Ugo Johnson Anyiam nominated for Global Leadership Award.

A Nigerian lawyer based in South Africa, Ugo Johnson Anyiam, has been nominated for the Global Leadership Award at the Global Entrepreneurship Festival (GEF) 2026, billed as The Biggest Entrepreneurship Event in the World. Anyiam, who is the Managing Partner of Anyiam Attorneys Incorporated in South Africa, will receive the award next month at the festival’s main ceremony scheduled for 6th – 8th November, 2026 at the JW Marriott Hotel, Cairo, Egypt.

Umuaka Times correspondents in South Africa who spoke with MrAnyiam confirmed that Anyiam’s nomination was contained in the official flier released by the organizers, which recognizes Anyiam’s exceptional leadership in the legal profession and entrepreneurship. Ugo Johnson Anyiam is a Nigerian legal practitioner who has built a thriving law firm in South Africa. He is the immediate past President of the Igbo Lawyers Association of South Africa (ILASA), where he led advocacy and professional development for Nigerian lawyers in the diaspora.

Anyiam will be honoured alongside global changemakers at an event that will host 12 events concurrently, with over 10,000 participants, with more than60 global speakers from over 70 countries and broadcast to over 10 million viewers. This year’s festival is themed, The World We Help to Create.

Meanwhile, Africa’s richest man and President and Chief Executive of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote (GCON), has been unveiled as the Grand Patron of the 2026 edition. Dangote’s appointment was brokered by the Vice Chairman of GEF, Dr. Elizabeth Jack-Rich, and was formally announced in September 2026 when the GEF Board led by its President, Dr. Summy Smart Francis, and its Chairman, Dan Vatovic (Colorado, USA) paid a courtesy visit to the Dangote Group.

The GEF Board said Dangote embodies the spirit of the festival, citing his journey of building a conglomerate from the ground up and his massive investments across key sectors of Africa’s economy. According to the organizers, more information about the festival is available on its official website: www.globalentrepreneurshipfestival.com.Anyiam’s nomination is seen as a proud moment for Nigerians in the diaspora, particularly the legal community in South Africa, as he prepares to join other world leaders on stage in Cairo.