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==Early life==
==Early life==
Born in Ibadan, [[Ọyọ State]], [[Nigeria]], to Chief and Chief (Mrs) Adediran Alabi, Akin had his primary education at Command Children School, Ibadan and secondary school education at [[Federal Government College Enugu]]. He proceeded to [[The Polytechnic, Ibadan]] where he obtained a Higher National Diploma in Business Administration. He holds a Masters of Science (Msc) degree in Marketing from the University of Liverpool, United Kingdom. He holds a certificate in Intellectual Property Strategy from [[Harvard University]], [[Boston]], United States.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.akinalabi.com/back-to-school/ |title=Back to school &#124; Welcome To Akin Alabi's Blog |publisher=Akinalabi.com |date=2014-06-06 |accessdate=2015-03-08}}</ref>
Born in Ibadan, [[Ọyọ State]], [[Nigeria]], to Chief and Chief (Mrs) Adediran Alabi, Akin had his primary education at Command Children School, Ibadan and secondary school education at [[Federal Government College Enugu]]. He proceeded to [[The Polytechnic, Ibadan]] where he obtained a Higher National Diploma in Business Administration. He holds a Masters of Science (Msc) degree in Marketing from the University of Liverpool, United Kingdom. He holds a certificate in Intellectual Property Strategy from [[Harvard University]], [[Boston]], United States.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.akinalabi.com/back-to-school/ |title=Back to school &#124; Welcome To Akin Alabi's Blog |publisher=Akinalabi.com |date=2014-06-06 |accessdate=2015-03-08}}</ref>

In November 2021, Alabi attained a Batchelor of Science in International Relations from [[Lead City University]], Ibadan, Oyo state.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2021/11/akin-alabi-bags-another-degree/ |title=Akin Alabi bags another degree|publisher=Vanguardngr.com |date=2021-11-16 |accessdate=2021-11-16}}</ref>


==Business career==
==Business career==
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In 2020, following the impressive developments Alabi had brought to his community, Egbeda/Ona Ara in areas such as Welfare programs, community support, infrastructure, and human capital development, he was recognised as the Federal Legislator of the year by Nigerian Students Merit Awards.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2020/12/akin-alabi-bags-federal-legislator-of-the-year-award/|title=Akin Alabi bags Federal Legislator of the year Award|website=www.vanguardngr.com|language=en-UK|access-date=2021-10-10}}</ref> Some of the other programs include the N250m women empowerment scheme,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tribuneonlineng.com/akin-alabi-flags-off-250m-empowerment-scheme/|title=Akin Alabi Flags Off 250M Empowerment Scheme|website=www.tribuneonlineng.com|language=en-UK|access-date=2021-10-10}}</ref> the community support program that builds roads and purchases transformers for communities. The infrastructure program involves the construction of schools and primary health care centres and skills acquisition programs for young people.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tribuneonlineng.com/akin-alabi-submits-bill-for-establishment-of-federal-medical-centre-in-ona-ara/amp/|title=Akin Alabi submits bill for establishment of Federal Medical Centre in Ona Ara|website=www.tribuneonlineng.com|language=en-UK|access-date=2021-10-10}}</ref> Alabi has also proposed important bills and motions like the amendment of the administration of Criminal Justice Act, the motion restraining APCON from harassing online businesses, constitution amendment on the transfer of citizenship by female Nigerian citizens <ref>{{Cite web|url=hhttps://mycelebrityandi.com/honourable-akin-alabi-passes-a-bill-to-allow-men-get-nigerian-citizenship-if-married-to-nigerian-women/|title=Honourable Akin Alabi Passes A Bill To Allow ‘Men’ Get Nigerian Citizenship If Married To Nigerian Women|website=mycelebrityandi.com|language=en-UK|access-date=2021-10-10}}</ref> to mention a few.
In 2020, following the impressive developments Alabi had brought to his community, Egbeda/Ona Ara in areas such as Welfare programs, community support, infrastructure, and human capital development, he was recognised as the Federal Legislator of the year by Nigerian Students Merit Awards.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2020/12/akin-alabi-bags-federal-legislator-of-the-year-award/|title=Akin Alabi bags Federal Legislator of the year Award|website=www.vanguardngr.com|language=en-UK|access-date=2021-10-10}}</ref> Some of the other programs include the N250m women empowerment scheme,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tribuneonlineng.com/akin-alabi-flags-off-250m-empowerment-scheme/|title=Akin Alabi Flags Off 250M Empowerment Scheme|website=www.tribuneonlineng.com|language=en-UK|access-date=2021-10-10}}</ref> the community support program that builds roads and purchases transformers for communities. The infrastructure program involves the construction of schools and primary health care centres and skills acquisition programs for young people.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tribuneonlineng.com/akin-alabi-submits-bill-for-establishment-of-federal-medical-centre-in-ona-ara/amp/|title=Akin Alabi submits bill for establishment of Federal Medical Centre in Ona Ara|website=www.tribuneonlineng.com|language=en-UK|access-date=2021-10-10}}</ref> Alabi has also proposed important bills and motions like the amendment of the administration of Criminal Justice Act, the motion restraining APCON from harassing online businesses, constitution amendment on the transfer of citizenship by female Nigerian citizens <ref>{{Cite web|url=hhttps://mycelebrityandi.com/honourable-akin-alabi-passes-a-bill-to-allow-men-get-nigerian-citizenship-if-married-to-nigerian-women/|title=Honourable Akin Alabi Passes A Bill To Allow ‘Men’ Get Nigerian Citizenship If Married To Nigerian Women|website=mycelebrityandi.com|language=en-UK|access-date=2021-10-10}}</ref> to mention a few.

