Kofo Akinkugbe
Nigerian technology entrepreneur, founder and CEO of SecureID Nigeria Ltd
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Kofo Akinkugbe ⓘis a Nigerian technology entrepreneur. She is founder and CEO of SecureID, "Africa's leading manufacturer of smart cards and other identity documents".[1]
- University of Lagos (BSc)
- Strathclyde Business School (MBA)
Kofo Akinkugbe | |
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| Occupation | Technology entrepreneur |
| Known for | Founder of SecureID Nigeria Ltd |
| Title | CEO, SecureID Group |
| Awards | OON (2022) Africa Awards for Entrepreneurship (2012) |
Education and early career
Kofo Akinkugbe studied mathematics at the University of Lagos,[2] and following it, got her MBA degree from the University of Strathclyde in Scotland.[3] After serving in the Nigerian Youth Service Corps, she worked in the banking industry for twelve years, starting with International Merchant Bank, a Nigerian affiliate of the First National Bank of Chicago, and later working for Chartered Bank.[4] She then took up a Chevening Scholarship to study for an MBA at Strathclyde Business School.[5]
Companies
Kofo Akinkugbe founded Interface Technologies Limited, a security management and biometrics company, in 1998, SecureID Limited in 2005 and SecureCard Manufacturing in 2012.[5] Her group of companies owns Nigeria's first SIM card production plant, in operation since December 2016.[4] Certified by Visa, Verve and Mastercard, the company exports SIM cards to 21 other African countries.[6]
Recognition
In 2012, Kofo Akinkugbe won the Africa Awards for Entrepreneurship Mature Business Award.[7] In May 2017 acting president Yemi Osinbajo appointed her to the board of the Nigerian Industrial Policy and Competitiveness Advisory Council.[8][9]
In 2022, Akinkugbe was conferred with National award of Officer of the Order of the Niger (OON) by President Muhammadu Buhari.[10]