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cbciu Head of Personnel and Administration

is the Head of personnel and Administration of Centre for Black Culture and International Understanding (CBCIU). .

Mr. Afolabi Tajudeen Adetoyese is the Head of Finance and Accounts of Centre for Black Culture and International Understanding (CBCIU).Over 2 decades, 15 years in the Banking industry with 10 years as a Managing Director.

Qualifications: HND, BSC, MSC- Accounting, ACA .Professional Qual: ICAN, CIBN. Others: EFCC- Training in fraud and money laundering prevention/detection. Special skills: Expert in the use of accounting software packages like: Peachtree, QuickBooks, Excel, words, power points etc

IFAYEMI ELEBUIBON

Artist-in-Residence

High Chief Ifáyẹmi Ọ̀ṣundàgbónu Elebuibon is the Artist-in-Residence at the Centre for Black Culture and International Understanding, Osogbo. He is a Yoruba and Nigerian writer, poet, author, linguist, and a world-famous Ifa priest. Born in 1947 in Osogbo, Elebuibon comes from a long line of hunters, priests, herbalists, and warriors. His father was claimed to be a descendant of the legendary warrior Olutimehin, one of the founders of the city of Osogbo. His mother was born into a family of priests who worshipped Oya and Ifa. The title "Araba" is given to the chief Ifa priest of Osogbo, and this title was held by his maternal grandfather, Kẹ̀hìndé Adéyẹmi Awóníyì, the longest serving Araba of Osogbo.

Mr. Gbeola Olufemi

Archivist

Born over four decades ago to the family of Mr. & Mrs. Gbeola Caleb Olusola, (JP) in Ilobu, Irepodun Local Government Area, Osun State.

A graduate of Social Studies Education with second class upper division from the University of Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. Started his career in administration as Personnel Assistant III with the State Primary Education Board, Osogbo, Osun State in August, 1995. He later joined the service of Federal Ministry of Education as Master Grade III Officer at Federal Government Girls College, Ikot Obio Itong, Akwa Ibom State.

In August, 2009, He joined Centre for Black Culture and International Understanding, Osogbo as an Archivist-in-training. He later proceeded to National Archives Ibadan where he obtained Diploma in Archival Administration and Records Management. Indexing and class listing of documents and materials in Ulli Beier Archive of the Centre were to his credit.

Mr. Babatunde Akangbe

Store Keeper/Archivist

Mr. Akangbe is proactive, adaptive, conscientious and self-motivated public administrator who has worked in various organizations and in different capacities. He was the Lead Head Inventory and Warehouse in Hygeia Nig. Ltd. (Lagoon Hospitals), Lagos and the Sales Representative WAHUM Packaging, Ikeja, Lagos. He is proficient in the use of Microsoft Project, Peachtree premium accounting, QuickBooks, Microsoft Dynamics NAV, ~ ERPs, CITRUS and SAGE PASTEL.He has a strong financial acumen and a strong organizational management, and analytical skills. With good understanding of the basic principles of materials management and budget control, he has the ability to interpret and analyze inventory reports for cost effective budgeting and purchasing.

MR. Omotosho Oluwadamilare Adekola

IT Officer

Omotosho Oluwadamilare Adekola holds B.Sc Estate Management from the prestigious Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Second Class Upper Division (2019) and currently undergoing his Postgraduate-Diploma programme in Information Technology. He holds Certificate in Certificate in Web Development, Desktop Publishing and Certificate in Graphics Design..

Mr. Abubakar Abdulasit

Junior Research Fellow

Abdulbasit Olalekan Abubakar Abdulbasit Olalekan Abubakar is a Research Fellow at the Centre for Black Culture and International Understanding, a UNESCO Category II Institute located in Osogbo, Osun State, Nigeria. He joined the services of the Centre in October, 2019. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in History and International Studies from Osun State University, Osogbo, and a and Masters of Arts degree from the University of Ilorin, Kwara State, in 2016 and 2020 respectively. Abdulbasit is interested in researches bothering on African traditional Arts, Political and Social Institutions,

Mr. Zosu Taiwo

Junior Research Fellow II

Taiwo Zosu Zosu Taiwo Misenmawu is a graduate of Philosophy of the Lagos State University, Ojo, Lagos State. He holds a B.A Philosophy (Second Class Upper) Degree (2019). He is currently a Junior Research Fellow at the Centre for Black Culture and International Understanding. He was the president of National Association...

Mrs. Grace Adewumi

Administrative Officer II

Mrs. Grace Adewumi Grace Adewumi is currently the Administrative Officer II at the Centre for Black Culture and International Understanding. holds a Bachelor of Arts in English from Osun State University, Osogbo, Osun State.

Miss Hamidat Oyedeji

Confidential Secretary to the ED

Miss Hamidat Oyedeji Hamidat Oyedeji is the Confidential Secretary to the Executive Director, Centre for Black Culture and International Understanding. She graduated from the department of Theatre and Media Arts, Federal University, Oye-Ekiti, Ekiti State.