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Oranu Chris Chidume founder of Krisoral Group of Companies Onitsha

Eastern Distilleries & Food Industries Limited, member, Krisoral Group of Companies was incorporated on 8th March 1994 as a Limited Liability Company under the Companies and Allied Matters Act 1990 by the Corporate Affairs Commission of the Federal Republic of Nigeria with its processing plant at Km 2, Onitsha-Atani Road, Harbour Industrial Layout, Onitsha-Ogbaru, Anambra State, Nigeria. It is a wholly Nigerian company established for distilling, blending, packaging and distribution of both alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages for Nigeria and beyond. In Eastern Distilleries and Food Industries Limited, we are committed to quality, which is a hallmark we inherited from our parent company. Quality is revealed in every segment of our manufacturing processes. Our products are manufactured under great hygienic environment and conditions, using modern machineries. To support this commitment to quality and value for both the stakeholders and customers, we have over the years, trained and equipped a team of researchers, who with their diverse knowledge in distilling, blending and packaging have come out with finest, top quality beverages like:

Omega Aromatic Schnapps

Brandy Almondia

Calidon's Aromatic Schnapps

Varga Super Premium dry gin

Calidon's Ballamour Bitters

Calidon's Imperial white rum

Calidon's Brandy

Calidon's Varga dry gin

Calidon's topsquad Blended dark rum

Calidon's Eskala Dry Gin

Calidon's Blended ponche Liquor



Our Research and Development department plays a vital role on our brand’s development. Through their efforts and achievements, we are constantly developing new products, tried and tested brands, to meet changing tastes, lifestyle and expectations of our customers.

Finally

Chris Okonkwo: has an advertising background before he pursued his love for ttech. In the past, he was co-founder and creative director of Kuluya.com. Currently, he is the founder of celebratings.com

Obi Ejimofo- is a creative and solutions-driven individual with extensive international experience in Technology, Media and Telecoms, with focus on developing compelling value propositions for sub-Saharan African markets, combining innovation and entrepreneurial thinking with effective strategies for execution and investment.He is currently CEO of Lamudi Nigeria, Nigeria’s largest online real estate platform.

Ugochi Ugbomeh- holds an MSc in information technology from The University of Glasgow. She is co-founder of Shark Interactive and Taxipark Nigeria, the first online taxi booking service in Nigeria. Currently, she is co-founder and Business Manager with Tranzit, a free web/mobile enabled transportation and delivery service that enables you to locate interesting, or required places and events based on your location.

Chuka Ofili- is co-Founder and Chief Enterprise Architect at Delivery Science where he provides a strategic approach to their innovative technology solutions by developing & maintaining an optimal, consistent set of standardized best practices, processes and technology to enable successful implementation of business solutions that are focused on sustainable supportability.

Nkemdilim Uwaje- Nkem Uwaje-Begho is managing director of Future Software Resources Nigeria Ltd-a turnkey website design & web-solution provider located in Lagos, Nigeria that offers website development, web hosting & web portal development. Technical University of Munich (TUM) Germany.


I want to be Africa’s leading IT service provider —Nkem Uwaje-Begho, MD, Future Software Resources


A savvy information technology entrepreneur, Mrs.Nkem Uwaje-Begho wears a very humble, unassuming disposition that anyone would never presume her achievements and astonishing contributions towards advancing technology in Nigeria. Nkem's-pix-1-copyGerman-trained Bioinformatics, Nkem is the Managing Director of Future Software Resources Nigeria Limited, one of Nigeria’s top IT services providers. She began her professional career in Germany where she worked on high profile research projects at the Max Planck Institute-MPI for Psychiatric Research and then Affectis Pharmaceuticals AG where she worked on the development of software solutions for complex biological as well as chemical calculations and simulations, database design, administration and statistical analysis. She has since 2008 when she returned to Nigeria rebranded Future Software which was originally established by her father. Nkem who is creating employment for hundreds in Nigeria is our guest today

Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2014/04/want-africas-leading-service-provider-nkem-uwaje-begho-md-future-software-resources/

Chima Onyekwere
Chairman, Linkserve Limited
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r. Onyekwere’s career started at Mobil Nigeria Limited in 1986, but he shortly left to found Saap – tech Nigeria Limited a technology and service Distribution Company.