On 9th November 2021, Alabi moved a motion to curtail the excesses of online loan providers in the country. In his motion he stated that these companies have been operating outside the principles of fair and lawful processing of personal data as required under the Nigeria Data Protection Regulation and called on the [[Central Bank of Nigeria]] to provide better regulation for these financial service providers, and for the the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) to ensure strict adherence to the Nigerian Data Protection Regulation by all online loan providers.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2021/11/akin-alabi-moves-motion-to-stop-harassment-by-online-loan-providers/|title=Akin Alabi moves motion to stop harassment by online loan providers|publisher=Vanguardngr.com |date=2021-11-09 |accessdate=2021-11-16}}</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Alabi is a football fan. He is a fan of Shooting Stars Sports Club (3SC) of Ibadan which his company, NairaBET sponsors. He is also a fan of Manchester United FC where he is a season ticket holder. He is married with children.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.familyaffairsblog.com/2018/04/02/22137/ |title=FAB Man Crush: Entrepreneur, Otunba Akin Alabi |accessdate=2018-04-02}}</ref>
Alabi is a football fan. He is a fan of Shooting Stars Sports Club (3SC) of Ibadan which his company, NairaBET sponsors. He is also a fan of Manchester United FC where he is a season ticket holder. He is married with children.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.familyaffairsblog.com/2018/04/02/22137/|title=FAB Man Crush: Entrepreneur, Otunba Akin Alabi |accessdate=2018-04-02}}</ref>


== Social Media ==
== Social Media ==

Revision as of 21:37, 16 November 2021

For Music video director, see Akin Alabi.
Oloye Akin Alabi
Born
Akin Alabi

(1977-03-31) 31 March 1977 (age 47)
Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria
Occupation(s)Entrepreneur, Politician, Philanthropist, Author.
Websitewww.akinalabi.com

Oloye Akin Alabi (born 31 March 1977) is a Nigerian politician, entrepreneur, author[1] and philanthropist. He is the author of the best selling business and marketing books, Small Business Big Money and How To Sell To Nigerians. He is the founder of NairaBET.com, Nigeria’s first sports betting company.

Akin Alabi is the Mogaji of Ajiwogbo in Ibadan. He was appointed by the Olubadan of Ibadan, HRH Saliu Adetunji on Monday December 5, 2016.[2]

Early life

Born in Ibadan, Ọyọ State, Nigeria, to Chief and Chief (Mrs) Adediran Alabi, Akin had his primary education at Command Children School, Ibadan and secondary school education at Federal Government College Enugu. He proceeded to The Polytechnic, Ibadan where he obtained a Higher National Diploma in Business Administration. He holds a Masters of Science (Msc) degree in Marketing from the University of Liverpool, United Kingdom. He holds a certificate in Intellectual Property Strategy from Harvard University, Boston, United States.[3]

In November 2021, Alabi attained a Batchelor of Science in International Relations from Lead City University, Ibadan, Oyo state.[4]

