Nigeria’s Tiwa Savage, Imafidon make BBC 100 women list

The British Broadcasting cooperation has revealed its 100 inspirational and innovative women for 2017. Amongst the phenomenal women are two Nigerians — music diva, Tiwa Savage and computing child prodigy, Anne-Marie Imafidon.

This year, the women would be tackling some of the biggest problem facing women around the World.
According to the BBC post, they will be coming together in four teams, the women will share their experiences and create innovative ways to tackle:

The glass ceiling – #Teamlead
Female illiteracy – #Teamread
Street harassment – #Teamgo
Sexism in sport – #Teamplay

The report also stated that there are still 40 vacant spaces and as the season progresses, more women will be added to the list.
Other Africans who made the list are; Adelle Onyango (Kenya) Anita Nderu (Kenya) Chaima Lahsini (Morroco), Ellen Johnson Sirleaf(Liberia), Marieme Jamme (Senegal), Naomi Mwaura (Kenya) and Talent Jumo(Zimbabwe).
Tiwa Savage is a Nigerian singer, songwriter and a performer. She currently has a songwriting deal with Sony/ATV Music Publishing. After graduating with a degree in Business administration from the University of Kent, She did backup vocals for George Michael at the age of 16 and lent vocals to other musicians such as Mary J. Blige.
Anne-Marie Imafidon is a British computing, mathematics and language child prodigy. She is one of the youngest to pass two GCSEs in two different subjects while in primary school. She passed two GCSE Examinations (in Mathematics and Information technology) at the age of 11.
Imafidon founded and became CEO of Stemettes in 2013, a social enterprise promoting women in STEM careers, and was honoured with an MBE in 2016.