AN ANNUAL PUBLICATION OF THE KB KLUB

MEDI-PHIL
2022 EDITION

COURTING WITH GREATNESS,

INDUCTING A NEW PATRON:
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Professor Abiodun
AKINWUNTAN
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Dean, School of Health Professions, Kansas
University, USA.

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“Men are not measured by what they have in their bank accounts
or the number of private jets they ly, but by what they are able to
say they have contributed to civilization.”

E steemed Readers, welcome to the 2022 Edi on of the MEDIPHIL, an annual

publica on of the KB KLUB, themed ENCHÓRIOS. Trust me, there's only so
much we can take of using foreign languages as themes. We did work
towards a change this year, and while we hope to bring it to frui on in the coming
year, we are thrilled to present you this publica on by US, for US- hence the theme.
ENCHÓRIOS is a Greek term which translates to “INDIGENOUS”. This word is striking
and has been chosen as the theme because it is a word which describes the growth
and successes life members(LifeKBites) of the KB KLUB have experienced in their
varying spheres of life. This is witnessed in the giant strides they have gone on to
achieve in life and how it comes back to inspire the current crop of KBites.
Essen ally, this is a magazine celebra ng us, celebra ng our LifeKBites,
CELEBRATING OUR OWN.

On the back of the success of the previous edi on of the MEDIPHIL, Vita Nova,
which captured the exploits of young LifeKBites, this year, we have followed in
similar fashion and chosen two young LifeKBites to feature as the covers of the
magazine. These men have blazed the trails, home and abroad, and they serve as a
relatable source of inspira on to KBites. From bonding nights to thought-provoking
conversa ons, it became impera ve to peek into the worlds of these outstanding
men and seek detail into their lives.

It was an exci ng journey pu ng together this publica on and I want to thank my

Keebite(KBite Aiyeyemi Abimbola) for trus ng the skills of the Ad Hoc commi ee,
the Design Team, to handle all of our graphic design needs. This magazine was
designed en rely in-house. It was a great year in the Editorial Board. Together, we
achieved FOUR newsle er publica ons; over TWENTY newspaper publica ons
(including reports in The PUNCH and The Guardian); ONE Television report (ARISE
NEWS); THREE Radio sessions; over SEVENTY event reports wri en; Launching a
YouTube page; Growing the LinkedIn account and holding FOUR exclusive interview
sessions with dis nguished personali es for the magazine. I give special thanks to
God, our revered LifeKBites, dis nguished partners, ever-willing sponsors,
tenacious members of the Editorial Board, our crea ve and innova ve Chief
Designer (KBite Oketade Eniola), content contributors and KBites for the
unrelen ng, united and indefa gable support which has made the realiza on of this
publica on a success.

Madehin Oluwatosin Mustapha

KB Editor/Editor-In-Chief

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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW

LIFEKBITE PROF. AKINWUNTAN

Professor Abiodun Akinwuntan, PhD, MPH, MBA,
FASAHP, FACRM, is the Dean, School of Health
Professions at the University of Kansas Medical
Center, Kansas City, KS, USA and Professor of
Physical Therapy and Neurology. Prior to becoming
Dean, he was an Associate Dean for Research at
the College of Allied Health Sciences at Augusta
University, Augusta, GA , USA . Professor
Akinwuntan received his bachelor's degree from
the College of Medicine, University of Lagos in
1994. During his me, he served as the KB
Protocol/Public Rela ons Officer between 1991-
1992 and the Keebite/President of the KB KLUB
between 1992-1993. He bagged a Master's degree
and a Doctoral degree from the Katholieke
Universiteit Leuven in Belgium, in 2000 and 2004
respec vely. He earned a postgraduate cer ficate
in teaching and learning in higher educa on from
the University of East London, England in 2005, and
a master's degree in public health in 2012 followed
by a master's degree in business administra on in
2015 from Augusta University, Georgia, USA.
Professor Akinwuntan is a world-leading authority
on the use of virtual-reality technologies to
improve daily living ac vi es in neurologically
impaired persons.
year. So, I went to Akoka, and I had a lot of fun, made
a lot of good friends, then came over to Idi-Araba. At
Idi-Araba it was business all through and again, I
con nued to maintain a good balance between my
academics and fun.
2. The KB KLUB where you served as the KB Protocol
once and then the Keebite, provides a pla orm for
life me Brotherhood. What can you say the KB
KLUB has done for you as an individual?
First, all credit to Professor Oladapo Ashiru, OFR. I
don't know what he saw in me but during one of our
Anatomy labs, he called me aside and asked if I had
heard about the KB KLUB, I told him I hadn't and he
told me to ask for any member when I got to the
hostel. Eventually, I got to meet the Keebite
(President) at the me and asked him about the KB

1. Dis nguished tles, of course, for a

dis nguished gentleman. Tell us about your origin
story sir, from your childhood to your days as a
student in the College of Medicine, University of
Lagos

Well, I grew up the son of a teacher and one thing he

taught us is “do your best at all mes and nature will
carve its path for you”. Growing up as a kid, I was one
that liked to enjoy life but at the same me, I knew
the only way I could get away with doing that was if I
came home with good grades. Eventually, it paved
the way for me ge ng into Idi-Araba. I could have
go en in with my A-level results, but I was not the
one to miss out on the fun of the first year at the
Akoka Campus. I had heard so much about the
Akoka Campus and I was willing to give it another LIFEKBITE PROF. AKINWUNTAN

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KLUB. He told me, and then I asked how I could join.
He informed me that I had to be recommended. So, I
asked, “who can recommend someone?” He said it
had to be a current member or a past member. And
so I thought, “okay, that's fine, who else would
recommend me if not the person who told me about
the KLUB”. Of course, I went back to Professor Ashiru
and he immediately recommended me and that was
my beginning in the KB KLUB.
KB KLUB, when we were in school, taught us, or at
least, taught me about generosity and leadership. It
taught me to realize that whatever you do in life,
whatever you become in life, there are people who
are always looking up to you. Whenever Professor
Ashiru and Dr. Sam Akinluyi hosted us in their
houses, they usually treated us like junior
colleagues. And so, that level of decorum and
discipline, and the aura of respect and integrity was
just naturally transferred into you because you
realize you represent quite an important group of
people. I think a good number of us were more
scared to have our names told to Professor Ashiru
that we failed than being told to our fathers. When I
graduated, and became a LifeKBite, I would say the
first part of my life was really shaped by the
brotherhood of the KB KLUB. I am pre y confident
that every event I had, they were there. My friends
and family called them the “boys in black and white”.
I remember Dr. F.K. Ajayi, what he did at my
wedding. I s ll would see that picture and go like,
“oh!” He was a student at the me, and you can see
all of them today and what they have accomplished.
Professor Butali, Dr. Ajayi, Dr. Alausa, all of them- I
remember the role they all played at my wedding, at
my brother's wedding, at my daughter's christening,
I could always be sure whatever I had to do, the KB
KLUB was always there. So you know, that feeling of
responsibility that you started having in school, just
starts developing even more when you finish. Then,
you know you have a sense of responsibility and a
sense of duty to treat those in the KLUB currently the
way you were treated when you went to LifeKBites.
And even a er you graduated, the current members
s ll con nue to do things for you and your family
that you just ask yourself, what would stop me from
doing your best for the KLUB.
I lost my mom in 1993 and I wanted to immortalize
her name, so we started the Madam Akinwuntan
Tennis Tournament. It went on for several years, and I
would always sponsor it fully, un l that tennis court
was no longer in use. That's what really ended it. I was
going to pay to renovate the court at some point, but
the university leadership at the me had other plans
for it.
3. Physical Therapy must have had its allure to you
as a young man and s ll does to this day. How happy
are you to be a dis nguished professional in this
rapidly evolving line and what challenges have you
faced on this road?
So again, like I said, it started with what my dad
imbibed in me and my siblings, that in whatever you
do, be it Physical Therapy, Medicine, Nursing,
Den stry, or Pharmacology, always aspire to be the
best. Be the difference. Do not just be a part of the
crowd. The reality is, if you're the difference, you will
easily become notable. And it's called a success bug.
Right? The success bug bites you once and then you
realize the benefits of success, and you just want to
keep saying, “okay, what's next? What's next? What's
the next thing?”
So, I just believe that life in itself is a learning
experience all-through and only the curious mind
engages in lifelong learning. As a result, in spite of
whatever I've done, I'm always asking myself, what
can I do more? How can I con nue to move the
needle? You do the best work you can, and people
will recognize it, and give you your awards. So, those
recogni ons are really external to what you do. What
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you do that is internal to you, are the good works you
do, and the successes you make by impac ng other
people's lives with the findings of your academic
work, or the lives you touch by your clinical work.
4. From being a fresh graduate in 1994 to a
professor, and now, Dean, the journey has truly
been remarkable, how would you describe it?
Once again, this also boils down to the same thing;
being the best at whatever you do, being the
difference, and not just a part of the crowd. I
remember as a Master's student, not only did I have
to learn a foreign language, I completed a 15-month
Master's program in 8 months, with a Dis nc on,
speaking a foreign language, Dutch (Netherlands).
The ins tu on was super impressed. I was offered a
fully paid Doctorate and I accepted it. I completed
the Doctorate in record me, with a groundbreaking
discovery- The first ever use of a Virtual Reality
System for Stroke rehabilita on. The findings of the
doctoral study were published as a randomized
control trial published in a top journal. And of
course, it was a hit. By the me I graduated, I had
offer le ers from 8 top universi es in Europe and the
USA, and I had to choose which one I wanted.
When I became an Assistant Professor at the
Medical College of Georgia, the expecta on was two
publica ons a year. However, I was reading about
people at Northwestern, Harvard, and other
ins tu ons who were having around 6, 7, 8
publica ons a year and I wondered why I should be
any different. So, although the ins tu on had a two
publica on per year standard, I set six for myself.
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And so, some years, I did eight, some years I made
seven, and at the me, it looked to my colleagues, like
I was crazy. So basically, I became one of the first
persons in record me to make the transi on from
being a fresh Assistant Professor in the University, to
becoming a full Professor. I did it in a ma er of 9/10
years and of course, you know one of the youngest
professors in Medicine as well, who's that?
Professor Oladapo Ashiru.
When you see giants like that, you want to follow in
their footsteps, so I felt like this was another one for
KB KLUB.
5. You are a world-leading authority in the use of
Virtual Reality technologies, to improve the living
ac vi es in neurologically impaired persons. Being
the co-director of the Laboratory for Advanced
Research, Advanced Rehabilita on Research in
Simula on, what sparked this kind of innova on for
you and what crea on will you say you are most
proud of?
So, what sparked the crea on? Never shying away
from challenges. When I arrived in Belgium, the only
professor who was willing to take a student from
Nigeria, was a Professor of Neurology. He had a stroke
study and whoever took the project had to speak the
language, and like I told you earlier, I had to learn the
language. Then he told me, “I know there is
something interes ng in driving a er a stroke, but I
don't know what it is. All I know is whoever takes this
project will have to learn everything by himself, but I
can guide you on how to make a good PhD.” So here I
was, doing a lot of learning to speak Dutch
(Netherlands), learning to work with pa ents, and
trying to read a lot of ar cles on driving a er a stroke.
And the more I read the ar cles, the more
disappointed I was because more of the problems
were cogni ve and visual, and I was thinking of how I
could help these pa ents overcome their physical
challenges?
Then I happened to look in a room one day, and there
was a car in the room, and I asked, “what's that car
doing in the room?” and they said, “oh, it's a
simulator.” I said, “oh, my goodness, what are they
doing with it?” At the me, it was being used to train
policemen on how to accurately shoot while driving. I
was taking a course in motor learning then, and in
the course, there was a motor learning paradigm
that says, “if you train a person in the same context
in a skill is naturally used, there will be be er
transfer of learning.” So basically, you don't teach a
tennis player in the classroom, you go to the tennis
court, right? The next thing on my mind was how I
could teach driving, but that's on the road and that's
dangerous. Here we had a driving simulator and that
meant I could train them in a much safer way, and in
a context similar to real driving and we could hope
that it would translate to real driving down the road.
I told myself that I can do that. Then I met the next
brick wall. There was no program at the me to
simulate real con nuous driving, the policemen
used one that was just a blank road with no ac vi es
similar to an actual road. We then tried to hire a
computer expert to do the programming for us, and
he was going to charge us such a crazy amount of
money. I figured he had also learned this skill and
had not go en the skill mysteriously.
So, I locked myself in my lab, and I was doing 8am
every day to 6am the next day. At 6am, I'd ride on my
bicycle to go to my room, take a shower, and take a
sandwich and by 8am, I was back in the lab. A er five
and a half months, I put together what I would call
my proudest moment- a 13.5-mile Drive that looked
very good. So, I invited all the driving experts,
neurologists and traffic controllers to give me
feedback. And then they started to point out things
that were wrong. So, I went back and
reprogrammed, and a er nine months, came up
with the first full, interac ve driving virtual reality
system that captured real life driving. Then I decided
to put it to the test.
We recruited 83 stroke pa ents, and basically, the
results showed if you had not received any training,
you were 33% likely to go back to driving. If you
received some other forms of training, not driving
related, you were 44% likely to go back to driving. If
you did the program that I developed, you had a 72%
chance of going back to driving. Boom! That hit the
world, and everyone started calling and that was my
greatest moment. That's how I got into Virtual Reality
and since then I've become a programming expert. I
can program anything now, to the extent we are using
it to study cogni ve workload and we're using it to
study learning pa erns in the brain. We're coupling it
with func onal near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS),
with EEG's and all the other neuroimaging stuff.
My proudest moment was some me in 2016. I sat
down, realized the excitement was gone but I s ll was
not sa sfied, because not many people benefited
from the simulator, and it did make sense why not.
The simulator was bulky, expensive and immovable.
Of course, the program we wrote was available, they
could use it. But it meant everybody who needed to
use it had to come to that room. Now, we were trying
to train people who cannot drive to drive, yet we
needed them to be transported there, which was a
burden to the persons who had to transport the
pa ents. So, I sat down, and I said, “how many more
people could we reach if this system can go to the
pa ent rather than the pa ent coming to us?” So, I
sat down and decided that “I need to overcome the
big room space, make it transportable to any loca on
with ease, and reduce the cost.” Three big problems.
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Then I started to think, I did prototypes, I did
everything, and came up with the first ever portable
driving simulator that overcame all three problems.
And it became an innova ve product. It is patented,
it is now commercially available, and for the first
me, you have people pushing something that looks
like a box into a pa ent's room, the pa ent sits on
the chair, and the car just appears in front of the
pa ent, just to give you an idea of what that is. It
used to be a portable system with a single screen,
and now we have expanded it to have a three-screen
system. This is the product that I'm most proud of
and it's called the Portable Driving Simulator.

