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General News of Monday, 28 June 2021

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What you didn't know about Brenda Ataga, wife of late Super TV CEO, Usifo Ataga

Brenda Ataga, the wife of Michael Usifo Ataga Brenda Ataga, the wife of Michael Usifo Ataga

The news about the demise of the billionaire businessman and CEO of Super TV, Mr. Usifo Ataga came as a shock to many who knew him. For many, he was a father, a husband, an entrepreneur, and a breadwinner.

His death has dominated the news cycle as a 21-year-old undergraduate of the University of Lagos who simply identified herself as Chidinma Ojukwu confessed to Killing Ataga.

She confessed after she was paraded by the Lagos State Police Command.

While a lot has been said about the late Ataga, we share a brief insight on who his widow is as curated from Report Afrique

Brenda Ataga, the wife of Michael Usifo Ataga, works as the National Project Coordinator of the LPG Gas Expansion Programme, in the office of the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva.

She had previously served as the Special Adviser on Downstream and Infrastructure between 2015 and 2019 to another Minister of State, Emmanuel Kachikwu.

She is a Mid/Downstream Commercial Strategist and a 2018 Nominee of the prestigious Arch Bishop Desmond Tutu Fellowship. She has over 15 years of experience in the Oil and Gas industry.

Brenda founded the NGO – True Foundation – which focuses on community and human capacity training for Women and Youths. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Public Administration from the University of Lagos, BA Business Management from Lincoln University and an LLM from the University of Salford.

Before joining public service, Brenda held key leadership positions in private sector, where she attained recognition as the first female and first under 30 to serve in the capacity of Supply Manager at OANDO PLC (West Africa).