Seasoned Journalist, Johnson Adegboyega Celebrates Airtel Nigeria Executive Director, Femi Adeniran At 50

Publisher of Metropolix Magazine and Online, Johnson Adegboyega has sent an heartwarming congratulatory message to celebrate Prince Femi Adeniran on his 50th birthday.

Adegboyega joins family, friends, colleagues and associates in celebrating Prince Adeniran, a respected corporate executive, public policy advocate and investment promotion expert whose career has been marked by professionalism, courage, adaptability and an abiding commitment to Nigeria’s progress.

L-R: Femi and Johnson

“This is welcoming my brother, a friend, a confidant and a benefactor, Femi Adeniran into the 50s club. It’s a thing of joy to celebrate this worthy Nigerian who has contributed positively and in no measure to the corporate communication growth in Nigeria and has immensely impacted in financial services, education technology and telecommunications both in domestic and international organisations.

“I got to know Femi while working in GTBank as the Head Corporate Communications. Fate actually brought us together as I was in the bank to confirm and verify a story after an invitation. He displayed high level of maturity and professionalism as he explained to me all I needed to know. The first time meeting however grew beyond journalism and corporate partnership.

Femi has contributed immensely to my life, my career and family. I recall his efforts as a bridge-builder how he cemented corporate friendship between GTbank and journalists, the benefits most journalists are still enjoying till date.
I thank God for the incredible gift of life. As he celebrates this beautiful milestone of 50 years, I pray for God’s continued grace, love, and favor to overflow in his life.

As he steps into this new decade, I ask that God grant him robust health, peace of mind, and renewed energy. Guide his steps, open new doors of opportunity, and bless the work of his hands.
Surround him with divine protection, and may he always feel God’s presence intimately. Fill his heart with gratitude for the years behind and great excitement for the wonderful adventures yet to come.” Adegboyega said.

With over 20 years cross continent experience across Banking, Finance, Public Sector, Telecoms and International Development,

Femi Adeniran is one of West Africa’s leading Program Directors with extensive senior level experience in Business Development, Corporate and Investor Relations, Strategic Planning, Portfolio and Program management, Risk Management as well as Marketing and Communications.

An expert in planning and implementing result-oriented deliverables; Femi has consistently leveraged expert skills in stakeholder engagement to connect people with products, services and ideas.
Through his career, he has developed keen sensitivity to people from diverse cultural backgrounds building an almost unrivaled network of contacts along the way.

Femi is the Director of Global Partnerships at One Million Teachers’ – a global sustainable education and development organization present in Canada and 15 African countries and also serves as Lead Partner and Chief Executive of Strategy BSG – a company headquartered in North America, specialized in developing corporate strategy and project management for global organizations.

His career journey has also taken him through roles such as Head of PR, Advocacy & Stakeholder Engagement at Airtel Nigeria, Senior Special Assistant Public Affairs/Government PR to the governor of Osun in Nigeria, Group Head Brand and Marketing Communications at WemaBank and Head Corporate Communications at GTBank.
An accountant by training, his experience spans Africa, the United Kingdom and North America.

His expertise in selling, value creation and leveraging goodwill led to his appointment as Chief of Staff to the Vice-Presidential candidate of the Action Congress of Nigeria in the 2011 Nigeria elections.

Born in 1976, the Lagos Business School Alumnus had his early education at Maryland Convent Private School Lagos and Secondary education at Federal Government College Ogbomosho. He holds a Diploma and B.sc in Accounting and post graduate certification in Sales and Marketing from the Humber College Toronto. He is presently enrolled in the global leadership MBA programme of the Sandermoen Business School, University of Fredericton Canada and also possesses certifications from the Harvard University.

Femi is a member of the ICT policy committee of the Nigerian Economic Summit Group, a Fellow of the Institute of Brand Management, an Associate of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations and a certified Project Management Professional.
He’s currently the Director of Corporate Communications and CSR (and Executive Director) at Airtel.