6. In conjunc on with the University of Lagos
Associa on of Physiotherapy Students, the KB
KLUB hosted the Professor I.O Owoeye ergonomic
outreach which was themed "ACME". What were
your thoughts on the event?
I think you guys did extremely well. It gave me the
courage I needed to con nue to do my best for the
KLUB. Beyond that, I have seen a lot of ac vi es that
you engage in. I actually did send a message to the
Life KB KLUB group chat that you guys are doing very
well, and you need all the support that you can get.
As a member of the Life KB KLUB, I can assure you
that we are proud of what you guys are doing.
7. Transforming healthcare through Financial
Technology is the theme for our Annual Academic
Conference, STACK REFORM. In what areas would
you see that Financial Technology is needed in both
local and global Physiotherapy?
One of the things that I and one other
physiotherapist are pioneering is “ The
Doktorconnect”. It is about using technology to keep
in touch with pa ents, by carrying out full physical
wellness check-ups and guiding pa ents to see a
physician or a physiotherapist. Also, where specialty
care is needed, it is useful in connec ng with
ins tu ons abroad where they go for addi onal
care. It is a full package that I could write a li le blog
on. This is an example of how Fintech can help.
8. How do you balance your academic ac vi es,
both personal and ins tu onal as well as your
administra ve du es as the dean?
Give your best to whatever you do. I do my work to
the best of my knowledge such that I do not have
carryover thought processes. I do my best while I am
at the office, making sure to treat everyone as I would
like to be treated. As a ma er of fact, I keep acquiring
more degrees because the idle hand is the devil's
workshop. If I'm not busy, I think I will get in trouble.
So, a good number of mes, the reason I do those
studies is to keep myself busy in the evenings and on
the weekends.
10. I really love the emphasis on doing the best at
the moment and being the best
Because it is what people recognize. When I became
Dean, I wanted to be the best Dean I could be. So very
quickly, we transformed our Research enterprise
from a 1.4-million-dollar enterprise to a 27-million-
dollar enterprise. We went from 88 facul es to 121.
We remain the only school (Faculty) at KUMC that has
con nued to increase student enrolment for eight
consecu ve years, even when other ins tu ons and
other schools were losing students. We just
con nued to do great things and our endowments
are also going up. Don't forget, there are people out
there who are no cing and wondering “how can they
do this within such a short me?”. Of course, it wasn't
surprising when people came and knocked on the
door and were like “hey can you come do the same
things for us?”. You know you're in a good place when
your boss, your Vice Chancellor tells you “Promise me
you'll stay with us, <laughs>” because he can also
sense that he might lose me to another ins tu on.
So, again do I go around looking for those
opportuni es? No. Do I go telling these people that

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I'm here? No. I do what I am doing and as long as it
keeps being celebrated, people will take no ce and
when people take no ce, the invita ons would
naturally come. So do the best, nature will shape the
path.
11. There’s a thought process among Kbites, a
heavy workload requires a heavy de-stress, so how
do you relax sir?
I give everything I do my best shot and once I'm done
with it, I relax. I don't think about it that much
anymore. You know why? Because I gave it my best.
The only me I keep thinking about it is when I ask
myself, 'could I have done this? could I have done
that?' But once I know I did my best, I relax. I have a
saying, “God give me coffee to solve all the
problems I can and wine to accept the ones that I
cannot”. I'm not supposed to solve all the problems
but the ones I can, I will do my best at solving them
and the ones I can't, I'll just accept it and enjoy my
life.
12. Sir if you were a young student today in the
current academic, economic, and poli cal climate
of Nigeria, what advice would you give yourself?
So, the current academic and poli cal climate did
not start today, it started a long me ago, it's the
extent that is changing. The one thing I knew as a
student was that upon gradua on, if I wanted
superior knowledge that could take me beyond what
I was doing at the me, I needed to look elsewhere,
period. And I'm glad that I went to Belgium because
in five years, I found that opportunity and that's kept
me going. I will tell you, Nigeria prepared me with
the readiness to face any challenge. Never say no,
that's the Nigerian a tude. But in addi on to that,
the specialized skills with which I was able to
navigate to the top, while facing all the challenges
with the kind of mentality I came with from Nigeria, I
learned from further studies. So, lifelong learning is
an important trait to have. The most important thing
is to keep learning. The disappoin ng thing in
Nigeria is if you enroll in a program, you know the
day you enrolled, but you will never know the day
you will graduate. There are lots of problems
plaguing academic pursuit in Nigeria. So, I knew that
if I was going to do something great in life, and it'd be
via academics, it had to be somewhere else. I knew it
and it was clear to me. Now, if I did not go abroad,
would I have done my Master's in Nigeria? Yes, would
I have done a PhD? Yes. I am not going to allow not
going abroad to stunt my professional growth.
However, while I am improving myself in Nigeria, I'm
going to be on the lookout. If I find the right
opportunity, I'll take it.
13. The theme for this year's magazine, ENCHÓRIOS,
a Greek term meaning 'INDIGENOUS, Celebra ng
Our Own', what does this phrase mean to you?
Well, why do you think we keep coming back home?
Why do you think I keep coming back home? Why do
you think Dr. Butali keeps coming back home?
Because what is yours is yours, nobody can take it
away from you. So, we are yours, we will always be
yours. It doesn't ma er how much we change our
accent or how much we change our language, even if
I go and bleach and turn white, I'm not going to
bleach my father, I'm not going to bleach my brother,
I'm not going to bleach my sisters. Your home is your
home. Take pride in what you have and that is why
you spend your best abili es and your best skills in
developing your home. The Yoruba adage says “Ti
ogun eni ba daniloju”, if you have trust in your own
charm, who will you test it on first?
Yourself
Period! “Ti ogun eni ba daniloju a ma fi gbari ni”. So,
your own is your own and that's why you need to
invest your best in your home.
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COMMITTEE ON
PHILANTHROPIC ACTIVITIES
(COPA) 2022 REPORT

“The purpose of human life is to serve, and to Philanthropy breathes faith into humanity, gives
show compassion and the will to help others” meaning to life and define our purpose. At the KB
– Albert Schweitzer KLUB, philanthropy is sacrosanct to our core ethos,
guiding our principle. In constant search of the
finali es, to see the face of the common person
gleam with glee, to find true fulfillment; to be the gi .
Over the last decade, KB KLUB's dedica on to
philanthropy has stood unwavering. This year has
been a peculiar one, laden with an 8-month-long
strike. We chose to see opportunity and through
work and dedica on, we face each other with a smile
as we reflect on the philanthropic events of the KB
KLUB this year.
• Valen ne's day at atunda-olu school for the
physically and mentally challenged, surulere.
• Inter-house sport visit to atunda-olu school for the
physically and mentally challenged, surulere.
• The KB Klub Mental health and Substance abuse
outreach to st. Gregory's college, Ikoyi in
partnership with the Ac on Group on Adolescent
Health (AGAH).
• Medical outreach in collabora on with the Youth

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 Empowerment Founda on (YEF).
• Physiotherapy outreach in collabora on with the
university of Lagos associa on of physiotherapy
students (ULAPS).
• KB Klub visit to Tower of refuge orphanage.
• KB Klub medical outreach in collabora on with
the Youth Empowerment Founda on (YEF).
• KB Klub dermatology outreach in collabora on
with the Dermatology clinic outreach mission and
the Fola David care founda on.
• The KB KLUB 53rd Annual Philanthropic day
themed ; “A chance at life for the future”
The philanthropic day focused on reducing the
incidence of early child mortality and improving
Cervical cancer awareness.
maternal health.
• Free medical consulta on and vital health
We achieved the following:
checkups for over 150 women, men, and children.
• Successful screening of 100 women between the
• Distribu on of essen al drugs to over 150 women,
ages of 25 and 65 for Breast and Cervical Cancer
men, and children, sponsored by Apoteka
performed by professionals from the Lagos State
Pharmacy.
Ministry of Health. This procedure was sponsored
by R-Jolad hospital. • Prac cal demonstra on of the use of HIV self-
tes ng kits and distribu on of over 500 HIV self-
• Distribu on of insec cide-treated nets for 50
tes ng kits to men and women sponsored by DKT
pregnant women and children.
Interna onal.
• Community health educa on on the best
At the KB KLUB, we believe this is a step in the right
prac ces to improve maternal health, Breast &

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direc on in seeing the prevalence of early child
mortality decline and an improvement in the state of
maternal health in our region.

“That's one small step for a man, one giant leap for
mankind.” – Neil Armstrong

We extend our gra tude to our sponsors and

collaborators for sharing in this goal of making a
posi ve impact. Together, we can be the change.
As a socio-philanthropic organiza on, we recognize
our essence, and making a posi ve impact has been
our driving force. With joy in our hearts, we
completed 9 successful philanthropic ac vi es in a Adeniyi, the Commi ee on Philanthropic Ac vi es,
calendar year. This, we achieved through hard work my Keebite, the KB Editor, and all Kbites, who have
and dedica on to the course we believe and in this, walked this journey and seen its comple on. We will
we find fulfillment. make that change, together.
I thank God who has every proposal at His disposal, KB KB!
our LifeKbites whose support and guidance have
kept us firm, and our corporate sponsors, and Eze Esomchukwu Anthony,
individuals who have helped make this year a Chairman, COPA.
success.
I especially appreciate my Secretary, Kbite Femi-

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 Exclusive Interview

Engineer Gbenga Dairo is the Honourable Commissioner for Transporta on, Ogun State. He had his
secondary educa on at Government College, Ibadan. He graduated with a BSc(Hons) in Civil Engineering at
the University of Lagos in 1983. At the Imperial College London, he bagged an MSc in Engineering in 1985 and
an MBA in Kingston University in 1991. He is a member of the Nigerian Society of Engineers, Chartered
Ins tute of Transporta on and United Kingdom Chartered Ins tu on of Highways and Transporta on. He
has working experience in the Transport and Engineering fields as an Engineer, Principal Consultant, and
Project Manager for different firms in London. Between 2004 and 2016, he worked as the Technical Advisor
and then Director for the Lagos Metropolitan Area and Transport Authority (LAMATA). He also has working
experience as an Urban Mobility Expert at NTU Interna onal A/S, Nairobi, Kenya. He assumed the office of
Commissioner for Transporta on in March 2020. He loves cycling. He is happily married with 4 children.

1. Sir, you are currently the Honourable
Commissioner for Transporta on, Ogun State, and
that is who most people know you as,however we
would like to know more. Kindly tell us about
yourself, who you are and your background?
Welcome to the Ministry of Transporta on in Ogun
State. My name is Engineer Olugbenga Adetokunbo
Dairo. I am 60 years old. I belong to a few clubs here
and there, Ikoyi Club and Ikeja Club to name a few.
I wouldn't consider myself a social animal as such, I
am a bit more family oriented. I am a happily married
man with 4 children, the oldest being 31 years old and
the youngest 8 years old. My hobbies are cycling and
travelling. I also like reading history, and I'm also very
interested in astronomy. I par cipate in a few sports;
soccer, some mes tennis and table tennis, even
though I no longer watch sports like I used to. So
that's about it, that is who I am.
2. Sir, you bagged an MBA in the year 1989, a er
going through both the Bachelor's and Master's
programmes in Nigeria, why was the MBA the next
thing for you to do?

