{"id":12902,"date":"2026-11-09T06:46:29","date_gmt":"2026-11-09T06:46:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/09\/nigerian-woman-entrepreneur-wins-award-at-world-investment-forum\/"},"modified":"2026-11-09T06:46:29","modified_gmt":"2026-11-09T06:46:29","slug":"nigerian-woman-entrepreneur-wins-award-at-world-investment-forum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/09\/nigerian-woman-entrepreneur-wins-award-at-world-investment-forum\/","title":{"rendered":"Nigerian woman entrepreneur wins award at World Investment Forum"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img width=\"624\" height=\"513\" src=\"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Nigerian-woman-entrepreneur-wins-award-at-World-Investment-Forum.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Economic gains must show in Nigerians\u2019 lives \u2014 CIBNk\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" srcset=\"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Nigerian-woman-entrepreneur-wins-award-at-World-Investment-Forum.jpg 624w, https:\/\/cdn.vanguardngr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Nigeria-map-300x247.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By Yinka Kolawole<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A Nigerian woman entrepreneur, Biobele Oyibo, has won the Technology Award at the 2026 Empretec Women in Business Awards held during the 9th World Investment Forum in Doha, Qatar.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Oyibo, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Earlybean, was recognised for leveraging technology to promote financial literacy and inclusion among young people.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The awards organised under the theme, \u201cWomen-led businesses and the art of scale\u201d, celebrated women entrepreneurs driving innovation, sustainability and business growth across four categories: Leadership, Sustainability, Innovation and Technology.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The event brought together entrepreneurs, investors, policymakers and business leaders to celebrate the winners and connect them with funding, markets, expertise and networks to expand their businesses.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The awards highlighted the role of women-led enterprises in creating jobs, deploying new technologies and addressing economic, social and environmental challenges.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Other winners included Sandra Letio of Uganda, who received the Leadership Award for building an agribusiness that works with more than 5,000 smallholder farmers; and Paula Gianserra of Argentina, winner of the Sustainability Award for advancing forest restoration through artificial intelligence, biotechnology and drone seeding.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Innovation Award went to Aisha Albinali of Qatar, Co-Founder of Wafir, for transforming traditional savings practices into a financial technology solution, and Adriana Fernandes of Brazil, Chief Executive Officer of M\u00e1trika Special Foods, for improving access to safe, quality food for people with allergies and dietary restrictions.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanguardngr.com\/2026\/11\/nigerian-woman-entrepreneur-wins-award-at-world-investment-forum\/\">Nigerian woman entrepreneur wins award at World Investment Forum<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanguardngr.com\/\">Vanguard News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Source: <\/p>\n<div class=\"nSourse\">Vanguard News<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Yinka Kolawole A Nigerian woman entrepreneur, Biobele Oyibo, has won the Technology Award at the 2026 Empretec Women in Business Awards held during the 9th World Investment Forum in&hellip; 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