The Nigeria Computer Society (NCS) has bestowed its most prestigious professional honour on Hon. Adedeji Dhikrullahi Stanley Olajide, acknowledging his growing influence in national technology governance and digital policy development.

The recognition was formally conferred during the 2025 Nigeria Information Technology Merit Award (NITMA) ceremony, which took place on Tuesday at the MUSON Centre in Lagos. The event brought together innovators, policymakers, ICT executives and international technology partners in a celebration of individuals driving Nigeria’s digital transformation.

Hon. Olajide, who chairs the House Committee on Digital, ICT and Cybersecurity, was inducted into the NCS College of Fellows, a status reserved for professionals whose work has significantly shaped the country’s ICT advancement.

According to his Special Adviser on Media and Public Affairs, Tolu Mustapha, the elevation came after a rigorous assessment by the NCS National Executive Council. The council, led by NCS President Dr. Muhammad Sirajo Aliyu, cited Olajide’s contributions to digital development, legislative innovation and cybersecurity policy strengthening as central to the decision.

Mustapha noted that the fellowship serves as both recognition and public validation of Olajide’s leadership, professionalism and sustained commitment to advancing Nigeria’s digital ecosystem.

Championing Digital Policy at the National Level

Representing the Ibadan North-West/Ibadan South-West federal constituency of Oyo State, Hon. Olajide has built a reputation for driving initiatives that reinforce the nation’s cybersecurity framework, expand digital literacy and support innovation-driven economic growth.

In his role as head of the House Committee on ICT and Cybersecurity, he has led several key policy and legislative interventions shaping Nigeria’s modern digital landscape.

The Nigeria Information Technology Merit Award remains one of the country’s most respected ICT honours, spotlighting individuals and institutions whose work continually propels Nigeria’s technology sector forward.

Today, 20 November 2025, the Federal High Court, Lagos vacated the sweeping ex parte order previously obtained by FBN Quest Merchant Bank and First Trustees Limited against Nestoil Limited and Neconde Energy Limited.

The Court’s decision was anchored on the principle that ex parte orders are intended solely to preserve the subject matter of litigation for a limited period, not to be held in perpetuity. The attempt by the FBN entities to have the Court stay further proceedings while keeping the ex parte order in place was found to be inconsistent with this principle.

Separately, it is important to note that the ex parte order had originally been obtained by the FBN entities through suppression of material facts and without the knowledge or participation of Nestoil and Neconde.

With the vacation of the order, Nestoil and Neconde have now been restored to full control of their affairs.

Nestoil and Neconde remain firmly committed to transparency, lawful business practices, and the highest standards of corporate governance. Both companies will continue to focus on delivering value to their stakeholders and contributing positively to Nigeria’s energy sector.

By Chukwuka Victor

I must admit that I haven’t seen my Igbo brothers so united as I have seen them in the last one week, just that they are channeling it in the wrong direction involving Nigerian prophet, Primate Elijah Ayodele.

Just because Primate Ayodele said Igbos are the problems of Nigeria, and that we have to reverse a curse if we ever want to produce a president in the country, hell was let loose, and we made the prophet our focus—attacking him, calling him names, abusing his family, sending threats to him, and several other things.

I was even surprised to see one of the prominent Igbos on X sharing the contacts and emails of Primate Ayodele for his followers to start harassing him on the phone. Some went as far as sharing their conversations with the prophet on the phone, hurling several insults at him, and even threatening to attack him because of the statement he made.

Apart from the Twitter users, I have also observed some political players attacking Primate Ayodele. The APGA national youth chairman, Eze Onyebuchi Chukwu, called on President Tinubu to warn the prophet over his statement regarding the Igbos. He said Primate Ayodele is using his prophecies to cause division instead of unity.

Likewise, a Labour Party chieftain, Oluchi Oparah, joined the bandwagon to say Primate Ayodele is a tribal bigot, while advising him to resign from the pulpit to join politics if it excites him so much.

