Chuks Obinna Ekwueme (born September 7, 1987) is the chairman and CEO of Uniccon Group, a Nigerian-based technology company. He is known to be the visionary behind the creation of Omeife - Africa's first humanoid robot. Uniccon Group In 2020, Chuks founded Uniccon Group - a conglomerate with subsidiaries in robotics, mobile payments, ecommerce, cybersecurity and blockchain. Chuks, who started investing in stocks while still an undergraduate, raised his initial start-up capital for his first business as a young adult, from some of his investments in stocks and was able to get additional funds from his mother. Omeife In October 2022, Ekwueme unveiled Omeife to the public for the first time at GITEX Global which was held at Dubai World Trade Centre, UAE. Omeife was first conceptualized in 2020 and built as a female Igbo character. The robot is powered by artificial intelligence with deep learning and understanding of the African culture and behavioral patterns. Chuks officially launched Omeife in Nigeria at Transcorp Hotel in December 2022. Omeife is a female-looking humanoid robot popular for being the first African humanoid robot. The humanoid is multilingual and has been programmed to speak English, Yoruba, Arabic, Swahili, Igbo, Pidgin, Hausa and French. References Living people 1987 births