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Nkiru Balonwu

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Nkiru Balonwu
HaihuwaNkiru Balonwu
Aiki
  • Nigerian entrepreneur
  • US-trained communicator
  • Activist
TitleExecutive director


Nkiru Balonwu ɗan kasuwa ne kuma mai fafutuka da ke zaune a Legas, Najeriya . [1] An san ta da ra'ayinta game da mata a matsayin mafita ga matsalolin Afirka kuma ita ce ta kafa kuma shugabar Afirka ta Mata a kan Jirgin, kungiya mai zaman kanta, mai zaman kanta ta mata da ke jagoranta da ke mai da hankali kan inganta labarun don inganta gaskiyar mata da 'yan mata na al'adun Afirka. [2][3] Har ila yau, ita ce ta kafa kuma manajan abokin tarayya na RDF Strategies, wani kamfani mai ba da shawara wanda ke ba da shawara kan sadarwa ta dabarun da kuma shiga cikin masu ruwa da tsaki a fadin bangarori daga doka, fasaha, kudi, bayar da shawarwari, ci gaban kasa da kasa, nuna kasuwanci shawarwari, siyasa injiniya da sadarwa.[4] A cikin 2016, a lokacin da take jagorantar Spinlet, an nuna Balonwu a cikin YNaija a matsayin ɗaya daga cikin "Mata 100 mafi ban sha'awa a Najeriya". A watan Oktoba na 2019, an ba Balonwu lambar yabo ta Powerlist International ta 2020 ta Powerlist UK[5]

Rayuwa da tarihin mutum

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Balonwu 'yar lauyoyi biyu ce da ke da asali a cikin canjin zamantakewa da adalci.[6] Mahaifinta shine Babban Lauyan Najeriya (SAN) na farko daga Gabashin Najeriya. Ta girma a cikin gidan da lauyoyi da alƙalai ke yawan zuwa, gami da waɗanda ke Kotun daukaka kara da Kotun Koli, waɗanda suka taimaka wajen tsara fahimtar aikin.[7]

Balonwu ta kammala karatu tare da digiri na farko a fannin shari'a daga Jami'ar Manchester.[8] Ta sami digiri na biyu daga Kwalejin Jami'ar London (UCL) kuma tana da digiri na biyu a Jami'ar California, Berkeley[9]

Balonwu ya yi aiki a fannoni daban-daban ciki har da doka, fasaha, kudi, kasuwanci, ci gaban kasa da kasa, bayar da shawarwari da sadarwa.

Ta yi aiki a matsayin malami a fannin shari'a, Jami'ar Legas.[10]

A cikin 2014, Balonwu ya zama Shugaba na Spinlet, dandalin kiɗa na farko da rarraba dijital a Afirka ta Kudu. A lokacin da take Shugaba, Spinlet ta zama Manajan Kasuwancin Kasuwancin Kasa da Kasa (ISRC) na farko a Najeriya.[11][12]

A cikin 2017, Balonwu ta kafa Mata na Afirka a kan Kwamitin wanda aka ƙaddamar a duniya a Cibiyar Gidauniyar Ford don Adalci na Jama'a, New York, a ranar 26 ga Satumba 2019 a lokacin Babban Taron Majalisar Dinkin Duniya (UNGA), tare da manufar "ba da murya ga matan Afirka da canza yadda ake fahimta". [13]

Jagora da nadin

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An nada mai ba da shawara na Balonwu RDF don haɓaka manufar Legas zuwa Duniya (L2W), kamfen ɗin duniya a cikin 2018 ta gwamnatin Jihar Legas don fitar da saka hannun jari na ƙasashen waje zuwa jihar.[14][15]

