Mrs. Temilola Adepetun
Board Member
Temilola Adepetun is the founder and MD/CEO of SKLD Integrated Services Limited (formerly School
Kits Limited), a leading sourcing company for educational, lifestyle, office, and humanitarian aid
supplies in Nigeria, with a presence in 6 States of the country serving over 500 companies across 24
states in Nigeria. She is passionate about learning and development and has been a facilitator on soft
skills in entrepreneurship programs. She has served on mentoring Programs over the years mentoring
other female entrepreneurs.
She started her 14-year career in the Oil and Gas Industry in 1986 during which she worked in various
strategic departments such as Economics & Planning, Treasury, Insurance, and Human Resources. She
resigned in the year 2000 to pioneer the concept of a one-stop back-to-school store in Lagos, with the
opening of her first retail store at Onikan on September 9th of the same year.
SKLD was launched with 2 members of staff at Onikan, Lagos over 20 years ago and currently, it
operates 7 retail outlets across Lagos, Abuja, and Port Harcourt, an online back-to-school store (skit.
ng), and 5 other business locations across Nigeria
Temilola has driven a very innovative and dynamic team toward achieving remarkable growth in her
company. She achieved this by expanding SKLD’s wholesale division with the launch of Marcel Hughes
Apparel in 2009 - Nigeria’s flagship uniform brand serving over 500 schools nationwide; and
establishing a garment production facility employing 95 garment workers and producing over 4,000
garments per month. SKLD further diversified into Humanitarian Aid supplies to International NGOs
such as UNICEF, Save the Children, AHNI, and others in recent years.
In November 2019, Temilola received the International Women’s Entrepreneurial Challenge
Foundation (IWEC) Award India, in recognition of her giant strides on her journey as a successful
entrepreneur and for her contribution to empowering women. In April 2023, she received the award
for Education Business Leader, 2023 by Africa Economy Builders Forum and Awards in Abidjan, Cote
D’Ivoire for her contribution to the Educational Supplies sector for over two decades.
Temilola holds a B.Sc. in Economics from the University of Lagos (1982) and she is an Associate of the
Chartered Institute of Insurance, London -A.C.I.I. (1985).
She is also a Life Member of Women in Management and Business (WIMBIZ) and a Trustee of the Board
of Courage Education Foundation, an NGO dedicated to educating indigent children. She sits as a
Director on the Board of SS Dental Clinic, Lagos, and is the Vice - Chairperson of the Board of Directors
at C.O.P.E. Foundation, an NGO that provides breast cancer awareness and resources for women. She
is a member of the Garment and Accessories Manufacturers Association of Nigeria