Today has been all about Omonike Fowowe as it has been nothing but praises for her on the 10th anniversary of EMR Global.
On this day 10 years ago, a 21-year-old Omonike Fowowe had a dream. A dream to become a leading entrepreneur by 30. That dream has come true today as EMR Global is one of the leading businesses in Nigeria.
The young entrepreneur has earned a prime seat in Nigeria’s entrepreneurs club, and perhaps etched her name in its startup Hall of Fame.
She has continued to defy the odds, even as her efforts have continued to attract deserved recognition in Nigeria and beyond.
A determined and focused young woman, at 26, Fowowe had founded six businesses, under the umbrella of The Express Multi-Concepts Resources (EMR) Group, which she chairs. And she has rarely looked back. Today, she is, by all accounts, an accomplished woman; a strong willed amazon destined for the very top. Her passion, industry and strong sense of responsibility catapulted her into the revered clique of youngest chief executives in Nigeria.
EMR Group under her dexterous nurturing has emerged into a major player in the six competitive sectors of the Nigerian economy, employing more than 30 staff members, a feat for a startup of only a few years old.
EMR has wings spread across the real estate, with EMR Spaces and numerous other sectors of the Nigerian economy.
Spaces is a key player in the real estate space in Lagos, Nigeria’s economic capital, managing over 60 commercial and residential spaces in Lekki Phase 1, with a target market of SME businesses and young working-class individuals.
EMR Marketing, another subsidiary of the group, oversees marketing and sales of major brands in Nigeria; a digital and integrated marketing company that has managed big-ticket clients such as Access Bank, Coolworld Thermocool Nigeria, Trishocouture, Africa Fashion Week in London and Nigeria, and Africa International Fashion Week.
By investing many years of hard work, the Osun State born Fowowe has earned her a place in the committee of successful women, with deserved recognitions to boot.
But they don’t come as a surprise for a fighter who started her sojourn into the world of business in 2011, aged just 21.
Speaking of Fowowe, it would be a crime to leave out her nemurous awards over the years.
Her awards started coming long before some of her biggest awards in 2020.
She was nominated for the Entrepreneur of the Year award at the 2015 Exquisite Lady of the Year (ELOY) Awards. In recognition of her achievements, Omonike Fowowe was awarded “Enterprising Personality of the Year” at the 5th edition of the Nigeria Entrepreneurs Award in 2018 at the Lagos Oriental Hotel. She was also a speaker and a panelist at the Boundless Hands Africa Initiative for Women and Children’s first Women in Leadership Conference for Young Female Leaders.
Recently, she won ELOY award for Young Entrepreneur. And as if that wasn’t enough to the end the year on a high note, she won an international award. Nike EMR as she is fondly called by friends, family and fans, was the youngest recipient and one of two Nigerian women who won the prestigious Panache Woman of Wonder Awards in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, an award she said, was humbling.
“I feel extremely humbled to be one out of the two Nigerian to be awarded the prestigious @panachewowawards along side with phenomenal women,” she said.
“I mean I am blessed not just being the youngest recipient of this award but being chosen to stand side by side with these women.”
Having come of age, even at 31, Fowowe has also helped in grooming talents and managing them.
She managed Cynthia Nwadiora popularly known as CeeC who first runner-up in 2018 season of Big Brother Naija (Double Wahala) and other famous personalities.
In the last edition of the reality TV show, she pulled her weight behind Dorathy which made her finish second.
Fowowe is also a philanthropist who is always ready to support young people when necessary. During the #EndSARS protest she played an active role by giving out food and drinks to protesters.
