Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has received the Leadership Award of Excellence in Digital Transformation and Cyber Security, bestowed on him by Babcock University.
The event took place on the campus of the University in Ilishan Remo during the 2025 Cyber Security Workshop, tagged “Building A Resilient Cyber Security Ecosystem: Bridging Academia, Industry, and Organisational Practices.”
Receiving the award on behalf of the Governor, the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and Cyber Security, Senator Shuaib Salisu, stated that Governor Abiodun understands the importance of the 4th industrial revolution on career advancement; hence, various achievements have been recorded so far towards digitalizing the State.
He maintained that Ogun State has been recognized locally and internationally based on free tech empowerment programs and training made available at the Ogun tech hub for youths, technology entrepreneurs, and startups, calling on Nigerian youths to navigate digitalization, which is the 4th industrial revolution, for career development.
Senator Salisu, who was also honored with the ICT Policy and Cyber Security Advocacy Excellent Award, underscored the need for every individual, organization, and government agency that desires growth to embrace digitalization, saying that service delivery in Ogun State has been made easier through the digitalized and technology-driven agenda of Governor Dapo Abiodun.
He reiterated that the state government would enhance the career paths of individuals or organizations that are ready to embrace and leverage digital technology, emphasizing various opportunities available at Ogun Techhub.
Speaking, the Special Adviser on ICT to the Ogun State Governor, Mr. Dayo Abiodun, appreciated Babcock University for the honour bestowed on Governor Abiodun and Senator Afolabi Salisu, acknowledging that the gesture would spur them to do more advocacy on the digital economy and Cyber Security, among other areas.
Mr. Abiodun, represented by the Director of Standard Regulations Planning and Research at the Ogun State Bureau of Information Technology (BIT), Olatundun Adekunte, highlighted various achievements of the state government in digitalization, such as the development and adoption of education web portals, land administration portals, and business premises tax remittance web portals, among others.
Presenting the awards, the Director of Academic Planning at Babcock University, Prof. Oludele Awodele, said the honour was in recognition of the relentless pursuits of Governor Abiodun towards ensuring that people in the State embrace digital technology.
