Ibukun Awosika
Ibukunoluwa Abiodun Awosika is a Nigerian businesswoman and author. She is the first female Chairperson of First Bank of Nigeria. She was appointed as a member of Binance Global Advisory Board in September 2022.
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 (Lagos)|Methodist Girls' High School], Yaba respectively. She proceeded to the University of Ife where she graduated with a BSc in Chemistry although she had initially wanted to study Architecture at the University of Navarra.Career
While on her compulsory one-year National [Youth Service Corps] service 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.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.Books
- The "Girl" Entrepreneurs
- Business His Way
- The 'Girl' Entrepreneurs: Our Stories So Far Kindle Edition
Awards and recognition