Meet Our 2019 Honorees: Oscar N. Onyema

Oscar N. Onyema, OON

NHEF Leadership in Business Award

Oscar has been CEO and member of the National Council of The Nigerian Stock Exchange since April 2011. In this role, he is responsible for superintending the general working of The Exchange. He is Chairman of Central Securities Clearing System Plc (CSCS), the clearing, settlement and depository for the Nigerian capital market; and Chairman of NG Clearing, which is in the process of developing a CCP.

He is a member of several advisory boards including London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) Africa Advisory Group (LAAG) and Thomson Reuters Africa Advisory Network.

Prior to relocating to Nigeria, Mr. Onyema served as Senior Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer at American Stock Exchange (Amex). He also ran the NYSE Amex equity business after the merger of NYSE Euronext and Amex in 2008.

Oscar completed the Harvard Business School Advanced Management Program (AMP) in 2015. He got his MBA from Baruch College, New York in 1998; and BSc degree from Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, in 1991.

October 31, 2019

NHEF CodeBack Challenge Winner Announced

In an effort to create a continuous development community for the Nigeria Higher Education Foundation (NHEF) Scholars, the NHEF Code-Back Challenge was rolled out as a crowdsourcing initiative for and by NHEF Scholars to create their ideal NHEF App. The challenge was opened to past and present Scholars as well as students from the six

January 15, 2016

Unlocking Nigeria’s Potential: January 2016

Nigeria has tremendous potential. It is a country blessed with tremendous supply of resources and poised to become an economic powerhouse. Between now and 2050, Africa’s population is expected to grow by 1.3 billion and it is projected that Nigeria will be the third largest country in the world by population and one of the

February 3, 2016

NHEF Annual Scholarship Essay Competition opens February 8th, 2016

We are pleased to announce the second edition of our Annual Scholarship Essay Competition will open for submission starting February 8th 2016. The competition is aimed at harnessing young minds on issues of vital importance to development and we are pleased to announce this year, the NHEF will be rewarding winners with a full year’s