Ibukun Odusote is a Nigerian civil servant in IT and administration. She was the first administrative contact person for the
.ng
.ng is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Nigeria
Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in We ...
top level Nigerian domain name. She has served as the Permanent Secretary for the
Nigerian Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and for the Political Affairs Department in the Office of the Secretary to the Federal Government.
[ Perm. Sec. Urges Nigerians In Diaspora To Be Change Agents]
, ''Nigerian Info,'' Retrieved 5 March 2016
Early life and education
Odusote was born in
Ikenne-Remo in
Ogun State in Nigeria. She was educated at St. Teresa's College,
Oke-Ado Ibadan in
Oyo State. After obtaining her school certificate, she attended
Obafemi Awolowo University. She graduated in computer science and economics.
[Ibukun Odusote]
, ''Nigerian Agriculture News,'' Retrieved 23 January 2016
Later at
Lagos University
The University of Lagos, popularly known as UNILAG, is a public research university located in Lagos, Nigeria and was founded in 1962. UNILAG is one of the first generation universities in Nigeria and is ranked among the top universities i ...
, she earned an MBA and an MSc.
[ From 1995 to 1998, she was the director of the Centre for Information Technology and Management at Yaba College of Technology.][Centre for Information Technology and Management]
Retrieved 29 February 2016
Career
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 the Nigeria Internet Registration Association for her pioneering work. 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 to Akinwumi Adesina at the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.[Ibukun Odusote]
, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Retrieved 15 February 2016 Whilst she was there, the minister won prizes for the revolution he was making in Nigerian Agriculture.[
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Personal life
She is married to the Reverend Adeolu Odusote and they have a daughter. The couple are both senior figures in the Foursquare Church in Abuja
Abuja () is the capital and eighth most populous city of Nigeria. Situated at the centre of the country within the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), it is a planned city built mainly in the 1980s based on a master plan by International Plann ...
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References
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Living people
Nigerian civil servants
University of Lagos alumni
Obafemi Awolowo University alumni
Year of birth missing (living people)
Members of the Foursquare Church
Nigerian Pentecostals