Two Nigerian Women Make WEF African Female Innovators List For 2017


Two Nigerian women entrepreneurs have been selected by the World
Economic Forum, for the positive role they are playing in creating
opportunities and preparing the region for the Fourth Industrial
Revolution.

The women, Oluwayimika Angel Adelaja, the founder of Fresh Direct
Nigeria and Temie Giwa-Tubosun, the founder of LifeBank have been
invited to World Economic Forum on Africa 2017, in South Africa to
contribute their ideas on boosting entrepreneurialism across Africa.

Temie Giwa-Tubosun, The Founder of LifeBank

LifeBank is using the latest technology to deliver blood and
other high value medical products to hospitals and health centres.
Making sure that health workers get the life-saving inputs they need.

Oluwayimika Angel Adelaja, The Founder of Fresh Direct Nigeria

Fresh Direct Nigeria is bringing farms to cities through shipping
containers, which is helping urban populations gain access to high
quality produce, reduce stress on land-use and reduce the need to import
vegetables. The organic urban farms is said to use less water and land
than conventional farming while producing a 15 times higher yield.

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