The Nigerian University of Technology & Management (NUTM), Lagos, has announced the appointment of Dr Babs Jolayemi Omotowa as its founding President.
Omotowa 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.
Prior to joining NUTM, Omotowa was the CEO/MD of Nigeria LNG Limited, where he led NLNG to become the highest corporate tax-paying organisation in Sub-Saharan Africa and earned record revenues ($40b during tenure).
He was instrumental in the provision of $12m 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 toward the company’s climate change ambitions.
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.”
Omotowa’s appointment, however, takes effect from April 25, 2022.
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