By 1996, [b]he had founded Linkserve, Nigeria’s first Internet Service Provider (ISP), [/b]an act that earned him the label “Father of Nigerian Internet”. This internet revolution through Linkserve changed the nature of business and transformed education in Nigeria. The foreign-born Chima Onyekwere chose to invest all his adult years and considerable resources in Nigeria, even in the uncertain years of military rule. He also single-handedly founded five thriving companies some of which are Dealers Warehouse, Zee – Soft and Well – drill and was involved in three others including Fate Foundation, an enterprise NGO focused on wealth creation and entrepreneurial development among Nigerian youths.

Mr Chima Apugo Onyekwere, despite all these, also found time to serve his country in several public capacities. In 1999, he was appointed Consultant to the then nascent Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). He is currently the Chairman of the Technical Committee on the Nigeria TLD.ng, and in 2007 was appointed Chairman of the newly formed Internet Exchange and Peering Company called Internet Exchange Point of Nigeria Ltd (2007).

Mr Chima Onyekwere is a recipient of several awards including the “Internet Pathfinder Award” of Nigeria’s ISP, Atcon’s “National Telecom Merit Award, and IT and Telecoms “ICT Personality of the Year Award.”
In recognition of his pioneering work in introducing the Internet into Nigeria, his immense ongoing contributions to the development of the ICT sector and the Nigerian economy at large, Mr Chima Apugo Onyekwere, an unassuming visionary, was on the 14th of February 2008 awarded the prestigious National honour of Officer of the Order of the Niger (OON) by the President and Commander – In – Chief of the Armed Forces of Nigeria, President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua.

Which lazy tribe challenging great Igbo nation in IT world

Collins Onuegbu founder Signal Alliance

[b]Signal Alliance is a top class IT service provider and an end-to-end system integrator. It is a leading Microsoft enterprise gold partner in Nigeria and has won the Microsoft Country Partner of the Year Nigeria. Signal Alliance has grown to be a vibrant, forward moving ICT company with offices in Lagos and Abuja. IT prides herself on her ability to gain a thorough understanding of clients’ businesses by using appropriate technology as a bridge between where the client is and where they want to be. As a technology company, we have also diversified within the IT Industry by acquiring several companies that are in line with our vision.. Our sister company, Sasware, is technology investment and incubation company that accelerates tech startups and businesses. It plays a vital role in accomplishing the vision that we have at Signal Alliance at a bigger scale; which is to integrate IT systems and to make lives better. From B2B enterprise companies to health technology startups, we are expanding our portfolio across all sectors and industries. [/b]


Sasware is a Signal Alliance company that is into technology investment and incubation. It started operation in 2014 and has since invested in the following companies:
Codeware, Medi smarts and Nemoante

https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=317297456&privcapId=317296991&previousCapId=327305927&previousTitle=Codeware
Mr. Collins Onuegbu is the Founder at Sasware Nigeria. He is the Founder and Executive Vice Chairman of Signal Alliance Limited. He serves as Chairman at Codeware.

raker300:
Jehovah!!!

Igbos, una too much!!!

The question now is "what don't the igbos own"?

Mehn....no wonder afonjas are always angry at us!

If my neighbour was this successful, I'll be angry too

Novantus Corporation

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Mr. Chike Edmund Nwasike
Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, President and Chief Technology Office

