#LLANews – Nigerian-American Osaremen Okolo appointed as Joe Biden’s COVID-19 Policy Adviser
President-elect Biden and Vice President-elect Harris have appointed Osaremen Okolo, 26, as COVID Policy Advisor and a member of the COVID-19 Response Team. This was disclosed by the Biden-Harris Transition committee via a Press Statement shared on its Twitter handle. Okolo serves on the Biden-Harris Transition domestic policy team and prior to joining the transition, […]
#LLABlog – Meet Brenda Katwesigye, a Ugandan Tech Innovator Providing Access To Quality Eye Care
Brenda Katwesigye is the co-founder and CEO of Wazi Vision Limited, a company incorporated in Uganda that designs and manufactures eyewear from recycled plastic. Wazi Vision, incorporated in Uganda, is a company focused on providing more affordable eye care to everyone. The company designs and provides eyewear at 80% of the cost of other […]
#LLANews – Cadbury Nigeria Plc announces Kofoworola Akinkugbe as a Non-Executive Director
The Board of Directors of Cadbury Nigeria Plc has announced the appointment of Kofoworola Akinkugbe as an Independent Non-Executive Director. Kofoworola Akinkugbe is the founder & CEO of SecureID Nigeria Ltd a market leader in smart card technology and digital security. She is recognised globally for her entrepreneurial success story and strong business track record. […]
#LLABlog – Meet Kizzmekia S. Corbett, an African American woman and lead scientist behind COVID-19 vaccine
Kizzmekia Corbett, a viral immunologist and research fellow in the Vaccine Research Center (VRC) at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), takes the lead to develop a vaccine for the coronavirus. She is the scientific lead for Dr Barney Graham’s coronavirus team based in Seattle. Corbett is an expert on the […]
#LLABlog – Meet Marian Croak, the inventor of the Voice over Internet Protocol
Marian Croak, Vice-President of Engineering at Google invented “Voice over Internet Protocol”: the technology that has enabled entire workforces to continue to communicate and families and friends to remain in touch throughout 2020’s lockdowns – and inevitably beyond. It is a lifeline technology that was developed in the 1990s. Croak describes how at the […]
#LLANews – Ohio State named Ayanna Howard as the new Dean of the College of Engineering
Ohio State named renowned roboticist, leader, educator and businessperson Ayanna Howard as the new dean of the College of Engineering. Howard will be the first woman to serve as the college’s dean, according to a university press release. Howard will begin the role March 1. “Dr Howard is an innovator whose skills and passion […]
#LLABlog – Meet Christelle Kwizera, a social entrepreneur striving to eradicate water scarcity in Rwanda
Christelle Kwizera is a Mechanical Engineer and the founder of Water Access Rwanda. Water Access Rwanda is an award-winning social enterprise that has been operating in the water sector for six years since a 2014 debut. Water Access Rwanda is a social enterprise that offers simple, durable and affordable water solutions to Rwanda and […]
#LLANews – UAC Board appoints Funke Ijaiya-Oladipo as new Chief Financial Officer
The Board of Directors of UAC of Nigeria PLC has announced the appointment of Funke Ijaiya-Oladipo as Chief Financial Officer of the Company. Funke is a high-achieving, results-driven, finance professional. She has over 13 years’ corporate finance and capital markets experience. With a focus on connecting Africa to the world and the world to […]
#LLANews – Society for Corporate Governance Nigeria appoints Chioma Mordi as new CEO
The Board of Directors of the Society for Corporate Governance Nigeria has announced the appointment of Chioma Mordi as its new Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer. She had taken over the leadership mantle of the Society on October 7, 2020. She took over from Hilda Nkor who is the immediate past CEO of the Society. Until […]
#LLANews – Zimbabwean Journalist Debra Matabvu wins the 2020 APO Group African Women in Media Award
APO Group, the leading pan-African communications and business consultancy announced Zimbabwean journalist Debra Matabvu as the winner of the 2020 APO Group African Women in Media Award. The award recognizes, celebrates, and empowers African women in the media who support female entrepreneurship throughout the continent. Debra’s win was announced at the 6th Africa Women Innovation and […]