Ibilola Amao

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Ibilola Amao
Manchester Business School
Scientific career
FieldsCivil and Structural engineering
InstitutionsLonadek Services
Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria
Nigerian Society of Engineers
Energy Institute

Ibilola Amao is a Nigerian and British engineer, principal consultant of Lonadek Services (United Kingdom and Nigeria) and consultant for the vision 2020 initiative.[1][2][3] She received several awards such as most active women business enterprise IWEC 2016, Energy Institute Champion 2016, C3E international woman of distinction Award, Access Bank “W” 100, and the 2019 Forbes Africa rising star Award.[4][5][6] She was a Vital Voices (VV) GROW fellow, a member of vv100 and a WEConnect international fellow. Ibilola was also the co-founder of the cedar STEM and entrepreneurship hub.[5]

Ibilola is a member of the

STEM entrepreneur, she focuses on youth empowerment and increasing the participation of women in STEM professions dominated by men in Nigeria.[8]

Early life and education

Ibilola is one of the six children born to a Nigerian

Manchester Business School, United Kingdom. She returned to Nigeria from England in 1991 for the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) program in Abuja, Nigeria.[6][9] Ibilola, born into a royal family, married a Yoruba man from Ibadan, Nigeria, in 1994 on her return to Nigeria. Her union of 27 years produced three children.[11]

Career

Upon return to Nigeria from England, Ibilola worked with

Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) for NETCO.[9][10] She left NETCO in 2003 to build Lonadek into a consultancy services company to cater for sustainable asset development and maintenance through qualitative local participation.[5]

Ibilola sat on the Lagos State Technical and Vocational Education Board as the

academia, empowering students with industry sort skills through internship placement opportunities.[9]

Awards and nominations

Ibilola was recognized with the Vital Voices (VV) 100 women in

clean energy ministerial program.[4]
In 2022, Ibilola was inducted as a fellow of the Nigerian Academy of Engineering, the induction was announced by the President of the academy.[12] In 2023, Ibilola becomes a fellow of the Queen Mary University of London, the fellowship was in acknowledgement for her dedication to developing STEM talents and mentoring of women.[13]

References

  1. ^ "ibilola amao nominated for the WomenTech Global Awards 2020". WomenTech Network. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
  2. ^ "Expert tasks government on youth development, economic growth". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. August 18, 2016. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
  3. ^ "35 Women Moving Africa Forward". NBC4 Washington. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Awards 2020". C3E International. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
  5. ^ a b c "Home". Global Ambassadors. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
  6. ^ a b c d "WIEN Founders – Women in Energy Network". Retrieved September 19, 2021.
  7. ^ "Ibilola Amao – POWER WEEK AFRICA". Retrieved September 19, 2021.
  8. ^ "Mainstreaming science, gender into development agenda". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. September 10, 2019. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
  9. ^ a b c d e "I see beyond gender — Ibilola Amao". Punch Newspapers. April 23, 2017. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
  10. ^ a b c OrientEnergyReview (July 18, 2017). "Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry Needs More Women Players - Amao". Orient Energy Review. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
  11. ^ Soyingbe, Anthonia (June 25, 2011). "Nigeria: My Obedience Accounts for Peace in My Home - Amao". All Africa. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
  12. ^ Amodu, Ganiyu (June 15, 2022). "Lonadek Boss, Ibilola Amao, Now Nigerian Academy of Engineering Fellow". Platformsafrica. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
  13. ^ "Dr. Ibilola Amao becomes a Fellow of Queen Mary". Queen Mary University of London. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
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