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EDUCATION

Dr. Ayo Omotoso attended Olubi Memorial Primary School, Elekuro and Ibadan City Academy, Ibadan, Nigeia where he studied for and obtained West African School Certificate – equivalent of General Certificate of Education (GCE) Ordinary Level.

He holds diploma in Marketing from George Brown College Toronto, Ontario; 1st Class – Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Economics, Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Marketing, Masters in Business Administration in Finance and Doctor of Philosophy in Management with bias in International Finance from the University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

We operate as a vital link between Federal, State and Local Governments and their various Agencies and Foreign Investors and Financiers on identification, appraisal and setting up of viable industrial and commercial projects in all parts of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

We also assist Nigerian businessmen and women, organized Trade Associations, Co-operative Societies and other corporate organizations to source for reputable partners, co-investors and financiers from overseas countries.

Prime Atlantic Limited is a wholly owned Nigerian Company dedicated to effecting development in the Nigerian Oil and gas industry. It was established in 2005 and successfully partnered with Cegelec, France to establish a joint venture company, Prime Atlantic Cegelec Nigeria (PACE) in 2005.

We have our training center located in Ogere, which provide coordinated professional development programs in a cross learning environment for training and certifying managers, engineers and technicians, for the improvement of knowledge and practical skills within the oil and gas industry. The Pace center has trained and certified over 400 Nigerian personnel for the Chevron Agbami and Total Akpo operations in Nigeria to date.

We have several years experience in Oil and Gas, Instrumentation and Electrical, General support and Training. With one of the best training centers in Africa solidly producing outstanding personnel over the last seven years, PACE has set itself aside with outstanding achievements.
We have been identified as the only Nigerian company capable of certain simulation training in Yokagawa and DCS systems.

AYO OTUYALO

Ayo graduated as a Pharmacist from the University of Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University) in 1996. He worked in his chosen field of study for a couple of years before moving to the Honeywell Group of Companies where he worked as a Business Development Manager and was responsible for developing Chemical and Lubricant business before he was deployed to the office of the Chairman as his Personal Assistant.

Ayo is currently the Chief Executive Officer of Prime Atlantic Group with four joint ventures/subsidiaries namely, Prime Atlantic Cegelec (PACE), Falck Prime Atlantic Ltd (FPA), West Atlantic Energy Limited (WAEL) and Prime Atlantic Global Instruments (PAGI) all rendering services to the Oil and Gas industry.

Via his various partnerships with renowned European Oil and Gas Service Companies, Ayo has demonstrated his commitment to developing Nigerian content and competencies in the Oil and Gas industry.

He is a member of the Board of Trustees of Oil and Gas Training Association of Nigeria. Also, Ayo has demonstrated and exemplified strong leadership character building a world class training facility and curriculum where they train professionals in different fields. He is deeply convinced that the decadence in our country can be sharply overturned when leaders are nurtured with the right values.

Ayo comes on the Board, throwing his weight in human capacity building.



Prime Atlantic Limited was established in 2003 and has successfully partnered with Cegelec, France and Falck Nutec, Denmark to establish joint venture companies, Prime Atlantic Cegelec Nigeria (Pace) and Falck Prime Atlantic Nigeria (FPA) respectively. Prime Atlantic Limited established itself as a full oil servicing company to provide services to the Oil & Gas industry.

Prime Atlantic Limited is a wholly Nigerian – owned company established in 2003 with the vision to be the preferred services and solutions company in Sub – Saharan Africa. As a full oil servicing company, we pride ourselves on offering the most comprehensive bouquet of solutions while subjecting our processes to the most stringent global standards providing services and solutions to the Oil & Gas industry.

Prime Atlantic has integrated all its five subsidiaries into a One – Stop Shop to achieve this feat and these formidable companies established over the years, are in partnership with world leaders in various aspects of the global Oil and Gas industry. They are Cegelec (France), Falck Safety Services (Denmark), Collabro (UK), Endress & Hauser (Switzerland), and AKE (UK).

We have two world – class training centres (OPITO Certified) in Nigeria, providing co – ordinated professional development and training programs within a cross learning environment in the following areas; Operations and Maintenance, Safety, Survival Emergency Response, Skills Development.

Scholes007:
huhuhu believe what ever you want, it would stop them from providing Eko disco and EEDC electric meters.

prodigy24:
Smart afonja you said. That is to the you that we are not as tribalistic as you. If it were Yoruba company, no single person from head to the bottom would come from another tribe. Yoruba are not capable of managing a company , they have a reputation in rendering companies bankrupt...

The First Female Nigerian Doctorate Degree Holder in the Field of Engineering.

Olatokunbo Arinola Somolu (Engr. Dr.), is the first female Nigerian doctorate degree holder in any field of engineering. She was born in Lagos State on 11th of October, 1950.

She had her primary education at Anglican Girl’s School, Lagos (1957-1962) and her secondary education at Queen’s College, Yaba, Lagos, which she finished in 1967 with eight distinctions.

She further completed her A’ Levels in the same school in 1969, after which she was admitted into the University of Lagos where she graduated top of her class with a B.Sc. degree in Civil Engineering in 1973.

She obtained her Ph.D degree in Civil Engineering (Structures) in 1978, thus becoming the first Nigerian woman to hold a Ph.D in any field of Engineering.

