Anybody who lived in, or visited Lagos before 2019, and had cause to be at or within the vicinity of Oshodi, who happens to be at the same place today, would be forgiven if he thought he was at two…
Category: The Professional
Professor Samuel Achilefu: The Nigerian Whose Invention Has Simplified Cancer Treatment
If it were possible for the plethora of Nigerians contributing to scientific breakthroughs in the United States to return home, the transformation of Nigeria into an industrialized country would be achieved effortlessly, and in no time. Among the Nigerians that…
Umar Isa Ajiya: Presidential ‘handshake’ for an outstanding professional
To describe Umar Isa Ajiya as one of the most outstanding, experienced and respected finance professionals in contemporary Nigeria’s oil and gas industry is to state the obvious. Ajiya has earned that reputation over the last 30 years working his…
Farouk Salim: The quality driver at SON
One thing that has become the hallmark of President Muhammadu Buhari’s choice of appointees into strategic public offices is his ability to fit round pegs in rounds holes. In the six years he has been in office, Nigerians cannot point…
Bashir Jamoh: The Insider making a difference at NIMASA
Dr. Bashir Jamoh is marking his first one year in office as the Director General and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) with a score card that many agree is indicative of what should…
Muhammad Abubakar: A round-peg in a round-hole keeping governance alive amid COVID-19
Professor Muhammad Abubakar assumed duty as managing director and chief executive officer of Galaxy Backbone (GBB), the federal government agency that provides critical ICT infrastructure and shared services to ministries, departments and agencies, as well as tertiary institutions at a…
Kashiwu Inuwa: The first at the saddle at NITDA
Kashifu Inuwa, Director general of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has an outstanding ‘first’ that makes him the right man for the office he is occupying. He is the first Nigerian CISCO Certified Internet Network Expert (CCIE), and…
Lamu Audu – The turnaround expert behind the fortunes of Mainstream Energy Solutions
The privatization of Nigeria’s power sector in 2013 was a gamble the administration of former president, Goodluck Jonathan, took after many decades of government monopoly of the sector, which yielded more darkness than light. For those who bought the assets…
Elias Igbinakenzua: The professional in the driver’s seat at Globus Bank
The competition in Nigeria’s banking industry is a fierce one, especially in an economy that is still struggling to come out of recession. It shouldn’t therefore be the best time for anybody to contemplate joining the fray as a fresher,…
Tony Attah: A round peg in a round hole at NLNG,one of Nigeria’s alternative revenue sources
It has been Attah’s responsibility in the last three years as managing director and chief executive officer of the Nigerian Liquefied Natural Gas Limited (NLNG) to oversee the country’s effort at earning income from gas. And he has been performing…