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I trained as an engineer and I have worked in
consul ng and also in contrac ng for a number of
years. Eventually, I came to the realiza on that some
understanding of finance and sources of funding for
building projects was something I needed to do. That
realiza on propelled me into ge ng involved in the
academic endeavour to obtain a Master's degree in
administra on and of course, going through that
course itself also revealed a number of other things
beyond finances and funding to me, things wider
than the skills you would normally acquire training
solely as an engineer. So I would say that submi ng
myself to that kind of educa on widened my horizon
and basically made me a be er student of life.
3. Was there an entrepreneurship dream you had
then? What was the first thing that earned you
money? A job or a business? What was it?
I was lucky I did my Post Graduate Studies at Imperial
College, London and in those days before you
graduated, you were basically recruited and
employed. I remember I had 4 or 5 offers at that me
before eventually taking up employment with a
consultancy firm called Home of London Pipers. It
was the natural thing to do, following graduate and
postgraduate studies, it was me to go into the job
market and there I was, a young “pupil engineer”
with this consul ng firm. That was my first job and
that was in England.
4. Sir, in trying to establish genera onal
differences, like you said, during your me, you
were able to secure a job even before gradua on
and considering the mes we are in now, the
educa onal terrain, what advice would you give to
the current undergraduates who are going through
the current educa onal system but s ll want to
have some kind of financial stability for themselves
a er gradua on? What would you like to tell
them?
Such advice would start from way before entry into
undergraduate studies. You have to select a
profession or an endeavour of study for which you
have enormous interest and passion for. Everything
in our world these days is about passion and interest.
It is not about poten al for wealth which you may
see elsewhere, but what you enjoy doing. It is out of
your passion for the assignment or for the job that
other rewards begin to flow in. So the first step is
passion. For whatever you are studying, make sure
you have genuine interest and passion for it.
Although some people find themselves in academic
endeavours having not really considered the real
value of the par cular course of study that they are
endeavouring in, once you find yourself in that
posi on, then you re-evaluate very quickly. Yes, you
have to go through the course, make sure you
complete your study, obtain your degree then you
pivot into your area of passion and interest as quickly
as possible, that would be my advice, it's all about
passion. It is your passion that will feed you, that will
lead you in the right area of endeavour whether it is in
your own entrepreneurial ac vity or an employment.
It is your interest and passion that shows, that is what
people are looking for when they want to employ
people.
5. When you became the commissioner in 2020,
were there some things that you really wanted to
change? Have you been able to change those
things? How difficult has it been since you became
commissioner?
Well, first of all, when I became Commissioner for
transporta on, I was the first in the history of Ogun
State. There hadn't been a ministry of transporta on
and the ministry had just been established. My first
job really was to establish the ministry so that the
founda ons are laid and it is put in a place where it
can deliver on the reasons for which it was
established. Of course, transporta on is known as a
key driver of socio-economic development. The state
has been in existence for over 40 years and there
hasn't been a Ministry for Transporta on. It was
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established and I was fortunate, privileged enough
to be the pioneer Commissioner for Transporta on.
So there wasn't much to change, it was essen ally to
start the ministry and to bring together the various
parts of government that played a role in
transporta on under one roof, for us to begin to
prepare policies and plans for the ministry and for
the sector to build capacity among our people to be
able to deliver the task that was placed upon us and
ul mately to demonstrate to the government itself
and to the public the real reason, purpose and
jus fica on for establishing the ministry in the first
place. That has been the exercise for the past two
years.
6. How has it been? Has it been easy for you?
Very difficult and challenging. Very, very difficult and
challenging. First of all, the culture of the public
service is very different from what I was accustomed
to. It's a different culture and the mind-set is
different. I think the understanding of
transporta on is also rather juvenile, not only in
Ogun State, but also in Nigeria as a whole. In fact, my
colleagues here in the government call me
“Commissioner for Transport, Transporta on and
Allied Ma ers” and these are three different things.
Understanding of Transporta on in our climate, in
this part of the world, and in developing countries, is
rather juvenile as I said.
7. What a ributes of yours have helped you
navigate this office?
What a ributes I have? Are you sure you should be
asking me? That ques on you should ask my
colleagues who are here <laughs>. One of the things
I bring to the table is experience. I have spent about
thirty-five years in the industry globally, so there is
nothing I've not seen. I've worked on this stage here
in Africa, in Europe and all over the place. So I'm
fortunate enough therefore to have an
understanding of transporta on in various
jurisdic ons and climes. Over the years I've
developed to model myself on how to tackle
different transport-related challenges that we come
across. I'm trained as an engineer by the way, and
engineering means you are a problem solver, so we
are skilled at iden fying problems and then
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conduc ng research, taking informa on coming from
ins tu ons like universi es and so on and then
applying those into the environment we find
ourselves in. As civil engineers, we deal with people
and the environment, that's my background, that's
my training and that has been very useful in the field
of transporta on since I got into this assignment as
well. We know the problems; we have an idea of how
we can solve them. The important thing is to know
your subject if you want to succeed. I've been saying
“passion”, but know your subject very well.
8. The office you occupy is quite tasking, what is the
work-life balance like for you? How do you handle
the pressure? How do you relax?
First of all, I am no longer as I used to be, I mean I'm in
a different phase of my career, I already told you I'm
sixty. When you are in your twen es, thir es or
for es, there is a way you approach your work. In
England, by the way, when you reach a certain age,
thirty-five, forty, forty-five, there are certain jobs you
wouldn't be employed for any more and that's the
reality of things because your mind-set, your
priori es, things would've changed. It does change as
we age. I have reached a certain phase in my own life
and career where it is unlikely that the work would
put too much pressure on my system. I have gone
beyond that, all my hard work was done in my thir es
and for es, and now I'm approaching my res ul
years. Having said that, there is s ll a desire for one to
achieve something in this par cular task and that
does bring some pressure, but fortunately enough I
do have a suppor ve family. My family is rela vely
young, this keeps me young and ac ve. It keeps me
agile and encourages me in the conduct of my work-
life balance.

9. Are there any social causes that speak to you?
What are you interested in?
Yes, there are. My personal interest in people is
usually with housing. I don't know why, but for some
strange reason, I have always had a fixa on about
housing and the need for everyone to have a roof
over their head, that is me. Housing, clothing and
food, I think are the essen als for life survival. The
one that seems to be most difficult for people to
achieve and a ain is housing. So, I'm usually
interested in things that have to do with housing, on
a personal level and also on a corporate or business
level, so to speak. What else would I say is a social
dimension to my output to life? I think I do have
empathy with the less privileged in a way, and I
contribute my own li le quota where I can, when
such situa ons arise. Incidentally, I have a child that
suffers from cerebral palsy, so that took me into
another area which I hadn't been exposed to, prior
to my encounter with this child's situa on, and you
guys being doctors will understand what cerebral
palsy means. So I have empathy, especially for
parents who are to look a er children who suffer
from such condi ons.
10. What sits at the core of your principles? What is
your philosophy of life?
There is a dis nc on between spirituality and
religion. I don't know if you understand the
difference between both. I would regard myself as
spiritual but not religious, I'm not a religious person
at all. But I do look at myself as a spiritual person. All
aspects of my own endeavour whether it's even
social, work, even the li le bit of religion I do
prac ce, at the apex of it all is my spirituality. My
spirituality in a nutshell, is the aspect of my own
belief that there are two sides to each and every one
of us, there is one that is of course governed by
intellectual ability and the other that is driven by
intui ve abili es. So I do pay a lot of me to my
intui ve training as well as my intellectual training,
and that influences every ac vity of my life
endeavours.
11. Is there any quote or popular saying that you go
by?
One that I like and is prac cally the basis of all
religions; “Do unto others as you do to yourself”,
“Love your neighbour as yourself”, this is because it
applies to all, whether you call yourself Muslim,
Chris an, Buddhist, Hinduist, whatever, they all apply
there. It applies to everyone of us and somehow we
have an apprecia on of the fact that if you do unto
others what you wish to be done unto you, you will be
fine.
12. What is the most memorable gi you've ever
been given or received?
I would say EDUCATION, it took un l I became a
parent to really appreciate my old man and the
sacrifices that were made to give me a sound
educa on. You know what they call sound? I'm not
even sure I can educate my children to the degree I
was educated, both formal and informal. That is one
gi that I have serious apprecia on for, but if we are
talking about material gi s, I don't think I can recall.
I'm not the kind of person, I don't know. I've never
been one who is looking forward to material gi s
myself, I'm usually a giver not a taker, that's the way I
see myself, I don't take things from people but I love
to give to people.
13. Is there anything you would like to be
remembered for?
That's another good ques on, what would I want to
be remembered for? I mean, the only person whom I
really craved his kind words towards me was my old
man, but he is dead now, he's gone now. So, my
children, I hope they also will see me as I saw my
father, and say that this man was a great influence in
my life. That's all.
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 Hon. Kunle Soname
It is an honor to share our dreams of making our society
a better place and to have you as our Patron. KB KB
Adekunle Soname is a Nigerian philanthropist,
business mogul, astute entrepreneur and sports
enthusiast.He is happily married with 2 c h i l d re n .
He was a major supporter at the KB KLUB’s
53rd Annual Philanthropic Day outreach: A Chance
At Life For The Future.
Chairman of Remo Stars and Beyond Limits Football
Academy; Hon. Adekunle is a huge lover of the game
of football and believes strongly in the importance of
giving football players a solid founda on in the
game. Hon. Adekunle Soname is a dis nguished
alumnus of the revered Obafemi Awolowo
University and the pres gious Lagos State University
MBA programme. He is an accomplished public
servant having served for two terms as a Local
Government Chairman in Lagos State.
He is also an astute business man with a
considerable boardroom experience. He chairs the
board of many companies amongst which are
Ceramco Trading Ltd, Op ma Energy Resources Ltd,
FlyforValue Avia on Limited to men on but a few. As
well as being the Co-Founder and Chairman of
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Bet9ja the leading bookmaker in the Nigerian Sports
be ng industry; Kunle is a self-taught administrator
and strategic problem solver.
Hon. Soname is a visionary and a staunch believer in
the growth of Africa, all his commercial endeavours
are underpinned by the need to promote
employment, youth empowerment and capital
deployment across Africa. Hon. Soname's love for
the game evolved from being a mere fan to the
resolve to be more involved when he discovered that
he could get vulnerable youths off the streets by
having them interested in football. This brought
structure and discipline to their lives; he saw this a
great opportunity to make an las ng impact.
He has since then lent this voice and presence to the
growth of grassroot and professional football in
Nigeria by serving as the Marke ng Chairman of the
Nigerian Na onal Football League for 4 years; se ng
up Remo Stars FC, an indigenous football club
targeted at scou ng and developing home grown
talents; and subsequently acquiring CD Feirense in
Portugal. He is married with children.
The Commi ee on Social Ac vi es, like the name
implies, is saddled with the responsibility of taking
care of everything socially inclined with the Klub.
The COSA projects our image as a
sociophilanthropic organiza on and also handles
all of our social media pages. Do make sure to check
us out @kbklub on all social media.
As the head of the commi ee, I am proud of the
work we did in this past year. The ac vi es of the
Klub were properly publicized and it was due to the
hard work and crea vity of everyone involved which
also ensured that our Instagram, Twi er and
LinkedIn interac ons increased during the course of
the year. With KBite Dere (my secretary) ensuring
that all publicity materials were duly uploaded as at
when due and KBite Okusanya handling our
LinkedIn, of course the success was expected. We
also embarked on a data compila on of all
LifeKBites, and we made tremendous progress with
over 100 LifeKBite informa on in our database as we
speak.
The year 2022 saw the most number of bonding
nights in the Klub in recent mes. Even with the
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bothersome strike, KBites came together as brothers
to have fun, to laugh and to play. We shared the true
essence of being brothers. I hope this tradi on of
bonding nights con nues because regularly, we
gather to discuss important issues pertaining to the
Klub and it is important that we also pay a en on to
other things that would remind us of our brotherhood
and togetherness.
A KB social year cannot be complete without KB
ROYALE and KB EXOTIC. KB Royale for the year 2022
was different in every way, from the loca on, to
events and ac vi es. Our dinner was held at BLFA
Hotel, Ikenne, Remo, Ogun state. This Royale, themed
El Regalo, held from the 18th to 20th November 2022.
On the morning of Friday, November 18th, it saw the
induc on of Honorable Kunle Soname as a Patron of
the Klub. This happened at Value Jet, Ikeja a er which
KBites and their jewels then travelled to Ikenne for
the remaining part of the Royale.
The weekend featured the dinner on Friday the 18th
which had KBites and the visi ng LifeKBite in their
suits, and their jewels beau fully dressed. It also saw
the induc on of 4 new KBites a er which there was a
party to celebrate the comple on of the proba on
year of the new Kbites. The weekend also featured a
novelty match against the junior team of Remo Stars
at the team's home stadium amongst many other fun
events.
It was a beau ful weekend for KBites and we had lots
of fun.KB Exo c was another important social event
of the year that I cannot, but men on. It was tled
Tranquilo and took place on December 23rd, 2022,
being the last day of exams in the school. LifeKBites,
KBites and jewels had an immeasurable load of fun
at the event. It served as an avenue for students to
unwind a er the exams.

As stated earlier, despite the break in the academic

session, the COSA was able to achieve a lot and I am
grateful to every member of the commi ee. I am
also grateful to every KBite for their contribu on and
hard work. I would also like to thank my Jewel, Tamia
for constantly listening to and tolera ng my rades
and complaints through the course of this execu ve
year.

I want to thank God for the success of the year

because nothing would have been possible without
Him, especially journey mercies. We will con nue to
grow in love and togetherness.
KB KB

Folly Oluwaremilekun Ekwe

KB Protocol/Chairman COSA

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 THE LOS BLANCOS
GALACTICOS
by Odekunle Alim
Galac co is the Spanish word for 'galac c' and it is
used to describe footballers who are deemed to be
superstars or boast ability levels that are 'out of this
world'. As well as being supremely talented, a
Galac co tends to be famous around the world and
usually commands a he y transfer fee. The term was
popularized in the 2000s during Floren no Perez's
first term as President of Real Madrid when he and
the club aggressively pursued a recruitment policy
that priori zed the signing of such players. Prior to
that, Madrid boasted a team of Galac cos in the
1950s and 1960s, with players such as Alfredo Di
Stefano, Ferenc Puskas and Raymond Kopa. Of
course, the idea of assembling a team of superstars
predates the Perez Presidency and is not exclusive to
Real Madrid.
Johan Cruyff's Barcelona side of 1988 to 1996 could
be said to have featured plenty of Galac cos. It
featured the likes of Romario, Michael Laudrup and
Hristo Stoichkov, and was known as the 'Dream
Team'. This made the rivalry between the two
Spanish giants as fierce as ever. For much of the
1990s, Real Madrid were forced to play second best
to Barcelona in La Liga, with Cruyff's Barcelona
'Dream Team' and later Louis van Gaal's side
domina ng the domes c landscape. Floren no
Perez promised to overhaul the vaunted ins tu on,
with one of his campaign avowals being to bring the
best players in the world to the San ago Bernabeu
each season.
The first Galac co era kicked off with Luis Figo, who
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arrived in the summer of 2000 from arch-rivals
Barcelona for a then-record €62m transfer fee; the
first Galac co acquisi on of the Perez tenure. The
capture of Figo was a fi ng statement of intent and
Madrid proceeded to win their first Liga tle in four
years that season. The following season, the
aggressive pursuit of the world's best con nued as
they completed the signing of Zinedine Zidane from
Juventus in what was another world-record fee of
€77.5m, and Brazil icon Ronaldo joining from Inter for
a fee of €46m. 'O Fenomeno' scored 23 goals in his
debut season for Los Blancos, helping them to their
29th Liga crown.
David Beckham followed Ronaldo in 2003 when he
joined from Manchester United. Another Englishman
was the next Galac co to arrive at the Bernabeu, with
Michael Owen joining his compatriot Beckham from
Liverpool in 2005, but the policy began to unravel
somewhat in the middle of the decade. Robinho
followed in 2005, as did Sergio Ramos, and they are
perhaps the last of the first Galac cos, with Perez
resigning in 2006.
During the 2000s, the term Galac cos eventually
became synonymous with the en re Real Madrid
team, with high-profile pre-Perez signings such as
Roberto Carlos and Steve McManaman, as well as
youth team products Raul and Gu some mes
referred to using the tag. The second Galac co era
and current era rose out of a similar context as the
first, with Perez returning to the role of Real Madrid's
President in 2009 amid a period of rela ve decline at
the Bernabeu. Pep Guardiola had delivered a treble
for Barcelona during the 2008-09 season and the The historic campaign did see Karim Benzema in his
Catalan giants were prac sing an exci ng brand of best ever season with a poten al Ballon D'or trophy
football that would soon become known as ki-taka. to top it all and the Spanish giants can boast of next
The de was turning in Barca's favor when it came to genera on galac cos with the likes of Vinicious jr,
El Classico too, with the Blaugrana winning both Rodrygo Silva, Federico Valverde, Eduardo
games that season. Camavinga, Aurilien Tchouameni amongst others
gracing their ranks.
Perez replaced Ramon Calderon in 2009 and
immediately set about addressing the imbalance by
securing the services of Kaka from AC Milan, Karim
Benzema from Lyon, Xabi Alonso from Liverpool and
most crucially, Cris ano Ronaldo from Manchester
United. The acquisi on of the aforemen oned four
players amounted to a total cost of €225 million. It
was Perez's new and improved Galac cos policy in
ac on.

