year	Award ceremony	Prize	Result
2005	THISDAY Newspaper Annual Merit Award	Entrepreneur of the Year	Nominated
2005	Success Digests Magazine's Annual Enterprise Award	Female Entrepreneur of the Year	Nominated
2006	Financial Standard and Pan-African Organisation for Women Recognition	Best Female Entrepreneur of the Year	Nominated
2006	FATE Foundation Awards	FATE Model Entrepreneur Award of the Year	Won
2007	International Women Society Award	Golden Heart Award	Won
2008		International Women Entrepreneurial Challenge Award	Won
2015		YNaija Person of the Year	Nominated
2020	Africa Forbes Woman Awards 2020	Forbes Woman Africa Chairperson Award	Won

Personal life

Ibukun Awosika is married to Abiodun Awosika with whom she has three children.

References

^ Ogwu, Michael (September 11, 2015). "As Ibukun Awosika scores another first for women in Nigeria". Daily Trust Nigeria. Archived from the original on March 8, 2016. Retrieved March 2, 2016.
^ "First Bank boss, Ibukun Awosika, others for 2017 Full Gospel Business Men Fellowship". Vanguard.
^ "Binance announces Global Advisory Board". Punch Newspapers. September 22, 2022. Retrieved September 23, 2022.
^ "Ibukun Awosika appointed to Binance global advisory board". TheCable. September 22, 2022. Retrieved September 23, 2022.
^ "Ibukun Awosika –Entrepreneur Par Excellence". FinIntell. Archived from the original on October 20, 2020. Retrieved March 2, 2016.
^ "Lagos Business School alumna, Ibukun Awosika named winner of the 2020 Beta Gamma Sigma Business Achievement Award - Lagos Business School". Lagos Business School - Pan-Atlantic University. February 22, 2020. Retrieved August 2, 2024.
^ "I live on the plane – Ibukun Awosika". The Punch Newspaper. March 13, 2016. Retrieved September 11, 2016.
^ ""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". Woman.NG. April 5, 2015. Archived from the original on March 7, 2016. Retrieved March 2, 2016.
^ Okafor, Lovelyn (September 9, 2015). "Ibukun Awosika- The New Face of First Bank of Nigeria Holdings (FBNH)". Konnect Africa. Retrieved March 2, 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Amazon.com : ibukun awosika". www.amazon.com. Retrieved May 20, 2021.

External links

[1] Ogwu, Michael (September 11, 2015). "As Ibukun Awosika scores another first for women in Nigeria". Daily Trust Nigeria. Archived from the original on March 8, 2016. Retrieved March 2, 2016.

[2] "First Bank boss, Ibukun Awosika, others for 2017 Full Gospel Business Men Fellowship". Vanguard.

[3] "Binance announces Global Advisory Board". Punch Newspapers. September 22, 2022. Retrieved September 23, 2022.

[4] "Ibukun Awosika appointed to Binance global advisory board". TheCable. September 22, 2022. Retrieved September 23, 2022.

[5] "Ibukun Awosika –Entrepreneur Par Excellence". FinIntell. Archived from the original on October 20, 2020. Retrieved March 2, 2016.

[6] "Lagos Business School alumna, Ibukun Awosika named winner of the 2020 Beta Gamma Sigma Business Achievement Award - Lagos Business School". Lagos Business School - Pan-Atlantic University. February 22, 2020. Retrieved August 2, 2024.

[7] "I live on the plane – Ibukun Awosika". The Punch Newspaper. March 13, 2016. Retrieved September 11, 2016.

[8] ""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". Woman.NG. April 5, 2015. Archived from the original on March 7, 2016. Retrieved March 2, 2016.

[9] Okafor, Lovelyn (September 9, 2015). "Ibukun Awosika- The New Face of First Bank of Nigeria Holdings (FBNH)". Konnect Africa. Retrieved March 2, 2016.

[Amazon.com_:_ibukun_awosika-10] "Amazon.com : ibukun awosika". www.amazon.com. Retrieved May 20, 2021.

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