Novantus Corporation operates as an enterprise software engineering company. The company provides Novantus Enterprise Suite, which offers integrated Web-based business solutions for industry groups in supply chain, healthcare, insurance, government, education, and institutions; and Novantus Umbrella, a development platform that manages the development life cycle of a project, including user requirements, test case development, and application development in an integrated Web based environment. It’s products also include Novantus Intelligence Server, a real time interface application, which integrates into any legacy system or database located virtually anywhere; Novantus Supply Chin solution, a software in a browser that automates and manages the supply and demand chain processes; Novantus CRM solutions; and Novantus Human Capital Management solution, which includes employee benefits management, time attendance, payroll, employee time and expense reports management, and HR data warehousing. In addition, the company offers Novantus Healthcare Management solution, including optional clinical and practice management modules; Novantus Campus Services, which includes Web based interactive set of interfaces to provide access to service community from any local or remote location; Realtor Tools Online, including automated templates and automated e-mail campaigns, as well as marketing, lead generator, contact management, tracking and reporting, proposal management, and email tracking tools; and Novantus Commerce Server, an end to end commerce fulfillment platform. Further, it provides implementation and integration, project management, and needs assessment services. The company serves manufacturers and distributors, service organizations, municipalities and governments, and startups and new organizations, as well as insurance and financial services, education, and healthcare industries. Novantus Corporation was founded in 1999 and is based in Woodland Hills, California.

Chinedu Echeruo is a CEO and Founder of Gigameet.com a global cause-driven platform to facilitate human connection. Prior to joining Constant Capital, Mr. Echeruo founded two U.S-based internet companies; HopStop.com and Tripology.com. Tripology.com was acquired in 2010 by Rand McNally and is now owned by USA Today.


Igbos no be afonjas mate oooo afonjas are still learning

Mr. Valentine Obi is a visionary entrepreneur and the Founder / CEO of E-tranzact Company. He is an alumnus of the Harvard Business School and holds an MBA from Instituto de Empressa, Spain. In April 6, 2003, he became the first African to receive the coveted Computerworld Honors Gold Medal of Achievement in San Francisco, USA, for innovative and visionary use of information technology to produce and promote positive, social, economic and educational change. He has vast experience in Information Technology and he is the lead developer and designer of the award winning (2003 Computerworld Honors award) e-business platform of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE). He is a pioneer member of the Board of Regents of Covenant University, a lecturer at the Word of Faith Bible institute, WOFBI, a district pastor with the Living Faith Church Worldwide (aka Winners Chapel), member Institute of Directors and a member of Young Presidents Organization (YPO) / World Presidents Organization (WPO).
http://etranzact.com/etranzact/board.html

Austin Okere which lazy tribe wan try us

Austin Okere is the Founder & Vice Chairman, CWG Plc and Entrepreneur in Residence, Columbia Business School, New York. He is a member of the World Economic Forum Business Council on Innovation and Intrapreneurship. He serves on the Board of the National Competiveness Council of Nigeria and Initiative for Global Development, a Washington based nonprofit organization that drives poverty reduction by catalyzing business growth and investment in the developing world. Austin Okere is a Fellow of the Institute of Directors of Nigeria, and serves as a member of the National Telecoms Advisory Council of the Association of Telecommunication Companies of Nigeria.

Austin Okere was named ICT Personality of the year 2014 by the Nigerian Computer Society, ICT Man of the Decade by ICT Watch Africa Digital Network in 2012; ICT Personality of the year by Technology Africa in 2010; and most outstanding ICT Personality of the Decade by ICT Watch Africa in 2010. His interests include mentoring and inspiring young people to achieve their full potentia

Afrihub ICT centers across Nigeria iGBOS ARE LEADING IN ALL RAMIFICATIONS

AfriHUB ICT institution was founded by Manny Aniebonam an Igbo man

("AfriHUB" was established in May, 2004 to provide human capacity building technologies, including satellite and wireless Internet access, telephony and US instructor-led technical training to Federal Universities throughout Nigeria, as well as to the country's businesses and government sectors. AfriHUB, with headquarters in Abuja FCT has offices at fourteen locations all over Nigeria, especially at federal tertiary institutions.

AfriHUB is a wholly owned subsidiary of ACE and Associates, which is based in the US, and which has plans to provide similar services throughout Africa. AfriHUB, LLC was originally funded by Skyterra Communications, Inc., a publicly traded US telecom services company (SKYT.OB). The founding management team, led by Diaspora Nigerians, now hold a significant ownership interest in the company.

