DIRECTOR : Ambassador (Chief) Segun Olusola (mni)

Ambassador Chief Segun Olusola, a veteran Broadcaster, Diplomat and ace Television Producer was born at Iperu-Remo on the 18 th of March, 1935 .
He hails from Iperu-Remo in Ogun State of Nigeria . He attended St. John's Catholic School and Wesley School , Iperu-Remo from 1941 to 1947. He did his secondary school education at Remo Secondary School , Sagamu between 1941 to 1947. He proceeded to the United States of America for his University Education - between 1948 and 1961 where he attended Syracuse and Pittsburgh University respectively. After his University Education, he returned to the country and worked with the Nigeria Broadcasting service (now FRCN), Ibadan as Broadcasting Officer, 1955 – 1959, Executive Producer, WNBC/WNTV Ibadan, 1959 – 1964.

Controller of Programmes NBC – TV, Lagos 1965 – 1974
Director of Programmes NTA Lagos , 1974 – 1976
General Manager 1976 – 1978
Director NTA Lagos 1978 – 1987
In 1987, he was appointed Nigerian Ambassador to Ethiopia and the Organisation of Africa Unity (OAU)

He also served the Country in various and private capacities.
He was the founding Director of both the Players of Dawn 1958 -1964 and Theatre Express 1966 – 1969.
Chairman, National Festival Committee and the Nigeria Arts Council, 1970.
Director, Second All – Nigeria Festival of Arts and Culture 1971.
Vice Chairman, Broadcasting Organisation of Nigeria Planning Committee for the Second All African Games - 1973.

He was a Lecturer, Institute of Journalism , 1973 – 1974.
Chairman, Programmes Committee Management Board, University of Lagos , Centre of Cultural Studies.

He was the creator and Producer of the popular Television Programme ‘The Village Headmaster', the l ongest Programme on the Nigerian Television.

He wrote the following books:
Telecape
20 years of TV in Africa , 1979 and
The Motorist Company.

He was the President, Remo Secondary School Old Students Association.
Vice President, Alumni Association of the National Institute of Policy and Strategic Studies, 1993.
Chairman, International Centre for Arts, Lagos .
Founding President, African Refugees Foundation, (AREF) and Ajibola Moniya Gallery.
Past President/Fellow, Society of Nigerian Broadcasters and member/trustee, International Institute of Communication since 1976.
Ambassador Sequn Olusola is the jibulu of Iperu Remo.

His most passionate hobby is settling quarrels.
He is happily married with Children.