Dr. Somolu started her professional career as Pupil Engineer with Sokoto Waterworks in 1973. She was a Senior Lecturer and also the Head of Department, Civil Engineering, Yaba College of Technology between 1977 and 1982.

She joined NNPC in 1982 as Assistant Chief Civil Engineer. She was Head, Civil Engineering Unit of ETD, NNPC in 1990, Head, Special Projects in 1992 and Manager, Engineering in 1995. In November 2003, she was appointed General Manager (Projects) and in February 2005 she became the first woman to Head the Engineering and Technology Division (ETD) of NNPC as the Group General Manager.

Her engineering prowess can be appreciated through the major projects she supervised. These include: The world class NNPC Towers Complex in Abuja, DPR offices in Kofo Abayomi, V/Island, the New Atlas Cove Jetty and NNPC Floating Fuel Filling Stations. She voluntarily retired from NNPC in 2009 after 27 years of active and dedicated services

Dr. Somolu has undertaken several national assignments. She was a member of the Boards of Federal Emergency Road Management Agency (FERMA) and the Nigerian Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA). She was inducted into the Nigerian Women Hall of Fame in 2007 as the first Nigerian Female to hold a Ph.D. in Engineering.

She has received several honours and awards for her professional excellence. She is a COREN Registered Engineer, Fellow, The Nigerian Society of Engineers and Member, Nigerian Institute of Management.

Danvic Petroleum International (DPI) a wholly Nigerian Company with foreign technical partners in the United Kingdom, United States, China and Netherland has offered technical assistance to one final year undergraduate and one Master’s students in the departments of Applied Geology and Applied Geophysics of the Federal University of Technology, Akure.

In a letter conveying the message to the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Adebiyi Daramola signed by DPI Managing Director, Dr. Mayowa Awe (fnape), he wrote “In furtherance of our company’s resolve to assist in complementing government effort in the improvement of the quality of geoscience education in Nigeria, our company amongst other programmes rendered towards this purpose is offering to provide technical assistance to one final year undergraduate students and one Master’s degree student in the department of Geology.”

Speaking on the modalities of the assistance, Awe wrote “Our Company will provide an industry assistant that will provide the necessary technical support that these students will need to write an up to date thesis.

The technical assistance will include the provision of access to our office Geophysical Interpretation Software, guidance during interpretation and access to our office facilities and resources that may be required to have a good thesis.”

The Vice-Chancellor, Professor Adebiyi Daramola has written an appreciation letter to the organization and stressed that FUTA will continue to collaborate with reputable organizations.

He also said the offer by DPI is in further recognition of the quality of FUTA’s product which further justifies the leadership position the institution is currently occupying among its peers

NDEP acquired a 100% stake and operatorship of the Omerelu Farm Out Area in 2014 from the NNPC/Chevron (JV) with the NDPR granting NDEP an equitable interest in the reservoir. One vertical exploration well was drilled in 1975 by Chevron (the, Gulf Oil) with a sequence of five vertically stacked reservoirs and target depth of 9,000ft.
The field development plan (FDP) is targeting to drill a further two wells on top of the existing discovery made by Chevron with a flow station, and plans to build a 14km pipeline to Ogbele where it can be routed onto existing pipeline. The company is planning to submit the FDP by Q4 2014, with first oil in 2016 achieving peak flow rates of 5,000 – 10,000bpd in 2017.

Jide Alade is a man who knows what his mission is as a businessman in Nigeria. His knowledge of real estate extends far beyond his passion for residential real estate. He has a long-term perspective on housing in Nigeria and has been able to see beyond the grandiose nature of Lagos to focusing on tapping into the resources and opportunities that Ibadan has to offer. His grasp on the problem that housing is facing in the country makes him a true visionary.

My first question is, were you born and raised in Ibadan?

I was born and raised in Ibadan. I grew up here; I went to Staff School, University of Ibadan. After Staff School, I left Ibadan for secondary school, University of Lagos, Youth Service Corps in Abuja then I went aboard. It was 5 years ago that I came back to Ibadan and started rediscovering my roots and I love it.
Most people know real estate as the buying and selling of houses.Can you expatiate on what real estate is?

Can you expatiate on what real estate is?

Real estate has anything to do with the built environment, any type of space that people live in, do business in, recreate in, shop in, is real estate. Our focus is on housing.

Tell us more about what you do and the impact it has on the Ibadan economy?

My area is residential real estate, my passion is housing and for Nigeria particularly I believe in the democratisation of home ownership. There are a lot of studies that tell us that the population of Nigeria is increasing rapidly and there is not enough housing, which is one big issue. Real estate is a driver of the economy, as you build you creates jobs, goods are bought and sold, and commerce is generated.

What are some of the problems you’ve found with the real estate sector in Nigeria?

A big issue we’ve been having in Nigeria is the ability to provide a payment methodology for people who are buying residential real estate and pay for it over time, that is, mortgage. That is a market that is still in its infancy. The percentage of mortgage outstanding to GDP in Nigeria is below 1%. A lot of advanced economies go much higher than that. So there’s very little mobility, people don’t move houses or change houses frequently which also affects the economy.

Any plans to branch out of residential real estate into other real estate facets?

