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Godswill Akpabio

Godswill Obot Akpabio

Godswill Obot Akpabio is a Nigerian politician and lawyer who represents Akwa Ibom North-West in the Senate and, as of August 22, 2026, serves as President of the Senate. His earlier public offices include Governor of Akwa Ibom State and Minister of Niger Delta Affairs.

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Babajide Sanwo-Olu

Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu

Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu is a Nigerian politician serving as Governor of Lagos State. He began his first term in May 2019 and was inaugurated for a second term in May 2023.

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Femi Gbajabiamila

Olufemi Hakeem Gbajabiamila

Olufemi Hakeem Gbajabiamila is a Nigerian lawyer and politician serving as Chief of Staff to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. He previously served as Speaker of the 9th House of Representatives after a long parliamentary career representing Surulere 1 Federal Constituency in Lagos…

Patrice Motsepe

Patrice Tlhopane Motsepe

Patrice Tlhopane Motsepe is a South African mining entrepreneur, corporate leader and football administrator. He is closely associated with the development of African Rainbow Minerals and serves as its executive chairman, while also serving as president of the Confederation of…

Vanessa Nakate

Vanessa Nakate is a Ugandan climate-justice activist and author whose advocacy emphasizes the effects of climate change on children and communities in Africa and the wider Global South. She founded an Africa-focused climate initiative and has served as a UNICEF Goodwill…

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Charles Anosike

Charles Afam Anosike

Charles Afam Anosike is a Nigerian meteorological-agency executive appointed Director-General and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency in December 2023. Official NiMet and World Meteorological Organization materials also identify him as Nigeria's…

Jim Ovia

Jim Ovia is a Nigerian banker and business executive who founded Zenith Bank Plc and led it as its pioneer chief executive. He later served as Group Chairman until retiring in May 2026 and also holds documented leadership roles at the Jim Ovia Foundation and James Hope…

Olayemi Cardoso

Olayemi Michael Cardoso

Olayemi Michael Cardoso is a Nigerian central banker serving as Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria and chair of its Monetary Policy Committee. His career has included senior roles in commercial banking and service as Lagos State Commissioner for Economic Planning and Budget.

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Oby Ezekwesili

Obiageli "Oby" Ezekwesili

Obiageli "Oby" Ezekwesili is a Nigerian chartered accountant and public-policy advocate who served as Nigeria's Minister of Solid Minerals Development and Minister of Education before becoming World Bank Vice President for the Africa Region. Her wider public work has focused on…

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Muhammadu Sa'ad Abubakar III

Muhammadu Sa'ad Abubakar III is a Nigerian traditional ruler and Islamic religious leader who has served as Sultan of Sokoto since 2006 and as President-General of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs. His earlier career was in the Nigerian military, including…

Iziaq Salako

Iziaq Adekunle Salako

Iziaq Adekunle Salako is a Nigerian public-health physician and public official serving, as of 2026-08-22, as Minister of State at the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare. He entered the health portfolio after serving as Minister of State for Environment and…

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Pope Leo XIV

Pope Leo XIV, born Robert Francis Prevost, is the 267th Pope of the Catholic Church. The Chicago-born Augustinian was elected on 8 May 2025 after serving in Peru, leading the Order of Saint Augustine and holding senior Vatican offices.

Satya Nadella

Satya Nadella is a technology executive who has served as Microsoft's chief executive officer since February 2014 and as its board chair since June 2021. Microsoft's July 2026 annual filing lists him as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.

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Mitchell Elegbe

Mitchell Elegbe is a Nigerian fintech entrepreneur and business executive identified by Interswitch Group and EY as a founder of Interswitch and its Group Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer. EY states that he has led the digital-payments company since 2002.

Christopher Musa

Christopher Gwabin Musa

Christopher Gwabin Musa is a retired Nigerian Army general serving as Nigeria's Minister of Defence. He previously served as Chief of Defence Staff and held senior commands associated with military operations in north-east Nigeria and the Lake Chad region.

George Elombi

Dr. George Elombi

George Elombi is a Cameroonian legal and banking executive who has served as President and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the African Export-Import Bank since October 2025. He joined Afreximbank in 1996 and advanced through its legal, governance and corporate-services…

Jean-Jacques Muyembe-Tamfum

Jean-Jacques Muyembe-Tamfum is a Congolese physician, microbiologist and virologist known for Ebola outbreak investigation, therapeutic research and public-health leadership. Institutional sources identify him as Director General of the Institut National de Recherche…

Dimie Ogoina

Dimie Ogoina is a Nigerian infectious-disease physician, physician-scientist and academic administrator known for clinical research and outbreak-response work on mpox. He is Vice-Chancellor of Bayelsa Medical University and was elected chair of the World Health Organization's…

Femi Otedola

Olufemi Peter Otedola

Olufemi Peter Otedola, commonly known as Femi Otedola, is a Nigerian businessman and Group Chairman of First HoldCo Plc. His career has included leadership and investment activity in Nigeria's downstream oil-and-gas and power sectors, notably through African Petroleum and Forte…

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Robert Francis Kennedy Jr.

Robert Francis Kennedy Jr. is an American environmental attorney and public official who became the 26th U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services in February 2025. His public career has included environmental advocacy, leadership of Children's Health Defense and an…

Christopher Piwuna

Christopher Goson Piwuna

Christopher Goson Piwuna is a Nigerian professor of medicine, consultant psychiatrist and academic union leader. He was elected president of the Academic Staff Union of Universities in May 2025 and remained listed as president on the union's official website in August 2026.

Jide Idris

Dr. Olajide "Jide" Idris

Dr. Olajide "Jide" Idris is a Nigerian physician and public-health administrator who, as of 2026-08-22, serves as Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention. His earlier public service included senior health roles in Lagos State and leadership of…

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Matthew Hassan Kukah

Matthew Hassan Kukah is a Nigerian Roman Catholic bishop who has served as Bishop of Sokoto since 2011. He is also known for work in public reform bodies, peacebuilding, interfaith dialogue, human rights, and commentary on religion, politics, governance, and public policy.

Elon Musk

Elon Reeve Musk

Elon Reeve Musk is a technology entrepreneur who leads Tesla and SpaceX and has held leadership roles in xAI. He has been Tesla's chief executive officer since 2008 and is SpaceX's founder and chief executive officer. SpaceX acquired xAI, including X, in February 2026, although…