Stella Chinyelu Okoli

Stella Chinyelu Okoli (30th July 1944) is a Nigerian pharmacist, philanthropist and entrepreneur. She is the founder and current chief executive officer of Emzor pharmaceutical manufacturing company, founded in 1977.

Business is business. There is no special business for man or for woman.

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• They were foreigners, they could divest, pull out their funds and go back home to their countries. I couldn’t go anywhere.
  • "'I strive to make people happy'" The Nation (October 12, 2014)

• You must strive to make people happy...Whether people appreciate your efforts or not, God sees you and appreciates you.
  • "'I strive to make people happy'" The Nation (October 12, 2014)

• ""It is important for young female entrepreneurs to start small”""
  • "Stella Okoli: Promoter of wellness from little beginnings" Marketing Edge (2016)

• “The current forex situation has made our suppliers think less of us as a country and that is not good enough.”
  • "Emzor pharmaceutical calls on government to empower manufacturers The Guardian (Nigeria) (July 28, 2016)

• “We must encourage our own local manufacturers to meet the needs of their people locally as well as export to other nations to avoid recession.”
  • "Emzor pharmaceutical calls on government to empower manufacturers The Guardian (Nigeria) (July 28, 2016)

• The reason she is successful is because of her integrity; no matter what she is passing through, she has always done good to others.
  • "Emzor celebrates Oshoala’s appointment as Falcons’ captain" PMS News Nigeria (October 6, 2019)

"The woman who built a pharmaceutical giant from a small store"

Nairametrics (August 29, 2020)

• We have no business allowing importation of drugs that we can produce here because all we are doing is importing poverty. There has to be industry where the young pharmacists can fit into after graduation.
• There have been policies over the years that have favoured the trading multi-nationals, to the detriment and disadvantage of those of us who have invested in the development of the manufacturing aspect of the industry
• Business is business. There is no special business for man or for woman.
• ... everything I did not achieve before 70, now is the time to get started”.