11/05/2016
Introducing the First Audible-Author, 'Femi-Royal
11/05/2016
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FEMI-Royal christened Aliu, Oluwafemi Olasunkanmi by birth is widely regarded as an Audible-Author (A Creative Writer who Speaks as much as he Writes), and a Social Entrepreneur. He is an alumni of Daystar Leadership Academy, Global Shapers Community (an initiative of World Economic Forum) and the well revered Central Bank of Nigeria Entrepreneurship Development Centre where he was certified as an exceptional leader and an outstanding business enterprise developer.
He has earlier written to some of Nigeria’s most respected newspapers as a campus journalist especially; The Nations, Tribune, National Mirror, Vanguard and News-Direct newspapers as well as online magazines in USA and Uk alike. He also features on radio programs on Rock-City FM, Radio global to mention a few.
He is the founder and Chairman, Board of Trustees of the TWO Networks, a foremost literary organization in Nigeria’s tertiary institution and fast rising in Africa with a deliberate interest in Creative Writing, Public Speaking and Press Journalism. Royal along with a growing and highly professional board and team has conceived and put to work programs and activities tailored towards development, personally, nationally and globally which has facilitated the establishment of the organization chapters in more than 5 institutions in Nigeria with chapter representatives in Ghana, United Kingdom and USA while impacting positively several thousands of students yearly.
He is also the pioneer Executive Director of Royal Foundation Nigeria, a non-profit organization promoting exceptional leadership, business and enterprise development. The organization hosts an annual Business and Leadership Summit featuring the business plan challenge providing seed capital for start-up businesses. This event attracts a lot of youth in Nigeria’s tertiary institution. He is also the coordinator of the Royal Mentorship Academy, a subsidiary of Royal Foundation which garners participants from several states in Nigeria and about 7 countries of the world.
He has delivered papers and presentations on numerous occasions in different states of Nigeria including Ondo State, Oyo State, Lagos State, and Ogun State. His media commentary includes appearances on Ogun and Lagos State Television.
He has served in various leadership capacities in the last few years as a student leader in NIFES and in the Joint Christian fellowship, he also served as a Student Union Leader and most especially was the founding President of Top-Notch Writers Org. He was also appointed a State Executive Member of Oyo State, NCCF and doubled as a Chairman of a #9-million Duplex Building Project which was executed in 5-months by the team he led.
He was a delegate at the African Youth Peace Call Conference on Leadership in Ghana (2013); he also attended the International Council on Economic Education Training on Entrepreneurship by Rotary Club of Altadena, California (2014). He was a delegate at the Western Regional Conference of Student for Liberty, University of Ibadan (2013) and the National Leadership and Development Seminar in the Republic of Benin (2015). He also participated in the International Campus Journalist Conference, OAU (2013) and the Global Leadership Summit by Williow Creek Association, USA (2014). He was a delegate to the Child Trafficking Workshop of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (2014) and INEC’s stakeholder’s sensitization and mobilization towards 2015 general election alongside several political debates (2015). He was also a delegate at the Young Leaders Pre Forum Convergence on Sustainability, Lagos Business School, Ajah (2014) and at the Youth Stakeholders Forum with Governor Fashola (2014).
He has participated in various youth development initiative. He is a fellow of LEAP Africa and an ardent preacher of Liberty being an Alumni member and featured panelists of African Students for Liberty. He became a Grand Cadet Marshall of FUNAAB Safety Club (FRSC) in 2014 and a fellow of Young African Leadership Initiative (YALI-Network) of the United States of America Department of States in the same year. He has also been a member the Association of Nigerian Authors and a fellow of the Social Leadership Academy, USA (2014). He has also volunteered for Nigeria Fellowship of Evangelical Students and Initiative for Peace and Comfort. He currently serves on the Board of CXT World (cxtworld.com) as her Chairman. He has also carved a niche for himself at the Federal University of Agriculture as a the 5th most influential personality while on campus having successfully coordinated the hosting of the Student Union Presidential Debate on 3 occasion having over 2000 students in attendance.
Royal has received several honors and awards including the Most Creative Agricultural Student, in the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (2013), Award of Excellence as the pioneer President of Top-Notch Writers Org (2014), the Most Creative Final Year Brethren Member of the Nigerian Fellowship of Evangelical Students (2014), Award of Excellence in Value and Social Development by IMPACT Group (2013), Award of the 5th Most Influential Student in The Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (2014) and Award of Excellence by Nigerian Christian Corpers Fellowship (2016).
He was born in Lagos, attended the prestigious Petra Schools between 2003-2009. He received a 2nd class upper Bachelor degree in Soil Science Agriculture from The Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta.
Royal has written several books and his thought on leadership is evident in his published books, ‘THE EXCEPTIONAL LEADER '. He recently facilitated a book project with contributors from about 7 countries focused on Leadership, Entrepreneurship and Communication while he also writes often on his blogs (www.femiroyal.wordpress.com ). He has served as an editor for various magazines and he is the publisher of upcoming Royal Magazine of Royal Foundation and topnotch Magazine of TWO-Networks.
Royal is an entrepreneur per excellence and he is currently the CEO of Dynasty Nigeria providing services in content development for firms on their blogs, website and business planning and also providing services in event coverage, audio/video production, brand management, printing and publishing, advertising, business and leadership development consultancy, Agribusiness. He is widely travelled and enjoys reading, writing, mentoring and listening to music.
Pre-birthday introduction of 'Femi-Royal ahead of my birthday tomorrow. Cheers and please have a great day!
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