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Glamsquad Magazine Oct-Nov 2021

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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