Core Team/Associates

Vitalis Ortese (Project Coordinator)

Education: St. James Seminary Aliade, Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, Fellow of the Theodor Heuss International Academy for Leadership, Gummersbach Germany (2002) , and Fellow of the Centre for Applied Studies in International Negotiations (CASIN) Geneva Switzerland (2003). He is a Fellow of the South-South Travel Exchange Workshop on the use of ICTs in rural India for development

Vitalis manages the Youth and IT Programmes of the Africa Leadership Forum

Programmes Officer

Africa Leadership Forum

1 Bells Drive Ota

Ogun State Nigeria

01 899 1863, 0802 340 0030

vitalis@tivnation.com

Damian Oyibo

Education: Kwara Polytechnic and Ahmadu Bello University Zaria. Damian graduated the only 2/1 in his class. He has attended advanced trainings on security and policing.

Damian currently works in the Security and Investigations Department of the Nigerian Telecommunications Company (NITEL). Damian is a Member of the Give-something-back-Nigeria Project

Nigerian Telecommunications Headquarters

Abuja

Damianoyibo@yahoo.com

0806 547 3739

Terhemba M. Nyiakura

Education: Bristow Secondary School, Sofia University of Technology Bulgaria. Terhemba emerged among the best graduates in that university in his final year. He has had further trainings in engineering in Milan Italy and Paris France.

Terhemba served with the Nigerian Television Authority before transferring his services to the Nigeria National Petroleum Company.

Engineer

Nigerian Petroleum Development Company (sub of NNPC)

Benin City

mtn@tivnation.com

mt_nyiakura@yahoo.com

0803 708 4385

Itsoga Agishi

Education: Faith Tabernacle College 1989, B.Sc Geology from the Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, 1999, Oracle Certified Professional from NITT 2003, and the NCPC, Washington DC 2004.

Itsoga or Ice is a database administrator with TTI as well as one of the implementers of their GIS technologies. He is also a core team member of the Give-something-back-Nigeria Project

Data base Administrator

TT GIS Company

Wuse II, Behind AP Plaza, Abuja

itsoga@yahoo.co.uk

0803 201 2309

Henry Igbodike

Education: University of Nsukka, an IT enthusiast and Businessman. He trained briefly with the Nigerian Breweries before setting out on his own in 1994.

Henry is a computer engineer and web researcher, he also contributes to the ALF Computer Rebuilding Project. Henry has proferred services to a wide range of international and national clients.

Director

Lynxtronix Solutions

103 Idi roko Road Ota
Ogun State

henry@lynxtronix.com

0802 332 6360

Pwana Dooshima Duku

Education: Federal Government Girls College Yola, University of Maiduguri 1992 and the Fellow of the Theodor Heuss International Academie for Leadership, Gummasbach Germany 2004

Pwana is the Operations Manager of the Business School Netherlands in Nigeria. She worked with the Africa Leadership Forum before she was seconded to the Business School

Operations Manager

Business School Netherlands, (Nigeria)

1 Bells Drive,

Km 9 Idi roko Road, Ota Ogun State

pwanaduku@bsn-i.com

08033040794

Ismaila Odogba

Education: Federal Government College Illorin, B.URP (Urban and Regional Planning) from the Ahmadu Bello University Zaria 1999.

He also holds a Masters degree from Clemson University in City and Regional Planning and is currently a doctoral student in the Urban and Public Affairs Program at The University of Louisville, Kentucky. He is also Fellow of the graduate school.

Department of Urban and Public Affairs

The University of Louisville, Kentucky

Shammer02@yahoo.com

1-502-852-8961

Bemsen Ugoh

Education: Mt. St. Gabriel Secondary School, University of Jos, NIIT, (CISCO Certified Network Associate).

Bem, youngest of the group, is currently with the African Leadership Forum as an IT and Research Assistant. He has skills in web design as well as database administration. He is the soul of the group as he conducts the basic ground research and facilitates information flows.

Africa Leadership Forum

1 Bells Drive Ota

Ogun State Nigeria

Bem4laif@yahoo.com

bem@tivnation.com

0803 499 3016

Hauwa Umar

Education:  Federal Government Girls College Yola, Bachelors of Science Geography Ahmadu Bello University Zaria and Post Graduate Diploma in Environmental Management, Bayero University Kano

Hauwa, is a Programmes/ Admins Assistant with Family Health International. Hauwa is also a youth Delegate to the African Youth.  She is also a UNDP Ambassador of goodwill among African youths and a fellow of the Africa Leadership Forum

08037878062

234-9-461-5555, 234-9-461-5511

hauwa_umar@yahoo.com

Clement Vingil

Education: St. James Seminary, Aliade,

University of Jos Makurdi Campus, University of Lagos

Clem, has a Bachelors degree in Banking and Finance from the University of Lagos and a diploma from the University of Jos. He currently works with Alcatel, a giant communication firm in Lagos

Victoria Island Lagos

writeclem@yahoo.com

0803 618 2253