From the religious sector, a Catholic priest, Fr. Chinaka Justin Mbaeri, called on the federal government to arrest Primate Ayodele for his statement on the Igbos.

Also, from the legal sector, a legal practitioner based in Enugu, Maduabuchi Idam, slammed the prophet and threatened to sue him for defamation if he doesn’t retract his statement in the next 48 hours.

I could go on and on to mention some people who have spoken against Primate Ayodele in the last one week, but because of time and space, I would like to stop here and speak the truth to my Igbo brothers.

Our fathers have a saying, “Awọ na-asị ibe ya wọkọm,” which can be used to describe someone who blames others for their own mistakes; the truth about this matter is we as Igbos are all guilty of whatever Primate Ayodele or anyone has said against us, but we like to shy away from the truth and attack people who tell the truth to our face.

Primate Ayodele said we are the problems of Nigeria. Can any of you say categorically that we haven’t cost Nigeria so much more than other tribes have? Is there any tribe in the country clamoring for division like we have done? Is there any tribe that is unwelcoming like ours? The answer is NO. How are we not the problem of Nigeria?

Years ago, everyone that is calling out Primate Ayodele now—from social media, to legal practitioners, to religious leaders, to politicians—when Nnamdi Kanu started his IPOB movement, how many of you spoke against his divisive initiative? How many of you openly declared Nnamdi Kanu the enemy of Igboland? How many of you called his number to rain curses on him? Instead, every one of us praised him as a revolutionary leader. We have even been clamoring for his release as if he is a god to us. Can we name any tribe in the country that has someone like that?

When Sunday Igboho rose up among the Yorubas to fight Fulani herdsmen, it was still his fellow Yorubas who called him to order, even though he was doing what benefited his kinsmen. He was later arrested and taken away from Nigeria, and today, no one has risen to engage in such an act. But for us, what have we done exactly to show that we are not a problem to Nigeria?

Nnamdi Kanu would go on live streams, cursing Yorubas, calling them all sorts of names. We would, by ourselves, share his live streams and praise him for being fearless, and the sad thing was Nnamdi Kanu’s actions didn’t even benefit any of us. Our parents back home are cursing him because every Monday, they are unable to go and fend for their daily living. Any attempt to step out of their homes on Monday ends badly; they either get killed or injured. Why are we yet to curse Nnamdi Kanu?

Nnamdi Kanu aside, what about our leaders? What have we done to ensure that our leaders get it right? Absolutely nothing. We have just been making noise all along, shouting Obidient and wasting our efforts unnecessarily without making any tangible progress in the South East region.

Our leaders are actually acting like there is a curse upon them, because why are they always at loggerheads? Peter Obi, whom we feel is the biggest politician in the South East Region for now, is fast losing real-time followers; most of those with him are just noisemakers. Just last week, Morris Monye, one of Obi’s biggest supporters and on-site mobilizers, resigned because of poor coordination, especially during the Anambra governorship election where the Labour Party could only gather less than 10,000 votes.

Peter Obi isn’t even on good terms with politicians in Anambra, which is his state. The governor, Charles Soludo, has openly blasted him on several occasions, and I can’t point to one prominent politician in the state who has spoken well of Peter Obi. Charles Soludo has declared support for Tinubu in 2027, yet we have not been able to call these people out? But we are out here calling out Primate Ayodele for obviously saying the truth.

We have governors in the South East who haven’t even done well for us in the region. They are all decamping to the All Progressives Congress, but did we expose their phone numbers? Did we threaten them? We are just a bunch of hypocrites looking for someone to blame for our misfortune.

I have said my truth. Ma ànyị na-ekwu eziokwu ma ọ bụ na anyị ekwughị, anyị ga-anwụ. If any one of you likes, you can share my number and start calling—it won’t stop what I have said. Primate Ayodele is not our problem. Let’s hold our leaders accountable instead.

I rest my case.