Meet Our Team
Chike Nwagwu
Chief Executive officer
Chike Nwagwu
Chike started his working career as a business development executive with Millennium Investment Trust Limited where he quickly rose to become the Business Advisory Lead. In 2000 he left to start icaptechnologies Limited, a Technology solutions development firm with market leadership in the provision of transactional platforms mainly in the media and banking industry in Nigeria. He as at various times consulted and led implementation on technology-based process transformation for various organizations in Nigeria including United Bank for Africa and the Code of Conduct Bureau. He joined Esoko Nigeria (A franchise of the Agricultural MIS Esoko) in 2009 as founding Country Director and later became CEO of Novus Agro Limited in 2013.
Chike has over 17 years’ experience as Technology solutions provider to multiple business sectors in Nigeria. Mr. Nwagwu holds a bachelor’s degree in Geology from the University of Port Harcourt, and is a 2018 Stanford SEED alumni.
Abimbola Afolabi
Abimbola started her working career in Niger Insurance PLC where she worked as an Insurance underwriter in 2018. In 2020, she joined Novus Agro as a Growth and Development facilitator and very quickly got into Business Analysis and Development. She currently manages the Farm and Fortune Project and also consults for the company on Project Risk Management and Insurance related issues.
Abimbola Afolabi
Risk and Insurance
Justin Torkuma
Head of Operations
Justin Torkuma
Torkuma started his Working career in 2015 where he co-founded Scout-Hub, a technology driven startup, before founding his start-up, had worked in the hospitality industry performing supervisory roles for more than four years, during which he built a profound customer service experience and management. In 2019 he started his journey with Novus Agro as part of the operations team
Olajide Temitope
Temitope started her working career as an intern at FrieslandCampina WAMCO. In 2018, she joined Novus Agro Ltd as an intern where she quickly rose to become the head opportunities and Business development for the Organization. Miss. Temitope holds a bachelor’s degree in Food science and technology from the Obafemi Awolowo University, and is a 2019 Utiva data school alumni.
Olajide Temitope
Opportunities and Business Development
Mike Eko
Learning and Org. improvement
Mike Eko
Mike Holds a Bachelor of Technology (BTech ) in Polymer Technology from Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Nigeria . He is versatile having gernered experience from his stints in manufacturing, Quality Assurance , Sales customer Support and IT Consultants . He Currently heads learning and Organizational improvement at Novus Agro Ltd .