Angel Di Maria and Mesut Ozil followed in 2010,

joining from Benfica and Werder Bremen
respec vely, with Luka Modric signing from
To enham in 2012. Madrid broke the world transfer
record in 2009 to sign Ronaldo from Manchester
United and they did it again in 2013 when Gareth
Bale arrived from Spurs for €100 million. Isco was
another new addi on that summer, signing from
Malaga, with Toni Kroos joining the following year
from Bayern Munich.

While not all of Perez's second-era Galac cos have

lived up to expecta ons and domes c dominance
s ll hasn't materialized in the past 10 years, the
recruitment policy certainly laid the founda ons for
Madrid's recent hegemony over European football.
This remarkably saw them collect four Champions
League tles in five years between 2013 and 2018
thereby achieving the glorious La Decima - '10th
Champions league tle'.

However, the departure of Ronaldo at the end of the

2017-18 season and the team's subsequent decline
in fortunes has seemingly forced a change of tack.
The Spanish giants did reestablish their European
dominance in the 2022/2023 Champions League
campaign which saw the Los Blancos defeat Paris
Saint Germaine, Chelsea, Manchester City and
Liverpool in a rather iconic and unforge able
fashion; making them fourteen- me champions of
the pres gious compe on.

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Climate Change:
The Possibilities in Its Horrors
Mustapha MADEHIN
Co-Founder, The ReviveEarth Initiative
Majority of people think climate change simply
means a rise in temperature. However, an increase
in temperature is only one part of the story. The
Earth is a system, where each part is connected to
the other and a change in one area will in luence
c h a n g e s i n o t h e r a r e a s . G e n e r a l l y, t h e
consequences of climate change include; intense
droughts, water scarcity, severe ires, rising sea
levels, looding, melting polar ice, catastrophic
storms, declining biodiversity, and among others,
uninhabitability.
Some people still have no idea what climate
change is and ignorance remains the number one
disease we have to cure. Ignorance is the reason
we are in the leading percentiles when statistics
show the highest producers of unmanaged waste,
the highest emitters of greenhouse gas through
dependence on fossil fuels, and perhaps the least
in terms of creating innovative solutions to these
climate change contributors. One of which would
be environmental sustainability through proper
waste management.
Laden with resources of varying degrees, Nigeria
is a country wreaked with what some people term
“man-made disasters”. For years, Nigerians have
never had to worry about nature turning things up
a gear and going in full throttle with disasters such
as earthquakes, tsunamis or a wild ire. Imagine
the destruction. We have lived and loved life
knowing only two to three forms of weather,
interchangeable and predictable. However, we
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seem to know so little of how much of a blessing
this is to us. This ignorance leads us to having little
to no concern for the environment; hence for
everything that we do not understand, we waste.
No questions asked.
Wastes are treated with disdain but they harbor so
much misunderstood potential. Waste is often
regarded as “that shirt or book that we do not use
anymore”. Waste is seen as “the plastic wrappers
that once held my food”. Waste comes in different
forms but it is more than that. Waste is a resource
unmanaged. And the apparent misunderstanding
of this possibility causes this resource to be largely
unharnessed.
It is 2022 and in Lagos, Nigeria, we utilize the
roadsides as land ills where items which we no
longer use rot. At a time where the United Nations
hopes to limit global warming below 1.5 degrees
Celsius, it may seem Nigeria aims to have little to
zero part to play in achieving this goal which holds
gloomy consequences for us. The disasters
associated with climate change are enormous and
our future on Earth could be impacted negatively if
we continue to tow this path. However, in the
future, a conducive Earth is possible. If we all
jointly envision this, then we stand the possibility
of turning around a situation of Climate
Emergency.
Innovation is the only way to achieve
environmental sustainability. However, it is not
one person's responsibility to embark upon this
process. With ignorance earlier identi ied as the
major problem, Education is thereby the irst
solution. It is impossible to create solutions when
the intended users of this solution are unaware.
Nigerians need a change in mentality to
understand the problem. Climate Education
needs to be a part of the learning curriculum for
children and teenagers and a prerequisite course
of learning in universities. Prioritizing Climate
Education, understanding the concepts of taking
responsibility, of attitude change and of
collaboration as individuals of a common
community, might just nip the climate crisis which
currently, is no longer in its bud.
Three categories of Climate Action are: cutting
emissions, adapting to climate impacts and
inancing required adjustments. As citizens, irstly
we are individually important to achieving these.
The government has the major part to play by
creating laws, by providing inancial support to
help create a suitable avenue to achieve these aims.
While the government holds the magic wand to
help make this a reality, more non-governmental
organizations need to help create awareness, offer
support and develop solutions.
Choosing recycled materials over newly designed
materials, innovative recycling companies that
transform waste to treasures, cleaner forms of
energy, electric vehicles, our oceans and seas with
reduced plastics; this is what the future of Nigeria
beckons: Reduced emissions. Currently, the
developed countries might be the highest emitters
of these greenhouse gases but they are taking steps
to reduce their net emissions. President Biden has
his of icial Cadillac running on electricity, which is
a model worthy step. Japan, Korea, Canada, and
New Zealand have passed laws committing to
achieving net zero emissions by 2050 while
Ireland, Chile and Fiji have proposed legislations.
Climate Change is a phenomenon playing before
our very eyes. In an ideal Nigeria, a Nigeria by the
year 2050, we would be reaping the fruits of
investing in cleaner forms of energy, we would
have laws that control the use of fossil fuels and we
would be major contributors toward a beautiful
and sustainable Earth. Innovation would abound
and waste is a resource for our future.
If you want to know more about Climate Change
and how you can be part of Climate Action: Follow
@reviveearthinitiative on Instagram, Twitter
and LinkedIn.
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 MEET THE KBITES

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MEET THE KBITES

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 How the KB KLUB has helped me to
become the man I am today.
The KB KLUB is regarded as the training ground to help groom a complete man. With founda ons laid on
Discipline, Decorum, Organiza on, Responsibility and more importantly, Academic Excellence, the KB KLUB
paves the path to being a man with impact and focus.

Without the KB Klub, I wouldn't be the gentleman I have become today. I joined the Klub in 2017,and naturally, I
love the act of philanthropy. I can say confidently that I was part of every philanthropic ac vity throughout my
six-year stay in the Klub. I am also really socially-inclined and thus was the KB
Protocol (Social Secretary) in 2019. This was a great year for myself and the
Klub as it marked her Golden Jubilee. In 2018, I was also the KB Curator. I have
met high caliber persons that the average medical student couldn't dream of
mee ng, the likes of Aliko Dangote; Prof Yemi Osinbajo; the First Man to
perform in-vitro fer liza on in Africa, Prof. Oladapo Ashiru, and also, the Ooni
of Ife, HRM Oba Enitan Adeyeye. Just so you know, the biggest win as a medical
student in the College of Medicine, University of Lagos is being a KBite. Nothing
KBite Salau Opeyemi, feels be er.
MBBS

I've been a member of the KB Klub since my 3rd year of medical school. It has
formed a significant part of my journey in the College of Medicine,
University of Lagos. The principles, lessons, network, innova on, social
privileges and philanthropy have given me much more knowledge and core
values than is required of a regular medical student. For this reason, I
recommend every male medical student in CMUL to aspire to become a
member. There is an amazing wealth of experience and community wai ng
for you here. The Klub has also helped to build my capacity to serve in
leadership posi ons. I remain grateful to have served as her Keebite for 2 KBite Aluko Busayo,
consecu ve years. MBBS

“There could be no defini on of a successful life that does not include

service to others” -George Bush.

The KB KLUB is like no other, and being a member is one of the greatest
decisions I took as a student. My stay in the KB KLUB wasn't a smooth sail as
we were always faced with many challenges and obstacles however, we
always overcame together as a Klub. I learned the basics about being a
gentleman(dressing, discipline and decorum). I got to understand the true
meaning and essence of brotherhood and togetherness. A lot of
philanthropic events were organized during my stay, and I am always so
KBite Saliu Sodiq, happy to put smiles on people's faces. Today, I can confidently say I am a
BDS
be er man and a unique addi on to the society because of the KB KLUB.

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 The three great essen als to achieve anything worthwhile are first,
Hardwork; second, Persistence; third, Common Sense.”
-Thomas A. Edison

The first me I heard about the Klub from then Senior KBites, now
LifeKBites (LK Olatunji and LK Onyenyeonwu), they saw certain quali es in
me no one else saw at the me in school and approached me telling me
about an associa on that would groom me properly and help refine my
poten als. My stay in the Klub has been a very interes ng journey, having
KBite Bakare Ifeoluwa, undergone the mandatory prospec ve year, a er which I became the KB
Physiology Protocol and now a Senior kbite.

Today I am an Entrepreneur and a Forex Trader with a fast growing community that has groomed hundreds of
people globally and I can proudly say I copped a few business habits from KB KLUB. A lot of people see and hear
about the KB KLUB and what we do, big game players we meet globally from different industries, how we impact
our society (immediate and far beyond) but they don't see the hard work, hours of mee ngs held, sleepless
nights making sure everything we set our hands to do actually comes to frui on and even more,” and that's
literally LIFE !!

I first came across the KB Klub during the STACK Reform 2018 Academic Day
Event as a 200-level fresher which I was invited to by Life Kbite Oju “Oma” at
the New Great Hall here in the College. My presence at the said func on
came with a pleasant surprise, as I was dazzled at the coordina on of the
mass gathering of students, the caliber of invited panelists and the audacity
of a group of 'boys in suits' to be responsible for such a landmark event. I
knew and decided thereupon to join this organiza on and ever since then,
my stay in the Klub has been a gi to my adolescent life. Over the years, from
first hand experiences and knowledge imbibed alike, I have learnt the true
meaning of discipline, brotherhood, sacrifice, generosity, love and hard
work. All of which have, and are s ll shaping me to be the be er man that I KBite Alli Toluwani,
MLS
am and know I will become in the future. As I spend these last days on the
campus ground, and transcend to the path of being a LifeKBite, I cannot but be
filled with gra tude and indebtedness to my brothers and the organiza on as a whole for bestowing on me the
honor to be part of the fraternity. Becoming a KBite was the best gi I could receive as an undergraduate in the
College of Medicine, University of Lagos.

I joined the KLUB in 2017, this was my 3rd year in medical school. Joining the
Klub has been a massive blessing for me because I've been exposed to an
unimaginable extent of brotherly love. It has been a pla orm to propel me
towards being the best version of myself. I've learnt coordina on and how to
make things happen, majorly in terms of events and approach to lifestyle. The
KLUB taught me decorum, and made me realize that there's more to life, and it
is essen al to give back to the community around us. As a member of the KB
KLUB, I've also been privileged to network with the crème de la crème of the
society. And like the ethos of the Klub says: Philanthropy, Academic Excellence
KBite Adebanjo
Toluwalase, MBBS
and Social Empowerment, I am happy to say I have been empowered as a
member of the KB KLUB

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 AN ANNUAL PUBLICATION OF THE KB KLUB

MEDI-PHIL
2022 EDITION

Special Interview Session with

Professor Oluwatoyin
Ogundipe, FAS;
Vice Chancellor, University of Lagos (2017-2022).

Professor Oladapo
Ashiru, OFR;
The KB KLUB at 53; Redefining
Philanthropy and Excellence,
Aims for the next 50.

COVID-19,
ASUU Strike,
Mental Health:
Productivity of our students
in a quagmire.

Non-Clinical Dr. Ifaniyi O. OSHIGA

Healthcare:
Mentorship as a Tool to Principal Dentist, Beechcroft Dental Clinic
Navigate the fast-paced (Norwich, United Kingdom); BDS (Lagos); PG
world of Tech. Cert. Dental Education (Bedfordshire University);
Educational supervisor (Norfolk and Waveney).

