Category: Government
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Joy Angela Ogwu; professor of International Relations, was the first female Director-General of the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs (NIIA), which was established on December 13, 1961 as the foreign policy think-tank… read more
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Adepoju Akomolafe; Nigerian politician of the pre-independence era under the Action Group. As an active party member, Adepoju rose up to become first chairman of Ido-osi council area in 1955 and Federal… read more
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OGBEIFUN Greg Utoniwen; Icon of the Nigerian maritime industry. Ogbeifun’s company execute projects for multinational companies in oil and gas. Following the dearth of viable ship repair yards in the country, he… read more
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Emmanuel Nwanze; Nigerian Professor of Biochemistry and International scholar, who became Vice-Chancellor, University of Benin. Nwanze was twice a fellow of the Swedish International Seminars in Physics and Chemistry. Nwanze was a… read more
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Bola Akinterinwa; Nigerian Diplomat. Born August 8, 1950 in Ile-Oluji, Ondo State. He was educated as St. Andrews Primary School, Ile-Oluji, 1957-62; St. Joseph’s College Ondo, 1965-69; University of Paris, Sorbonne, 1973-975;… read more
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Muhammadu Buhari; Head of State and Commander-in-Chief of Nigeria Armed Forces from December 31, 1983, to August 26,1985, before he was overthrown by Ibrahim Babangida. Buhari was also chairman, Petroleum Trust Fund,… read more
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Rufus Foluso Giwa; Industrialist and business administrator, hailed as the ultimate CEO by contemporaries, Rufus Foluso Giwa, headed multiple organisations in his business adventure. He was a Chartered Accountant and a Chartered… read more
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John Olusola Bayeshea; Lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, called to the bar in 1982. In a celebrated case, Bayeshea acted as counsel to 49 lecturers sacked by the authorities of the… read more
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Joseph Kennedy Waku; Nigerian politician who was senator in the Obasanjo years. His call for a military coup left him in an unenviable minority[i]. Waku was a recurrent decimal in Benue politics… read more
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Bola Kuforiji-Olubi; Economist, the first female president of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN). She is the first woman president of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) and… read more
