Sonnia Agu

Sonnia Agu (born 15 September 1988) is a Nigerian social entrepreneur. She is the founder and CEO of The Sapio Club and G1st International Foundation. She is an executive board member of the Nigerian chapter of the Pan African Youth Commission. In 2020, she was listed by Lagos state youth parliament as one of Lagos state's most influential young persons in 2020.

Early life and education Sonnia Agu was born in Lagos State, Nigeria and is originally from Okija in Anambra state.

Post COVID-19, she got another educational achievement from MIT (Massachusetts institute of Technology) in Business and impact planning for social enterprises.

In 2019, she enrolled at the Harvard Business School where she was certified with a passing grade as an Entrepreneur from an Emerging Economy. She also received a passing grade from OxfordX an initiative of Oxford University in Understanding Economic Development.

Career In 2013, after returning to Nigeria from University in Cyprus, Agu founded the G1st International Foundation, a nonprofit organization. G1st is short for "God First". which is registered with the Nigerian Federal Ministry of Trade and Investment. In February 2014, she was part of the team that hosted Nigeria's Centenary celebration, A Nation United, which was hosted by President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan. In 2016, she received the Lagos State Award of Excellence for her contribution to the growth and development of education in the Ajegunle. where she was selected by Egyptian president Abdelfattah El-Sisi as an African Women Ambassador. On November 22, 2023 she was given a certificate for Award for Global Excellence by Leadership Without Borders at The House of Lords Palace of Westminster London, UK.

Awards and honours In 2025, Agu was named in the “Top 40 Under 40” by Most Influential People of African Descent (MIPAD) for her Activism & Humanitarianism. Same 2025, Crest Africa honored her as one of Africa’s Leading Women.

Award for Global Excellence, House of Lords, Westminster Palace (UK), 2023

Outstanding African Social Entrepreneur, African Achievers’ Awards (UK), 2023

Achiever per Excellence,” National Association of Northern Nigerian Students, 2022

Lagos State’s Most Influential Young Persons (Lagos Youth Parliament) award 2020

African Women Ambassador 2019

West African Leadership Summit Award (Community Development) 2018