Hon. Aisha Adamu Augie is a renowned advocate for the Creative and Cultural Sector in Africa.
She is a Nigerian photographer, filmmaker, and creative artist. She is recognised for her visionary approach in harnessing Creativity and Communication to effect meaningful change, a driving force behind various community-building and value-creation initiatives.

Aisha is multifaceted, with relevant experience as an entrepreneur. She has worked within multiple industries in the private sector before delving into public service in Nigeria; for the past 9 years as an advisor to leaders on both the subnational and national levels of government. She is a bridge builder between these sectors and engages in development initiatives and policy creation with emphasis on youth and women empowerment, amongst other causes.

Here are some key points about her biography

Early Life and Education

She is a graduate of Mass Communication from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria
– She also has an MBA from Hult International Business School, London
– She has certifications in Digital Filmmaking from the New York Film Academy; and a ‘Curating Contemporary Art Exhibitions’ Certification from the Chelsea College of Arts, University of the Arts, London
-She is certified on Gender and Security Studies
– She is the daughter of late Senator Adamu Baba Augie, a distinguished politician and broadcaster, and recently retired Justice Amina Adamu Augie JSC CFR
– She is from Argungu Emirate in Kebbi State

Career

* She is the current Director-General of the Centre for Black and African Arts and Civilization (CBAAC), an agency under the Ministry of Arts, Culture and Creative Economy.
– She served as Special Adviser to the Minister of Finance, Budget & National Planning and Senior Special Assistant to the Governor of Kebbi state, Nigeria, focusing on Digital Communications and New Media Strategy.
-She is a member of the Nigeria
union of Journalists (NUJ), Nigerian institute of Public Relations (NiPR) and an Associate at the Nigeria Leadership Institute (NLI).
-She has various non-profit board appointments including CARE.Org Advisory Board & CURE Africa
– She was the CEO of The 1960 Company, a media and marketing firm
– She has received various accolades both locally and internationally, including the 100 Most Influential People of African Descent 2019 (MIPAD 100), and recently listed by Leading Ladies Africa as one of the Top 40 Women redefining leadership in Northern-Nigeria 2024.
-She is the first female to attempt running for the Federal House of Representatives Seat at the Argungu-Augie Constituency in Kebbi State

Awards and Recognition
-She was recognised by the National Copyrights Commission and World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) for her contributions and commitment to the empowerment of women in the field of Intellectual Property 2023.
– Recognized as a UNICEF High-level Women Advocate (HILWA) on Education 2019
-Member of the Goalkeeper’s community of changemakers by Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation 2023
– She emerged winner of the British Council Through-My-Eyes Competition in 2014
– She won the Sisterhood Award for Photographer of the Year in 2014
– Creative Artist of the Year at The Future Awards in 2011

Other Ventures

– As an artist, she has exhibited art all over the world touching on major subjects as a catalyst for social change, her most recent was during Art Basel in Miami, USA titled “Selective Perception”. 2023
-She is the Creator-General at a non-profit she founded in 2012, the Center For Art & Creative Talent, an organization dedicated to bridging the gaps between talent, financing and intellectual property Law
– She co-founded the Photowagon, a collective dedicated to promoting Nigerian photography in 2009
– She has moderated sessions on the global stage including on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly at the Global Africa Business Initiative (GABI) in New York
-She has spoken at various Ted Talks and is also the Curator/Organiser of TedX Argungu in Kebbi State.
-Aisha is also a mother of 4 children