,
Celebrating Our Own

ENCHORIOS
 CONTENTS

Keeebite’s Report
by Abimbola AIYEYEMI
02
Exclusive Interview
With LifeKbite Niyi OSHIGA 04
KB KLUB at 53; Rede ining Philanthropy
and Excellence, Hopes for the Next 50
by Professor Oladapo ASHIRU OFR 10
COAA Report
by Foluso AKINWANDE
12
Big Data in Healthcare;
Prospects and Challenges
by Noah OLUMIDE
14
Poem; Happiness 15
by Esther SORKPOR

Special Interview
Professor Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, Fas 16
21
TABLE OF
KB: The Brotherhood

2022 VOXPOP: COVID 19 Break 22

The young Nigerian doctor as the
pacesetter of the society 24
by Said Habibullah
 KEEBITE’S REPORT
This is the report of the executive year presented
by the Keebite, KBite Aiyeyemi at the Annual Earlier this week, I saw a LinkedIn post by the KB Editor
General Meeting on the 7th of January, 2023
As the Keebite of the KLUB, it has been an honor and
privilege to serve the KLUB over the past year. When I
was elected into office on January 30th 2022, I had a
clear vision of where I wanted to see the KLUB headed
and, with the help of the dedicated execu ves, we
were able to make significant progress towards
achieving our goals.
This year, we put a lot of effort into selec ng new
Prospec ve Kbites to join our KLUB. We sold over 20
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applica on forms and carefully selected 8 individuals
to undergo a year of training. Out of these 8, we were
able to induct 4 to become KBites, and I am confident
that these new KBites will be able to sustain and
contribute to the success of the klub.
It was especially gra fying to hear from one of the
new KBites that the KB KLUB was the main reason he
stayed in UNILAG during a me when the strike
seemed to have no end in sight. Overall, the selec on
process for new KBites was a crucial aspect of our
goals for the year and I am proud of the results we
were able to achieve.
One of the major principles that has kept the KLUB
thriving for over 50 years is discipline, and we made
sure to priori ze this in our opera ons this year. We
addressed issues such as miscommunica on, late
no ce of mee ngs, punctuality, and poor event
planning, and this was made possible by our KBrite
who had a strong understanding of the cons tu on
and implemented it effec vely. Upholding discipline
has been crucial in ensuring the success and stability
of the KLuB, and we should priori ze this in the
subsequent years.
highligh ng the impressive achievements of the
editorial team under his leadership. One aspect that
par cularly caught my a en on was the significant
increase in the reach and visibility of our KLUB's
reports. From being read only within our own KLUB,
our reports were now featured in major newspapers
and even read on na onal television.
Our offline and online engagement also saw a
tremendous boost, as we effec vely communicated
with our LifeKBite community, sponsors, and the
general public. I want to express my apprecia on to
the commi ees who played a vital role in this
incredible accomplishment. As I leave my posi on as
keebite, I am proud to say that our KLUB had an all-
me high level of publicity during my tenure.
As a philanthropic KLUB led by medical students, we
were proud to organize an all- me record of
philanthropic events this year. These events, which
included a major philanthropic event, cost us millions
of naira to host but the joy of giving back is what keeps
our KLUB thriving. We were fortunate to have the
support of over 10 official sponsors, which helped
make these events possible. It is through the
generosity and support of our sponsors that we were
able to make a posi ve impact in our community and
fulfill our mission of giving back.
fellowship program, a mentorship program that aims
to help medical students understand the non-clinical
aspects of medicine. I hope that these projects will
con nue to thrive and become major ini a ves
within the KLUB.
Overall, it has been a successful year for the KLUB and
I am proud of the progress we have made. I want to
thank the execu ves for their hard work and
dedica on, as well as all of the Kbites for their
support. I am confident that with con nued effort
and collabora on, we will be able to con nue to grow
and thrive in the coming year.
Abimbola AIYEYEMI
Keebite/ President.

I would like to express my sincere gra tude to all

commi ee members and Chairmen for their hard
work and dedica on this year. Special men on goes
to the ad-hoc commi ees that were formed this year,
including the Design team who put in a lot of effort to
produce high-quality designs and the KLUB's
magazine and newsle ers. I hope that these ad-hoc
commi ees will con nue to be a part of our KLUB in
the future. Thank you all for your contribu ons.

The mo o of our KLUB, ‘‘TOGETHERNESS,’’ is at the

heart of everything we do. This year, we made a
concerted effort to strengthen the bond among
KBites by hos ng regular events and ac vi es that
fostered a sense of community and connec on. We
celebrated our birthdays together, held bonding
nights, and organized social events that allowed us to
come together and have fun. By working and
celebra ng together, we were able to foster a sense of
unity and support within the KLUB that will serve as
the founda on for all of our future endeavors.
Without this sense of togetherness, there is no KB
KLUB.

I am thrilled to be able to see the launch of two legacy

projects during my execu ve year. The first project is
the research board, which was established this year
to work on research papers using data from our
philanthropic events. The second project is the KB

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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW
LIFE KBITE NIYI OSHIGA
Dr. Ifaniyi Oladokun Oshiga; BDS, PG Cert(Dental
Educa on) is a consultant Den st, Dental surgeon
and Educator that specializes in providing world
class dental care and educa on. Born 5th January
1973, Dr. Oshiga was raised in Lagos and graduated
from the College of Medicine, University of Lagos in
1997. During his me at the College, he served as the
KB Editor/Editor-in-Chief of the KB Klub between
1993-1995.
He has an increasing love for Public Health, and this
was obvious following his undergraduate educa on,
where he was able to secure a job with the Ac on
Health Incorporated(AHI) and interna onal
affilia ons l ng towards the United Na ons. He
travelled to England for further studies in 2002
where he amassed several qualifica ons.
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As a General Dental Prac oner, he started his
private prac ce in 2008 and is currently the Principal
Den st, Beechcro Dental Clinic, Norwich, United
Kingdom. He prides himself in delivering quality
dental care in record me. Cer fied by the
Bedfordshire University, he is also an Educa onal
Supervisor at Norfolk and Waveney Dental Training
Scheme. He enjoys watching football and personal
me with his family. He is a dis nguished
philanthropist, happily married with 2 daughters.
1. Sir, could you please tell us a bit about your early
days as an undergraduate?
I come from a simple, average, everyday background.
My father was a lecturer in the University of Lagos and
Yaba College of Technology and my mom has been a
trader all her life. My primary educa on was at the
Staff School, University of Lagos, and secondary
school educa on was at Command, Ojo Cantonment.
There were so many gaps in my educa on due to some
skipped classes, it's what you get as a brilliant child
then.
I was admi ed into College of Medicine, University of
Lagos to study Den stry in 1990, even though my first
choice was Medicine, the rest is history. I have been
prac cing as a den st since 1997 and I can tell you for
certain that I wouldn't have had it any other way. I
graduated at 23, I would have finished at the age of 21
but the Academic Staff Union of Universi es (ASUU)
and Joint Admission Matricula on Board (JAMB) had a
way of adding one or two years. The pre-med classes
were a breeze for me because I had done everything
during my A levels. However, medical school was a
shocker, and that was one of the most life-changing
experiences for me.
I had always seen myself as invincible, who always had
things his way and didn't know what failure was. Just
like in pre-med, I was partying and skipping classes
because I felt when the exams come, I'll cram and pass
it. Guess what, at the end of year one, I passed only
one course, Physiology, which they said was the
 Akinwuntan, Dr. Gbenga Salau and Pharm. Shola
Oyenuga. Eight of us were successful but only three of
us got inducted due to the high standards.

3. How would you describe your journey thus far?

The day I finally le MEDILAG. Wow! there was no

be er feeling. Young, trained, with money in your
pocket. I used to say, "won da ran l'eko". That feeling
of “I don't have any in-courses, no professional exams
or end of pos ng exams, no clinical procedure
hardest. I wouldn't know, because I rarely came to numbers I'm chasing”. It was just to wake up, see
class. Since then, I don't think I failed a single test a er pa ents and come back. I served in the Nigerian
that. Airforce base in Kaduna, met a lot of intellectuals and
officers who made my stay worth it. I had zero concept
It was fun overall, I knew I didn't come to school to get
of what I would do in the next 15 years but I was
dis nc ons as my father always said to enjoy school,
certain I wouldn't prac ce in Nigeria and would most
because they will teach you, but you need to take a lot
likely be in Public Health. Luckily, I got a job with the
more than what you have been taught in class. This
biggest local NGO in Nigeria at the me, Ac on Health
made me focus. And a er that, I'll say I developed a
Incorporated (AHI) through a newspaper advert. It
healthy balance; Socials: KB Klub, Poli cs: President ,
was rela vely easy for me to get the job owing to my
University of Lagos Associa on of Dental Students
experience in Public Health enlightenment and
(ULADS), Academics: I learned never to fail again. So,
community development from the KB Klub, as well as
all in all, I'll say it was good.
in the commercializa on of dental programmes from
being the President of the University of Lagos
2. The KB Klub, an organiza on that has consistently
Associa on of Dental Students. Convincing my
infused values in its members for 53 years, what is
parents that I wouldn't be working in the clinic a er so
the one thing you can say the Klub has done for you?
many years of training was hard. I became the
Program Director, Adolescent Sexuality and
One thing? There is a lot actually. The KB Klub was an
Reproduc ve Health and this job took me to almost
eye opener for me, I never thought I could sit or be in
every part of the country and I have never regre ed it
the same se ng with the older genera on of
for once. I also met a number of personali es, Dr
achievers – Dr. Sam Akinluyi, Chief Obagun of Onward
Bwakira, who was the regional head in Africa for
Papermill, Professor Ashiru, Professor Osibogun and
UNICEF at the me; Dr Ara of the United Na ons (U.N)
others – who inspire you to do be er and create your
are some of them.
own legacy. Professor Ashiru whom we called
“Nebraska” then was our Neuroanatomy lecturer.
Due to my work ethics, some of these people liked me.
Being a part of the inner circle of someone you see on
I remember Dr. Ara walking up to me and asking why I
papers, opera ng on larger societal scales is just too
was working later than my job hours even though I
unique. By conven on, being a doctor equals being a
wouldn't be paid for extra hours. I told her it was a job I
nerd, but people like Prof. Ashiru made being a doctor
loved and would conveniently do for free so long as
'sexy'. He was always looking sharp, with the whiff of
there were s ll a lot of people to a end to. She was
his perfume leaving you starstruck.
impressed and I could tell that was a big boost to help
my applica on to the U.N. At one of our debriefings in
KB Klub also made me understand that there was me
Lagos, a er my presenta on, Dr Bwakira asked for my
for everything, it made me understand the need for
CV. Long story short, my recruitment didn't come to
balance. I saw it as an eli st thing then so when I was
frui on as AHI wouldn't let me go. In a report I got
invited to join the klub, I told them they weren't ready
from her, my previous employer (AHI) commented
for this because I was the play, party and fun person.
“you are reducing our local capacity to implement U.N
But I learned. My interview was conducted by Prof.

