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It’s International Women’s Day! Today, we celebrate Nigerian women breaking new grounds in the country’s tech space.

These women identified problems in the society ranging from education, health, finance, climate change and came up with innovative solutions using tech.

From health tech to fintech startups, here are 10 remarkable female technology entrepreneurs.

P.S: This list is in no particular order.

Vivian Nwakah, Medsaf

Vivian Nwakah is the founder/chief executive officer of Medsaf.

Medsaf is a pharmaceutical platform that allows pharmacies and drug dispensaries to connect with hospitals and patients outside their geographical location.

Individuals and organisations can also purchase medication on the platform.

Tomilola Adejana, Bankly

Tomilola Adejana is the co-founder/CEO of Bankly, a digital savings platform for the cash-dependent informal economy.

It aims to reduce the incidence of fraud and theft prevalent among informal thrift savers.

Anike Lawal, Mamalette 

Anike Lawal is the co-founder/CEO of Mamalette, an online maternal health platform for pregnant women and new mothers which provides advisory support and connects them with others going through similar experiences.

Bilkiss Adebiyi-Abiola, WeCyclers

Bilkiss Adebiyi-Abiola is the founder/CEO of WeCyclers, a company that collects recyclable waste from households in Lagos.

It gives households a chance to generate value from their waste and provides a reliable supply of raw material to the local recycling industry.

Grace Akinosun, smepeaks

Grace Akinosun is the founder/CEO of Smepeaks, a media company featuring business insights, analysis, market trends and innovation about small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Africa.

Ayoronke Tosin-Yeye, IMentorAfrica

Ayoronke Tosin- Yeye is the founder of IMentorAfrica, a digital mentorship platform. It helps anyone find mentors willing to provide guidance in their area of expertise.

Temie Giwa-Tunbosun, LifeBank

Temie Giwa-Tunbosun is the founder/CEO of LifeBank, a medical company that employs data, technology, and a smart logistics system to deliver blood and oxygen from labs to hospitals across the country.

Fara Ashiru Jituboh, Okra,Inc.

Fara Ashiru Jituboh is the co-founder/CEO/chief technology officer of Okra, a company that provides an application programming interface (API) that makes it possible to connect a bank account to any web or mobile app.

Odun Eweniyi, PiggyVest 

Odun Ewenyi is the co-founder/ chief operations officer of PiggyVest, an online platform that helps people manage their finances effectively by saving money towards their targets /goals; and invest with better returns.

Adeola Shasanya, Afro-Tech Girls

Adeola Shasanya is the co-founder of Afro-Tech girls, a Nigerian non-profit organisation focused on increasing the participation of girls and young women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).