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ISACA, MAKING IMPACT IN ABUJA, NIGERIA
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By Kene Emmagbodike.
Come Saturday, October 2, 2021, an unprecedented number of youths and adults alike within Nigeria’s federal capital territory, Abuja, will engage in different sporting events including volleyball and Aerobics at the old parade ground, area 10, while hiking will take place at Trans Engineering, Dawaki.
Participation is free, so far intending participants are willing to register via the app, Helper Helper by visiting https://engage.isaca.org.
”We have adopted this year 2021 to use different sporting activities to create digital security awareness”, says Emmanuel Omoke of ISACA.
Going further Omoke says, “The event will among others feature a volleyball competition between the various informal groups in ISACA as well as non-ISACA member participants.
We are also refurbishing two adopted secondary schools volleyball courts at Gss Television and Gss Okposi”.
By the way ISACA represents Information systems Audit and control Association, a non-for-profit Information systems professional organisation with over 145,000 members in 180 countries, and about 3,000 members in Nigeria.
Through its chapters, ISACA has been in the forefront of promoting Information systems Auditing, Cyber security, IT security, IT Governance, Assurance, Risk and Privacy Control globally.
ISACA’s certifications include CISA, CISM, CRISK, CGET, CDPSE, CSXP, CSXA and many others.
“Community Day is a day set aside by ISACA, globally, usually the first Saturday of October every year, to give back to our society. It is a worthwhile endeavour to honour ISACA’s past years and make a difference locally and globally for years to come.”, adds Omoke in Abuja.
This year’s edition of ISACA’s community Day is the third in the series.
It will be recalled that the maiden edition in 2019, Abuja chapter organised a 10km walk for safety in the cyberspace.
In 2020 during the second edition, the chapter organised tree planting for global safety with trees planted and essay writing competition staged amongst students at the Government Day secondary School Karu.
ISACA annual community Day is focused on impacting upon Abuja residents through life-changing sporting events and social interaction.
See you at the event.
Sports
NLO’s Shola Ogunowo Earns Praise for Driving Grassroots Football and Exemplifying Integrity
Joel Ajayi
The Nigerian football community has lauded Mr. Shola Ogunowo, Chief Operating Officer of the Nationwide League One (NLO), for his unwavering commitment to integrity and the development of grassroots football, earning him widespread respect and admiration across the sporting landscape.
In a statement released in Abuja and signed by Okechukwu Okebugwu, Mr. Ogunowo was praised as a transformative leader who has redefined the ethics and standards of football administration at the grassroots level. According to the release, Ogunowo has emerged as a “leading figure in the fight against match-fixing, bribery, and all forms of corruption” that have plagued the lower tiers of Nigerian football for decades.
Through consistent enforcement of transparency, fairness, and accountability, Mr. Ogunowo is steering the NLO toward becoming a credible platform where talent can be discovered and nurtured based on merit, rather than manipulation or favoritism.
“In an environment where shortcuts and compromises are all too common, Shola Ogunowo has remained a pillar of integrity,” Okebugwu stated. “He is restoring credibility to grassroots football by ensuring that fair play, discipline, and professionalism are non-negotiable.”
Since taking over as COO, Ogunowo has spearheaded a number of structural reforms aimed at instilling discipline and operational excellence among participating clubs. These include stricter licensing requirements, performance audits, and compliance monitoring to ensure clubs uphold the league’s code of conduct. His administration has also emphasized youth development, with a renewed focus on coaching education and player welfare.
The result is a reinvigorated Nationwide League One that is beginning to attract renewed attention from fans, corporate sponsors, and local communities. Observers say Ogunowo’s leadership is helping reshape perceptions of grassroots football—not just as a stepping stone to the elite leagues, but as a vital foundation for the future of Nigerian football.
“His leadership is not only impacting the pitch—it’s rebuilding trust, creating real value, and setting a good standard for sports administration in Nigeria,” Okebugwu concluded.
As the NLO season progresses, many stakeholders believe that with figures like Shola Ogunowo at the helm, the future of grassroots football in Nigeria is not only secure, but promising.
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