Board Of Trustee

Julius Agenmonmen

Julius serves as the Group Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Brandlife Group, showcasing exceptional expertise in Field Marketing and Brand Management across sub-Saharan Africa.
With a prestigious bachelor’s degree from the University of Benin, Nigeria and an Advanced Marketing Diploma from The Institute of Marketing Management, South Africa, Julius is also an alumnus of the Stanford University Seed Programme.
Boasting over two decades of experience in Marketing and Customer Service Management at Unilever, Julius successfully oversaw renowned brands such as Lipton, Lux, Royco, Close-Up, and Sunsilk.

A pioneer Trade Marketing Manager at Unilever Nigeria, he brings a wealth of knowledge in Field Marketing Services, Experiential Activations, Brand Management and Project Management.
Julius’ international experience extends to the Netherlands, Zimbabwe and Ghana where he contributed significantly in both customer and marketing roles. After leaving Unilever, he founded Brandlife Limited, a company recognized for its innovative services and executions. A fellow of the Nigerian Institute of Marketing and an associate member of ARCON. Julius continues to make remarkable contributions to the marketing landscape.

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Dr Blessing Uche Agenmonmen

Dr Blessing Uche Agenmonmen is a certified Low Vision Optometrist with extensive experience in the private health sector spanning over 35 years. She is currently the Medical Director of Haven Opticals Limited and Haven Dental Clinic, and a co-founder of JAF Medical Foundation dedicated to giving the underprivileged and unserved areas in our society, access to health care.

She attended the prestigious University of Benin and acquired a Bachelor of Science degree (BSc) in Optometry in 1987 and a Doctor of Optometry degree (OD) in 2012. She is currently pursuing a fellowship in Low Vision Rehabilitation at the Indian Academy of Optometry.

Dr Blessing Uche Agenmonmen has an unwavering passion for low vision rehabilitation and counselling. She has practiced tirelessly and selflessly to provide succour to patients suffering from low vision and blindness, restoring function and meaning to life for her patients. She has demonstrated exceptional dedication and competence in the field of Optometry to date and has contributed to the training of the next generation of Optometrists and vision scientists in Nigeria through mentorship.

Dr Blessing Uche Agenmonmen is a fellow of the Nigerian Optometric Association (FNOA) and a  member of many professional bodies including but not limited to the American Foundation for the Blind (AFB), member of the Guild of Optometry Directors of Nigeria (GOODON), member of Women Optometrists of Nigeria (WON), a licensed member of Optometrists and Dispensing Opticians Registration Board of Nigeria (ODORBN), member of the Ocutech Inc. Low Vision Prescriber Network and a member of the International Society for Low Vision Research and Rehabilitation(ISLRR)

She has won several awards for her contribution to the growth of optometry in Nigeria. She has an avid passion for reading, gardening and travelling.

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Christopher Nwaefulu

MBBS, DA, MRCA, FWACS, FCARCSI

Chris completed his initial medical training in 1983 at the College of Medicine University of Lagos. Specialising in anaesthesia, he engaged in postgraduate training at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital and in the United Kingdom, including higher specialist training at prestigious tertiary centres in the UK.

As a consultant anaesthetist, he has worked in Nigeria, Central America, the Caribbean and currently the UK. In the Cayman Islands, he contributed to the provision of a world-class healthcare service and was an adjunct professor at St Matthew’s Medical School.

He has been in his current post as a consultant anaesthetist with the NHS, Wales, since 2011, where he continues to deliver anaesthesia services, intensive care medicine and obstetric anaesthesia.

Chris is a fellow of various professional organisations including the College of Anaesthetists in Ireland, the West African College of Surgeons, Membership of Royal College of Anaesthetists, Membership of Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland, Membership of European Society of Intensive Care Medicine.

Outside of work, he enjoys spending time with family, playing table tennis, hill walking and swimming.

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Onwubuya Joseph Ndidi

Joe Onwubuya is the Managing Director of Cyberspace Group. He is also a non-executive Director of many reputable companies like Zenith General Insurance Limited, Veritas Registrars Limited, Quantum Zenith Capital Limited, Venus Medicare Limited. He serves in the various committees of the Board. 

Mr. Onwubuya has held various positions in large integration and consulting companies. He has also served as IT consultant to numerous financial institutions and Visafone Communications Limited.

He works with his team to deliver a successful growth strategy for the company. He is highly regarded in the technology industry and has over twenty-five years of Software Business, Security and Network consulting experience with several companies in Nigeria and has been with Cyberspace since its inception.

Engr. Onwubuya holds a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Electrical/Electronic Engineering from the University of Lagos in addition to several other ICT seminars both within and outside Nigeria. He has attended the Advanced Management Programme of the Lagos Business School, Lagos. 

He is a corporate member of the Nigerian Society of Engineers (MNSE), Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN) and Institute of Directors (IOD), Nigeria. 

He is a member of the prestigious Ikoyi Club, in Lagos. playing table tennis, hill walking and swimming.