Kyaututtuka da nasarorin

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A ranar 25 ga Oktoba 2019, Balonwu ta sami lambar yabo ta Powerlist 2020 International.[16]Jerin lambar yabo ta baƙar fata ta ƙunshi 100 daga cikin baƙar fata mafi rinjaye a Burtaniya.[17] Balonwu ita ce mai karɓar lambar yabo ta duniya, "wanda aka ba wa mutumin da ke zaune a waje da Burtaniya, wanda aka ɗauka ya bambanta kansa a matsayin mai canzawa, mai kirkiro, wahayi da kuma mutum mai tasiri sosai" don nuna godiya ga aikinta a African Women on Board . [18]

A watan Maris na shekara ta 2016, wallafe-wallafen kafofin watsa labarai, YNaija, tare da haɗin gwiwar Mata masu rinjaye na Afirka sun sanya Balonwu a cikin Mata 100 mafi ban sha'awa a Najeriya, fitowar shekara-shekara wacce ke nuna "mata da ke tasiri da gangan a duniya da al'ummominsu ta hanyar iko da ƙarfin ra'ayoyinsu da nasarorin da suka samu. " Balonwu ta sami girmamawa saboda aikinta a Spinlet a cikin "Revolution[ising] yadda ake raba da rarraba abun cikin kiɗa".[19]

A shekara ta 2010, Balonwu ta kasance mai karɓar Ƙungiyar Ƙungiyar Ƙasa, ƙungiyar bayar da kyauta wacce ke mai da hankali kan " inganta rayuwar mata da 'yan mata a cikin gida da kuma duniya ta hanyar ba da zumunci ga mata waɗanda za su yi bambanci da gaske a duniya. " Balonwu ya lashe kyautar a ƙarƙashin Dokar da Kimiyya ta Jama'a da kuma rubutun shari'a bisa ga nazarin damar da masana'antar fina-finai ta Afirka ke ba mata a matsayin mai haɓaka don ci gaban tattalin arziki. [20]

Magana da kafofin watsa labarai

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An nuna Balonwu a dandamali daban-daban a kan batutuwa daga daidaiton jinsi, fasaha, kirkire-kirkire da kasuwanci.[21]

A kan kwasfan fayiloli a16z, wanda asusun VC Andreessen Horowitz ya fara, tare da masu magana da baƙi da suka gabata ciki har da dan wasan NBA Andre Iguodala da Oprah Winfrey, [22] Balonwu ya yi magana game da fasaha a Afirka. [23] Taron Mata masu ƙarfi a Kasuwanci na Harvard a cikin 2018 ya nuna Nkiru Balonwu a matsayin 'mata a kan allon'.[24]

A Rediyon Faransa Internationale (RFI) sabis na rediyo na jama'a na Faransa tare da masu sauraro miliyan 35.6 a duk duniya, Balonwu ya yi magana game da yadda za a fi dacewa da matan Afirka.[25]

An lissafa ta a matsayin mai ba da shawara a Cibiyar Kafawa, babbar mai saurin farawa a duniya.[26][27] A watan Agustan 2025, ta gabatar da jawabi mai mahimmanci a taron QEDNG Creative Powerhouse Summit, inda ta nuna mahimman bayanai goma sha ɗaya.[28]

Labaran da aka buga

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Balonwu ya rubuta labarai ga kafofin watsa labarai daban-daban ciki har da Sahara Reporters, TechCabal da Al Jazeera English. Ayyukanta sun zurfafa cikin batutuwan mata da masana'antun al'adu da masu kirkira (CCI), suna kafa ta a matsayin babbar murya a waɗannan fannoni.[29]

