Sim Shagaya

Sim Shagaya
Born
Simdul Shagaya

1975
Lagos, Nigeria
NationalityNigerian
Alma materGeorge Washington University
Dartmouth College
Harvard Business School
Nigeria Military School
Occupations
  • Businessman
  • Entrepreneur
Years active2005–present
Known forThe uLesson Group
Miva Open University
Konga.com
E-Motion Advertising
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Sim Shagaya is a Nigerian businessperson who is recognized as the founder of uLesson Education Limited, E-Motion Outdoor Advertising, Konga.com and DealDey.

Sim Shagaya is a Nigerian media and technology entrepreneur. He is the founder and CEO of uLesson Education Limited - an app built to make education available to learners across Africa and founder and chancellor of Miva Open University. He is the founder and former C.E.O of one of West Africa's largest electronic commerce website Konga.com and founder of E-Motion Advertising - a leading out-of-home media company acquired in 2019 by Loatsad Promomedia. In 2014, he was named in Forbes' list of "10 Most Powerful Men in Africa".

In August 2019, Sim Shagaya was invited to and accepted to serve as a member of the Economic Advisory Council of the Executive Governor of his home town, Plateau State, Samuel Lalong.