FACULTIES

 




Kanyinsola Sofowora


Sofowora is a certified project manager, a project consultant and Coach. He acquired a BSC in the Obafemi Awolowo University majoring in statistics, department of Mathematics. He has  his Master's in business administration M.BA in the same university specializing in Human resources. 

He started his career in Information  technology where he managed the ICT facility of conference centre and guest houses Ltd in  Obafemi Awolowo University where he developed their revenue generation which  increased by 500% in 4 years. His ICT career led him to managing ICT facilities of other departments in  the Obafemi Awolowo  University Ilé-Ifè, Osun State. On leaving the Obafemi Awolowo University he became the business development manager of INFOHUB ilé Ìfẹ́. 

In 2013 he commenced his career in project management by getting in the globally known PRINCE2 certification for Project management. While developing his  project management skills, he joined a Not for Profit Organisation (NPO) by type name  God's Love Tabernacle international and managed their media department and logistics until 2015 when he decided to go fully into  project management.

Six years on, he has been involved in projects in the real estate sector, software development,  human capital development and many others. 

Sofowora was a project team lead in a massive project management training Drive where he trained over 5,000 delegates in PRINCE2 and coached over 500 of them in their Pursuit of the PRINCE2 certification successfully. 

he presently holds a coaching pass rates of 98%  success in the PRINCE2 certification. He possess a proven interpersonal skill and till date he manages key projects for organisations like Agile P3 Limited, First Academy of (First Bank  of Nigeria),  Oroscapital microfinance bank and CoynsDonio Nigeria Limited. 


Iberuche Maryann 



Iberuche have over seven years experience in journalism, content creation, public and international relations, writing, publicity and project management; mass communication, branding and social media management. 

She is a talented writer, who uses her writings to corrects and points out various societal vices on women. In her recently published novelette titled “Bruised Affection” which was dedicated to every African woman going through common marital problem she exposes the ill treatment women face in their marriage. The book encompasses abuse, domestic violence, fertility, love, tribalism, marriage life, and torture in its panorama. Not leaving behind the fact that she is also the author of widow, letters to an impossible land, the regent and Lagos palava.

Iberuche has worked with various media houses like; Today news, find out newspaper, infobuddie, and Elite media. As an achievement driven individual, her experience in various field has helped her climb the ladder of success as she has bagged numerous award. Some of this awards includes: CFA award for innovation, 2020 poetic excellence award, women strength association award of honor and many others.

As the founder of an NGO known as daughters of Africa, Iberuche Maryann has helped in elevating the lives of various girl child in Nigeria and beyond. She has helped in  promoting the rights of the girl child, mobilizing them for development through Educative programs, Research, and directed towards their empowerment. That Girls might have the chance to a healthier and happier life should be reason enough for promoting girls' education. 

SET SKILLS: 

Writing, content creation and management, Administrative Skills, Marketing Skills, Communication Skills, Project Management, Branding and communication, Analytical Thinking Skills, Management Reporting, Business Analysis, Business Development Skills, Team & Time Management, Project management.

EDUCATION DEGREE.

MSc, masters in diplomacy and strategic studies from the university of Lagos.

Bsc in international relations from oduduwa university ipetumodu, Osun State.

Diploma: Diploma in French from the Nigeria French language village badagry, Lagos. 


Oludare Akinlaja 


Akinlaja is an experienced development consultant with experience in the nonprofit sector, Education, SME’s and Technology Startups with core competencies in Learning and Development, Project Management, Strategy, Innovation and Design. He is also an Author, Lecturer, Theologian and Conference Speaker.

Akinlaja  is an Ashoka Changemaker Fellow. He sits on the Council of the 6th Region Global Chamber of Commerce. He also sits on the Board of YECI Zambia, Victor Adeyemi Foundation and various other organizations. 

