Top 5 Nigerian Women Inventors

4. Kofo Akinkugbe

Invention & tech/business model: She established the first smart-card/SIM-card manufacturing plant in West Africa (through her company SecureID Nigeria Ltd) producing SIM cards, ATM cards and identity documents locally.
Why “strange/unusual”: Manufacturing SIM cards and smart cards locally in Nigeria was novel and unusual — Nigeria traditionally imported these; this kind of tech manufacturing is uncommon.
Why it matters: It builds local manufacturing capacity, reduces import dependency, and represents a tech innovation in production/manufacturing in Africa.
Details: Her company exports to over 21 African countries; certified by Visa, Mastercard, Verve.