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Saturday, December 06, 2014

Forbes 2014 ‘20 Young Power Women In Africa’ List's Toyosi Akerele Of Nigeria

Forbes Magazine has released its 2014 edition of the annual ’20 Young Power Women in Africa’ list and Toyosi, the founder and CEO of Rise Networks, Nigeria’s leading Social Enterprise for Youth Development is on the list and has also just returned from Baku, Azerbaijan, where she represented Nigeria at the very first United Nations Global Forum on Youth Policies.



 having worked across Nigeria over the last 7 years and is now being venerated for her undeniable impact on Nigeria’s Youth and Education Development circles.

According to Forbes, these women are “20 young, extraordinary and inspiring African women, aged 45 and under, who are making the most dramatic impact in individual African countries in the world of politics, business, technology, policy, diplomacy and media. Meet the 2014 class of the 20 Youngest Power Women in Africa: the continent’s emerging power brokers, the Amazons to watch, and the custodians of tomorrow.”

Reacting to the exciting news, the brilliant, newly wedded Toyosi, said that ''this huge acknowledgement challenges her to higher responsibility in her commitment to capacity building and human capital development for the Youth of the Continent''. She further stated that ''it is timely as Africa is the next port of call for some of Rise Networks’ Initiatives and Forbes has only emphasized the need to deepen engagements across Africa in a way that brings development to Nigerian Young People across Africa and the World''.



29 comments:

  1. congrats to her!!#AMA Ghana##

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    1. So am de first to comment##AMA Ghana##

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  2. Yayyyyy women are going places and datz quite impressive congrats to her...More to come

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  3. NNE congrats oh.na this kind of news with this kind of people representing us outside that we want. not the ones that steal £100k and use on frivolities

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  4. Is this not that nigerian lady way dey talk like man.me seeing her giving speech,she talks with so much authority.

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    1. That's why she is who she is today
      No kiss arse woman
      Women like that know their onions well
      That's why she is going places

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  5. I'm on my way..
    Will get there soon.

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  6. pls is it jst me,or is anyone else finding it difficult to access linda ikeji blog

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    1. You no well. Were asaba!!!

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    2. U must be a bastard to insult her.....I gone to Stella's blog and I go to Linda's blog......did Stella tell you not to visit Linda's blog? Stupid idiot, it's your type that causes unnecessary beef here.....hypocrites, u will go under anonymous and insult her then come here and lick her arse.....na u and your entire family dey craze....ewu

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  7. Congrats to Toyosi and others that are on the list.

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  8. Hope she has a ripe daughter...I'm ready for marriage...

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    1. Which daughter again?
      Didnt u read where it said "the newly-wedded Toyosi" ???

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  9. Congrats Toyosi....

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  10. Congratulobia to the women.


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  11. That Toyosi Akerele is an intelligent lady and she really speaks well. Congratulation.

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  12. She deserves it. She has made impact in people's life

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  13. Ewu! Shoki! Baba God don bless me I no fit lie. First to comment again. Congrats to her. Ewu! Ewu! Ewu!

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  14. a.k.a EDWIN CHINEDU AZUBUKO said...
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    Nigerians repping us very well....
    *GLO BRING 3G TO KONTAGORA*
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    ***CURRENTLY IN JUPITER***

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  15. yes yes women going places since 1814

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  16. More grace and strength. Go girl power!!!

    Please click on my name for raw virgin human hair. Thanks

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