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Nigerian engineer

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

Education and career

Olateru grew up in Ogbomoso, Osun State. 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.

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

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. He was removed by president Bola Ahmed Tinubu in December 2023.

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

Awards

  • Aviation Man of the Year - Air Transport Industry Awards 2019
  • Outstanding Leadership Award, Nigerian Aviation (NIGAV) Awards, 2019.
  • Aviation CEO of The Year Award - The Travellers, 2021.
  • Aviation Innovation Leadership Achievement Award - Nigerian Aviation Awards, 2022.

References

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