John Obaro
| John Obaro | |
|---|---|
| Born | 19 April 1958 Kogi State, Nigeria |
| Occupation | Managing Director of SystemSpecs |
| Years active | from 1992 till date |
John Tanimola Obaro ì chẹ ẹna Nigerian kì chì technology entrepreneur, kìa kóla ówo‘ja,kpaì ùn chì-ẹtá yà ì SystemSpecs efu Naijẹria Limited.[1]
Abàkwéné ilẹ wǹ kpaì ùkocha kì chè .
[nwọ́che | nwó étéwn che]John Obaro chì Kogi State ì kwo-ì. Ì chì yé í Okun ì chẹ efú Nigeria, kpaì má bì efú ochú Ẹ̀kẹ́lẹ̀ nólu mẹ̀gwẹ̀lá efu ọdọ, 1958. Ì chá gbojìle efú ọdọ lẹa efú èwo Kano kpaì Ilorin, Kwara State, ùgbo kì nyì ùkocha ísakulu ẹdọ mẹfa -ùń . Raphael Awoseyin "unconsciously influenced" Obaro's chá chùlùka kì chùkoca yé ì Computer Science.[2] Obaro ì nì cártìfìcatì ísakulu ẹdọ mẹ̀fa-ùn gbì ísakulu yá bátìze kì dì efú ìlórin, kpaì yà nì ísakulu ẹdọ megwẹ́gí un kpá kwì ísakulu yá gomenti ẹdọ megwẹ́gí kì dì efú, Ilorin kwì efu ọdọ 1970 tẹfu odo 1974. Ẹ̀mì kì dẹ̀ì ùn Awoseyin, cbì ùkolo akònè-ẹ̀wn ẹgba pẹ̀ẹ̀ efì ísakulu., ì chá kì amì Obaro's efú clássì mátch .ì chẹ ewǹ edo ẹbọ ùn Obaro's alù kì chewǹ ibẹ ùn kìa akocha efú yé ìsujẹctì ., tọdu abalẹ ñu (Obaro) dábì rì‘bẹ dar kì chù kocha ìmátch kpaì ìcọ̀pùtàr saìencì.efu yé uníbacítí . Obaro ñõ tatogba lọ́ tì kwárá státì cọ̀llẹ̀gì yà ì Technology, ábájòì má mò‘du+ùn dù rìoda tì Kwara State Polytechnic yà kù má nẹ nì diploma. Ì lọ tì ùnyì yà í ìsakulu Ahmadu Bello University ùgbo kì chẹ́kpa dufu kpì second class upper dìgìrì efu yà í Mathematics kpaì Computer Science efì ọdọ 1979.ì ñọ́ chì ẹrá-tógba lọ yà nì MBA kwì yé í University of Lagos efú ọdọ 1981.oń chì alumnus yẹ̀ ì Lagos Business School (LBS),ì chì Chief Executive Programme gbì yà ì Pan-African University, Nigeria, Lagos.[3][4]
Career
[nwọ́che | nwó étéwn che]Obaro ì chẹ ùkolo pẹpẹ̀ra kì ná nì ọ́kó kwì ùgbo kù má dù kì chùkolo kùbì kì ná chì part-time kì ná áchùkolo àkónẹ-ẹwnù tá‘bálẹ ì ná tẹnẹ ùkọló yà í MBA.[5] ì chẹna professional career-ùn kpì ẹna kìa tì computer kpì Leventis kwì efu ùjo kì ló nyà kẹrabùma United Bank for Africa kì gbà ọnà k‘óda kù má lẹ̀bo efì yà Systems Development yé ì financial institution. Éfu ọdọ 1984, ì nyà dàm̀á kpì àbo defunct International Merchant Bank of Nigeria ábájòì, manyú ẹ̀nakaa efú àbo eju-odudu Naijẹria kìa chì investment banks, úgbo kìa kwánẹ nyate kìa mù dù àgbòjì yà Information Systems. Efu ẹña lẹ , he led a team that implemented Nigeria's first international banking application on a network linking Lagos and four other states. With this feat, John led a team that pioneered Nigeria's online real‐time banking.[6]
He moved on to found SystemSpecs Nigeria Limited, a company he nurtured from a 5-man partner agent of Systems Union, (now Infor) in 1991 to a financial technology company. Prominent among the solutions SystemSpecs has developed are Remita, HumanManager among others.[7][8]
Advocacy, courses and services
[nwọ́che | nwó étéwn che]He is committed to promoting and advancing of local software development. He has given presentations and speeches advocating youth empowerment and IT entrepreneurship. Obaro has served on the boards of the Ministerial Advisory Council on Information and Communication Technology, Institute of Software Practitioners of Nigeria, Computer Professionals Registration Council of Nigeria (CPN), Nigerian Information Technology Policy Drafting Committee, Governing Council of the National ICT Incubation Programme and others.[9]
Honours and recognition
[nwọ́che | nwó étéwn che]Obaro was recognised as the "Software Personality of the Year" at the Nigeria Communication Week's Beacon of Information and Communications Technology (BoICT) Awards in Lagos on April 23, 2016.[10] He had earlier led his company to Glasgow, Scotland, where SystemSpecs was bestowed with "Leadership in Technology" award hosted by the Africa Forum Scotland for the use of Remita "as a tool of national and economic development."
