The National Chairman of the Industrial Division of the Nigerian Society of Engineers, Engr Dr David Abu Ozigi has announced January 21, 2025 to host the institution’s first-in-the year event.
The event holds virtually by 2pm.
The event is themed Mitigating the Skills Gap in Nigeria’s Industrialization and Professor Oyebanji Oyelaran – Oyeyinka FAEng, the Senior Special Adviser (on Industrialization) to the President of the African Development Bank (AfDB) will serve as Guest Speaker.
Engr Ozigi further stated that the theme of the January 2025 lecture was carefully chosen in recognition of the importance of skills development in Industrialization.
Professor Oyebanji Oyelaran-Oyeyinka is currently the Senior Special Adviser on Industrialization to the President of the African Development Bank (AfDB) where he is coordinating the establishment of Agro-Industrial Processing Zones and Industrial Policy in several African countries.
Professor Oyelaran-Oyeyinka holds a Bachelor of Science (First Class Honours) in Chemical Engineering from the University of Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University), Master’s in chemical engineering, University of Toronto, Canada, and Doctor of Philosophy (DPhil) in Development Economics specializing in the Economy of Technological Change and Industrialization, University of Sussex, United Kingdom.