The serial entrepreneur is the mastermind behind several tech solutions. He also developed Africa’s first humanoid robot, becoming one of the continent’s leading innovators. 

Chuks Ekwueme (photo) is a Nigerian businessman and CEO of the Uniccon Group of Companies, which he founded in 2020. With the Uniccon Group, he aims to help Africans -both businesses and households- access the most innovative and impactful solutions to realize their full potential. 

Uniccon Group specializes in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics), software development, e-commerce, agricultural value chain supply, and export logistics. It is also an expert in jewelry and international business consulting and advisory.

In October 2022, at the GITEX trade fair -Dubai, October 10-14, 2022- its CEO unveiled the first humanoid robot it developed, a first in Africa. The robot, baptized  Omeife, can converse in several local and international languages including Igbo, French, English, Arabic, and Afrikaans. During his presentation, Chuks explained that the humanoid robot was developed by the Stem Focus Lab -a Uniccon Group of Companies’ project- and completed two days before the GITEX 2022. 

Chucks has developed several other solutions such as SmartMedicare, SmartWorks, SmartFree, Payfocuss, and CloudFocus. In April 2022, he launched a US$40 million cybersecurity solution.  The solution, called Lossless Security, provides organizations with a full range of cyber protection solutions including endpoint defense, fraud detection, and data transfer encryption.

Since 2009, the serial entrepreneur is the director of Coevis World, a distributor of gypsum-based construction materials in Nigeria. From 2014 to 2016, he worked as the chief technical officer and consultant of Divine Rewardn Services, a supplier of construction chemicals and structural sealant technologies. 

In October 2022, he won the Excellence in Technology and Community Development Award at the Peace Achievers International Award.

Melchior Koba