  • "Mata na Afirka a matsayin masu amfani: Maɓallin Bude Girman Afirka"; Fabrairu 2020 [30]
  • "Tattara mata na Afirka yana da mahimmanci ga Kasuwancin Afirka"; Disamba 2019 [ana buƙatar ƙa'ida][ana buƙatar hujja]
  • "Me ya sa ba #MeToo ba? Ta yaya ra'ayoyi ke hana ci gaban mata na Afirka"; Oktoba 2019 [31]
  • "Rashin jituwa da Mata - Ka manta da #Metoo, Muna Bukatar #Youtoo ya tsaya tare da Mata"; Yuli 2019[32]
  • "Shugaba na Google ya kafa Sabon Benchmark don Sadarwar Kamfanoni ta zamani: Darussan ga Shugabannin Afirka" Fabrairu 2019 [33]
  • "MTN Vs. Gwamnati: Shin Talakacciyar Sadarwa tana cutar da tattalin arzikin Najeriya?"; Oktoba 2018[34]
  • "Brexit, ziyarar Macron: Dama da sabbin kawance ga Najeriya"; Yuli 2018 [35]
  • "Mata a cikin Tushen: Lokaci don sake lissafin kusanci?"; Mayu 2018 [36]
  • "Mutanen a matsayin Abokan hulɗa: Tsanta don Ci gaba da Daidaitawa a Aikin Afirka"; Maris 2018 [37]
  • "Making African Women's Voices Mainstream"; Janairu 2018, Ranar Kasuwanci[38]

Kwamitin da membobin majalisa

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Balonwu yana zaune a kan allon kungiyoyi da yawa.[39][40]