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projects by employing him”. It was funny because I
had already resigned from AHI and go en some nice
sharp suits preparing to be the latest U.N employee.
That was the straw that broke the camel's back for me
and that's how I started my plans on leaving the
country. My student visa got approved, but before I
le the country, I worked on a project with some
other people through Dr. Bwakira. I was the project
manager for the implementa on of the HIV
interven on in Lagos done by UNAIDS. I was already
in England when the Project was launched by
President Olusegun Obasanjo.
I got to England in year 2000, it was a restart, a reset
for me. I deferred my admission with the University of
Leeds for my masters because my excellent friend,
now my business partner, said you won't get into the
system with it. I should rather take my Licensing
exams. A lot of people advised against it and said
“people no dey pass this thing now” but I knew if I
could pass through MEDILAG, I couldn't fail an exam
based on the pa ern of “read and vomit”. By 2004, my
student visa was about to expire, and I just got called
to write the third step and failed my first a empt.
Ahan! things started looking real. I managed to use
my exams to extend my visa. I was working to raise
money then I sustained a fracture while playing
football, it was a compound fracture that rendered
me using a walking s ck for about a year. During this
period, I was invited for the repeat exam and that was
it- broken leg, GDC exam, I was already married, no
work, no money, house rent and numerous expenses
ongoing. Thanks to my classmate, Yinka, who saw me
through this period, He paid for my exams and
basically put me on an allowance ll I finished my
exams. I don't even know what I scored ll today
because when I received the le er from the postman,
I just went to the bo om and saw I passed. I got a job
almost immediately as my friend Yinka had already
recommended me to his previous boss.
I worked in the prac ce for 2 years diligently and hard.
In 2008, I bought my own prac ce in Norwich and
started working for myself as a General Dental
Prac oner. It started as a single chair prac ce but
has grown now. I tried going into other specializa ons
but they weren't for me, I just had the general prac ce
and Public Health thing in me. I love seeing mul tudes
of cases ranging from pediatrics, geriatrics, dentures
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and all, not just the same rou ne every day. I have
taken a lot of courses and now I teach young den sts
from different parts of the UK and graduate den sts
from India and other parts of the world who do 1-year
mandatory training under an educa onal supervisor.
4. Who are the people who have made an impact on
your journey? Would you call them Mentors?
I won't say mentors even though that might be what
they are. Along my path since I was a kid, for me, it has
always been about taking the best character or what I
think is the most striking character in individuals and
working with it.
Let me give you an example; naturally, I am not a very
pa ent person but it will take you the devil's
temperament to find out I'm an impa ent person. I
could be very impa ent, but I had to learn pa ence.
I've learned so much now that it is not one of the first
things that you would no ce about me, I have
interacted with someone who has shown me
pa ence, always saying “ni suuru”, “take me”, and
that was my dad. He used to talk as if tomorrow was
promised to him. I was the other extreme, asking,
“why not today, or now, or yesterday if possible” but
he always went “young man, calm down, calm down”.
So, I take a lot of characters and things like that from
people who have impacted me. I've seen people who
don't stop and I measured myself against them and I
said to myself, “why are you red? He's s ll going so
why are you red?” My friend I spoke of, Yinka, while
in medical school, a er I had redeemed myself and we
were now in year 2, we would go out to Akoka, have
drinks and then come back. He would s ll be able to go
to an 8AM class even though we got back around 2-
3AM in the morning. At 9:30-10AM, when I'm
managing to get to class, I'll look at him, “you were
here at 8 o'clock?” Indeed he was and that changed
my mindset. I said to myself a erwards, if he's there
at 8 o'clock and you both went out, you have to be
there, you don't stop. For me, it's assimila ng
different characters from different people and
working with it.
How does it be er your own personal challenge? I'll
give you an example: Gbenga Salau was everywhere,
poli cally inclined and I always wondered how he got
the me. I asked him once and he said “if you really
want to do it, you'll find the me”. YOU'LL FIND THE
TIME. There is a lot of me being wasted when you sit
down with the boys shoo ng pool, but you could be
doing something be er with that me. I'm not saying
there's no play me or down me but you have to
priori ze which and what is important to you. I would
say, on a social level, people like Professor Ashiru
made KB Klub have a balance socially. I have also met
Dr. Akinluyi a few mes and you will be surprised how
these people are doctors. They are different from the
conven on you are familiar with. I just look at these
things like a challenge, like a target. This is where I
intend to be and it's all part of my journey. These are
people you look up to for character traits and in your
professional life.
5. What's your train of thought on young people
leaving the country?
Honestly, I want to be patrio c and say 'stay here' but I
would be selfish considering that I le and then, I'm
telling you to stay here. Have you seen people at the
departure, have you seen the summer arrivals around
August and September? Do you know the number of
people that text me saying "I've passed my final exam.
What's the next step"? I ask myself, "Who is
remaining?” I usually tell a joke that “the last person
should leave and switch off the light, God bless
Nigeria”. If you are here and you struggle to see any
hope for Nigeria, I get it. When I was a student, I also
didn't see any hope. Do not get me wrong however,
it's not as though people who have stayed back are not
making it. They are.
However, you need to know what you want and if
what you want does not tally with the situa on of
Nigeria, then start to inves gate if going abroad is for
you because going abroad is also not easy and it's not
for everyone. I have colleagues who never got their
papers regularized. They don't work as doctors
because they messed up before they passed their
exams. I've got colleagues that have go en in and
wish they never le Nigeria. I have also got colleagues
in Nigeria who look at me and think "this is suffer". If
you see me in England where I work, I leave in the
morning, making sure I get in before everybody and
leaving a er everybody. My surgery period officially
closes by 6pm but I do not get home un l around 8pm-
10pm. So, it's a lot of pressure, Monday to Friday non-
stop. The grind is on! Some mes on Saturday and
Sunday, I have seda on procedures in some places
where I do the procedure for some pa ents. Then on
Sunday, I rest, sleep and watch the Premiership. On
Monday, I get back on. The pressure is real! If you look
at the lifestyle in Europe, and you see it's not for you,
stay here. Don't “japa” and use your six years as a
doctor to do all kinds of jobs- parking a endants,
toilet cleaners, ambulance cleaners, illegal jobs;
literally all kinds of jobs. They call a job "PEKE". Do you
know why? When you drop a coin in an empty bowl,
what sound does it make? Exactly, that's the job some
people are doing to get by.
The first job I got in the UK, I worked as a dental nurse.
It was £5.40/hour. Like I said, it's a long journey and if
you are not ready for it, mentally, it will kill some
people to say that you are worth earning £100/day but
you had to come down to £5.40/hour. You have to
toughen yourself up, there is no mummy, no daddy,
what you have is what's in your pocket. If you are
broke, you are broke. What you don't have, you don't
have. So, if you want to stay, look at all the op ons for
staying but let it be guided by what you enjoy doing.
For me, I'm not there yet but I'm s ll working on it. I
s ll see the mental images of those that have done
well. I'm ready to work for it and work hard to get
there. Any amount of work, bring it on! I am not shy
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about work, I am ready to do the work to get there. In
my two years of working for a prac ce, I moved from
the new boy to the highest earner which takes a lot in
Den stry because you are not paid a salary, you are
paid based on how much you make for the prac ce.
The numbers don't lie! You get about 50% of what you
are making, if you make £100,000, you are going
home with £50,000. If you make £250,000, it will be
half of it. I did not bother about what the other guys
were doing, I'm working on a percentage not a salary.
Nigeria will grow. I always say like Fani Amu during the
U-17 World Cup who said that “Nigeria will wobble
and fobble ll we get to the finals”. We didn't get to
the finals but I believe that Nigeria will stumble on
success. We might not plan for it, our poli cians are
incapable of planning. Maybe we'll discover oil again;
something will come up. How we would then manage
our success will be a problem again because some of
us will soon forget our suffering. That genera on will
enjoy it. My father's genera on did theirs and le us
in this mess.
6. How do you feel financial technology could
improve dental healthcare delivery in Nigeria, Africa
and the world at large?
Wow!! When it comes to Financial technology, I'm not
from your genera on so it's a bit difficult to fit in but
talk of financial savviness, that's my specialty. I might
not have £ 30,000 but I know how and where to get it.
I always tell people, start small and build success on
partnerships which is how I have go en all the dental
prac ces I am a part of, asides mine. I have started a
prac ce without a £1 deposit. In terms of doing and
using money in the modern age to form businesses,
there's no way you are going to do it alone.
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7. How do you handle the administra ve aspect of
running a successful dental prac ce?
That is my hardest side to deal with because I don't like
paperwork. I don't like to come to work to meet a long
list of referrals, tutorials with House Officers,
reflec ons on their por olios, all of that kills me. But
the actual part of doing Den stry is always easy for
me. Ask any of my friends a er a procedure, they
always say, “anh anh, that was quick”. That's me. The
harder the job, the more excited I get. If you trained in
Idi-Araba, then you can do it. In Idi-Araba, you will not
graduate, if you can't do it. They'd say it's wickedness
but I benefited from that wickedness because now, I
can do it. Administra ve work and clinical work are
two extremes for me and I know my limits which
everyone must know theirs too. Now, I have a
manager who does most of these things but you can't
escape from it, you s ll have to do some of the
administra ve work.
8. For a man with so many engagements how do you
relax and manage everything especially with your
family?
Here, I have to specially men on my partner and my
personal person, Madam Pre Pre, my rock of several
years. When everything went south, she was always
there for me. I've also got two beau ful girls, one is
going to be 16 in December, on the Eve of Christmas.
The other is going to be 11 on the 4th of January, a day
before my birthday. So, it all happens in my house
during the fes ve period. As for my daily relaxa on, if
you didn't know me personally, you can't know that
I'm a den st. I try to be a different person outside the
surgery room and outside the prac ce. I travel a lot for
football with my friends. I have been to every World
Cup since 2010. I love football and I am a Chelsea
supporter. I used to go to Stamford Bridge almost
every weekend on my motorbike. I just recently sold
my motorbike, very sad par ng with my Red Beauty
<chuckles>. I watch Chelsea's home games. African
Cup of Na ons, World Cup- I love my football so I plan
for it. I also take the family some mes. Then, there is
the whiskey-assisted relaxa on. I enjoy the drink and
don't do so because of peer pressure. I've never lit a
cigare e in my life, it feels like I'm burning my money. I
don't like par es, I don't like clubbing, but I like small
gatherings, in mate family get-togethers, small
things. Weddings? Maybe when my cousin is ge ng
married. I would rather write you a cheque, send you
a present rather than come to your event, especially if
it's a large gathering, I just don't enjoy it. I love our
culture, I can watch it on TV but being there, I'm
always asking in my mind, “when am I leaving”. So
that's me.
9. You seem to be a unique Person, what advice
would you give to budding den sts and medical
prac oners who look up to you?
I don't know about being looked up to, but I do engage
with a lot of dental students whether here or in
England. I'm easy to reach. However, inspiring others
is not something I would say I consciously do. I want
people to know what they want and you tell me what
part you want me to help with. The key thing for me is
family, rarely would you see me with a friend I just
met. MEDILAG brought a lot more people into my
circle, but since I've been in the UK, how many have I
met that I can say are friends? Not many. For me,
family is KEY. Most of the people I interact with and
you will meet with me are family, if you hold on to
your anchors (for me it is family), you can't go wrong,
know your anchor and what your reset bu on is in
that anchor that makes everything make sense.
I will also advice that you need to know yourself,
choose the circle that you're in and hold on to the
people that add value to you. I don't believe in
numbers, having plenty of friends is not my thing. I
don't want people to know me so you don't like me or
hate me or have an opinion on me. In your genera on,
that seems like the thing now, people want to be
loved and you see the social media networks even
mone zing it now. If you have a few good people,
hold on to them, they will constantly remind you of
those core values that made you friends and that
drive you forward. So, when your energy level gets
low, they will spark light into you again.
10. What would you say is the best gi you have ever
received?
Nobody buys me anything (laughs). Just kidding, I
really don't think too much of physical things plus I'm
hard to buy for. The simple things that ma er to me
are immaterial- gestures, friendship, people with
integrity and can be 100% reliable. These are
invaluable. Of all these invaluable commodi es, love
from family seems to be the greatest of all the GIFTS. It
is what makes it worth it for me, right from when I was
young. My mom, I call her “a market woman”, she has
that energy and she is like a volcano. If a war broke out
today, some people would carry their money, others
their rifles but I will take my mom first. Not so that she
can escape, of course I want her to escape but I'm
carrying her first because I need her for defence. That
is the only voice I hear, the only person I see, there has
been no one else. So, I will say, that kind of love, if you
don't have it, you can't begin to appreciate it or
understand it.
The journey I embarked on is not complete, it's
ongoing in the sight of the Almighty and already
wri en, but special gra tude to some people who
pointed me in the right direc on, made my path
possible and those who made the pains bearable.
My parents Olajide Ifakite, my bo omless well of
wisdom and calm, my mum - Maami Mercy Teniola,
Mama Erika (Step Mum); ese pupo. My siblings --
Doyin, Ayo, Femi, Kayode, Motunrayo -- for always
making me want to be be er. MY uncles Aduragba,
thanks for all the late-night studies, Damilola, without
the warmth of hospitality from you and your family,
the UK would have been unbearable. Along the ride,
friends that became brothers Jibola Ajitena, Yinka
Awolesi, Omoluyi Aimiewanu, Oyedotun Diya.
Hey you! Yes you…. you answered the call when my
heart called when life was happening, made the
journey fun and energized me to excel, I love you
Precious Ndlovu- Mwah!! These are Just a few of you,
we are s ll wri ng the story, God bless you all-Amen.
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The Klub has progressed and evolved beyond the EXCLUSIVE VIEW
imagina on of the founders. When we founded the
Klub, we knew that we were finding a club that will go
beyond us and will outlive us. We therefore set some The KB KLUB at 53;
principles, that is, guiding principles that will ensure
decorum, excellence and above all, premium on the Redefining
members. The members put a premium on the Klub
and on themselves. I see that that has transcended Philanthropy and
over the years and it has improved.
Excellence, Hopes
As in the words of Beethoven, the 18th century
composer, who said “I recognize no superiority in for the Next 50
mankind other than goodness”. This Klub con nues to
exude goodness in mankind and that is the goal. All LifeKBite Professor Oladapo Ashiru, OFR,
the members of the Klub who are graduates of the FAMedS (Reproductive Endocrinologist;
College of Medicine and are now Life KBites, s ll Grand Patron, KB KLUB; Secretary-
radiate that goodness in their professions. Goodness
General, International Federation of
to humanity is the number one principle that we see
Fertility Societies, IFFS)
has con nued well beyond us. We have maintained
that superior quality in people, in their appearance
and in being groomed. These principles show results
in all KBites and Life KBites, aiding them excel in their
respec ve fields. This means that those founda ons,
those governing principles that we chose, have
become extremely successful.

I look forward to a me where the Klub will not just be

a regular club, but it will be a real ins tu on that is
part of the College. It will be like going to an Honors
club in many of the American universi es, where you
have an excellent GPA and can be admi ed into that
oneness, that fraternity. We promote integrity and
excellence all round, in terms of being able to interact
socially, being of good social e que e, excelling
academically and being a good philanthropist. When
these things are combined together, it brings out the
complete gentleman that is well rounded and is able
to make a good living for himself and his family. So you
can say, he is an eligible bachelor. I look forward to a
me where being a member of the KB Klub, could
serve as a good criteria for appointment to top
posi ons in the society.

These are my hopes for the next

50 years of the KB KLUB

Prof. Oladapo ashiru OFR

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COMMITTEE ON ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES
(COAA) 2022 REPORT
The KB KLUB thrives on providing opportuni es for
students who wish to be involved in ac vi es beyond
the walls of the classroom. Annually, The KB KLUB
organizes a major academic event called THE STACK
REFORM CONFERENCE. This event started in 2017
and usually, it brings together major stakeholders in
the healthcare, technology, business, finance and
entrepreneurship industries.
For many years, and in line with one of our core ethos
of academic excellence, we have put smiles across
the faces of young students who seek to explore and
exhibit their crea ve mindsets by crea ng innova ve
products and services that could fast track the future
of collabora ons between healthcare and technology
in Nigeria. We have done this by providing
opportuni es for incuba on of ideas and also seed
funding for these young and budding innovators. The
last STACK Conference was held in 2019 and this is
largely due to the Covid-19 outbreak which forced a
na onwide lockdown with the University of Lagos
officially resuming physically in the year 2022.
Looking forward to the new year, the Klub resumed its
pursuit for academic excellence with the proposed
STACK 2022 Conference themed “Transforming
healthcare through fintech”.
This event was aimed at bringing together major
experts and stakeholders in the field of healthcare,
FinTech and Health IT. It was meant to provide an
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ecosystem to foster mul -disciplinary partnerships in
the health care and FinTech space, as an approach
towards fast tracking the future of healthcare in
Nigeria. This is a huge step in the right direc on and its
poten al to the envisioned bright future towards
healthcare is undeniable and indefa gable.
The STACK 2022 CONFERENCE had the following
objec ves:
• Bringing together major stakeholders in the
HealthCare and Fintech Industry
• Kick start conversa ons on how Fintech and
its constant advancements can fast track a
more efficient approach for healthcare
delivery
• A c co m m o d ate i n n ova ve i d e a s t h at
incorporate the use of Fintech in improving
healthcare delivery
• Create an ecosystem to foster partnerships
among HealthCare and Fintech Organiza ons
• Launch a cohort of medical students who
would enroll in an annual fellowship in non-
clinical healthcare with a focus on healthcare
financing.
• Empower students of the College of
Medicine, University of Lagos who share a
vision of reshaping healthcare delivery in
Nigeria with the much needed skills to pursue
successful careers in Non-Clinical Healthcare.
Unfortunately, the STACK 2022 Conference could not accommodate these medical students as interns.
hold due to the indefinite strike ac on by the During this internship, the medical students having
Academic Staff Union of Universi es which learned the basics and rudiments of the chosen field
suspended all academic ac vi es for a period of eight will be able to add more value to these organiza ons
months. In regards to this, and by keeping the foot on and of course, also gain a lot of experience. The
the pedal, we would like to kick-off the KB KLUB internship program will last for a period of 8 months.
FELLOWSHIP, a LEGACY PROGRAM of the KB KLUB.
The KB KLUB aims to kick-off a period where young
The aim of this is to provide medical students with medical professionals are not just great at clinical
seasoned mentors in some fields rela ng to Non- work but are also savvy in the areas of business,
Clinical Healthcare. Some of these fields include: entrepreneurship, finance, etc. of Medicine.
- Healthcare Management
- Healthcare/Clinical Informa cs
- Healthcare Policy
- Healthcare Financing/Insurance
- Data Science in Healthcare
- The Business of Healthcare

A great number of medical students yearn to acquire

as much knowledge and prac cal skills in some of
these fields in order to pursue successful careers in
Non-Clinical Healthcare a er medical school. We
intend to create that pla orm for them. This is the aim
of this LEGACY PROGRAM.
It is divided into 2 parts;
1. THE MENTORSHIP PROGRAM
2. THE INTERNSHIP PROGRAM

THE MENTORSHIP PROGRAM

This is the first part of the LEGACY PROGRAM. It Akinwande Foluso
involves a 4-month long program where the medical KB Viceroy
student undergoes a learning period with a seasoned
mentor in the chosen specialty of non-clinical
healthcare. This will serve as an introduc on to this
field and will be instrumental for the second stage of
this internship program.

