The proposed Nigerian University of Technology & Management (NUTM) is pleased to
announce the appointment of Babs Jolayemi Omotowa (Dr) as its Founding President, effective
April 25, 2022.
Babs 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. He is a seasoned professional in the upstream and
midstream oil and gas industry. He brings an industry background to the office of the NUTM
President that is patterned after many highly ranked universities around the world that are
broadening their horizon by appointing accomplished business leaders as their presidents.
Prior to joining NUTM, Babs was CEO/MD of Nigeria LNG Limited, where he led NLNG to
become the highest corporate tax-paying organization in Sub-Saharan Africa and earned record
revenues ($40Bn during tenure). He was instrumental in the provision of $12Mn 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 towards the
company’s climate change ambitions.
As President of NUTM, Babs will be responsible for strategy execution and establishing NUTM
as the leading higher learning institution in Africa that is focused on technology and
management. 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.”
Babs’ appointment represents a significant milestone in NUTM’s journey. The institution’s
mission of delivering higher education excellence and nurturing of innovative and
entrepreneurial leaders to create impact in Africa, will be enabled by his transformative
leadership and core values of integrity, excellence, courage, and social responsibility.
To learn more about NUTM, please visit www.nutmng.org.

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