Business Description: AfriHUB has entered into Public Private Partnerships ("PPPs" with universities throughout Nigeria for the establishment and operation of world-class ICT Parks on university campuses. Each ICT Park consist of a world-class cyber center with at least 200 computers, four or more fully-equipped state-of-the-art classrooms for instructor-led technical training, and wireless distribution capability to support future “on and near” campus growth, including cyber/calling centers, training rooms and campus backbone.

Each ICT Park is connected to AfriHUB's international communications network and the Internet in the US and Europe via high-powered C-band broadband satellite.

First black to owned pharmaceutical company in America was Prof Peter Uchenna Nwangwu founder Ebony pharmaceutical company




Peter Nwangwu was born in Peter Nwangwu was born in Umuahia, Abia State, Nigeria, to Igbo parents from Anambra State. He received his high-school education from the Anglican Grammar School, Umuahia, and Methodist College, Uzuakoli, where he became the pioneer recipient of the Best Student of the Year award in 1970. In January 1972, Nwangwu came to the United States for his college education at the University of Nebraska at Lincoln. He placed out of many courses by challenge exams, and was elected into the university’s honour roll beginning from his first year, and also into the national scholastic honour society, Phi Eta Sigma, the exclusive academic honorary for selected men in American universities. Nwangwu was an extremely focused and intelligent student. He earned a Bachelor’s degree in chemistry from the University of Nebraska at Lincoln in May 1974, after two years of undergraduate studies, and a master’s degree from the department of Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacognosy and the Department of Pharmacodynamics and Toxicology in 1976. His doctoral training at the University of Nebraska Medical Center was in combined medical sciences, with special focus on Pharmacology, which he pursued together with the professional doctor of pharmacy degree. He made history when he became the first student at the university to earn the Pharm.D. and Ph.D. degrees simultaneously. He has advanced training, degree, and productive research experience in every area of pharmacy.

He accepted a position as Director of Clinical Research and Assistant Professor of Pharmacology and Toxicology at Florida A ? M University in 1979. In 1981 he was appointed Associate Professor of Pharmacology and Toxicology at St. John’s University in New York. He joined the world headquarters of multibillion dollar multinational drug manufacturing company, Ayerst Laboratories, in Manhattan New York as Clinical Research Monitor in 1983. He started the first pharmaceutical manufacturing company owned by a black man in the United States, and served on the board of directors of several companies in the U.S. He has been nominated three different times as candidate to serve as President of three universities in the United States: University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, Alabama A ? M University, and Albany State University, Albany, Georgia.

Nwangwu lived a very productive professional life in the United States for 34 years before returning to Nigeria, recently, to contribute to development of Nigeria. In a reference book, “The Nigerian-Americans”, published in America by Greenwood Press, authoured by Professor Ogbaa, Peter Nwangwu, along with Haakeem Olajuwon and Phillip Emeagwali were among the twelve Nigerians who were selected and documented as Nigerians who have made the greatest positive impact and contributions to the American society. He is an outstanding and very accomplished pharmacist, medical scientist, inventor, educator, and entrepreneur. Specific examples of meritorious research productivity, and significant inventions in the field of Medicine, Pharmacy, and Pharmaceutical Research and Development by Professor Nwangwu include:

»Invented a new technique for screening antiarryhythmic drugs which received worldwide acceptance and became popular worldwide; the technique is still used in several pharmaceutical companies and pharmacology laboratories as a standard screening technique for antiarrhythmic drugs, “A rapid in vivo Technique for Preliminary screening of Antiarrhythmic Agents in Mice” Arch. Int. Pharmacodyn Therap. 229, 219 (1977).

» Developed and characterized seven new antiarrythmic drugs which are protected by U.S. patents. Relevant research publications in major world scientific literature by Professor Nwangwu on the discovery of these seven new drugs include: J. Pharm. Pharmacol 46, 301 (1979); Toxicology 16, 73 (1980); Current Therapeutic Research 29: 416 (1981); J. Cardiovasc Pharmacol 4, 124 (1982); Current Therapeutic Research 30, 479 (1981); J. Med. Chem. 22, 110 (1979).