  1. ↑ "An interview with Spinlet's CEO, Nkiru Balonwu, and Head of Business Development, Oye Akindeinde (Video)". African Business Central (in Turanci). Archived from the original on 2020-09-05. Retrieved 2019-12-16.
  2. ↑ THEWILL_. "Nigeria's Balonwu, Duchess of Sussex, Stormzy, Hamilton, Others named in Powerlist UK 2020 International Award | THEWILL" (in Turanci). Retrieved 2019-12-16.
  3. ↑ "Dr. Nkiru Balonwu". Institute for African Women in Law (in Turanci). Retrieved 2026-02-15.
  4. ↑ "2019: PDP appoints communications consultant on women engagement". TheCable (in Turanci). 2018-12-20. Retrieved 2019-12-16.
  5. ↑ "Nkiru Balonwu wins Powerlist UK award alongside Meghan Markle". TheCable (in Turanci). 2019-10-29. Retrieved 2019-10-30.
  6. ↑ "2010 FELLOWSHIP RECIPIENTS" (PDF). www.founderregionfellowship.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 26, 2016. Retrieved 2019-05-16.
  7. ↑ Dan-Awoh, Deborah (2025-03-09). "Nkiru Balonwu: From Law to leading Africa Soft Power Group". Nairametrics (in Turanci). Retrieved 2026-02-15.
  8. ↑ "2019: PDP appoints communications consultant on women engagement". TheCable (in Turanci). 2018-12-20. Retrieved 2019-05-12.
  9. ↑ "2019: PDP appoints communications consultant on women engagement". TheCable (in Turanci). 2018-12-20. Retrieved 2019-05-12.
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  11. ↑ "Nigerian Women Rocking the Online Business World". All Africa. 2016-06-23. Retrieved 2019-12-16.
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  13. ↑ "African women eye UNGA to catch #MeToo momentum". RFI (in Turanci). 2019-09-26. Retrieved 2019-12-16.
  14. ↑ Kan, Toni (2018-07-09). ""We want to sell Lagos to the World," says Dr. Ademola Abass of Lagos Global – Toni Kan". This Is Lagos (in Turanci). Retrieved 2019-05-25.
  15. ↑ "LAGOS BEGINS GLOBAL CAMPAIGN TO DRIVE INVESTMENT". Lagos State Government (in Turanci). Retrieved 2019-05-25.
  16. ↑ "Nkiru Balonwu wins Powerlist UK award alongside Meghan Markle". TheCable (in Turanci). 2019-10-29. Retrieved 2019-12-16.
  17. ↑ "Meghan Markle and Stormzy named among Britain's most influential black people". The Independent (in Turanci). 2019-10-25. Archived from the original on 2022-06-21. Retrieved 2019-12-18.
  18. ↑ THEWILL_. "Nigeria's Balonwu, Duchess of Sussex, Stormzy, Hamilton, Others named in Powerlist UK 2020 International Award | THEWILL" (in Turanci). Retrieved 2019-12-18.
  19. ↑ "'Arunma Oteh, Tara Fela-Durotoye, Yasmine Belo-Osagie & more | These are Nigeria's 100 Most Inspiring Women – #YWomen100 #LLA100Women » YNaija". YNaija (in Turanci). 2016-03-08. Retrieved 2019-05-25."'Arunma Oteh, Tara Fela-Durotoye, Yasmine Belo-Osagie & more | These are Nigeria's 100 Most Inspiring Women – #YWomen100 #LLA100Women » YNaija". YNaija. 2016-03-08. Retrieved 2019-05-25.
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  22. ↑ "10 Top Podcasts Every CEO Should Listen To" (in Turanci). Retrieved 2019-12-18.
  23. ↑ "a16z Podcast: Things Come Together - Truths about Tech in Africa". Andreessen Horowitz (in Turanci). 2016-01-25. Retrieved 2019-12-18.
  24. ↑ "HBS Dynamic Women In Business| Delivers Inspiration & More for the 27th Year!". MarketingRecon (in Turanci). 2018-02-27. Retrieved 2019-12-18.
  25. ↑ "African women eye UNGA to catch #MeToo momentum". RFI (in Turanci). 2019-09-26. Retrieved 2019-12-18.
  26. ↑ "Great Startup Mentors Confirmed for the Lagos Founder Institute". The Founder Institute (in Turanci). Retrieved 2019-12-18.
  27. ↑ "Build a Startup with Nigeria's Top Entrepreneurs. Founder Institute Opens Applications in Lagos". The Founder Institute (in Turanci). Retrieved 2019-12-18.
  28. ↑ QEDNG (2025-08-16). "Financing alone isn't enough: 11 takeaways from Nkiru Balonwu's keynote at QEDNG Summit". QED.NG (in Turanci). Retrieved 2026-02-15.
  29. ↑ RefinedNG. "Dr. Nkiru Balonwu, a social entrepreneur passionate about improving the realities of women and girls in Africa". refinedng.com. Retrieved 2026-02-15.
  30. ↑ "Women drive consumer spend. So why don't we know what they want?". The Africa Report.com (in Turanci). 2020-02-05. Retrieved 2020-05-07.
  31. ↑ Balonwu, Nkiru. "Why not #MeToo? How stereotypes hinder African women's progress". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2019-12-18.
  32. ↑ "Violence Against Women – Forget #Metoo, We Need #Youtoo To Stand With Women By Nkiru Balonwu". Sahara Reporters. New York City, United States. 2019-07-04. Retrieved 2019-12-18.
  33. ↑ "Google CEO Sets New Benchmark for Modern Corporate Communication". BusinessDay. Lagos, Nigeria. Retrieved 2019-12-18.
  34. ↑ "MTN Vs The Government: Is Poor Communications Hurting Nigeria's Economy? By Dr. Nkiru Balonwu". Sahara Reporters. New York City, United States. 2018-10-24. Retrieved 2019-12-18.
  35. ↑ "BusinessDay Online, TV, and Podcast" (in Turanci). Archived from the original on 2019-05-07. Retrieved 2019-12-18.
  36. ↑ "Women in STEM: Time to recalculate our approach?". TechCabal (in Turanci). 2018-05-10. Retrieved 2019-12-18.
  37. ↑ "BusinessDay Online, TV, and Podcast" (in Turanci). Archived from the original on 2019-05-07. Retrieved 2019-12-18.
  38. ↑ "Making African Women's Voices Mainstream". BusinessDay. Lagos, Nigeria. Retrieved 2019-12-18.
  39. ↑ "International Advisory Board I Nigeria I Alluvial I Our Team". Farm Business | Nigeria | Alluvial (in Turanci). Archived from the original on 2019-05-17. Retrieved 2019-05-16.
  40. ↑ "BOARD". Convex Publisher (in Turanci). Archived from the original on 2019-05-17. Retrieved 2019-05-16.