At this time, the focus is residential and we might do something here or there in other sectors but not as a primary core of our business. There’s more than enough work to be done in the residential real estate space in Nigeria.

Have you always known that real estate was the path you wanted to take?

Growing up, I wanted to be a pilot but I didn’t have very good eyesight, apparently, guys that wear glasses don’t make very good pilots. I was discouraged from taking that path. Very soon after, I discovered a love for the built environment, for making things, for designing so I got into architecture. I actually don’t actively practice architecture now; I’m more on the business side of things, business strategy, real estate development. After graduating from Unilag with a degree in architecture, I went to the United States and got my Masters in Real Estate Development and an MBA in Finance.

Am I guessing right when I say there are no regrets for deciding to start your Real Estate Company in Ibadan?

I don’t think I have regrets about starting in Ibadan. Obviously, every business has issues; I won’t call them regrets I’ll say they are learning pains that one has experienced in Ibadan and one would probably have experienced anywhere else. Ibadan is giving us the opportunity to build a distinct brand.

Structuracasa International LLC was founded in 2008 by a team of US based real estate developers with combinations of skills and attributes including real estate development, real estate brokerage, business strategy, finance, home building and international business experience. This team of like minded individuals joined forces to further the democratization of housing opportunity for people in modern African societies.

Information and communications technology solution provider specializing in Consulting, Web content provision, IT Career development, Technical Support, Human Capital Development, Web marketing, IT Entrepreneurship. e-business, ICT promotion, Networking and Training.

JIDAW Systems Ltd. is a Corporate Member of the Nigeria Computer Society (NCS), that has contributed significantly to the growth and development of Computer Technology in Nigeria. Jidaw Systems is in addition an active member of the Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA), the leading global association that works to develop vendor-neutral standards in e-commerce, customer service, work force development and training certification. It is recognized in industry that Jidaw popularized CompTIA A+ certification in Nigeria.

Jidaw is a partner of the Network of Aspiring & Startup IT Entrepreneurs in Africa (NASITEA) as well as the African Information Security Association (AISA).

Jidaw is one of the leading Human resource, and ICT training firms in Africa. Recognized for the professional services provided,

Our Mission
Jidaw is beyond Education in technology and the provision of ICT content. Jidaw leads in the promotion of knowledge growth and professionalism in information technology for empowerment and better and sustainable livelihood opportunities. Jidaw ignores the comfort of status quo by using technology, the knowledge, creative thinking and efforts of its people to bridge societal and global divides.".

Our focus here at Jidaw is to ensure that Information and Communications Technologies are used not just as tools but as a platform for development.

Our Vision
Jidaw will be the key resource and leading change agent facilitating career fulfillment, better lives, sustainable growth and professionalism in digital technologies through its ideas, content, knowledge as well as the creativity and efforts of Jidaw’s people."

Mission Statement
Access to knowledge, not just knowledge is power. And what you do with knowledge is the priority not just access. With the right thinking and insights we can all make better choices in social, education, business and health matters. Making a difference means having this power. Digital literacy, as well as access to knowledge, information and communications should be for all.

Jidaw’s corporate slogan “More Knowledge! More Power!” captures key aspect of the Organization’s goals and strategies. In addition Jidaw believes in quality values and sustainable growth that places people and better lives first.

Our Goals:
To provide ways for IT professionals to grow their careers more profitably
and
To provide opportunities for us all to get real benefit from Information Technology.
To encourage empowerment (especially of the Youth and Women) through ICT and bridging of the digital divide. If we all do our bit we can bridge the divide. Enough of being a "paper tiger" - Information Technology must start delivering on its promise.
Jidaw Systems was awarded a Certificate of Excellence at the ICT Achievers Award 2005 in the Category "Top ICT SMME in Africa". ForgeAhead organizes the Award in partnership with the Department of Communications, Republic of South Africa. Jidaw thanks the organizers and participants for this great honour. THANK YOU for your support and encouragement. Learn about the Certificate of Excellence Award here.

The Information Technology (IT) and the Communications age has brought with it new ways of doing businesses - the Information Society - the Knowledge economy.

For effective and efficient management of information, human and material resources, organizations (big or small) have to invest in Information and Communications Technologies.

Thus, the computer has become a tool for the realization of corporate and strategic goals in areas of manpower development, product/service delivery and after sales support services. IT and Telecom are essential for enhancing business value.

It has also become a tool for empowerment. It today's world IT knowledge and skills make the difference. IT literacy is a necessity and the demand for competent IT professionals is high and growing everyday. In the ICT industry many need to know what and how to acquire skills that will enhance their value and give them competitive advantage. Learning is Lifelong.

To fully maximize the use of the computers, to acquire expertise that makes the difference, individuals and result-oriented organizations must work hand-in-hand with firms that not only have the required expertise and experience, but also have a client-oriented focus.

laudate:
Deomelo, you are the man!! How could I have forgotten this company?? I once had a neighbour who served there, and used to help us buy medication for our community, at discounted rates. Well done, bro.' Good work. I had profiled him just once earlier on page 197, when I made reference to his solar powered refrigerators and aircons.

FKO81:
Quantum Luxury Properties Limited is a private equity firm focusing on investments in Africa. Quantum Luxury Properties Limited is based in Nigeria.


