Olawale Adeniji Ige MFR (13 October 1938 – 9 May 2022)[1] was a Nigerian electrical engineer and former Minister of the Federal Ministry of Communications (1990–1992).[2] He also served as the Minister of the Federal Ministry of Aviation (1993).[3]
Olawale Adeniji Ige | |
|---|---|
| Minister of the Federal Ministry of Aviation | |
| In office 1993–1994 | |
| Minister of the Federal Ministry of Communications | |
| In office 1990–1992 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 October 1938 Lagos, Nigeria |
| Died | 9 May 2022 (aged 83) |
| Political party | Non-Partisan |
Life and career
editHe was born on 13 October 1938 in Ogbomosho, a city in Oyo State, Nigeria. He was educated at Baptist Boys High School, Abeokuta, the capital of Ogun State, Nigeria (1951–1956) where he obtained the West African School Certificate (WASC). He proceeded to the Polytechnic, Regent Street, London now University of Westminster where he obtained a Diploma in electrical engineering.[4] He later became a graduate of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers in 1965.[5]
He returned to Nigeria as a chartered engineer in 1967 to join the services of the Federal Ministry of Communications where he rose to the position of a Director General in 1989.[6][7] He was appointed the honorable Minister of the Federal Ministry of Communications in 1990, a tenure that ended in 1992 and later reappointed the Minister of the Federal Ministry of Aviation in 1993.[8] He was the first civilian Chairman of Nigerian Telecommunications Limited, NITEL, and was the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Nigerian Internet Group[9] and also on the Board of the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC.[10]
Awards and fellowship
edit- Member of the Order of the Federal Republic, MFR (1979)
- Fellow of the Nigerian Academy of Engineering[11]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Ex-Minister Of Communications, Ige, Dies At 83". 12 May 2022. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
- ^ Awoyemi Femi. "NIG has been pivotal to ICT in Nigeria-Engr Olawale Ige MFR Former Minister of Communications, Nige". proshareng.com.
- ^ "Nigeria: NIG to Focus On Broadband Devt At 2013 AGM". ictafrica.info.
- ^ RapidxHTML. "The Nigeria Academy of Engineering :: promoting excellence in technology and engineering training and practice to ensure the technological growth and economic development of Nigeria". nae.org.ng.
- ^ Cyril Okoye (14 September 2010). "Ige, Ndukwe to Lead Talks at ICT Celebration". allAfrica. Vanguard. Retrieved 11 May 2023. (subscription required)
- ^ "open access fibre Archives - Technology Times Hub". Technology Times Hub.
- ^ "Rural Telephony: MTN covers 350 uncovered villages with smart technology". Vanguard News. 26 October 2010.
- ^ "Ndukwe, Ige for celebration of 50 years of ICT tomorrow". Vanguard News. 28 September 2010.
- ^ "Nigeria Internet Group - Board of Trustees". nig.org.ng.
- ^ "Olawale Ige". Nigeria CommunicationsWeek.
- ^ "GMD Bags Fellowship of Nigerian Academy of Engineering > NNPC". nnpcgroup.com.