MD, CEO

Kola Olugbodi has never let his disability keep him down. The entrepreneur is leading the way in rooting out corporate fraud.when I was 10 years old, we went to the village during Christmas, which was during a masquerade festival. A masquerade came out of nowhere and scared everyone and everybody took to their heels. I wanted to run as well but unfortunately, my legs could not move as fast as everybody else and I called to others to help but nobody would come. I was just 10 and from that time I made up my mind that if I was going to make it in life, I needed to depend on myself.”With a different perspective on life, and new rules to follow, Olugbodi began moving forward. “I decided that day that nobody was going to help me, nobody will pick you up, they are going to move on. No pity party and no depending on others to pull you up. You have to be up by yourself. That incident became a philosophy in my life. I said I will never let my disability stop me from doing anything I want to do and that is what helped me to get to this point.”Extract from the interview Kola Olugbodi granted Peace Hyde of Forbes Africa. Click the link to read the rest of the interview: https://www.forbesafrica.com/entreprenuers/2017/09/01/watchdog-sniffing-deception/

BCI won the Africa quality achievement award 2017 under the background check category.

I'm 1 of 4 finalists for the AABLA & CNBC Africa's 2017 Entrepreneur of the Year (West Africa) Award

The foremost background screening company in Nigeria, Background Check International, recently won the Marketing Edge Outstanding Background Check Company of the Year Award.

"Through It All: The Memoir of My Many Trials & Triumphs" is a book written by Kola Olugbodi, the CEO of Background Check International, to encourage and bring hope to everyone going through life's challenges. Kola used the stories of his many woes and wins as the tools for the encouragement.Kola contacted polio at about age 2, but that did not deter him from moving on and excelling in life. Kola believes that he if can succeed in life, despite all the odds, you also can.

Chairman, Board of Trustees

1. Former Co-ordinator of the African Alliance of African Screening firms.2. Member of the International Committee of the Association.

Kola Olugbodi pioneered the background check industry in Nigeria

Africa's Leading Background Screeening Expert

The International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) is the U.S. Department of State’s premier professional exchange program. I had the opportunity of short-term visit to the United States as a foreign business leader in the field of background screening, and also had the opportunity of cultivating lasting relationships with other American business counterparts. The professional meetings attended reflected the participants’ professional interests and supported the foreign policy goals of the United States.

CEO

Studied Demography & Social Statistics

Studied Demography & Social Statistics