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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 ...
Even though female entrepreneurship and the formation of female-owned business networks is steadily rising, there are a number of challenges and obstacles that female entrepreneurs face. One major challenge for female entrepreneurs faces traditional gender roles that are structurally internalized by society.
Modern challenges for the women of Nigeria include child marriage, [18] female genital mutilation, [19] rape, [20] and domestic violence. [21] Gender inequality in Nigeria is an ongoing issue, with the state ranking 168th out of 191 countries in the Gender Inequality Index.
Female empowerment in Nigeria is an economic process that involves empowering Nigerian women as a poverty reduction measure. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Empowerment is the development of women in terms of politics, social and economic strength in nation development.
Nwuneli was born on March 22, 1975, at the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital in Enugu, Nigeria to a Nigerian professor of Pharmacology—Paul Obuekwe Okonkwo [3] and an American professor of History—Rina Okonkwo. [4] Her father, who is from Awka, Anambra and her mother who is originally from New York, met at Cornell University in 1965. [5]
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Nigeria is currently the leading economy in Africa and holds much potential growth for female entrepreneurs. [27] Women in leadership roles do not significantly differ from men in Nigeria, indicating there is significant growth potential once barriers to entry have been removed.
More than 60% of video games released by Kuluya are being downloaded outside of Nigeria, [2] with most downloads coming from Ghana, Kenya and South Africa, as well as various Asian countries. [5] In 2013, Kuluya was valued at $2million after raising another seed stage investment to expand its commercial activities.