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KORA 360 Professionals holds maiden Open Gala, confers awards of recognition on educators in Abuja
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KORA 360 Professionals on Saturday launched its maiden Open Gala in Abuja, during which educators were brought together to strategically network and socialise for greater productivity.
Convener of the Open Gala Launch, Onyinyechi Etusi said the unique convergence of educators on the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) was put together to provide a platform to accord educators the right accolade that they deserved.
According to Etusi, “Education being one of the sectors KORA 360 is interested in, it is just appropriate for KORA 360 Professionals to host teachers to a memorable evening.
“The aim of OPEN Gala Launch is to bring educators together to strategically network, socialise, be empowered, unwind, and have fun.
“More specifically, it is to officially launch the educators’ Social and Professional Network (SPN) called OPEN – ORGANISATION OF PROFESSIONAL EDUCATORS IN NIGERIA.”
Etusi, in her welcome address, explained that KORA 360 Professionals was a coaching and consulting firm driving change in education, entrepreneurship, hospitality, and humanitarianism.
From left, Executive Director KORA 360 Professional, Onyinyechi O-Etusi, Executive Secretary Health Reforms Foundation of Nigeria, Dr. Sonny Okorie presenting Award to Mrs Adeola Remi-John during KORA 360 Professional Launch in Abuja.
“With pastoral care, we offer a holistic approach to personal and organisational growth. We are committed to empowering the workforce in every organisation, hence increasing productivity and efficiency.”
She explained that the name KORA 360 Professionals means – Keeping Organisation Running Ahead all around professionals, adding that “Our pride values at KORA 360 Professionals include – Professionalism, Reliability, Innovation, Diversity, and Empowerment.”
She said there was a clearer perspective of other areas KORA could function based on passion and expertise, including education and entrepreneurship, stressing that this led to the birth of KORA 360 Professionals in 2024.
“Since becoming what we are now, we have touched lives through humanitarian services and empowered entrepreneurs and educators through training, webinars, and mentoring. We have also provided pastoral care to individuals who need spiritual guidance and companionship,” Etusi stated.
She said that KORA 360 Professionals as an organisation was interested in the personal development of teachers both on leadership and personal levels through coaching/mentoring, training, seminars, and workshops, among others.
Other interests of the organisation, she said, included Organisational structuring and development, professional recruitment and consultation in expert areas, event planning ranging from small business meetings to large conferences and the likes, ergonomic designing, online shop and a foundation.
She listed the organisation’s upcoming event to include Charity Walk – Feed a child/family this holiday and Entrepreneur Workshop.
The keynoter at the event, Dr Oyenike Babayemi-Saulawa spoke on “The Role and Impact of Emotional Intelligence in Teaching and Learning in the 21st Century in Nigeria,” saying that Emotional Intelligence (EI) played an active role in almost all of decision making.
She said that the ability to identify, understand, and manage those emotions was such an invaluable skill, adding that “in a competitive workplace, developing your EI skills is vital to your professional success.”
She submitted that major companies had compiled statistical proof that employees with emotional intelligence undoubtedly affected the bottom line.
“In fact, companies with employees that have high levels of emotional intelligence see major increases in total sales and productivity,” she further posited.
She listed a number of factors that undergird emotional intelligence in the learning environment and the workplace, including self-regulation, motivation, empathy, and social skills.
Babayemi-Saulawa cited a study by the University of Lagos (2021), which showed that 70% of students in EI-focused programmes had improved interpersonal skills; teachers with EI training report a 40% reduction in classroom disruptions, schools with EI initiatives see a 25% increase in student academic performance, while emotional resilience programmes reduce student dropout rates by 15%.
She listed benefits of EI for teachers and students to include, for teachers, building stronger connections with students, enhancing classroom management and reducing stress and burnout; while for students, improving academic performance, fostering emotional resilience and encouraging collaboration and teamwork.
She listed strategies for promoting EI in Nigerian schools to include incorporating EI training into teacher education programs, developing EI-focused curricula and activities, engaging parents in fostering EI at home, establishing mentorship and peer-support programmes, and leveraging technology to teach and assess EI skills.
KORA 360 Professionals conferred awards of recognition on some educators on the occasion, including the Permanent Secretary FCT Education Secretariat, Mrs Joy Chinwe Okoli who was represented by Director School Services, Mrs Magdalene Uzonanya; Pro-Chancellor of the Federal University of Education, Ondo, Hajia Adeola Ganiat Yusuf; and Dr Sonny Okorie, among others.
The Permanent Chairman of the Southern Nigerian Traditional Rulers Council (SNTRC), Arole Oodua Olofin Adimula and the Natural Head of the Oduduwa race worldwide, the Ooni of Ife, Ooni Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, has rubbished reports circulating on social media alleging that he conferred a chieftaincy title on popular Nollywood actor and comedian, James Olanrewaju, popularly known as Baba Ijesha.
