Obafemi Onashile

Obafemi Onashile Oluwole (born 1966) is a Nigerian quantity surveyor. He is the past President of the Nigerian Institute of Quantity Surveyors (NIQS).[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Background

Obafemi was born at Jericho Nursing Home, Ibadan. He grew up in Oke Ado, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria. His father, Folarin Onashile, was the judge of Ogun State High Court and his mother, Esther Olatide Onashile, was a business woman and building contractor. He was the seventh child in his family of nine children.[2]

Education

Obafemi had his primary education at Ebenezer Church Primary School, Oke Ado, Ibadan 1975. In 1980, he completed his secondary education at Federal Government College Odogbolu and he had his bachelor's degree in Quantity Surveying at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife in 1986. He then went on to obtain a master's degree in Project Management at the University of Lagos in 2007.[2][5]

Career

In 1980, Onashile started his career during his National Youth Service Corps at the Ministry of Works, Housing and Transport, Minna, Niger State. His professional training started at Tillyards & Partners, Kaduna in 1987. He then joined Group Q Associates, Lagos in 1988 there he worked till 1992. In November 2017, Onashile became the President of Nigerian Institute of Quantity Surveyors (NIQS) until 2019 when he handed over to Mohammed Abba Tor.[7][2] Onashile started Consol Associates as a Principal Partner after leaving Group Q Associates, Lagos. He leads the management of the Lagos office.[2][8][5]

References
  1. Published. "Quantity surveyors can help government save money on capital projects – Onashile". punchng.com.
  2. "The Nigerian Institute of Quantity Surveyors - The President". niqs.org.ng.
  3. Published. "Onashile becomes NIQS president". punchng.com.
  4. "NIQS urges government to establish construction industry board". guardian.ng. 22 April 2019.
  5. admin (20 November 2017). "Onashile Emerges as NIQS President". thisdaylive.com.
  6. says, Tony (27 March 2019). "Buhari blows hot over buildings collapse". sunnewsonline.com.
  7. http://niqs.org.ng/about-niqs/the-president/
  8. "CONSOL ASSOCIATES - Team". www.consolassociates.com.
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