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raker300:
Derek Obasi- CEO Groundup Media Ltd


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raker300:
Got over 10 mentions on the Afonja thread..lol.

Scholes007:
electricity
someone gave you a picture at least so relax unless you can disprove it.

prodigy24:
HISTORY

The story of ASCON OIL is the story of an idea defying all odds, born in the mind of one of Nigeria’s brightest visionaries who came, who saw and who conquered. His name: GEORGE IKEMEFUNA ENENMOH, the founding Managing Director that passed on in 2005.
“In 1985, George Enenmoh refused to be cowed by the inherent vagaries in the Nigerian business environment. He had a vision to grow a fully integrated Oil and Gas company. Barely 30 years old and still green, but armed with encouragement from his family, grit and tenacity of purpose, he launched into the murky and uncertain terrain of the Nigerian oil and gas industry; then an enclave entity. That vision led to the birth of ASCON Oil Company Limited.” – Vanguard Newspapers. October 29, 2006.
The statement above is an apt backgrounder to the thinking that led to what is known today as ASCON OIL, a company that became incorporated in 1984. Three decades down the line, we are still very clear about our vision to be Africa’s most innovative, principled and value driven oil and Gas Company. Every step of the way in the last thirty years, we have continued to live each day laying the foundation for reciprocal loyalty by setting the standards for customer satisfaction and employee engagement.
Our company started operations initially in Kano and got its NNPC/PPMC bulk purchase agreement signed in 1988 as an Independent Petroleum Products Marketer. In 1991, we moved our Headquarter to Lagos from Kano which now serves as a regional office for northern branches. In 1999, the company completed the construction of a bulk storage terminal at Ibru Port complex. Designed and constructed in its entirety by Nigerian Engineers, the terminal has a capacity of 35,000 MT with a loading capacity of 3 Million litres per day. Basically, our operations cover the marketing of refined petroleum products through retail outlets (petrol filling stations), and bulk supplies to commercial and industrial consumers.
In 2005, we added another laurel to our achievements by purchasing and taking delivery in Turkey of the twin 7000 MT capacity sea-going vessels namely MT CALIP SETER, which we named MT AGBOIYI and now presently called MT LOVELY GEORGE. The other half of the twin vessel is the MT AHMED KARAOSMAN which is also presently known as MT GRACIOUS.
From 2005 when the Founding Managing Director passed on, the baton of leadership was passed to Mrs. Grace Olowofoyeku who has sustained the dreams, the aspirations, the drive and the brilliance of the late George. Under her leadership, the company has grown in leaps and bounds, expanding its retail outlets from eleven to thirty-nine.
Sustaining the posture of a leader responsive to the ever-growing need of a populace as large as Nigeria, ASCON OIL, in 2010, expanded its business frontiers to include a new range of lubricants for the market. Innovating at the speed of need, we have brought the ASCON QUALITY to bear on the lubricant market and the buying public have been more than loyal to that gesture.
Today, we have added aviation fuel to our range of products as ASCON AVIATION commenced operations in September 2014. This is a commitment aimed at setting a new bar of performance for a sector that has zero tolerance for errors. It is a commitment to safer air journeys.
As the world goes green, we are also looking in the direction of liquefied petroleum gas, which will be a testimony of our commitment to a cleaner world. We think of your energy needs everyday. Welcome to the home of energy.

Barr. (Mrs) Grace N. Olowofoyeku

Group Managing Director

Barr. (Mrs) Grace N. Olowofoyeku has been a Director of Ascon Oil Company Limited since its incorporation in 1985. She is involved in all the decision making processes of the company. She graduated from the University of Lagos with an LLB (Hons) degree and was called to bar after successfully completing her stint at the Nigerian Law School.

Alongside being a barrister, she has had a wealth of experience experience in Sales and Marketing while working for Unilever (formerly Lever Brothers) as a Sales Supervisor from where she left for private business in 1981. She took on the position of Group Managing Director, Ascon Oil Company following the demise of the Founding Managing Director Engr. George Enenmoh.


http://www.asconoil.com/about-us/founding-md/

Adeshola Komolafe is a female digital entrepreneur who is convinced that the future of entrepreneurship in Nigeria and Africa at large depends on women. Not to replace men, but to transform Africa’s options qualitatively and quantitatively.

As the Chief Executive of Oak Tv and Media Insight, an Integrated Marketing Communications firm with headquarters in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital city, she holds strongly to the words of Hillary Clinton that: Women are not victims, we are agents of change, we are drivers of progress, we are makers of peace — all we need is a fighting chance.’