He was conferred a "fellow of the Centre for African Policy, Development and Research, Scotland," and had a research centre after him.[11][12] In 2015, he emerged winner of 'Engineer Simeon Agu Prize for Best Software Entrepreneur' at the National Information Technology Merit Award (NITMA), an annual event organised by Nigeria Computer Society (NCS). He was awarded Nigeria's IT Personality of the Year at the same NITMA in 2013.[13][14]
He emerged as the 2018 FATE Model Entrepreneur of the Year based on his work as an entrepreneur and a solution provider with SystemSpecs was agreed by many to be deserving of the award. [15] His company received the 'Next Bull’ award at the 5th Nigerian Stocks Exchange/ BusinessDay Top CEO awards in Lagos on May 10, 2019.[16]
On October 25, 2024, he was given an honorary Doctor of Science (D.Sc.) degree by Kings University, Odeomu, Osun State at the school's joint 5th and 6th Convocation Ceremony for his outstanding pioneering influence on technological innovation within the technology industry.[17]
References
[nwọ́che | nwó étéwn che]- ↑ Zweli Sikhakhane (24 June 2014). "John Obaro, SystemSpecs MD and CEO". BizNis Africa.
- ↑ Bode Adeyemi (30 November 2016). "Speech: Okun Youth Development And The National Equation". Kogi Reports.
- ↑ "Who's Who in Nigeria:OBARO John Tanimola". The Biographical Legacy & Research Foundation (BLERF), Nigeria. 10 January 2017.
- ↑ "John Obaro". Nigeria Computer Society.
- ↑ Jaco Maritz (28 May 2014). "Meet the Boss: John Obaro, CEO, SystemSpecs". How We Made in Africa.
- ↑ "John Obaro". Nigeria Computer Society.
- ↑ Prof. Bamiro, O. A. (February 2007). "The Vision and Challenges of ICT Production in Africa: Software Production and Services". African Economic Research Consortium: 10.
- ↑ Emma Okonji (22 December 2016). "Obaro: Remita Software Has Addressed Nigeria's Financial Imbalance". ThisDay.
- ↑ "About us: John Obaro". SystemSpecs.
- ↑ Mayowa Tijani (3 May 2016). "Remita, the TSA platform, gets international award". The Cable.
- ↑ "John Obaro – Managing Director of SystemSpecs was Inaugurated as a Fellow of the Centre for African Research & Development Scotland which was presented by H. E. Ekwelle Ekaney, High Commissioner for Cameroon in the UK". African Forum Scotland. 23 June 2016.
- ↑ "SystemSpecs recognised for contribution to national development". World Stage Group. 3 May 2016.
- ↑ O'Lekan Babatunde (12 January 2016). "John Obaro Wins Best Software Entrepreneur Awards". Brand Crunch.
- ↑ Jide Awe (5 December 2014). "Special Recognition Award Citation John Tani Obaro". Brand Crunch.
- ↑ Tomi Falade (8 December 2018). "Fate Foundation Honours System Specs Boss, John Obaro". Independent.
- ↑ Dede Ifayemi (13 May 2019). "SystemSpecs emerges 'Next Bulls' at the 5th NSE/BusinessDay Top CEO Awards". Todays Echo.
- ↑ Partners, N. M. (2024-10-29). "SystemSpecs founder John Obaro bags Honorary Doctorate for trailblazing impact in tech innovation". Nairametrics (in American English). Retrieved 2024-10-30.