In a statement on Saturday by the Director of Media and Public Affairs, Ooni’s Palace, Otunba Moses Olafare said the Ooni clarified that although he warmly received the actor and his wife at the Ile Oodua Palace on Wednesday to celebrate the birth of his son and presented him with a brand-new car and cash gifts as a demonstration of his fatherly love and royal generosity, no chieftaincy title was conferred on him.
According to him, the expression “Awada Konge Oduwa,” which Baba Ijesha later described on his social media pages as a chieftaincy title, was merely a light-comedy remark made by the Ooni during a relaxed interaction in recognition of the actor’s outstanding career as a comedian.
The remark was never intended to constitute a formal installation or conferment of a traditional title.
The Ooni noted that Baba Ijesha, as an indigene of Ile-Ife and a proud son of the source, is deserving of honour and could be considered for a chieftaincy title in the future.
However, no such title has been conferred on him.
“The conferment of chieftaincy titles in Ile-Ife remains a sacred traditional process governed by established customs, consultations and traditional rites, which are publicly conducted in accordance with the age-long traditions of the source. None of these customary procedures took place during the actor’s visit to the Palace, “he said.
While appreciating Baba Ijesha for acknowledging the royal kindness extended to him and his family, the Ooni urged media organisations and members of the public to disregard reports claiming that the actor has been installed as the “Awada Konge Oduwa” or conferred with any chieftaincy title.
The Ooni reaffirmed his commitment to celebrating and supporting deserving sons and daughters of Ile-Ife and the Oodua race at large while preserving the sanctity, dignity and integrity of the revered traditional institution of chieftaincy.
The Presidency has called on security and anti-graft agencies to identify, arrest and prosecute government officials who may have collaborated with Prince Matthew Adeniyi Adeyemi in the alleged operation of two fictitious federal government agencies.
Adeyemi is accused of creating the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council and the Presidential Economic Advisory Council using allegedly forged documents purportedly linked to the Presidency.
In a statement on his verified X handle, the Senior Special Assistant to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Media and Publicity, Temitope Ajayi, said investigators must go beyond Adeyemi and expose the internal network that allegedly enabled him to operate for an extended period.
Ajayi urged the Department of State Services (DSS), the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to investigate all officials within public institutions who may have aided the alleged scheme.
According to Ajayi, much of the public debate has ignored the fact that government institutions detected the alleged fraud and acted on it.
He said officials of the Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission, working with officers of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, first discovered inconsistencies in Adeyemi’s operations and reported the matter to the appropriate authorities.
“Contrary to the anything-goes narrative being promoted, it was the system itself that raised the red flag and dealt with it administratively,” Ajayi said.
He, however, acknowledged that the suspect could not have operated for long without help from insiders.
“What is not in doubt is that internal collaborators enabled Adeyemi to get this far. That is precisely what investigators from the DSS, the Police and the EFCC must now unravel.
“The criminal network within the affected institutions must be dismantled and everyone found to have played a role should be arrested and prosecuted,” he said.
The Presidency had earlier disowned the disowned the two organisations, insisting that they did not exist as government agencies.
It also maintained that the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, neither authorised Adeyemi’s activities nor had any connection with them.
“In Nigeria, the easiest and most believable allegation anyone can throw at a public officer is corruption.
“Once that accusation is thrown into the mix, the water is polluted, the lines are blurred and everyone is kept busy arguing over distractions rather than the real issues,” he wrote.
He described Adeyemi as “an irredeemable con artist” who was using allegations against the Chief of Staff as “his last straw” to avoid criminal liability.
The Presidency insisted that the case should not be framed as evidence of complicity at the highest levels of government, but as an alleged fraud uncovered by the system itself.
Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, Abuja Region has announced a planned preventive maintenance at the Katampe 132/33 KiloVolt (kV) Transmission Substation on Saturday from 9:00am to 4:00pm.
General Manager, Public Affairs of the TCN, Mrs Ndidi Mbah, made this announcement in a statement in Abuja on Saturday.
Mbah said the scheduled maintenance is to enable TCN’s maintenance crew carry out preventive maintenance on the 100 Mega Volt Ampere (MVA) 132/33kV Power Transformer (TR1), its auxiliaries, and associated switchgear in the substation.
”Consequently, Abuja Electricity Distribution Company, AEDC, will be unable to off-take bulk power for distribution to customers in parts of Mpape, Maitama, Jahi, Life Camp,
”Others are Kado Fish Market, Idu-Karmo, and their environs during the maintenance period,” she said.
According to her, the company regrets any inconvenience the planned outage may cause electricity customers in the affected areas.
She added that equipment maintenance is essential to ensure their continued optimal performance.
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