Weekly Hall of Fame
This week’s hall of fame features Henrietta Bankole-Olusina, Adedeji Oguntonade and Segilola Adeola, who were recently appointed as top executives by Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors to drive financial inclusion in Nigeria. Also included was the launch of the first Fuji: A Opera exhibition and the Lagos State new era spelling bee competition which honoured Jemimah Marcus as one-day governor of the state. Read below for more details
In order to drive financial inclusion in underserved communities in Nigeria, Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors (RPA) appointed three Nigerians – Henrietta Bankole-Olusina, Adedeji Oguntonade and Segilola Adeola as top executives to drive an enabling regulatory environment. Henrietta Bankole-Olusina holds a bachelor’s degree in Biology from the University of Lagos, Nigeria and an MBA from the Maastricht School of Management, The Netherlands. She is RPA’s Nigeria Programme Director.
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Also, Segilola, who assumed the role of Financial Inclusion Senior Advisor holds a bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering and Electronics from the University of Manchester, Institute of Science and Technology while Adedeji Oguntonade, Rockefeller’s Payments Director completed a bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Lagos, Nigeria and an MBA from the Federal University of Technology, Nigeria. Read more at https://refinedng.com/henrietta-bankole-olusina-adedeji-oguntonade-and-segilola-adeola-appointed-as-top-executives-by-rockefeller-philanthropy-advisors-to-drive-financial-inclusion-in-nigeria/
In the recently concluded spelling bee competition in Lagos, Jemimah Marcus, a 16-year old student of Angus Memorial Senior High School, Lagos was named winner of the 2020 new era spelling bee competition. Additionally, she earned the title of one-day governor of the state alongside a ₦250,000 cash prize. Read more at https://refinedng.com/lagos-state-spelling-bee-competition-produces-one-day-governor-jemimah-marcus/
Also, a celebration of Fuji music took place at the inaugural Fuji: A Opera exhibition which pioneered legendary Fuji musicians and founders. Fuji: A Opera explored the musical genre and its sub-culture through archive footage, memorabilia, costume and imagery. Read more at https://refinedng.com/fuji-music-celebrated-with-the-launch-of-the-first-fuji-a-opera-exhibition/
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