We rejoice with Eng. MKO Balogun for the conferment as a FELLOW of the Nigerian Society of Engineers presented to him by the President of NSE, Engr. T.S.G. Wudil. It was a well-deserved honour bestowed on Engr. MKO Balogun for the dedication to the Engineering development of the country and the Facility Engineering Management. Congratulations sir.
CATEGORYWINNERReal Estate Agency CEO of the YearCHUDI UBOSI - (UBOSI ELEH + CO.)Real Estate Personality of the YearAUSTIN ONWUMERE - (PWAN GROUP)Real Estate Marketing Personality of the YearOBA ADETOLA EMMANUELKING - (ADRON HOMES)Real Estate Marketing Company CEO of the YearAYILARA OLAWALE – (LANDWEY INVESTMENT)Real Estate Entrepreneur of the YearBAMIDELE ONALAJA - (REVOLUTIONPLUS)Real Estate Most Enterprising CEO of the YearJULIUS OYEDEMI – (PWAN PLUS)Property Development Company CEO of the YearIBIENE OGOLO - EKO DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LIMITEDFacility Management Company CEO of the YearDR. MKO BALOGUN – ( GLOBAL PROPERTY AND FACILITIES INTERNATIONAL LIMITED)Mortgage Bank CEO of the YearARC. AHMED MUSA DANGIWA – (FEDERAL MORTGAGE BANK)Most Enterprising Woman in Real EstateFOLASHADE OLORUNTOBA – (ADRON HOMES)Most Influential Woman In Real EstateMRS. JAYNE ONWUMERE – (PWAN GROUP)Independent Real Estate Marketer of the YearTRINITA AKPAN –…
To reverse the dominance of Nigerian built sector by foreign artisans and craftsmen, experts have canvassed the empowerment of more local artisans and young entrepreneurs in the country. The experts said the development of people with highly skilled technical manpower, social and business skills as well as the equipment to start a business would go a long way in curbing the high rate of unemployment in the country. They spoke on the sidelines of a technical development programme, organised by the Global PFI Academy for 10 secondary school leavers in Lagos. Chief Executive Officer, Global Property & Facilities International (GPFI), Dr. MKO Balogun observed that people who are not fully skilled, can’t create opportunities, hence, the need to train more Nigerians especially, the young graduates. He said 500 secondary school…
Popularly known as MKO Balogun, his name in full is Muhammad Kassim Olatunde BALOGUN. Dr. MKO Balogun is currently the group MD/CEO Global Property & Facilities International Limited. As MD/CEO... Popularly known as MKO Balogun, his name in full is Muhammad Kassim Olatunde BALOGUN. Dr. MKO Balogun is currently the group MD/CEO Global Property & Facilities International Limited. As MD/CEO, he has grown the business from a local Nigerian company to a company spreading across Africa with operations across 5 African Countries, he has also grown and stabilize the business since taking over in 2012 taking the company through mergers and rebranding. Dr. MKO volunteered as a lecturer for the Masters in Facilities Management (MFM) Program at the department of Estate Management, Faculty of Environmental Sciences, University of Lagos when the program…
As IFMA Nigeria celebrates the environment at 2020 World FM DayThe COVID – 19 Pandemic and its attendant consequences couldn’t stop the International Facility Management Association IFMAN, Nigeria chapter from celebrating this year’s World Facility Management Day, as the Association rolled out the drums to celebrate the Day with the theme “Celebrating Our Environment” by virtual meeting. The Guest Speaker, Dr. MKO Balogun, Group Chief Executive Officer of Global Property & Facilities International Ltd, noted that, facility management is a US$1.15 trillion global industry, with over 65,000 professional and industry participants across the world. According to him, “Facility Management has successfully integrated people, place and process within the built environment with the purpose of improving the quality of life of people and the productivity of the core business”. The facility…
As technology continues to revolutionise real estate sector, experts have urged facility managers to invest in security equipment that will make the environment safer for people to live and work. The Group Chief Executive Officer, Global Property & Facilities International Limited, (GPFI), Dr. MKO Balogun, gave the advice at the launch of GPFI security solutions and services for residential, industrial, retail and organisations in Lagos. The initiative was in partnership with Tech Eco, a global security solution provider. Some of the security equipment highlighted include, smart home solutions, multi-level car park and vehicle management solutions in residential and commercial outlets, security control camera, video surveillance system, elevator control system, home automation solutions and baggage inspection scanner and access control solutions, among others. He said professionals in the industry need to…
‘We are focused on doing everything that will sustain the business beyond today’ Muhammad Kassim Olatunde, chief executive officer of Global Property and Facilities International MKO BALOGUN, a trained Mechanical Engineer, is the chief executive officer of Global Property and Facilities International (Global PFI)—an offshoot of the merger between DOME Facilities Management Company and WSP FMC. In this interview with CHUKA UROKO, Property Editor, Balogun looks back to 10 years of this union and explains why they celebrate. He also explains what it means to be a CEO and what a day means in the life of a CEO who is also a husband Global PFI as a company is an off-shoot of DOME and WSP merger. Looking back to 10 years of this union, what can you see? Mergers…
Facilities Management has become a strategic part of any business, just like HR and IT has become in recent times, organisations view of the role of FM is changing, from an operational, back-office team to a strategic function that will contribute to the achievement of organisation’s objectives. The following are some of the reasons for the change in perception of FM role in business: Provision of best place to work, live and play for employees that allow them deliver on their mandate, Role of FM in creating a functional, safe, efficient, secured work environment on employee retention Role of FM in creating an image of a functional safe, efficient, secured, compliant work, live and play environment on the image and reputation of the organisation Effect of…
LBS ALUMNI PRSENTATION Thursday, October 29, 2015 BY Dr. MKO Balogun TOPICS INTRODUCTIONS REAL ESTATE INVESMENT OPTIONS TRENDS IN THE INDUSTRY HIDDEN TREASURES Q & A INTRODUCTION One of the major economic drivers of Nigeria, which is currently undervalued, is Real Estate. Real Estate (RE). RE can be viewed from the point of various types of investors, developer, and corporation Nigeria in recent past has seen tremendous growth in Commercial, Retail & Residential development, the question is Have we derived value from this growth as a nation? or as investors? Are we producing the right mix of RE stock for the market? How are the investment companies and users seeing RE development and value? In the past, Real Estate value has not…
Talking Points on the Real Estate Unite Conference - Sustainability Plenary Session SEPTEMBER 30, 2015, Lagos Nigeria Writers on sustainability has often criticize the “Glass Box Design” syndrome of building development and the remedial which only focus on energy efficiency rather than the overall concept of integrated design that incorporate all aspects of the building including the occupants’ wellbeing and building efficiency, we have still not been able to achieve this. We need to move away from the traditional approach of developer thinking up an idea, calling the architect to turn it into a model “the glass box model”, the engineer is called in to build and users and managers only get involved in the building after delivery. It’s like off the shelf clothing, you must redo. The building of…