Business career

Akin Alabi started his business career in 2003 writing and selling books, manuals and other information products. He proceeded to launching his own seminar and training company specializing in teaching and consulting for other young people starting their own small businesses. He also started publishing a business opportunity newspaper titled INCOME (now rested). To add to his publishing enterprise, Akin launched, World Soccer News, a weekly sports newspaper.[5][6]

Akin has gone on to build many other businesses from scratch; one of them being NairaBET, Nigeria's first online sports betting portal, with outlets across Nigeria.[7] He got the idea for NairaBET when he visited the United Kingdom and went to a sports betting shop. He created an information manual about it and sold online. The success of the product prompted him to start his own online sports betting platform in Nigeria.[8] Nairabet.com has its headquarters in Lagos with its nationwide operation regulated by the National Lottery Regulatory Commission. NairaBET is Nigeria's first sports betting company.

Akin Alabi is involved in the Nigerian entertainment industry. He is the founder of Nightlife.NG, an online portal that showcases and reports the nightlife industry in Nigeria.[9][10]

Philanthropic work

Akin Alabi is involved in philanthropic works. He is the founder of Akin Alabi Foundation, a non-governmental, not for profit outfit, aimed at improving the well being of the average Nigerian.[11] With the motto, touching lives one person at a time, the foundation has successfully implemented projects like building and donating classrooms to primary schools, sinking of bore holes in areas where there is scarcity of water, financial empowerment of widows and a free business and career building event called Youth Enterprise Conference, held annually at Eko Hotel and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos.

Political career

Akin Alabi is a member of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). He was once a member of the People's Democratic Party (Nigeria). He declared his intention to contest for a seat in Nigeria's Federal House of Representatives. On June 20 2019, Akin Alabi announced that he will be stepping down as CEO of Nairabet to concentrate on his political campaign.[12] On October 5, 2018, Alabi emerged the All Progressive Congress House of Representatives Candidate for the Egbeda/Ona Ara Federal constituency in Oyo State for the 2019 general elections.[13]

Legislative Duties

On 25th July 2019 Alabi emerged as chairman, house committee on intergovernmental affairs. The news was announced during the plenary session presided over by the Speaker, Rt Hon Femi Gbajabiamila.[14][15]

On 6th October 2020 Alabi filed a motion to dissolve the special anti-robbery squad (SARS) of the Nigeria police force. Under the motion he stated that “Policing in Nigeria continues to fall short of modern practices where citizens should be treated with utmost respect and decorum, therefore making it very difficult for an average citizen to truly trust that the police are their friends."[16]

Following the Covid-19 pandemic, University of Lagos “UNILAG” commenced e-learning as a measure to contain its spread. However, this was shortly followed by complaints of high data cost, network issues, inability to access the provided platform, system malfunctions, among others. Having received complaints from students, Alabi filed a motion on the urgent need for UNILAG to review the university’s e-learning system. In the motion he noted that the advent of e-learning systems should make learning easier and more interesting and “not to frustrate the students in their efforts or have lecturers completely abandon their duties of educating the students.[17]

On 15th December 2020, notwithstanding the worrisome increase of insecurity on Nigerian roads, Alabi moved a motion to stop the Federal Government from procuring weapons for the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC).[18]

In 2020, following the impressive developments Alabi had brought to his community, Egbeda/Ona Ara in areas such as Welfare programs, community support, infrastructure, and human capital development, he was recognised as the Federal Legislator of the year by Nigerian Students Merit Awards.[19] Some of the other programs include the N250m women empowerment scheme,[20] the community support program that builds roads and purchases transformers for communities. The infrastructure program involves the construction of schools and primary health care centres and skills acquisition programs for young people.[21] Alabi has also proposed important bills and motions like the amendment of the administration of Criminal Justice Act, the motion restraining APCON from harassing online businesses, constitution amendment on the transfer of citizenship by female Nigerian citizens [22] to mention a few.

On 9th November 2021, Alabi moved a motion to curtail the excesses of online loan providers in the country. In his motion he stated that these companies have been operating outside the principles of fair and lawful processing of personal data as required under the Nigeria Data Protection Regulation and called on the Central Bank of Nigeria to provide better regulation for these financial service providers, and for the the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) to ensure strict adherence to the Nigerian Data Protection Regulation by all online loan providers.[23]

Personal life

Alabi is a football fan. He is a fan of Shooting Stars Sports Club (3SC) of Ibadan which his company, NairaBET sponsors. He is also a fan of Manchester United FC where he is a season ticket holder. He is married with children.[24]

Social Media

Akin Alabi came on fire on social media[25] after he sponsored a bill to construct a Primary Health Care Center in Ajiwogbo, Ibadan.

