Ibukun Odusote
Ibukun Odusote | |
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| Born | Iyabo Abimbola |
| Nationality | Nigerian |
| Employer | Federal Government of Nigeria |
| Spouse | Adeolu Odusote |
| Children | 1 |
Ibukun Odusoteis a Nigerian civil servant in IT and administration. She was the first administrative contact person for the.ngtop levelNigerian domain name. She has served as the Permanent Secretary for theNigerian Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Developmentand for the Political Affairs Department in the Office of the Secretary to the Federal Government.[1]
Early life and education
[edit]Odusote was born inIkenne-RemoinOgun Statein Nigeria. She was educated at St. Teresa's College,Oke-Ado IbadaninOyo State.After obtaining her school certificate, she attendedObafemi Awolowo University.She graduated in computer science and economics.[2]
Later atLagos University,she earned an MBA and an MSc.[2]From 1995 to 1998, she was the director of the Centre for Information Technology and Management atYaba College of Technology.[3]
Career
[edit]Odusote became known as a senior civil servant in information technology. She was the first contact person for the.ng domain name. In 2013, Odusote was made a life patron of theNigeria Internet Registration Associationfor her pioneering work.[4]She was the former ICT head for Yaba College of Technology before moving to work for the Nigerian Ministry of Information as Director of Information Technology. She has served as a Permanent Secretary in various ministries including the Ecological Funds Office, Federal Ministry of Power, Federal Ministry of Environment and Federal Ministry of Culture, Tourism & National Orientation.
Odusote was appointed to be the permanent secretary toAkinwumi Adesinaat the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.[5]Whilst she was there, the minister won prizes for the revolution he was making in Nigerian Agriculture.[6]
In 2000, Odusote became the national coordinator forDigitest,an annual camp and competition to encourage students to develop internet-based solutions that address items of national interest.[5]
Personal life
[edit]She is married to the Reverend Adeolu Odusote and they have a daughter. The couple are both senior figures in theFoursquare ChurchinAbuja.[7]
References
[edit]- ^Perm. Sec. Urges Nigerians In Diaspora To Be Change AgentsArchived5 March 2016 at theWayback Machine,Nigerian Info,Retrieved 5 March 2016
- ^abIbukun OdusoteArchived11 February 2016 at theWayback Machine,Nigerian Agriculture News,Retrieved 23 January 2016
- ^Centre for Information Technology and Management,Retrieved 29 February 2016
- ^"NIRA Gets 3 Life Patrons",IT Realms,Retrieved 23 January 2016
- ^abIbukun OdusoteArchived2 February 2016 at theWayback Machine,Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Retrieved 15 February 2016
- ^"Nigeria's Akinwumi Adesina named Forbes African of the Year".BBC. 3 December 2013.Retrieved23 January2016.
- ^"Reverend (Mrs) Ibukun Odusote".Foursuare Gospel Church, Asokoro.Retrieved31 January2020.