The Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has congratulated Prof. Senayon Olaoluwa as the first Director General of the newly created Diaspora Centre of Excellence, the first in Africa.
According to the statement released by the Commission stating that the TETFUND funded centre is an initiative of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, in collaboration with the University of Ibadan.
While in the congratulatory letter personally signed by her, the NIDCOM boss applauded the efforts of the renowned Professor of Diaspora.
Dabiri-Erewa added that she believes in the competence and capability of Prof. Senayon Olaoluwa in driving the goals and aspiration of the Centre to its fullest maximisation and to the benefits of mankind.
She implored Prof. Olaoluwa to urgently bring to bear the gains of citing such centre in University of Ibadan, being the premier University in Nigeria in the areas of research and scholarship.
The Professor of Diaspora studies was the founding Coordinator of the Diaspora and Trans-national Studies programme at the Institute of African Studies, University of Ibadan where he was the former Director.
Olaoluwa has worked assiduously to develop the graduate programme into an enviable level through the encouragement of cutting edge research by faculty and students.
Olaoluwa’s appointment took effect from March 1, 2024 and it is for three years and the construction of the centre would commence soon with the release of One billion naira to the University by TETFUND.