Akin Olateru

Akinola Olateru is a Nigerian engineer. He was the commissioner of the Accident Investigation Bureau, Nigeria from 2017 to 2023.^[1]

Education and career

Olateru grew up in Ogbomoso, Osun State.^[2] He started his career as a maintenance engineer with Pan African Airlines and the Nigerian Police Air Wing. He has worked with British Midland Airways, KLM, and Martinair.^[3]

He got his M.Sc. in Air Transport Management from City University of London in 2003.^[4]

In January 2017, he was appointed by former president Muhammadu Buhari as the head of the Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB-Nigeria). He was reappointed in March 2021.^[5] He was removed by president Bola Ahmed Tinubu in December 2023.^[6]

He is a Fellow of the Nigerian Society of Engineers, Royal Aeronautical Society, and Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport in the UK.^[7]

Awards

Aviation Man of the Year - Air Transport Industry Awards 2019^[8]
Outstanding Leadership Award, Nigerian Aviation (NIGAV) Awards, 2019.^[9]
Aviation CEO of The Year Award - The Travellers, 2021.^[10]
Aviation Innovation Leadership Achievement Award - Nigerian Aviation Awards, 2022.^[11]

References

^ "Akin Olateru: The agent of change in AIB". The Guardian Nigeria News. 2020-01-29. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
^ https://independent.ng/i-hawked-boiled-corn-in-ogbomoso-as-a-primary-school-boy-olateru-ceo-aib/
^ "The Man, Akin Olateru, new AIB boss - Aviation metric". 2017-01-12. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
^ https://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/01/aib-new-boss-takes-over-says-staff-training-priority/
^ Oyero, Kayode (2021-03-15). "Olateru reappointed AIB boss as NiMet, NCAT get new chiefs". Punch Newspapers. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
^ "President Tinubu Approves Leadership Changes in the Aviation and Aerospace Development Sector – The Statehouse, Abuja". Retrieved 2023-12-14.
^ Grace, Ihesiulo (2017-01-18). "The man, Akin Olateru, new AIB Commissioner". Daily Times Nigeria. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
^ "AIB Boss Honoured - THISDAYLIVE". www.thisdaylive.com. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
^ https://independent.ng/aib-dana-nahco-sahcol-arik-others-win-multiple-awards-at-nigav/
^ Kola-Akinlade, Akin (ed.). "Akin Olateru Adds Another Feather To His Cap, Says It's an Elixir For More Good Work". Nigeria Transport Hub. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
^ "NSIB DG Clinches Aviation Leadership Achievement Award". www.thisdaylive.com. Retrieved 2023-12-14.

[1] "Akin Olateru: The agent of change in AIB". The Guardian Nigeria News. 2020-01-29. Retrieved 2023-12-14.

[2] ttps://independent.ng/i-hawked-boiled-corn-in-ogbomoso-as-a-primary-school-boy-olateru-ceo-aib/

[3] "The Man, Akin Olateru, new AIB boss - Aviation metric". 2017-01-12. Retrieved 2023-12-14.

[4] ttps://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/01/aib-new-boss-takes-over-says-staff-training-priority/

[5] Oyero, Kayode (2021-03-15). "Olateru reappointed AIB boss as NiMet, NCAT get new chiefs". Punch Newspapers. Retrieved 2023-12-14.

[6] "President Tinubu Approves Leadership Changes in the Aviation and Aerospace Development Sector – The Statehouse, Abuja". Retrieved 2023-12-14.

[7] Grace, Ihesiulo (2017-01-18). "The man, Akin Olateru, new AIB Commissioner". Daily Times Nigeria. Retrieved 2023-12-14.

[8] "AIB Boss Honoured - THISDAYLIVE". www.thisdaylive.com. Retrieved 2023-12-14.

[9] ttps://independent.ng/aib-dana-nahco-sahcol-arik-others-win-multiple-awards-at-nigav/

[10] Kola-Akinlade, Akin (ed.). "Akin Olateru Adds Another Feather To His Cap, Says It's an Elixir For More Good Work". Nigeria Transport Hub. Retrieved 2023-12-14.

[11] "NSIB DG Clinches Aviation Leadership Achievement Award". www.thisdaylive.com. Retrieved 2023-12-14.

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