Top 60 Young Entrepreneurs In Nigeria and Ghana – If their stories dont inspire you, nothing can

11. Kumbi Oyelese (April By Kunbi)
Still in her 20s, Kumbi Oyelese is a young designer with immense talent. A toast of many celebrities, Kumbi has her own fashion label called April by Kunbi. Her passion for fabrics started way back her childhood days. On her fifth birthday, she got a little sewing machine from her dad as her gift. Before then, she used to fiddle with fabrics, which she used in making clothes for her dolls. Then, after a while, her mother would ask her to sketch designs she saw on television.
 
12. Ladi Delano (Bakrie Delano Africa)
In 2004, at age 22, Delano founded his first business enterprise, Solidarnosc Asia, a Chinese alcoholic beverage company that made Solid XS, a premium brand of vodka. Solid XS went on to achieve over 50% market share in China and distributed across over 30 cities in China, pulling in $20 million in annual revenue. Subsequently, Delano sold the company to a rival liquor company for over $15 million and ploughed his funds into his next venture – The Delano Reid Group, a real estate investment holding company focused on mainland China.

Today, Delano is the co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Bakrie Delano Africa (BDA) – a $1 billion joint venture with the $15 billion (market cap) Bakrie Group of Indonesia. Bakrie Delano Africa serves as the investment partner of the Bakrie Group in Nigeria. The Indonesian conglomerate has provided over $900 million worth of funds to invest in Nigeria and Bakrie Delano Africa is responsible for identifying investment opportunities in mining, agriculture, oil & gas, executing them effectively.

13. Fatima N. Adamu, Ghanaian – Carters Kaftans
After graduating from the University for Development Studies with a bachelor degree in Integrated Community Development Studies, Fatima N. Adamu, a 28 year-old Ghanaian entrepreneur started Carters Kaftans in 2012, by importing beautiful occasional kaftans from Indonesia, selling on wholesale and retails to the Ghanaian market, and later introduced her own line, modest wears from Turkey. Today, Fatima designs her own connection of modest wears. In a recent interaction with Fatima on her rise to the top, she said “I worked for an Energy Policy Company on completion but my zeal for entrepreneurship outweighed the Corporate world, hence the decision to start a business and being able to do something I loved most. Although I had lots of ideas in the beginning, I chose to go into fashion because of my love for colours and creativity at coming up with designs. I do not know how to sketch but I know how to put two and two together and make it look beautiful. Friends would contact me to help pick their clothes or help them shop, so I started Carters Kaftans by importing beautiful occasional kaftans from Indonesia in the late 2012. I then registered my Company in February 2013 and supplied kaftans on wholesale and retail to the Ghanaian market. As time went by, I noticed people were more attracted to the clothes I wore so I decided to introduce my new Line; Modest Wears from Turkey. Currently, I design my own Modest Wears as seen in the picture. I am poised to bring out better designs InshaAllah, so watch out people..!