References

  1. ^ "Top Ten (10) Internet Entrepreneurs in Nigeria". Leadershub. Retrieved 2015-03-08.
  2. ^ "NairaBet Founder Empowers Entrepreneurs with N5.2M at Youth Summit". Thisday. Retrieved 2018-04-20.
  3. ^ "Back to school | Welcome To Akin Alabi's Blog". Akinalabi.com. 2014-06-06. Retrieved 2015-03-08.
  4. ^ "Akin Alabi bags another degree". Vanguardngr.com. 2021-11-16. Retrieved 2021-11-16.
  5. ^ Angel. "CEO Of NairaBet, Akin Alabi Seen Crying In Public After Man Wins N24m With N1,500". Daily Advent. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
  6. ^ Reuters. "Online betting firms gamble on soccer-mad Nigeria". IOL. Retrieved 24 January 2019. {{cite web}}: |last1= has generic name (help)
  7. ^ "NairaBet.com". NairaBet.com. 2015-02-04. Retrieved 2015-03-08.
  8. ^ "From marketer to businessman: How Akin Alabi built NairaBet from scratch". techpoint.ng. Retrieved 2018-06-07.
  9. ^ "Reminisce and Skuki Thrilled Fans at Nairabet.com Mega Outlet Store Opening in Abeokuta". Gistyinka.net. 2014-01-20. Retrieved 2015-03-08.
  10. ^ Staff, Ebunoluwa Ojo | Entrepreneurs ng (2019-08-07). "Akin Alabi - Biography, Life And Net Worth Of The Founder Of NairaBet". Entrepreneurs In Nigeria. Retrieved 2020-05-26.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. ^ "Welcome To Akin Alabi Foundation".
  12. ^ "Akin Alabi to resign as NairaBet CEO". techpoint.ng. Retrieved 2018-06-25.
  13. ^ "Nairabet boss Akin Alabi wins APC House of Rep ticket". Guardian. 2021-10-10.
  14. ^ "BREAKING: Oyo Lawmaker, Akin Alabi, Emerges Chairman, House Committee On Governmental Affairs". www.insideoyo.com. Retrieved 2019-07-25.
  15. ^ "Chairmen And Deputies Of Standing And Special Committees In The 9th House Of Representatives". www.placng.org. Retrieved 2021-10-10.
  16. ^ "House of Reps member, Akin Alabi files motion to dissolve SARS". www.lindaikejisblog.com. Retrieved 2021-10-10.
  17. ^ "Following complaints, Akin Alabi seeks House review of UNILAG e-learning system". www.gazettengr.com. Retrieved 2021-10-10.
  18. ^ "Here's why Reps must consider Akin Alabi's 'don't arm the FRSC' movement". www.ynaija.com. Retrieved 2021-10-10.
  19. ^ "Akin Alabi bags Federal Legislator of the year Award". www.vanguardngr.com. Retrieved 2021-10-10.
  20. ^ "Akin Alabi Flags Off 250M Empowerment Scheme". www.tribuneonlineng.com. Retrieved 2021-10-10.
  21. ^ "Akin Alabi submits bill for establishment of Federal Medical Centre in Ona Ara". www.tribuneonlineng.com. Retrieved 2021-10-10.
  22. ^ [hhttps://mycelebrityandi.com/honourable-akin-alabi-passes-a-bill-to-allow-men-get-nigerian-citizenship-if-married-to-nigerian-women/ "Honourable Akin Alabi Passes A Bill To Allow 'Men' Get Nigerian Citizenship If Married To Nigerian Women"]. mycelebrityandi.com. Retrieved 2021-10-10.
  23. ^ "Akin Alabi moves motion to stop harassment by online loan providers". Vanguardngr.com. 2021-11-09. Retrieved 2021-11-16.
  24. ^ "FAB Man Crush: Entrepreneur, Otunba Akin Alabi". Retrieved 2018-04-02.
  25. ^ Akin, Alabi (Dec 23, 2020). "Akin Alabi social media". Twitter.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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