» Invented a new technique for identification of time of Myocardial Infarction Employing TC-99 pyrophosphate, Current Therapeutic Research 30: 122 (1981).

» Documented and published the first in vivo murine ventricular tachycardia in a single surface electrocardiogram lead, which has become a relevant murine model of human cardiomyopathy for significant studies in cardiovascular disease worldwide. As the first Medical Scientist in the world to discover and publish in vivo murine ventricular tachycardia in a single surface electrocardiogram lead, Professor Nwangwu is widely quoted by Medical Scientists worldwide who employ his original research technique and breakthrough as a murine model of human cardiomyopathy for studies in cardiovascular disease worldwide, including scientists at Harvard medical school and other Ivy league schools.

Professionally, Professor Nwangwu is an outstanding educator, pharmacist and pharmaceutical research scientist who has been ranked among the top ten most educated pharmacists in the world. He was the third person in the United States to receive the dual Pharm.D. and Ph.D. terminal degrees, and is the first Nigerian, and the only pharmacist in Nigeria with the two terminal degrees in professional pharmacy practice (Pharm.D) and research/academic pharmacy (Ph.D). Nwangwu has over 30 years experience in pharmaceutical research and development, including 15 years as President, CEO, and Chairman of the Board of a pharmaceutical manufacturing company in the United States, Ebony Pharmaceutical Manufacturing, Inc. He has very strong food and drug regulatory experience, including serving for many years as a member of the technical and drug regulatory committee of the National Pharmaceutical Alliance, Washington, D.C. He has extensive experience with United States Food and Drug Administration. His book, “Concepts and Strategies in New Drug Development,” is used in pharmaceutical industries worldwide, and as a textbook in some Clinical Pharmacology post graduate training programmes in U.S. universities. The publisher of the book, Praeger Publishers, New York, described it as their best seller in New Drug Development in the United States, Canada, and Europe. Nwangwu has served on the editorial board of four different reputable International Journals in pharmaceutical research. He is a potent fund raiser, and has extensive experience and the necessary contacts for securing research grants; his research has been funded significantly by the U.S. National Institute of Health (NIH). He still serves as Member of the prestigious U.S. scientific and technology think-tank group of experts, “The Council of Healthcare and Biotechnology Advisors,” Gerson Lehrman Group, New York, New York, which is a select group of distinguished scientific and technical professionals carefully assembled by the Wall Street investment advisory firm, Gerson Lehrman Group, to provide paid healthcare and biotechnology market research, industry recommendations, and consulting services worldwide. Nwangwu has extensive experience in new drug development, and Clinical Trials of New Drugs. His tremendous experiences will help move Nigeria forward in a variety of sectors, including Education, Health and National Development. Nwangwu is distinguished, credible and reputable because of his inventions and books which are used worldwide

http://www.nwangwu.com/biography.html

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Innoson greatest mind from black race

IVM bus, IVM first and only made in Nigeria vehicle

Innson plastic biggest in Nigeria

Innoson seats used in Agulari mini stadium Anambra state, Igbos are not Afonjas mate we are very from them

Innoson Tanks

Innoson plastic

Innoson Plastic Manufacturing Company is the producer of high quality plastic products in Africa,the company is ranked as the biggest plastic industry in Nigeria and among the top 3 in Africa.
http://www.innosonplastic.com/about-us/

Innoson plastic produce

PVC

Ceilings

Chair and table

Car parts

Motorcycle parts

jerrycans and Gallons

Disposable cups

Toys

Tanks & Drums

Trash & dust bins

Manikins

Household items

Pipes

1. Seven Energy

2. Seplat petroleum

3. Atlas Oranto petroleum

4. Nestoil

5. Chrome group

6. Britannica-U

7 NIPCO

8 Integrated Oil and Gas

9 Master energy

10 SPG

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Former CBN governor Chukwuma Soludo, Alex Oti, Bianca Ojukwu and other dignitaries also attended today's burial service

Ernest Azudialor's convoy

Ernest Azudialor chairman Obijackson group attended Gov Obiano's mother burial with other dignitaries