Happy birthday to a wonderful senior colleague in the media world, a community leader, an opinion moulder, an active and vibrant member of the Lagos Island PCRC who is also the publisher of Nigeria leading SOFTSELL MAGAZINE known as LAURELS INT’L MAGAZINE.

my celebrant is also the principal Partner/CEO of Laurels LASKI Properties & Real Estate Ventures and a member of the prestigious Eko Boys To Men giving back to Secondary schools in Lagos Island.

boss, I throway salute ooo

igba odun, Odunkan ni sir

kindly join me to felicitate with him sir

Arikawe Femi

 
Orile-Agege, today, Saturday, August 18th, agog as His Royal Majesty, Oba Alayeluwa Ambaliu Hakeem Agbedeyi, the Alaige of Orile-Agege Kingdom, confers Mayegun of Orile Agege on Otunba (Amb.) Eyitayo Ogunmola, the MD and CEO of Utiva.

 
Eyitayo Ogunmola, popularly called “EyiEko”, a Nigerian tech entrepreneur and global talent development personality who has helped over 45,000 Africans learn technology skills and has also supported major startups and enterprises to hire talents among Africans.

 
Recently, Eyi-Eko launched a private trust fund to support constituents tagged “Eyi-Eko Movement Initiative,” aimed at supporting constituents in Ifako-Ijaye Local Government Area.
 

The respectable personality who has given hope to thousands of Nigerians, majorly women, people with disabilities, youth, and many more, through his trust fund, “Eyi-Eko Movement Initiatives,” was honoured with the title of “Mayegun of Orile Agege” by HRM. Oba Alaiyeluwa Ambaliu Hakeem Agbedeyi, the paramount of Orile-Agege.

This title is in recognition of Eyitayo’s humanitarian services for indigent Africans, particularly Nigerians, and his constituents under the watch of the paramount ruler, who have seen his contributions to the development of his people and the kingdom where he was raised.

 
Aside from being a tech entrepreneur, Eyi-Eko has made an investment in the lives of Nigerians, empowering them to start and grow their own businesses as part of his humanitarian services.

 
Eyi-Eko, not limited to empowerment, also engaged in sporting activities. where he recently hosted the Ifako-Ijaiye Community Football Tournament and has hosted two editions of the same with the mission of uniting the communities in the Ifako-Ijaiye community through sports.
 

According to the traditional ruler, Otunba Eyitayo was installed as the Mayegun of Orile Agege for his contributions to the social and economic development of society over the years, adding that the honour was meant to encourage him to continue the good work and to also make contributions to the development of society at large.

 
The installation ceremony took place at the palace of the monarch, having Hon. Fadayomi, Mr. Fisayo, Baale Sholanke, Baale Araromi, Hon. Olaibi Emmanuel, Chief Imam Alubarika Central Mosque, and Raji Ridwanullah, among others, in attendance.

 
However, Otunba Eyitayo Ogunmola “Eyi-Eko”, while speaking to newsmen after his installation, expressed his gratitude to Oba Ambaliu Hakeem Agbedeyi and Orile Agege Kingdom for the honour done to him.

 
“With a heart full of joy and gratitude, I want to thank the Almighty God for His blessings. I deeply appreciate His Royal Majesty, Oba Ambaliu Hakeem Agbedeyi, the Alayige of Orile Agege, and his cabinet for considering me worthy of this great honour.”

 
“I feel really privileged and honoured, and I’m quite excited for this opportunity to serve and contribute to the growth of the community.”

 
“Moving forward, I am looking forward to investing in the community and developing youth in the community.”

AJAGBE ADEYEMI TESLIM

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The proposed Nigerian University of Technology & Management (NUTM) is pleased to announce the appointment of Babs Jolayemi Omotowa (Dr) as its Founding President, effective April 25, 2022.

Babs is a renowned global leader with more than 25 years of experience in the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Norway, and Nigeria, where he has held several senior executive positions.

He was born into a family of educators and is a former Global President of the UK Institute of Procurement and Supply in London.

He is a seasoned professional in the upstream and midstream oil and gas industry.

He brings an industry background to the office of the NUTM President that is patterned after many highly ranked universities around the world that are broadening their horizon by appointing accomplished business leaders as their presidents.

Prior to joining NUTM, Babs was CEO/MD of Nigeria LNG Limited, where he led NLNG to become the highest corporate tax-paying organization in Sub-Saharan Africa and earned record revenues ($40Bn during tenure).

The institution’s mission of delivering higher education excellence and nurturing of innovative and entrepreneurial leaders to create impact in Africa, will be enabled by his transformative leadership and core values of integrity, excellence, courage, and social responsibility.

He was instrumental in the provision of $12Mn engineering laboratory support for six universities in Nigeria and N60Bn support to the FGN towards the construction of the Bonny-Bodo Road.

He also led the Shell upstream energy transition strategy, and delivered a 25% reduction in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions towards the company’s climate change ambitions.

As President of NUTM, Babs will be responsible for strategy execution and establishing NUTM as the leading higher learning institution in Africa that is focused on technology and management.

Making the announcement, the Chairman, Governing Board, NUTM, Dr. Okechukwu Enelemah, said: “After two successful cohorts of our pilot initiative, the NUTM Scholars Program (NSP), we are delighted to consolidate our commitment to delivering our mission with this appointment.”

Babs’ appointment represents a significant milestone in NUTM’s journey.

To learn more about NUTM, please visit www.nutmng.org.