More on Nigerian top 5 young CEO `S to watch

Adepoju, 29, is the founder of the Encipher Group – the company responsible for developing “Africa’s Ipad” – the Inye tablet PC.

He started Encipher with a loan of 60,000 dollars but has grown it into a giant ready to rub shoulders with other market leaders.

Inye sells for around 350 dollars significantly less than the original iPad, making it the device for the future. It is anticipated that in the coming years the demand for Inye in Nigeria and parts of Africa will soar.

Adepoju is a Sun-certified Java programmer, and Microsoft certified Business solution specialist, with a background in software development.


30-year-old Delano exemplifies the phrase “born to succeed”. From his days as a successful liquor entrepreneur through to his present status as one of Nigeria’s most able young men, he belongs to the league of young Nigerian CEOs, shaping the country’s vision.

Close associates speak of his strong business acumen, as one that identifies a niche and makes good use of it.

He is founder and CEO of Bakrie Delano Africa, an investment partner of the Indonesian-based Bakrie Group, created to facilitate the expansion of the South East Asia’s conglomerate, in Africa.

The Bakrie Group has made a billion-dollar fund available for investment in Nigeria over the next five years, with Delano’s BDA as lead project head.

The company’s holdings are in Mining (Coal, Iron ore and Gold), Agriculture (Oil Palm and Rubber) and Oil and Gas (Upstream and Downstream


Gossy Ukanwoke, 23, is the President and Founder of Beni American University, an online university that makes educational resources available to its members free of charge.

Launched in December 2010, the site currently has more than 2000 registered members, and over 20,000 more that are non-registered. He’s been hailed as the Marck Zuckerberg of Africa.

Known as “Students Circle”, the “Network allows students to interact and communicate over educational resources, making education and e-learning social and human by giving resources, study groups, social connections, scholarship offers and university placements.”

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