THE INTERNSHIP PROGRAM

The Internship aspect of this Legacy program will be
officially launched on the day of STACK REFORM 2023
– TRANSFORMING HEALTHCARE THROUGH
FINTECH.

Our first cohort of interns who have also undergone

the mandatory 4-month period of mentorship will be
revealed on that day. We would have secured at least
5 companies/organiza ons who are in one or more of
the aforemen oned fields and are willing and able to

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BIG DATA IN
HEALTHCARE:
Prospects and Challenges
by Noah Olumide
noaholumide99@gmail.com
Big data has in iltrated various private and public
sector industries forcing many to adopt
technology that supports greater analytics
capabilities. The healthcare industry is no
exception to this trend. Healthcare organizations
are continuously producing data at a tremendous
rate that presents many advantages and
challenges at the same time. The potential of Big
Data in healthcare relies on the ability to detect
patterns and to turn high volumes of data into
actionable insights for precision medicine and
disease management.
“Big data in healthcare” refers to the abundant
health data collected from numerous sources
including electronic health records (EHRs),
medical imaging, genomic sequencing, medical
records, pharmaceutical research, wearables and
medical devices. Antecedently, the common
practice to store medical records for a patient was
in the form of either handwritten notes or paper
ile system. With these crude methods, healthcare
professionals are not able to effectively store,
organize and optimize the ever-increasing volume
of data that's captured about their patients'
conditions, medication and diagnosis history.
Patient data is also not easily searchable and
shareable between healthcare organizations
which leads to misdiagnosis, increased medical
costs and patient mortality. With the advent of
computer systems and its potential, the
digitization of all clinical exams and medical
records in the healthcare systems has become a
standard and widely adopted. These enables
healthcare professionals have an improved access
to the entire medical history of a patient, improve
outcomes for patients and embrace evidence-
based healthcare decision making.
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The development and usage of wellness monitoring
devices and related software that can generate
alerts and share health-related data of a patient
with the respective health care providers has been
a roaring success, especially in establishing a real-
time biomedical and health monitoring system.
These devices are generating a huge amount of data
that can be optimized and analyzed to provide real-
time medical care. The use of big data from
healthcare shows promise for improving health
outcomes and managing costs.
In absence of appropriate software and hardware
support, big data can be quite obscure. We need to
develop better techniques to handle this 'endless
sea' of data and smart applications for ef icient
analysis to gain workable insights. Given the fact
that big data is unmanageable using traditional
s o f t wa re , we n e e d t e c h n i c a l ly a dva n c e d
applications and software that can utilize fast and
cost-ef icient high-end computational power for
such tasks. Implementation of arti icial intelligence
(AI) algorithms, machine learning and novel fusion
algorithms would be necessary to make sense from
this large amount of data.
Another major roadblock affecting the use of big
data is the lack of the technical skill set required for
the job. Hospitals will need to enlist the help of IT
experts, data scientist and data analyst to
manipulate information within a big data
environment. It's important we build the
technological infrastructure to house and converge
the massive volume of healthcare data, and to
invest in the human capital to guide us into this new
frontier of human health and well-being.
 HAPPINESS
by Sorkpor Esther esther.sorkpor@gmail.com

Today,
I choose a long stream of happiness.
As I swim through,
I let the water wash away my
sadness.

I unbridle the saddle of my worries

of what could have been
of what isn't.
So my body feels light enough
to float on cloud nine.

I look beyond my present

circumstance into a bright future.
Even though today is dark and
gloomy,
I choose to close my eyes
and imagine the sunrise.

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Oluwatoyin Temitayo Ogundipe is a Professor of
Botany. Born May 31, 1960, he is an alumnus of
Araromi Bap st School, Eko Boys High School and
CMS Grammar School. He a ended the University of
Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University) where he
obtained a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) degree in
Botany. He holds a master's degree and a Doctorate
degree (Ph.D.) in Botany from the University of Ife.
He then obtained a Master's degree in Business
Administra on from the University of Lagos. He has
over one hundred and fi y (150) publica ons in
accredited academic journals and has co-authored
eight (8) books.
In 1990, he resumed work as a Lecturer 1 in the
University of Lagos, where he progressed to become
a Professor in 2002, and started a journey of several
administra ve appointments. Between 1998 and
2000, he served as the Sub-Dean of the Faculty of
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Science. In 2002, he became the Head of the
Department of Botany and Microbiology ll 2007. He
progressed to the office of Dean of the School of
Postgraduate studies from 2007 to 2011 and from
2012 to 2016, he was the Director, Academic
Planning Unit. Therea er, he was appointed the
Deputy Vice Chancellor(Academics and Research).
He was then appointed as the 12th Vice Chancellor of
the University of Lagos on November 12th, 2017, an
office he occupied ll November 11th, 2022.
As the Vice Chancellor, he exhibited an admirable
level of humility, discipline and excellence in
character. He championed the UNILAG Brand,
a rac ng several grants, support and partnerships
to the university. He is famously known to always say
he was an ambassador of God ac ng as the Vice
Chancellor of the University of Lagos.
1. What would you say have been your guiding
principles and your core values that have seen you
through these years?
When I was younger, my mother always told me to
protect my character. She always said if you lose
everything, do not lose your character. So, I have
always jealously guarded my character. Secondly, my
mother always told me that it is good to be humble in
life. Humility is very key in life. I detest arrogance and I
always give respect to people around me. Value- to
value what God has given to me and to value who I
am. My mother will always tell me, “Do not see
yourself as being amongst the mul tude, you must
always see yourself as an outstanding and unique
person”.
Next is the fear of God. I believe that anybody that
does not fear God is not fit to live. “The fear of God”,
the Scripture says, “is the beginning of wisdom”. The
Yoruba and Muslim brothers will say "ki eyan ma p'aya
Olorun", meaning that you must fear God. When you
fear God, you will respect and appreciate people
around you, So, it is very key. Any man that wants to
succeed in life must have that. This will also help you
to add value to people's lives.
2. Despite all odds, your appointment as the Vice-
Chancellor of the University of Lagos in November
2017 came as a result of being the most qualified and
most outstanding candidate, how did you react to
the news?
I don't want to say that I was the most qualified, “anu
ni morigba”, it is just the mercy of God. It's not
because I'm be er than others nor is it because I am
an outstanding person, no, it's because the Scripture
says “I will have mercy on whom I want to have mercy
on, I will have compassion on whom I want to have
compassion on.” I wasn't the best, but God just
decided to honour me with His glory. I was not the
best, but I thank God for everything.
3. Looking back at the past five years of your
exemplary service to the University, what would you
say have been some of your greatest achievements
as the Vice-Chancellor?
Well, I would say that being able to bring peace to the
University of Lagos; also, being able to bridge the gap
between Idi-Araba and Akoka and for being able to say
we have ONE university. Also, for being able to see our
students do well, which I am very proud of; and being
able to see our colleagues excelling in the area of
Research, and also; for what we are experiencing
concerning our rela onship with other universi es.
While in Scotland, visi ng the University of Dundee,
Glasgow, Edinburgh, before talking to some of the
Presidents and Vice-Chancellors of these universi es,
they were looking forward to having collabora ons
with us. It gladdens my heart, that if I leave today, I did
not leave the University of Lagos how I met it. I have
been able to take the University of Lagos to higher
levels, to be the greatest among the best.
4. Everyone has plans for things they want to do, and
being the Vice-Chancellor of the University of First
Choice is no ordinary feat, what would you say have
been some challenges you have faced while
achieving these accomplishments, and how were
you able to conquer them?
Well, I would say the first one(challenge) is passing the
message across to the people. When I came in, I had a
vision for UNILAG through an acronym:
U- Uncompromised Academic and Excellent Research
output,
N- Networking globally, locally and strategizing the
ways we can move the University forward,
I- Improving University Finances through Innova ve
ways,
L- Leadership that is Transforma onal, Transparent
and Transpersonal,
A- Accountability in Academic Administra on and
other areas and the
G- Greater than the best.
You might be a good General, but how about the
people around you? Are they keying into your vision as
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a General? That was the first problem, and by the
grace of God, we were able to do it. The second one
was to break the barrier of tradi on and s cking to
old methods. It is a very difficult thing. Breaking the
barrier of those who believe in power (they don't
know all power belongs to God) and the barrier of
manipulators and sycophants. I had a goal, a vision, a
mission that God had given me concerning this job. So
making sure that you are able to manipulate yourself
through these stumbling blocks needs the divine
interven on of God. I want to thank God that despite
all the obstacles, despite all the principali es and
power, He is s ll with me and I am standing. It is not by
might, power or knowledge, it is God.
5. Sir, as at August 2020 there were some visible
signs of a rumble in the leadership of the University
of Lagos. At some point, you were removed but later
reinstated, many students at that me were in the
dark of what exactly was happening, do you mind
shedding more light on these events sir?
<Laughs> Why don't you wait for my memoir?
I was not removed, the government wanted me to
recuse myself, to step aside. Go and look at it again, I
was asked to step aside for them to do the proper
inves ga on and that was done. Honestly speaking, I
didn't feel bad, that was the me I rested the most,
ate the most, slept the most, my wife saw me the
most and that was the me I had the most peace, you
wouldn't believe it, but you can ask my friends, those
I'm closest to and when I say “my friends”, I have very
few of them. Because what you do today or the result
that you get today, you have invested into it before
today. It is just like someone who goes to the bank and
knows he has 10 kobo in the account, but brings out a
cheque of 20 kobo, you can't get it. During that me, I
had so much peace. However, when it came, it came
as a surprise, because I was at that mee ng. Honestly
speaking, what happened that day, any me I think
about it, it was all for nothing, I am saying this for the
first me, for nothing. And because I had that faith in
me, I told one of them “You people are jokers; you
cannot go far.” The record is there, they didn't go far
and I thank God for everything.
6. Sir, the former Deputy Vice-Chancellor(now, Vice
Chancellor at the me of publica on), Professor
Folasade Ogunsola, who is also a patron of the KB
Klub, during that me, what role did she play?
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You want me to talk about Professor Ogunsola… She is
a faithful person, straigh orward, firm and principled,
who stands-by-the-truth, and tells you the way it is.
She is a reliable person that always wants to make
value with people's me.
7. We know you to be someone who is very big on
research, how would you say the University of Lagos
has performed generally, in terms of research
output?
Well, if there is any area, of all the things that God gave
me, that we have really succeeded in, it is the area of
research. We have done very well, not excellently
well, but we have done very well in the area of
research. In this country as at today, the University of
Lagos is a force to reckon with in the area of research
at the local and global level. Our non-teaching staff
and students have also been able to a ract research
grants. In the College of Medicine, we have some of
our colleagues ge ng massive research grants. We
have done very well in the area of a rac ng research
grants to the University of Lagos.
8. Nigerian University Games, how would you
describe the NUGA 2022 experience and how would
you rate the University of Lagos' performance?
Well, I cannot assess myself, I cannot award myself any
mark but based on what I read on the social and print
media, I believe it was a success story. When I go out,
people would talk about the NUGA games saying that,
“You guys have done very well, You have made Nigeria
proud.” My other colleagues, other Vice Chancellors,
all talk about the NUGA games.
We hosted eighty-two universi es, about ten
thousand athletes and from the study, every day we
had nothing less than twenty-one thousand people on
campus. You can say security wise; we were able to
manage the community successfully with the security
network on ground. Health wise, the medical
personnel did very well. Concerning UNILAG coming
second, we're not very strong in swimming, and that
was the strong point for some universi es.
Concerning our athletes, looking at our athletes, you'll
know that we brought in the best and they did very
well.
What is the lesson that we have learnt? Now, we have
an Olympic-sized swimming pool, and medals from
swimming alone amount to about forty-four or forty-
eight. Now, we are going to start training our own
athletes and ge ng our own athletes into more
spor ng ac vi es. And this is how we're going to
prepare for the next NUGA games. What have we
go en a er the NUGA games? The University of
Lagos and LASU (Lagos State University) will co-host
the African Universi es Games in 2024.
The community was peaceful and the campus was
bubbling with excitement. The support that we got
from the non-teaching staff and academic staff was
massive, despite the fact that there was a strike
around the me, they gave all the necessary support.
A follow up to this is that some of the athletes that
competed will go global and that's part of what we
taught them to bring into focus.
We sincerely want to thank the alumni for suppor ng
us, I want to thank the friends of the university for
coming out to support us; like the Governor of Lagos
State, Babajide Sanwoolu, the Governor of Akwa
Ibom State (Governor Gabriel Udom Emmanuel), the
Governor of Oyo State (Governor Seyi Makinde) who
are all alumni of the University of Lagos, they really
supported us. We brought a new dimension into
NUGA games that signifies us going on, and we are
saying that it is not just “EKO for show”, it is also “EKO
for Gold“.
Do you know that some people who came from other
universi es, would call their colleagues telling them
to come see what was happening in Lagos?
I think it's just an evidence of living up to our name of
Na on's Pride.
Yeah, I tell people one thing, UNILAG remains the
University of First Choice. From the recent UTME test,
four out of the first ten candidates with the best
results applied to UNILAG. The University of Lagos is
the most preferred university. Other people can say
that they have more people applying through JAMB to
come to their University. The ques on is, "What is
their cutoff mark? What is their admission
requirement?", I make bold to say that the University
of Lagos remains the most preferred university.
9. Let's move towards the educa onal system.
Considering the incessant strike ac ons that have
now seemed to become a part of our educa onal
system in public universi es, how do you think this
would impact on the quality of educa on in Nigeria?
Well, concerning the strike, I believe that it's just a
ma er of understanding, valuing university educa on
and making sure that we give our children the best.
And it has an effect on the students. A student that has
been out of school for five months now, some of them
would have gone into so many vices to survive, some
of them would have gone into many businesses, some
of them are doing well in the area of IT but the
summary of it is that it definitely affects the students
and also, it affects the staff too. You wouldn't believe it
that people have been leaving. It is an unfortunate
thing. It's so sad that this is what we're going through,
but I believe that the government and ASUU are
talking and they will be able to resolve it soon.
10. Among students of this ins tu on, you're known
to be a very student-centric personality and students
and staff have expressed their pride in having you as
the face of the UNILAG brand owing to the
accessibility and togetherness you have fostered in
your reign as Vice Chancellor, what few words of
advice do you have to students of this pres gious
university during these trying periods of industrial
ac on?
Well, I just want to plead with the students to accept
my apology that this strike has taken this long. Two, I
want them to know that there is that need for them to
be focused despite the storm. When we were
students, we also had that closure. I remember when I
was doing my Masters that the University was shut for
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5 months. I believe that things will get be er in the
area of nego a on. When this is over and the
students are back, they should put in their best effort
so they can get the best in terms of their results. That
should not limit them. This strike should not lead
them to forget about Nigeria and say Nigeria is good
for nothing. No, they should not do that. You can see
the lady (Tobi Amusan, OON) that came first at the
World Athle cs Championship. She is a Nigerian. I'm
sure when she was shedding tears of joy, she probably
remembered, “aah, I came from that country, and I
working outside the country. What else do I do? I read
have brought glory to that country” <laughs>. But we
my Bible and I have that interac on with my God. I
all belong here and we should see ourselves as
draw life from God because the journey ahead is s ll
Nigerians. It will get be er and that's what I know. It
far.
will only keep ge ng be er.
13. As you leave this posi on of Vice Chancellor,
11.The KB Klub is the foremost medical students
what would you like to be remembered by? What
socio-philanthropic organiza on that has existed for
legacy are you leaving behind as the Vice Chancellor?
53 years. Members of the Klub, KBites and LifeKBites
have striven to put smiles on the faces of people I will say that the legacy I want to leave is that I was
through our philanthropic, academic and social able to maintain peace and stability in this University
aims. What is your assessment of the KLUB's like never before. I've been able to move the
ac vi es and the individuals affiliated with the University to a greater level that is appreciated and
KLUB? no ced on a local and interna onal level. The
Professor Ashiru is one of my egbons (elder brothers) University of Lagos is now a brand. Travel outside this
and I know that anything that he is interested in, he country and once they know you're from the
will always put the Midas' Touch on it and make sure University of Lagos, it is a brand. God has used me to
he gives it a classic life. li the University up, to make the University visible, to
Concerning the students, I think I had an interac on make the brand to be recognized and be celebrated.
with the KLUB about three years ago, if I remember
and in one way or the other, I believe they are 14. On a lighter note, what is the most
fantas c people. They have their purpose, they follow memorable/best gi you have ever received?
the purpose and they make sure that through that
purpose, they use the KLUB to contribute to the The most memorable gi is my rela onship with God.
development of the university, to support the It's very key to me because I believe other things will
community in one way or the other and I believe that disappear but there is one thing that will not go away
the people coming behind them will do be er. from you, your rela onship with God. That's the best
gi I have and I keep on cherishing it. God has been
12. For a man of your calibre and the posi on you very kind to me. I have no godfather o; God is my
hold, tasked with the responsibility of this great Godfather. That's why I say it is my rela onship with
citadel of learning, how is life outside work for you? God that I cherish so much and I don't joke with it. It's
What do you do to relax? my rela onship with God, honestly speaking.

