The Pro Chancellor
October 18, 2023 2023-10-18 12:31The Pro Chancellor
Pro Chancellor and Chairman of Governing Council
Olori (Dr) Onikepo Nike Akande
CON, OON, FIoD, JP
Chief Dr Mrs Onikepo Nike Akande was the First Woman and a Two-Time Minister of Industry of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. She is a Harvard Trained Professional and an Investment Expert.
She is an accountant and a renowned Industrialist. A Former President described her as “A role model and an inspiration”. She has participated in a number of International Trade and Investments both in Nigeria and overseas. She is also a recipient of many honors and awards both in Nigeria and overseas including Commander of the Order of the Niger (CON) and Officer of the Order of the Niger (OON)
Chief Dr Mrs Onikepo Akande has had a distinguished career in Nigeria’s business landscape and her CV can best be described as intimidating. Some of her achievements are highlighted below:
The First Female President of Harvard Business School Association of Nigeria. 2010 to 2012.
Group Chairman, Emerging Africa Capital Limited. September 2018 to Date.
Chairman of NEPAD Business Group Nigeria (New Partnership for Africa’s Development).
Past President of The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI). December 2015 to December 2017.
She is an honorary Life Vice-President of Nigeria Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA).
Director of PZ Cussons Foundation. 2008 to Date.
Member of the Advisory Board of NLNG Nigeria Prize for Science. 2016 to Date.
- Director of Union Bank of Nigeria Plc. 2008 to 2017.
Distinguished Honourable Delegate to the National Conference of Nigeria. 2014.
Member of the panel to study and re-organise Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC).
Director of Nigeria Industrial Development Bank (NIDB) now Bank of Industry. 1990-1994.
International Consultant to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), UNIFEM and UNIDO.
Member of Vision 2010 and Vision 2020 of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
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Pro Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council of Aletheia University, Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State. August 2023.
- Member of Governing Council, Igbinedion University, Okada, Edo State. June 2021 to Date.
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Member of the Board of Trustees of West Midlands Open University (WMOU)
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Trustee of President Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL). 2016 to Date.
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Life Time Leadership Award by Euroknowledge at the House of Lords, London, UK. 2019.
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She is the recipient of the Lagos State Government 2011 Tax Compliance Award.
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Unilever Nigeria Plc. Scholar. 1959 at Queens’ School, Ede. To name a few.
She is happily married to Oba (Dr) Adebayo Murtala Akande, MFR, a Solicitor, a Promoter and Chairman, Splash FM 105.5, Lagelu FM 96.7 and West Midlands Open University (WMOU).
