Chiedozie Akwiwu (born 11 February 1988), is a Nigerian businessman and philanthropist. He is a co-founder of the online energy bill payment platform Paynergy.

Early life and education

Akwiwu grew up in

Warri The city of Warri is an oil hub within South-South Nigeria and houses an annex of the Delta State Government House. Warri City is one of the major hubs of the petroleum industry in Nigeria. Warri and her twin city, Uvwie are the commercial c ...

, Delta State. He attended DSC Primary and Secondary School, Warri and obtained his first leaving school certificate in 2005, before preceding to

Imo State University The Imo State University (IMSU) in Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria was established in 1981 through law No. 4 passed by the Imo State House of Assembly. The university admitted the first intake of 392 pioneer students on 23 October, 1981. After the ...

where he graduated in 2009 with a degree in accountancy. He did his one-year mandatory

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Career

Akwiwu began his career in

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, founding Doak Integrated Resources Limited as a construction, real estate, and agricultural commodities company. Later in his career, he founded Nigeria Made Hub and Puragon Oil and Gas Distribution. In 2018, he alongside Akinyele Tobi co-founded an online energy bill payment platform Paynergy.

Philanthropy

In December 2019, Akwiwu started a malaria eradication project, providing for 150 children in Kuchigoro community,

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Awards and recognition

Akwiwu received The Most Enterprising Personality Of The Year at the 2020 Nigeria Entrepreneur Awards.

Personal life

Akwiwu was born in Warri, Delta State, Nigeria. He is a native of Ogwuaga Abba community,

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, Nigeria.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Akwiwu, Chiedozie Living people 1988 births People from Imo State Nigerian philanthropists Imo State University alumni 20th-century Nigerian businesspeople 21st-century Nigerian businesspeople