Obafela Bank-Olemoh
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Fela Bank-Olemoh | |
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| Born | Obafela Bank-Olemoh 31 December 1973 Lagos, Nigeria |
| Education | Government College (Lagos) Obafemi Awolowo University (B.Sc. Accounting) Lagos Business School of Pan-Atlantic University [Business School Netherlands (BSN) (MBA) |
| Occupation(s) | Public servant and entrepreneur |
| Political party | All Progressives Congress |
| Spouse | Jumoke Bank-Olemoh |
| Children | 03 |
| Awards | Lagos State Merit Award (2014) RSW - Best Education Intervention (2017) Code Lagos (2019) Best Education Personality (2019) |
| Website | www |
Obafela “Fela” Bank-Olemoh (born December 31, 1973), also known as FBO, is an entrepreneur, strategist, and public speaker. He served as the Senior Special Assistant (SSA) on Education Interventions to the President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari (September, 2019 - May, 2023)
Family[edit]
Fela Bank Olemoh (FBO) was born into the Bank-Olemoh and Bajulaiye families of Lagos on 31 December 1973 in Lagos State. He is married to Jumoke (née Falaiye) Bank-Olemoh. They have three children; two daughters, Anjola and Ebun, and a son, Nifemi.
Education[edit]
FBO attended Government College, Lagos, from 1984 to 1989. Thereafter, he studied for his undergraduate degree at Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife (91/92 Set) where he obtained a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) degree in accounting in 1998. FBO later participated in the OMP Entrepreneur programme at the Lagos Business School of Pan-Atlantic University in 2007. He is also an alumnus of the Business School Netherlands (BSN), with a master's degree in business administration (2012).
Career[edit]
In October 1998, FBO kicked off his career as a graduate trainee at SystemSpecs Limited and rose to become Senior Manager (International Sales) before he resigned and co-founded MediaVision Limited in 2003.[1] FBO led MediaVision as chief executive officer until 2015, when he assumed public office.
Political career[edit]
FBO served as the Special Adviser on Education to the Governor of Lagos State,[2][3] under the mandate of His Excellency, Governor Akinwunmi Ambode (2015 to 2019), where he spearheaded the implementation of several human capacity development initiatives including ReadySetWork (RSW),[4][5] CodeLagos,[6][7][8] Eko Nke Koo (Lagos is Learning) and other initiatives.
In September 2019, he was appointed as Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria on Education Interventions.[9] As SSA on Education Interventions, he was involved in facilitating Generation Unlimited Nigeria (Gen U Nigeria),[10][11] a United Nations endorsed intervention that aims to reach 20 million young Nigerians aged 10–24 years by with Education, Skills Training, Employment, Entrepreneurship and Empowerment by 2030. He also worked with the states to mainstream EdTech solutions into the country's primary, secondary and tertiary institutions. His engagements include working on the implementation of a Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) intervention to solve the TVET challenges in the country.
He was appointed by the President to the Governing Board of the newly inaugurated National Senior Secondary Education Commission (NSSEC),[12] a body established to set standards to ensure effective teaching and learning at the Senior Secondary School level of the Education System.
He is a member of the recently inaugurated Technical Working Groups on National Poverty Reduction with Growth Strategy (NPRGS) - A National Strategy that aims to reduce unemployment and lift 100 million Nigerians out of Poverty by 2030.
Awards[edit]
- Lagos State Merit Award, 2014
- RSW - Best Education Intervention, 2017
- Code Lagos, 2019
- Best Education Personality, 2019
Publications[edit]
Articles[edit]
As a columnist, FBO has written and published numerous Leadership, Educational and Motivational articles on NaijaTimes, theCable.ng & his blog
90secondswithFBO Weekly Videos[edit]
FBO shares his video series titled 90secondswithFBO; a 90-second video discussing life and leadership across his social media platforms on a weekly basis.
External links[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "15th CFA's Startups Hangout: An Evening with Obafela Bank-Olemoh, Special Adviser to the Lagos State Governor on Education". CFA's Tech Blog - Transforming Africa. 3 July 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
- ^ "at Lagos State Government EBS-RCM Key Officials(LASG)". www.lasg-ebs-rcm.com. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
- ^ "Mr. Obafela Bank-Olemoh – Akinwunmi Ambode". akinwunmiambode.com. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
- ^ "Governors aide tasks student entrepreneurs to maximise acquired skills". Retrieved 7 August 2018.
- ^ ""You have no Excuse to fail," Bank Olemoh tells RSW Participants". Ready Set Work. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
- ^ "CodeLagos Initiative: 15,000 Lagosians Trained, Next Phase Approved". technext.ng. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
- ^ "CodeLagos programme expands to 275 schools, 10 public centres - Vanguard News". Vanguard News. 26 April 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
- ^ "Government commences Code Lagos Initiative 2018 | EduCeleb". EduCeleb. 8 April 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
- ^ "Ministers, Special Advisers, Senior Special Assistants and Special Assistants to the President by States" (PDF). www.osgf.gov.ng. 19 May 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- ^ "Generation Unlimited Launches in Nigeria, 20 Million Young People to Benefit". generationunlimited.org. 19 August 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- ^ "Generation Unlimited Nigeria". theCable.ng. 2 August 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- ^ "FG Constitutes Governing Board for Secondary Schools' Commission". authorityngr.com. 18 April 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2022.