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Sim Shagaya | |
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| Born | Simdul Shagaya[1] 1975 Lagos, Nigeria |
| Nationality | Nigerian |
| Alma mater | George Washington University Dartmouth College Harvard Business School Nigeria Military School |
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| Years active | 2005–present |
| Known for | The uLesson Group Miva Open University Konga.com E-Motion Advertising |
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Sim Shagaya is a Nigerian businessperson who is recognized as the founder of uLesson Education Limited, E-Motion Outdoor Advertising, Konga.com and DealDey. | |
Sim Shagaya is a Nigerian media and technology entrepreneur. He is the founder and CEO of uLesson Education Limited - an app built to make education available to learners across Africa and founder and chancellor of Miva Open University.[2] He is the founder and former C.E.O of one of West Africa's largest electronic commerce website Konga.com and founder of E-Motion Advertising - a leading out-of-home media company acquired in 2019 by Loadstad Media. In 2014, he was named in Forbes' list of "10 Most Powerful Men in Africa".[3]
In August 2019, Sim Shagaya was invited to and accepted to serve as a member of the Economic Advisory Council of the Executive Governor of his home town, Plateau State, Samuel Lalong.[4]
- ^ "THE 10 MOST POWERFUL MEN IN AFRICA 2014". Forbes.
- ^ Onuh, Chioma (6 April 2024). "Fall and rise of 48-year-old Sim Shagaya, brain behind Miva Open University, uLesson Group". Businessday NG. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
- ^ Farai Gundan (31 January 2014). "The 10 Most Powerful Men in Africa 2014". Forbes. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
- ^ "Former CEO of Konga Sim Shagaya Accepts Position as Economic Advisory Council Member in Plateau State". Technext. 19 August 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2020.