Nnamdi Ekeh receives dual global leadership awards
Prince Nnamdi Ekeh, the Oxford-trained chief executive officer of Konga Group, has received two global leadership honours, for his visionary courage and transformative impact in the e-commerce industry.
The 30-year-old tech visionary was conferred with the Forbes Best of Africa E-Commerce Leadership Award 2025 and the Distinguished EuroKnowledge Award for Emerging Leadership in Digital Transformation at the House of Lords, London.
The dual recognition, presented before a gathering of world leaders, innovators, and policymakers, marks a defining moment for both Ekeh and the continent’s fast-rising digital economy.
The organisers, Forbes US and EuroKnowledge, described the awards as a celebration of visionary courage and transformative impact, honouring a young leader who has built enduring institutions powering Africa’s digital revolution.
Ekeh’s achievement not only underscores his meteoric rise in the global tech ecosystem but also reinforces his place among Africa’s new generation of transformational leaders.
Born into a family steeped in entrepreneurship, Nnamdi is the first son of Leo Stan Ekeh, chairman of the Zinox Group, widely regarded as Africa’s foremost disruptive digital entrepreneur, and Lady Chioma Ekeh, CEO of TD Africa, the continent’s largest tech distribution company.
From an early age, he inherited values of innovation, humility, and social responsibility, principles that continue to define his leadership style. His entrepreneurial story began at just 19, while studying at the University of Lancaster, where he founded Yudala, Africa’s first composite e-commerce platform.
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In 2018, he led the strategic acquisition of Konga from global investors Naspers and Kinnevik, merging it with Yudala to create Africa’s first true omnichannel e-commerce giant. Under his leadership, Konga has grown into a multifaceted ecosystem spanning fintech (KongaPay), logistics (Konga Logistics), healthcare (Konga Health), and travel (Konga Travel & Tours). The platform now serves over four million customers and a network of about 250,000 merchants across Nigeria.
Ekeh often describes his mission as building commercial scale with a social soul, reflecting a business philosophy that blends technology, purpose, and impact.
“When we acquired Konga from Naspers and Kinnevik, we chose the harder path, which was to build the rails of digital commerce for Nigeria and, ultimately, for Africa. Because entrepreneurship that truly changes lives must solve real problems, not just build pretty apps.
“Every package delivered isn’t just commerce; it’s connection. A small business in Enugu selling to a customer in Kano for the first time. That is what scalable social impact looks like; technology turning potential into prosperity,” he said.