She graduated with a Honours degree In Political Science, and Masters in Public Policy and Administration from Bayero University in Kano, she believes that the leaders of the future must epitomize the spirit of the times, grapple with the problems that, even when local, are nonetheless of global concerns. Such leaders, she insists, must have clarity about the way out and be able to work not from an outside in but an inside-out mindset that clearly addresses the most pressing concerns of women within their immediate environment. She also studied Digital Marketing at MIT Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts and Digital Storytelling at the Columbia Business School, New York.



n 2012, she was nominated for the Future Awards and in 2007; she received the International Youth Ambassador for Peace Award by the World Youth Federation for World Peace. She is a Fellow of the Initiative for Global Development Emerging Leaders; a member of the World Bank Youth Forum and AlJazeera Media catalyst. She is in very high demand as a public speaker; often making presentations on entrepreneurship, leadership and youth development. She derives pleasure in writing about entrepreneurship and has written for several newspapers and magazines. She has also contributed to sections of books. Adeshola Komolafe was named the 2014 Jennifer Potter Emerging Leaders Fellow by The Initiative for Global Development (IGD)

Jennifer Potter, the founding CEO of IGD, described Adeshola as a young woman who is determined to maintain a strong commitment to promoting women’s entrepreneurship and women’s leadership in Africa.

As a media expert, Komolafe has worked with governments, international organizations, and development agencies, working to enhance the Nigerian business environment, transform health, and map conflict in the country. Additionally, her continued commitment to empowering the rising generation in Africa demonstrates her leadership and capacity to catalyze change. Komolafe has been one of the young leaders in the International Youth Conference, a nominee for the Future Awards, a member of the World Bank Youth Forum, and a member of the World Economic Forum’s Global Shapers.

To give back to the society, she started Save our Future, a platform that introduces underprivileged kids to information technology. Adeshola currently consults for several DFiD programmes.

About ScholarX

ScholarX is created to help African Students home and abroad have access to scholarship opportunities because of the high cost of university education.

After downloading the App from Google Play store and iTunes, Users create an account using valid email address or phone number, then they select any of the following parameters: State, Faculty, College, School, CGPA/Level, and Click Search....and it automatically gives the list of Scholarships that matches their qualification.

Established in 1984

Bolar is a leading Nigerian pharmaceutical company established in 1984, but started operations in 1986, with a retail pharmacy. Over the years Bolar has represented several multinational companies in marketing and distribution.

Through our relationship with international solar companies and our technical partners, we are distributors of Solar Systems and specialists in the design and supply of photovoltaic power sources and back-up systems for a wide range of applications.
Solar PV is one of the most extra-ordinary of all technologies. With PV, sand has been converted into a semi- conductor material that can take in sunlight, absorb the energy and put it to work by mobilizing a flow of electricity. Solar energy is the highest form of useful energy without pollution or noise. It is the ultimate energy available for humanity which can never run dry or depleted.

Omolara is a seasoned risk management specialist with vast experience in reputable organizations within financial sector and the insurance industry in Nigeria She observed her national youth service,a 1year program with Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).she bagged National Diploma in insurance,Bsc in political science and public administration.

Also an alumni of Lagos business school(LBS)in project management,has masters in public and international affairs from university of lagos and MBA in international management from university of london.(ongoing ) Omolara has undergone various professional trainings in risk management,business development ,sales and marketing strategies,a member of chartered insurance institute of Nigeria ,a member of chartered institute of personnel management.

She started her professional career with around the clock security company as a manager and worked briefly at Integrated Micro Finance Bank as a team leader in corporate banking,Omolara moved to Profund Security Ltd a stock and insurance brokerage firm;She was in the business development arm of the firm and later worked at KBL insurance Plc in the public sector

Co-founder E5icient Global Services Nig Ltd which was incorporated in the year 2010.

E5icient Global Services Limited is a company established to develop, own and manage Real Estate; Oil & Gas; and Power projects across Nigeria. The company, which was incorporated in 2010 at the Nigerian Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) just as the name (“E5icient”) states, signifies efficiency in delivering quality services.
E5icient has a proven track record of achieving extraordinary results for its customers, building satisfying careers for its people, and earning a fair return on the value.

[b]A retired career diplomat, Edward Aina had joined the Nigerian Foreign Service in1971. He served his country for 35 years. His diplomatic duties abroad began in Cotonou 1972. He was transferred to Kinshasa in September 1973. Edward returned to Headquarters in Lagos as Special Assistant to the Permanent Secretary from 1979-1981.
Edward Aina served as an Assistant Executive Secretary of Africa Liberation Committee, the operational arm of erstwhile continental body, Organization of African Unity (OAU) from 1981-1989. He built up an invaluable network of contacts in Southern Africa, especially Namibia and South Africa.
During his exemplary career, Edward Aina was privileged to become Nigeria's pioneer Ambassador (High Commissioner) to the Republic of Namibia (1990-1993). In 1991 he was elevated to Special Grade rank in the Foreign Service , courtesy of the President and Commander-in-Chief of Nigeria. He served as Director in different capacities at Headquarters. He subsequently became Head of Mission in Japan and France.

Ambassador Aina was a successful Participant of Course 5 of the National Defense College of Nigeria (1996-1997). He is therefore a Fellow of the War College (Fwc). In December 2002 he was awarded the National Honor, Officer of the Order of the Niger (OON), "in recognition of his outstanding contributions to the nation in the area of international relations and diplomacy, a distinguished diplomat and an outstanding public officer".
From 2007-2010, Ambassador Aina devoted himself to the services of the regional organization, Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). He was Special Representative of the President of the Commission in Guinea. In that capacity he advanced the democratic process, crisis management and conflict resolution in Guinea. He played pivotal roles as a Principal Officer of the Internafional Contact Group on Guinea (ICG-G) from 2009-2010.
Ambassador Aina has a good command of languages with BA (Hons) degree in French. He holds MSC in Strategic Studies, University of Ibadan (2007). He is widely travelled in Africa, the Americas, Asia and Europe[/b]

Incorporated in 2013 under the laws of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Port2Port West Africa Limited (“Port2Port”) is a Nigerian incorporated company registered and authorized by the Nigerian Civil Defence Corps to operate as a Private Guard Company. Port2Port (in combination with its sister company, Port2Port Maritime Security Limited) combines international experience with expertise, professionalism, commitment and capability strengthened through effective management. Port2Port has an extensive portfolio in the maritime security sector specialising in counter piracy operations. Port2Port is 100% Nigerian owned and operated.

