Glamsquad Magazine Oct-Nov 2021
Better Than Nigeria: 60+ Under 60 Female Archievers
Better Than Nigeria: 60+ Under 60 Female Archievers
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INTERVIEW<br />
REPORTAGE<br />
- Lifestyle<br />
Natasha<br />
Akpoti<br />
- Politics<br />
Natasha is a politician, a lawyer, and a social<br />
entrepreneur. In 2019, she stood for the Social<br />
Democratic Party’s Kogi Central Senatorial District<br />
seat, as well as the Kogi State Governorship<br />
election, which took place in <strong>Nov</strong>ember.<br />
She is the founder of the Builders Hub Impact<br />
Investment Program (BHIIP), a social impact and<br />
sustainability enterprise that helps governments<br />
and businesses maximize the impact of their<br />
social investments.<br />
She rose to national fame after presenting an<br />
investigative report on fraudulent practices at the<br />
Ajaokuta Steel Mill before the National Assembly<br />
on March 1, 2018. The investigation highlighted<br />
the repeated misappropriation of government<br />
funding and theft since the steel mill’s construction,<br />
which has remained dormant despite many<br />
attempts to restart it.<br />
Tiwa Savage<br />
- Music<br />
Tiwa Savage is edging closer to being Nigeria’s<br />
most consistent female musician in recent<br />
memory. Since her debut, she has never gone a<br />
year without releasing at least three hit singles. She<br />
was the first African woman to win Best African Act<br />
at the MTV Europe Music Awards in 2018. Tiwa has<br />
a large following among Nigerians.<br />
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