Oge Funlola Modie

With over twenty-five years of work experience spanning the private, public, and development sectors, Oge Funlola Modie is a pioneering figure, seasoned expert, accomplished professional and author. Her focus areas have been diverse, including finance, opinion research, public policy, and administration.

Over the last two decades, Oge has held top executive roles, culminating in her most recent position as the Senior Special Assistant to the immediate past President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria on Strategic Communications. In this pioneering senior advisory role, she spearheaded the design, development, and execution of impactful public policies.

Before that role, she served as the Chief of Staff to the Cabinet Minister of State for Petroleum Resources for the Federal Republic of Nigeria and Chairman of the Board of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) while also functioning as the first-ever Chief of Staff to the Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation.

Between 2008 and 2011, Oge led efforts to establish a $50 million SME West African Private Equity Fund for Women based in Nigeria. As the Fund Director for West Africa, she oversaw all business development activities and provided capital support to women-owned businesses across West Africa.
In 2012 she achieved a milestone by becoming the female leader of NOIPolls Limited, a prominent and respected organization in Nigeria specializing in independent opinion polling and research.

Oge is a Distinguished Fellow of the Institute of Brand Management of Nigeria (FIBN) and a Fellow of the Institute of Credit Administration of Nigeria (FICA). She holds an MBA from the Cranfield University School of Management and a B.Sc. with Honors in Economics from the University of Nigeria N sukka (UNN). Oge received an Honorary Doctorate in Political Research Development and National Growth in 2019. She also holds a level 2 APMP UK project management certification.

Oge sits on several boards, including FirstBorn Foundation (an education Fund), Cedar Seed Foundation (supporting persons living with disabilities), Wellspring of Life International, and Heels of Influence Initiative. She has previously served on the KSF Microfinance Bank and NOI Polls Limited boards and contributed as a Steering Committee Member for Sustainability in the Extractive Industries (SITEI) Conference and Nigeria Gas Flare Commercialization Programme.

Oge has received several prestigious awards, including the African Business Leadership Excellence Award (2015) for outstanding business leadership. She was honoured with the Distinguished Personality Platinum Award (2019) for her humanitarian services and recognized as the Credit Management Director of the Year (2015) by the Nigerian Credit Industry Awards. Oge has also been acknowledged for contributing to Nigeria’s growth and development, receiving the Ambassador of Peace Award (2018) and the CSR-in-Action Advocacy Award (2018).