What do I do to relax…? Well, I serve my God. I like
dancing, especially when I'm in Church. I dance
because that's the only sacrifice I can give God. It's
one of the ways I use to praise my God. Then, I am a
family man, and I don't joke with my family. My
children a ended the Interna onal School here, they
have finished their first degrees and two of them are
The full interview was recorded and can be watched
on the official YouTube page of the KB KLUB. It was
released on November 11th, 2022.
Please watch here: h ps://youtu.be/yJmCQp4ZSCM
Subscribe to the YouTube page @KB KLUB

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s that disadvantage
of my friends and classmates graduating or

whole lot of other

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The young Nigerian
doctor as the pacesetter
of the society
Said Habibullah
wizmed63@gmail.com
Nigeria has long been a country with a shabby
health care system and well-bred but indifferent
doctors whose interest in the prac ce of medicine
is gradually fading away. Being lackadaisical,
however, does not equate to being a poor doctor.
Indeed, mo va on, support and incen ves are
wholesome ingredients that radiate out the best
from any manpower, with doctors being the major
focus here.
Whether being old or young in the medical
profession, the expecta ons of the society and
community at large remain the same. However, it is
believed that the younger the mind, the more
efficient it is likely to be, par cularly in the long
term. As the pioneers and older minds in the
medical profession are stepping off the stage and
spotlight for the younger mind and incoming
pacese ers, more challenges seem to exude not
only from the unfinished business of the
professional elders, but partly including the plights
made existent by the novel ailments and the issues
of differen al ers of processes within the society.
A country like ours with the clarion call for an
immediate revival of its health system, the young
doctor is indeed shouldered with lots of
expecta ons. Perhaps we should be reminded that
the greater one's value is, the greater the
expecta ons and to beat such expecta ons, I'm
convinced that we must make two shots of ac ons.
As a young medical graduate, the parasi za on of
oneself upon the goodies from the government
should be far from our thought processes. The
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awareness of the fact that Nigeria medical
graduates are not up to world standard in some
ramifica ons is neither deluding nor far-fetched. It
is from this take my judgement and sugges ons
arise, that medical doctors should find, or be er s ll
be provided with the privilege for further erudi on
and skills acquisi on abroad for the be erment of
themselves as well as in return, the be erment and
progress of the society and country at large. The
process of self-improvement has proved worthy by
the preponderance of doctors who, on returning to
the country, have made an in mida ngly wonderful
impact and change in the health sectors. These are
best appreciated in ci es like Lagos and Abuja,
where such trends are abounded. It is absolutely
factual that not every doctor will be fortunate with
such grace of exo c skills explora on as fate
supersedes all. The residency program had long
been a lightened tunnel of becoming a be er
doctor and servitude to humanity, as well as being a
stepladder for achieving greater heights in the
noble profession. In the oasis of reasoning, it may
be right to say that it is high me these pacese ers
become innova ve and , as passion is the pinnacle
and crest of mo va on futuris c in their decisions
and ideas as well. This feat is possible to be clinched
if they can suppress the pathological lust for
materialism and filthy wealth for innova ve
thinking and some weight of humanitarian love and
affec on. The propensity to a aining culmina on
of health care system and healthy society will be an
upshot of the zeal hoarded in such efforts.
Conclusively, a married dimension to this hopeful
revolu on is the advice for higher par cipa on of
junior doctors in the poli cs that flanks and
pathe cally aired the health sector. In saner climes,
the upli of health sector is largely poli cally
driven. If these pacese ers can explore the
dynamics of the poli cal milieu and governance,
then the menace of our health sector would be
doomed to ex nc on. We may be the pacemaker of
today's society, but life isn't meant to be lived
forever and our part to be played is to leave a
smooth track for the miners and commissionaires
of tomorrow's glory. Since my incep on into a
though ul person, a belief has lingered with me
that when one has a passion for anything, one does
not need mo va on.
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LIFE KBITES
ABATAN KUNLE AKINLUYI SAM DACOSTA
ABDULSALAM ELIAS AKINSANYA YINKA DAMAZIO A.S
ABET TOLU AKINSOLA B.A DAVID MOSES
ACHIKEH VINCENT AKINTUNJI AKIN DAWODU MARCUS
ADEDIRAN ADEWUNMI AKINTUNJI FUNMILAYO DEJAYI A.
ADEGBITE ADEBOLA AKINWUNMI AKINGBOLAHAN DIYA A.O.
ADEGBOLA TUTU AKINWUNTAN A. DUROJAIYE O.
ADEGOKE OLUDOTUN ALABI O. DUWON A.
ADEGOKE OLUFEMI (LATE) ALASANYA EBAEYE
ADEKUNLE A.O ALAUSA OLAYINKA EDEM CHARLES
ADENIRAN ADEBISI ALAUSA YEMI EDENZE KENNETH
ADEOLA E.A ALI AYODEJI EHIS
ADEOSUN S.K ALLAN FATAYI WILLIAMS EHUWA N.
ADESHINA ENITAN AMBALI TUNJI EKELEDO KELECHI
ADESINA KAYODE AMOLE NIYI (LATE) EKONG ERNEST (LATE)
ADETOLA ABAYOMI ANAGOAMANZE J. EKPE-IKO HODOVAI
ADETOLA OLATEJU ANDRE JIDE EKWEM I.
ADEWOYE BABAJIDE ANIBABA TOYIN ELEGBEDE KUNLE
ADEYEMI DORO APAMPA OLUSEGUN EMEH N.
ADEYEYE EMMANUEL ARAOYINBO IDOWU EMEKA UZOKA
AFOLABI KASHIMAWO AROGUNDADE EMMANUEL TAIWO
AGBIBE J.O AROGUNRE SAHEED ESIONYE SAMUEL
AGBOOLA A.O ASHIMOLOWO BAYO ETUK EDEM
AGBOOLA G.A ASHIRU OLADAPO EZE CHUKWUDI
AJAYI AYO AWOLOKUN LANRE EZEANI HYKE
AJAYI F.K AWONUSI OLANITAN EZEANYA I
AJAYI OLUWATOBI AWOPEGBA YINKA FAJEMBOLA OLUWOLE
AJAYI TUNDE AWOSIKA ATIMA FAJEMISIN DOKUN
AJIBADE OLOKUN AYAEBERE CHARLES FASHINA WALE
AJIJOLA ABIOLA AYOBAMI OLANIYI FETUGA B.L.A.
AJIMOSINMI BAYO AZIE KINGSLEY FILANI BANJI
AJIMSIMI E.F AZUIBUIKE CHUKWUEMEKA GBADAMOSI F.
AJISEBUTU TAOFEEK BABABODE OLUYEMI GRAHAM DOUGLAS
AKANMU M. BABALOLA O. GRAHAM KENETH
AKERELE BABATUNDE B.A. HABEEB M.Y.
AKHINDENOR BAJETAN BALOGUN BAYO HAKEEM SHITU
AKIBO OLUDAYO BALOGUN OLUWA HASSAN ADEKUNLE
AKIN JIMOH BODE JOHNSON IBE-LAMBERTS KENNETH
AKINBO S.R.A BUNMI DADA IBIDAPO-OBE TUNDE
AKINDE BUTALI AZEEZ IDEM E.
AKINLEMIBOLA K. (SNR) (LATE) CHIAZOR THEOPHILUS IDIH JEHOIAKIM
AKINLEMIBOLA MAKINDE (JNR) DABIRI KOLAWOLE IDOWU G

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LIFE KBITES CONTD.
IDOWU P.O OJIKUTU HAKEEM OSIBOGUN AKIN O.
IHEME U.A OJO KOLADE OSIGWE UGO
ISIOYE GABRIEL OJU OMAMOGHO OWOLANA O.
IWUCHUKWU IFEANYI OKE THEOPHILUS OWOSHO EMMAN
JIMOH OKOJIE FELIX OYELAHAN OPE
JINADU M.A OKO-OSI AFEEZ OYENEYIN MOJEED
JOHNSON BODE OKUDERO OYENIYA M.
KEN UDENZE OKUN TAIWO OYENIYAMADE
KINDELE RAHMAN OKUNBADEJO DEJI OYENUGA O.
KOLADE OKUNUGA O. PHILIPS OLUWAYOMI
KOMOLAFE A.J OKWESA VICTOR POPOOLA FATAI
KOROYIN GODDY OLADAPO A. RAHMAN MUDASIRU A.
KUKU DAMILARE OLADIJU O. SALAKO
LABODE MORRIS OLADIPO A. SALAKO DOKUN
LAWSON LA OLAIYA KAYODE SALAKO M.O
LYKE ENEANYA OLAMIJULO AYO SALAWU A.S
MADUAKO CELESTINE OLANIYI AYOBAMI SANUSI
MADUAKOIK OLANIYI O. SARAGA
MADUEKWE EU. R OLATUNJI OREOLUWA SHITTU KEHINDE
MAIJEH O.P OLAWUNMI SHOBANDE ADEOYE
MAJEKODUNMI GBENGA OLEDINMA ALFRED SHOBIYE OLAYINKA PETER
MANTE FRANCIS UDOCHUKWU SHOLANKE
MEHUIN G. OMUDU OLOKUN A. SHOTE OLAITAN
MOROUNDIYA DAVID OLOLADE JOAQUIM SHOYINKA A.O
MUNIRUDEEN YUSUF OLOWO MOYOSORE SHYLLON MIKE
MUSTAPHA AYODELE OLUSHOLA O.O SIDO O.F.
NAT SALAKO OLUWADARE SITIMEHIN LADI
NLERUM A. OLUWO S. SOLANA WINSTON
NWADINIGWE EMEKA OLOTU FRANCIS LOLA SULAIMON A.
NWAEFULU OBI OLUYEMI BABABODE TAIWO OKUN
NWIGWE CHUKWUMA OLUYIDE YEMI TERIBA TOKUNBO
OBASHORO OLANREWAJU OLUYOMI B. UDEVBULU EHIS
OGUCHI CHIKA OMOGIE D. UDO AKPAN
OGUNBAMBI BOONYAMIN OMOLE A. UDONWA
OGUNDARE SUNDAY OMOREGBE ANTHONY UDONWA N.E.
OGUNDE ONANUGA JIDELUTH UMOH VICTOR
OGUNDEJI TOSIN ONASORO OLARENWAJU UNOKANJO JI
OGUNDIMU OLUSEGUN ONI OLAKUNLE UZOKA OGEDENGBE O.
OGUNFEMI NIYI ONWUJEKIRE DAN
OGUNFEYIMI O.A. ONYEWENYI CHIJOKE
OGUNLARI BOLAJI ONYENYEONWU T.
OGUNSANLU OLUGUNWA OPE-EWE O.
OGUNSEYE TOKS OROLU M
OGUNSEYIT. OSHIKOYA ALABA
OGWURAMBA G.C. OSHINUBI ABIODUN

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