Port2Port West Africa is one of the leading providers of maritime security services globally. Port2Port West Africa provides services to a wide range of clients including one of the largest fleet management companies in the world and over 30 ship operators, charterers and managers with a collective fleet of over 10,000 vessels under their management. Founded in 2011.


Port2Port West Africa and its partners, have conducted over 1500 anti-piracy operations , during which no vessel under its protection has been hijacked or successfully approached. Its senior management have extensive military service and commercial experience in the maritime and shipping industry.

Bola is a UK-trained lawyer and entrepreneur. Following graduation from Manchester Metropolitan University in 1992, he started his legal career with T&N Plc as an in-house lawyer before moving into private practice with Messrs Linder Myers (Manchester) and Davenport Lyons (London). Bola left legal practice in 2001 when he co-founded and became CEO of Maine Oil & Gas Limited an oil Exploration & Production Company. He spearheaded the acquisition of oil blocks OPL 234 and OPL 454 in 2005.
Bola subsequently built a portfolio of interests and served on the Boards in the capacity of CEO or Executive Director, of a number companies operating in the Energy and Extractive Industries sector, such as Alphapetro (Pty) Ltd, Astra Petroleum Ltd, (Petroleum Trading), Doxford Power (UK), Genesis Electric (Power Generation), PPI Group, EER Petroleum Limited (Upstream) and Allied Minerals Limited (Mining) amongst others.
Bola also currently serves as Chairman of Shipbuilding Company, Trans Ocean Consultants.




Lambert Willis started as a merger between Lowndes Lambert in London and Rasheed Alaba Williams in Nigeria to form Lambert Willis & Associates in 1969,a firm that grew to become one of the top five indigenous insurance brokerage firms in Nigeria. Lambert Willis & Associates later decided to diversify its interests by coming together with the other four largest brokerage companies at the time which where, T.A Braithwaite & Co, African Insurance Brokers, Femi Johnson & Co and J Akin-George to create the United African Insurance Brokers (UAIB) in 1974. UAIB was initially set up as a Lloyds company in conjunction with Willis Faber & Dumas Ltd, London. UAIB later moved to Nigeria in 1992 and wound up its Lloyd registration in 1996 and ever since its operation has grown and still exists today. The vision of the founding fathers was to create capacities for African Markets to meet the need in the African insurance market based on international best practices.

When its chairman decided to retire Lambert Willis & Associates was rebranded as Lambert Willis Investment Company Ltd, a broad based investment group acting as a bridge for foreign companies coming into Nigeria. We are motivated by our commitment to local capacity development, operating at the highest international standards, with integrity as our cornerstone. Our interests lie mainly in maritime, financial services, environmental remediation and energy sectors respectively, with a team, advisory board and associates that have over 50+ years of combined experience over a wide range of our chosen sectors.

Bola is a UK-trained lawyer specializing in Corporate, Commercial & Energy Law. He started his career as an in-house lawyer with Messrs Turner & Newall before moving into private practice with Messrs Linder Myers and Davenport Lyons Solicitors. Bola holds an LLB (Hons) degree from Manchester Metropolitan University.

He left legal practice in 2001 to establish Maine Oil & Gas Corporation, a Junior E&P company that successfully acquired two oil blocks in the Nigeria 2005 Bid Round. In 2007, Bola co-founded Crossharbour Partners, a strategy consulting group (where he facilitated negotiations for large-scale infrastructure investments between a Chinese State-owned companies and the Nigerian government), He subsequently successfully developed and run companies with assets/ operations in the petroleum, mining and power sectors in Nigeria.

Bola is currently a CEO of Port2Port West Africa Limited, a Maritime Security Company specialising in provision of counter-piracy risk mitigation, intelligence and maritime security services for commercial clients operating in the Gulf of Guinea.

Bola is also Chairman of Lambert Willis Investments, a company originally incorporated in 1969 as a joint venture company between Lambert & Lowndes insurance group and Chief F.R.A. Williams, who currently sits on the Advisory Board of the Company. Lambert Willis has since evolved into an investment group with a portfolio in investments/ interests in the Insurance, Maritime, Real Estate and Agro-allied and Financial services sectors in Nigeria.

In addition, Bola is a co-founder of Earth Africa Holdings Limited, a new oil & gas upstream/ midstream company using proprietary technology to optimise oil production and enhanced oil recovery.
Earth Africa specialises in heavy oil development and is targeting the vast heavy oil reserves in sub-Saharan Africa with a special focus on Nigeria where it has already begun operations.

