Nigeria’s foremost Gynaecologist and fertility expert who has transformed healthcare delivery in Nigeria, and CEO of Nisa Medical Group, Dr. Ibrahim Wada; the FCT Minister, Nyesome Wike, and the Interior Minister, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, are among distinguished Nigerians that have made this year’s edition of
“Changemakers: 100 Nigerians Leading Change”
Dr. Wada, in 1994, pioneered the first government-verified In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) live birth in Abuja (Baby Hanatu). He has also overseen more than 5,000 IVF births in Nigeria, offering hope to families facing infertility challenges.
In the public sector, Dr. Wada led the team responsible for Nigeria’s first IVF birth at the National Hospital, Abuja and has supported the development of IVF centres in Port Harcourt, Bauchi, and Maiduguri – Nigeria.
In 2018, Dr. Wada led the team that achieved Nigeria’s first sickle cell-free birth using preimplantation genetic testing (PGT) – a first for West Africa. More than 100 carrier couples have
benefited from this life-changing technology.
Beyond fertility care, Dr. Wada has made remarkable strides in hospital management, steering the
successful public-private partnership (PPP) that has transformed Garki Hospital Abuja into a model healthcare facility. Under his guidance, Nisa Premier and Garki Hospitals have become leading centres for Residency Training Programs, producing more than 60 specialists in various
fields. This has been extended to the establishment of the first certified IVF training for gynaecologists, ensuring the next generation of specialists can continue to advance reproductive
healthcare in West Africa.
Committed to community health, Dr. Wada has championed regular outreach programs providing
free medical care to internally displaced persons (IDPs) and victims of other disasters. Through
the Baby Hanatu Foundation, his team also offers free healthcare services to the childless and
indigent.
The FCT Minister, Nyesome Wike, is said to have begun the restoration of the glory that the FCT once had by implementing the new master plan for Abuja, which aims to guide the city’s development and ensure it adheres strictly to the original blueprint.
Others are massive infrastructural development, including the construction of new urban and rural roads, has dramatically improved connectivity and accessibility for residents, enhancing security with the provision over hundreds of vehicles to the various security agencies and implementation of bolder; rural road development which has significantly enhanced economic activities in the suburbs of the FCT, thus creating opportunities and improving livelihoods; and also prioritising education by rehabilitating several schools, ensuring that children in the FCT learn in conducive environments and that the future generation is empowered with quality education
Tunji-Ojo, the Minister of Interior, is credited with transforming the Nigerian Immigration Service, strengthening border security, and enhancing the welfare of paramilitary personnel. He is also overseeing initiatives to improve school security, address challenges within correctional facilities, and enhance firefighting capabilitie
In its fifth year, “Changemakers: 100 Nigerians Leading Change” is a biographical compendium that profiles outstanding Nigerians who, by their acts or conduct, illuminate the atmosphere with their incandescent ideas and creative work, providing solutions to the perennial challenges of Nigeria.
These Changemakers represent a streak of light in a country darkened by malfeasance, and it is their inspirational stories of change that are documented in this compendium
By sharing their stories in this compendium, they become the barometer through which the Nigerian society works out its developmental agenda
The compendium is published by Profiles & Biographies, a biographical documentation firm that tells the authentic story of Africa through the lives of African history makers, thereby advancing the boundaries of knowledge and history of the continent, and sustaining the continent’s vibrancy.
