Adenike Olumide-Emmanuel is a dynamic Individual, an instinctive Entrepreneur and a
consummate Professional with several years of productive experience in starting and
running businesses in Nigeria. Her wealth of experience cuts across production and
packaging, sales and marketing, real estate, event planning, management and execution.
Her enviable expertise, robust experience and varied exposure as an astute Entrepreneur
has aided her in building enviable world class business brands like  Adenike Selah Foods and
Products Limited- an indigenous Food And Products’ Company that is providing quality
foods and products to Nigerians both at home and abroad and also  Madiba Events Limited-
a professional Event Management And Consulting Company that is redefining the face of
event management in Africa by offering bespoke event management, consulting services
and trainings to individuals and organizations.
As a firm believer in entrepreneurship and youth empowerment, she advocates that youths
need to be empowered with the right tools, quality information and favorable environment
to pursue their passion, release their ingenuity and contribute their quota to National
development. Her risk taking ability, love for entrepreneurship and desire to empower
more Nigerian youths inspired her to establish Adenike Selah Foods and Products Limited
and Madiba Events Limited where both brands serve to meet the needs of the Nigerian and
African markets, provide employment opportunity for our teeming youth populace and
contribute to the GDP of the Nation.
She is a Youth Leader and Mentor par excellence who leverages on several platforms both
online and offline to train and mentor young minds; helping them discover and maximize
their God given potentials thereby becoming useful to themselves and the Nation. She is
the founder of Youth For A Better Nigeria- an online platform where young people discuss
and contribute meaningfully to National and Global issues. She is also the host of Madiba
Trainings- a Training and Skill advancement program for young people.
Adenike is a trained accountant. Her quest for continuous personal and professional
development propelled her to take a certification course in Event Planning from the

Blackford Centre For Event Planning in the United Kingdom. She is an alumnus of Poise
Nigeria Graduate Finishing School- Nigeria’s Premier Protocol and Etiquette School. She is a
member of the prestigious International Institute of Weddings and an Associate of the
world renowned Women in Management, Business and Public Service (WimBiz) Forum. She
is also a Mentor on the Cherie Blair Foundation where she gives of her time in mentoring
ladies from all over the world voluntarily. Adenike has attended several trainings and
personal improvement programs in Nigeria and abroad.
Adenike has a bring-it-on attitude as she really likes fun, challenging and creative ventures.
This is seen in many assignments she has handled over time. She recently embarked on a
skydiving challenge where she skydived from a height of 14,000 feet above sea level.
With a depth of versatility and huge expanse of certified and practical knowledge in
Leadership Development, Project Management, Entrepreneurship and Business Start-ups,
Event Planning as well as Youth Development and Empowerment, Adenike is in high
demand for training and speaking engagements both in Nigeria and in the Diaspora.
She is the Managing Director of Madiba Events Limited and Adenike Selah Foods and
Products Limited. She also sits on the board of other Organizations like the Common Sense
Group of Companies. She is happily married with children and she makes her abode with
her family in Lagos, Nigeria.