Gartner Callaway Trading Company Ltd is a commodities trading company involved in distribution of products produced and processed by Gartner Callaway Farms and procurement and distribution of commodities produced by local small scale and established producers.
At Gartner Callaway Trading we understand that commodities are rarely produced and consumed in the same place or at the same time which involves a complex value chain including refining, processing, storage and shipping is usually required to get them to the right place. We ensure the right product turns up in the right place at the right time and at the lowest cost to our clients by applying a more sophisticated approach allowing us to plan ahead and improve margins.

Olashore International School (OIS) is a private, coeducational boarding school for 600 students which offers qualitative education in a wide range of subjects at junior, senior and advanced levels of education.

Mission Statement

The School believes that all youth should have the opportunity for education consistent with their individual capabilities and with their personal and social needs.

The School believes that change is a constant fact in life and that education should encourage in students the development of values and thinking process, which will facilitate their intelligent adaptability in a changing world.

The School believes that learning is an unbroken activity continued throughout an individual's life. Education, therefore, should foster independent thinking, exploration and experimentation as a lifelong experience.

My role as Head of School is to oversee student affairs in both the pastoral and academic departments of the school. Traditionally, the academic programme includes the curriculum, teaching and learning and performance in examinations, whilst the pastoral work of the school focuses on student welfare, extra-curricular activities and life in the boarding hostels. My view is that there is no real distinction between pastoral and academic life and that in a boarding school like Olashore, the two systems work closely together to support the overall development and welfare of each student.

The core of the pastoral structure is built around boarding life. Within the boarding hostels, the hostel parents support students in the many challenges they face in adjusting to boarding life. Many of our students are as young as ten years old when they join the school and this is often their first experience of life away from home. The hostel parents help the students to learn basic routines, such as washing clothes, tidying their personal areas and maintaining good personal hygiene. They also provide a lot of counselling, both to individual students and through regular group counselling sessions. Maintaining good relationships with peers are an important part of boarding life and the hostel parents work with student to promote good interaction and resolve the petty conflicts that inevitably arise.

A second major arm of our pastoral structure is our programme of extra-curricular activities. This includes not just sports, but also different clubs, debating groups, quiz competitions and our comprehensive programme of school visits. Through participating in a wide range of extra-curricular activities, students are able to explore their potential in different areas, whilst learning many new skills in areas such as ball sports, team-building and competitive awareness. The impact of this on personal development is often underestimated but experience shows that students who are fully involved in the extra-curricular programme often excel academically.

Of course, the health of our students is at the top of our priorities. Through our system of school refectories, we ensure that students are well-fed throughout the day with a healthy, balanced and varied menu of meals. Providing meals to meet every palate is quite a challenge, but we have a Food Committee which meets regularly and listens to the views of the students themselves in preparing future menus. Olashore does not encourage students to eat junk food, so we have no tuck shop and do not allow students to bring in food from outside when returning from vacation. Still on health, the school clinic operates under the pastoral umbrella. We have a well-qualified staff or doctors and nurses, living on site and on call 24 hours a day to attend to any health issues.

One other aspect to the pastoral system is the matter of student discipline. Olashore expects high standards of behaviour from its students and for the most part, our students and law-abiding live up to these expectations. However, when rules are broken, it is the pastoral staff who deal with the students concerned, applying appropriate sanctions in line with the school’s Code of Conduct, but also ensuring that the students involved are given the necessary counselling.

At Olashore, we believe in the development of the whole child and the pastoral system is there to ensure that each child has the support necessary to achieve his or her full potential.

Tunji Olugbodi, fondly called TJ is the Executive Vice Chairman of Verdant Zeal Group, one of Africa's largest marketing communications group. No marketing or business problem is daunting enough for this marketing communications and brand management seasoned professional.

With prior management positions in several world-class agencies, knowledge acquirement across the metropolitan world, and a combination of his wealth of experience and vision, TJ is a major force behind the continuing success story of Verdant Zeal.



Verdant Zeal Marketing Communications Limited provides bespoke communications solutions. It offers creative and design, radio/film production, media independent, experiential and channel engagement, Web and digital marketing, custom publishing, and public relations solutions. The company was founded in 2007 and is based in Lagos, Nigeria.

Mr. Lapite is an alumnus of the Graduate School of Texas Southern University, Houston, Texas where, in September 1987, he obtained an MBA in International Finance and Investment.
He has a cumulative 22-year experience in banking with First Bank Bank of Nigeria and former International Merchant Bank of Nigeria from where he resigned in Jne 1993 as Head of Capital Market Group in the Corporate Finance Department.

Our partnership with Quarella SPA guarantees ready availability of the internationally accepted Quarella stone surfaces in Nigeria. It also eminently positions Mantol Marble & Granite to anticipate as well as swiftly respond to the 'on time' demands of our customers across the country.

We offer Quarella's aesthetically and functionally superior products at competitive prices. Our Design Centre is adept at interpreting complex design specifications or, at customer's request, creating delightful designs.

