Olubukola Mary Akinpelu

Olubukola Mary Akinpelu, better known as Mylifeassugar, is a Nigerian-American registered nurse, nurse educator, and content creator. She is the author of The Ultimate Nursing School Study Guide.

She was awarded by Nigerian Books of Record, JOM Charity Award and Yessiey Awards because of her contributions to the health and nursing profession.

She also championed increased access to nursing education and fought against discrimination in the profession. During the COVID-19 pandemic, she created healthcare content focused on nursing and also played a key role in Nigeria's healthcare by training nurses for free during the lockdown to support the government in reducing the spread of the virus.

Through the application of her Need Theory and also advanced nursing education and research by leading the nursing literature indexing project she helped shape nursing in Nigeria.

She is recognized among the top three practicing Nigeria nurses and the first nurse educator in her local community and in 2023, she was listed by Yessiey Magazine among the 100 most influential people in Africa.

She was listed among the top 100 most influential personalities in Africa and recognized among the top 3 Nigerian nurse educators.