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Warien Rose Academy is the vision of Prof Doc Efe Anaughe
About the founder:
I am a humanitarian, lawyer, and human rights advocate with over 30 years of experience championing the rights of women and marginalized communities. As the founder and CEO of the Warien Rose Foundation—a non-profit organization established in 1988/89—I have led initiatives that provide advocacy, social development, empowerment programs, emotional support groups, and human rights services.
Recognized as an expert in anti-money laundering (AML), counter-financing of terrorism (CFT), and anti-corruption compliance, I hold certification as an AML/CFT and Anticorruption Compliance Manager. I successfully completed the International Anti-Corruption Academy’s course on “AML/CFT and Anticorruption Compliance: Comparative Aspects and Practical Implementation.”
A specialist in gender-based violence and a committed advocate for gender equity, I have dedicated my career to advancing the rights and well-being of women and girls. I am the convener and founding coordinator of NGOs CSOs Consortium International, a global initiative with multiple country chapters and over 3,000 member organizations in Nigeria alone.
My humanitarian contributions have been widely recognized, earning me numerous awards and the distinction of being a triple gold medalist with an MBA, DBA, and Academy designation from the Roxbourg Institute of Social Entrepreneurship. I have written extensively, contributing to several publications, including 40 Pearls of Wisdom, where I authored the chapter “Tenacity.”
For the past two decades, I have hosted Love Bug, a popular relationship program on UNILAG 103.1 FM in Lagos, Nigeria. I am also the author of The Bachelorette Column in The Sun Newspaper Nigeria.
In addition to my advocacy and media work, I serve on the boards of several organizations, including Zuritech Limited, Zuriel Earthworks Limited, and Warien Rose International. I also serve as the Acting Regional Chair and Regional Manager of the AML/CFT CSO Forum for West Africa, as well as Chair of the Nigeria chapter.
In 2024, I founded the Warien Rose Academy, an institution committed to providing specialized training and education for all genders, with a focus on equal opportunity and representation. I earned my Doctorate in Business Administration from the Roxbourg Institute of Social Entrepreneurship (RISE), Switzerland, in February 2024, and was named a Roxbourg Fellow.
My life’s work is driven by a deep passion for humanity, especially issues affecting women and girls. In recognition of my dedication, I was appointed the G100 Nigeria Country Chair on Domestic Abuse, part of a prestigious global collective of distinguished leaders.
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Words from WRA Faculty: Gloria Okekearu
Warien Rose Academy has impacted my life positively in skill development, knowledge expansion, Networking and personal growth. Before I joined Warien Rose Academy I had low knowledge of leadership in public space because I wasn’t opportune to explore any available learning Academy that met my needs and hunger for skill development and knowledge expansion. When I came across Warien Rose Academy and eventually joined the Academy and began learning, my life took a transformative change. My knowledge of leadership was expanded. Through networking, I came across like thinking minds and had better and valuable relationship.
Today, I would say boldly that I took the right decision by joining the academy.
Come join and experience all round transformative change in your business, leadership and politics affairs.
Welcome on board.
Words from WRA Faculty: Morenike Taire
Innovative. Resilient. Global. These and many other terms are those that come to mind when talking of Warien Rose Academy.
As a fully global, fully domestically equipped institution, Warien Rose Academy, fondly referred to by us as WRA, defines for me what quality learning of the future looks like.
Despite engaging in various short term trainings over my professional life, I negotiated any long term learning endeavours with much caution. “How would I sit down for hours under the tutelage of others?” I secretly asked myself.
Within weeks, the inspiring hunger for progress of those around me quickly sucked me in, transporting me into many worlds, some of which I didn’t even know existed.
WRA has challenged me, stretched me and often filled me with pride. Of course WRA is a triple gold academy: Leadership, Empthy and Cooperation are non negotiable.
Being here has strengthened my sense of purpose and opened up possibilities. I can’t wait to see where Warien Rose Academy is going.
The future is here- come and join us.
Words from WRA Faculty: Hon Esther Esevohare
Warien Rose Academy has truly changed my life. As a woman in business, politics and leadership, I was searching for a place that could help me grow, reposition my business, and give me the confidence to lead with impact. This academy gave me all that and so much more.
If you’re a woman in business, politics, or leadership, I encourage you to join. It’s not just about learning—it’s about transformation. Come and experience what I’m enjoying.
Warien Rose Academy is a powerful space for women who are ready to rise.
Other Faculty members:
1. Prof Danjibo Nathaniel Dominic
University of Ibadan
2. Prof Joshua O. BOLARINWA, PhD
Nigerian Institute of International Affairs (NIIA), Lagos, Nigeria.