Mr. Lapite is also the Chairman/CEO of the following companies:

Mantol Nigeria Limited - Wood Export
Centrust Investment and Securities Limited - Funds/Portfolio Managers
Polistuff International Limited - Italian decorative paints company
Impress Bureau De Change Limited

Mr. Kayode Falowo is a Chartered Stockbroker with over 20 years post graduate experience and practice in Finance, Commercial and Investment Banking. He holds a B.Sc. (Hons) in Agricultural Engineering from the University of Ife, an MBA degree from the University of Benin and a Diploma in Information Management. He joined DN Meyer Plc in March, 2010 as a non-Executive Director.

He is a distinguished Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers, and a Fellow of the Pension Fund Administrators of Nigeria, a member of the Nigerian Institute of Management, Institute of Management Consultants, Lagos Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Nigerian Society of Engineers, Certified Pension Institute of Nigeria, Nigerian-Indian Chamber of Commerce and the Institute of Directors (IoD), Nigeria. He is a Council Member of the Nigerian-British Chamber of Commerce and the Nigerian-Malaysian Business Council. He is also an Alumnus of the Lagos Business School.

He is currently the Managing Director/CEO of Greenwich Trust Limited. He is a member of the Technical Committee of the Bureau for Public Enterprises (BPE), Chairman of the Association of Issuing Houses of Nigeria and a member of the Bond Sub-committee of the Securities & Exchange Commission. He is also the Chairman of Cayden Limited, a Trustee of the Feturi Foundation and a Director of I-Skill Limited.

He has attended various levels of local and international training programmes some of which include the IESE Business School in Barcelona, Spain, Chief Executive Programme (CEP) of the Lagos Business School, Directors & Risk Management Course in Dubai, UAE and many other top management courses and conferences. He is married with children.

VATEBRA, a new technology company positioned as the backbone of major industries in Nigeria and beyond has unveiled its new corporate identity. Formerly known as Fleet Technologies Limited, VATEBRA was recently launched at the Grand Ball Room of the Eko Hotel & Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos amidst pomp and pageantry.

Speaking as the guest speaker of the event, Dr. Doyin Salami of the Lagos Business School who delivered a lecture titled: Beyond Now-Nigeria without Oil, Prospect for Technology and Innovation said Nigeria need Information Communication Technology (ICT) to drive the much desired national development we all crave.

According to Dr. Salami, “Technology has become arguably, the fastest growing sector in Nigeria. In 2016 alone, ICT accounted for 10% of the total Nigerian Revenue, the highest in a decade and half.”

The erudite scholar added that recently, Nigeria ranked 121 out of 148 in the Global Innovation Index. With this in mind, he said Nigeria needs to create necessary infrastructures to accelerate technological innovations if truly the country is serious about matching up with the pace of growth and development around the world. He also, noted that the launch of VATEBRA is a great step towards achieving technological innovation in Africa.

The high point of the event was the transition of the old Fleet Technologies corporate logo to a new, dynamic and futuristic global brand identity called VATEBRA, which means backbone. With the emergence of VATEBRA therefore, the economy of Sub Saharan Africa now has a backbone upon which it can ride.

Mr. Kunle Akinniran, Managing Director of the company, in his welcome speech stated that, “as a company, we have seen the evolution of thoughts and ideas. Ideas that simplify the way we conduct business to how our students register for examinations and check their results, we have seen how the mobile device has become the first and last touch point for virtually every young person in Nigeria today.”

He also explained that as one of Nigeria’s most innovative ICT companies, VATEBRA has been at the forefront of championing innovative ICT solutions that have helped automate many manual processes both in government and private organizations.

On the part of the Deputy Managing Director of company, Mr. Mike Aigbe, the organization is just getting started. “It is a common knowledge that we as a nation depend on a mono source of revenue. The current plummeting oil prices and the high level of volatility in that sector continue to strain our economic prosperity. We must begin to explore means of converting our social-capital, creative- capital and human-capital for economic prosperity. Above all, seek ways to convert the opportunities available in technology and innovation to solutions that benefit our people, he said.

The event attracted influential personalities from federal government Agencies, multinational bodies and regulatory institutions like Registrar/CEO, NABTEB, Dr. Olatunde Aworanti; Registrar, West African Examination Council (WAEC), Dr Iyi Uwadiae, The Chief Executive of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Mr. Boboye Oyeyemi, Chairman of Chams Group, Demola Aladekomo, Founder and Chairman Phillips Consulting, Mr. Folusho Phillips, Dr. Peju Adenusi (MD, Hygeia HMO Limited) and Mr. Niyi Yusuf (Country Manager, Accenture Nigeria) amongst other notable figures.

BSc Computer Science, MBA (Imperial College, London) Sheri has over 25 years experience in the financial and telecommunications industries in Nigeria. Before starting MTech, she had been involved in the formation of several companies in Nigeria, including United Telesys, a premier VSAT company in Nigeria of which she was the founding Managing Director.


MTech, a technology firm providing first class services in data communications, focuses on mobile applications technology, using existing GSM networks and state-of-the-art mobile technology.

Founded by a group of young and innovative Nigerians, MTech commenced operations in August 2001, with 15 members of staff.

MTech launched its first product, MLife Service, in February 2002, to keep GSM subscribers connected to vital information necessary for their businesses and personal lives. Today, MTech has developed and deployed lots of other innovative services that have transformed the lives and businesses of Nigerian GSM subscribers.

MTech’s mission is to leverage the most advanced mobile application technology to keep people connected to information that is vital to their businesses and lives.

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