He is a Chattered Management Consultant and a Project Management Professional. He is the President of Oludare Akinlaja Research and Development Company a global learning, research and development organization that builds skillful individuals through transformative learning and promotes social innovation to create productive and prosperous communities; His facilitation experience includes leadership trainings for managers, negotiation skills, soft skills, Enterprise development for Business Owners and trainings for teachers and education stakeholders. He has facilitated trainings for companies such as Globacom Ltd, Hygiea, Amnesty International, Access Bank and OPL Academy. 

He recently received the Martin Luther King Award for Africans creating change and also an Ashoka Changemaker Scholar.

Akinlaja wrote a book titled The Leadership Revolution a book that looks to create clarity on what true leadership means and its importance for the development of society.

Bsc Information and Communications Technology Covenant University

Msc Sustainable Development-Paris Graduate School

Certified Management Consultant

Project Management Professional


Tobi Ogunronbi 


Tobi has 6 years’ experience in leading projects, with portfolio size worth over $15M, across industries e.g. Real Estate, technology, maritime, etc. He is a Data Science enthusiast with keen interest in Machine learning and business intelligence. He currently leads Operations with one of Nigeria’s foremost data/technology company where he spends time designing strategy, business processes, driving execution, and value delivery for the Social enterprise business unit.
 
He has led initiatives to build data/business intelligence tools for national and stale-level stakeholders. Tobi is currently leading a data-related project with Nigeri’s apex bank to automate their data processes and turn them into insights that can be used for better decision making at the most senior level. In 2014, he earned a Professional Certification in Project Management from AXELOS, UK. He has also obtained Data Science Certificates from Data Science Nigeria and IBM’s Big Data University. Tobi is a graduate of Obafemi Awolowo University with a degree in Mechanical Engineering.
 
Tobi is an experienced and a professional facilitator. He has facilitated trainings for over 4500 professionals across Nigeria including corporate organisations like Oando’s OVH Energy, Globacom, FirstBank, GTB, IHS, Prime Atlantic, Wema Bank, Diamond Bank, etc.
 
When Tobi is not doing any of the above, he is either on a 10km run, playing lawn tennis or sharing his knowledge.

TRAININGS/CERTIFICATIONS

• PRINCE2 Practitioner, PMP, SCRUM,Project Management Office,BM’s Data Science Course,Python for Data Science, Statistics for Data Science,DataVisualization,Machine Learning, GlobalLeadershipSummit by  Willow Creek Association,Chicago,Business Management.
Social Media Week, Lagos, Excellence in Leadership Conference.

ACADEMIC/PROFESSIONAL DEGREES

Ivey Business School 2022 
MBA Candidate

Agile P3 Limited, Lagos 2018 
SCRUM, AGILE Project Management

Agile P3 Limited, Lagos  2014 
PRINCE2 Practitioner

Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife      2008 – 2015 B.Sc. Mechanical Engineering

Ultra-Brains ICT, Ile-Ife 2012 
PMP Training

Lagos State University, Ojo 2007 - 2008 
Cambridge Advanced Levels (Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics)


Ayokanmi Oyeyemi


Oyeyemi is the founder of Africa’s fast rising Open Source Organization – Africa Open Source Foundation (AOSF) where he accelerates data computing and creates a formidable open network for development in Africa. He is a strategic consultant, international affairs analyst, political commentator, Wikipedian and media entrepreneur. He currently works as the Program strategist for Wikimedia Nigeria - the official affiliate of Wikipedia in Nigeria, where he currently oversees the strategic management of the organization, which includes providing community knowledge and leadership especially around learning and evaluation.

 Oyeyemi as an experienced Wikipedia editor, he has authored scores of Nigerian articles on Wikipedia and this has given him the opportunity to travel wide, organizing and facilitating various trainings around the world. Asides leading Wikimedia projects, he is also a professional photographer who specializes in commercial photography services, a trainer and project management coordinator. Ayokanmi earned a Bachelor’s degree in the Biochemistry from the Federal University of Agriculture Abeokuta, Nigeria, where he was a student leader, and a Master’s degree in Public Health at the University of Lagos, Nigeria. He is an alumnus of the World Innovation Summit for Education’s Executive Education Programme and a 2021 fellow of the Future Africa.