Dayo Ogidi
Head of Information Technology (IT) Department at NETCO. I am a seasoned IT leader who drives technology strategy, governance, and operational excellence at NETCO, ensuring secure, reliable, and business‑aligned digital services across the organization.
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About
Seasoned IT professional with over 26 years of progressive experience in information technology in the Nigerian Energy industry, and a passion for IT security management, remediation, and customer support. Wide range of skills, knowledge, and experience gained through academic study and professional work. Adept at bridging the gap between technical teams and executive leadership.
Currently serving as the Head of the Information Technology (IT) Department at NETCO (a subsidiary of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company), leading a team of 12 staff and overseeing all IT-related operations.
Experience
IT Business Partner at NETCO (2024-02 – Present)
Directed enterprise security operations for an NNPC subsidiary with 400+ employees.
- Implemented Information Security risk assessment recommendations, eliminating all critical audit findings.
- Led incident response team during major cyber event, achieving recovery in 4 months despite constraints.
- Established security awareness programmes, increasing staff awareness by 60%.
- Partnered with C-suite executives to align security strategy with business objectives.
Deputy Mgr. IS Operations Mgt. at NNPC (2023-03 – 2024-01)
- Managed daily threat monitoring, detection and escalation achieving improvement in NNPC security posture from Ad-Hoc to repeatable.
- Built vulnerability management programme, ensuring clarity in vulnerabilities requiring remediation.
- Oversaw the teams managing NNPC SOC, achieving zero incidents during my tenure.
- Provided timely and regular reports on the activities of the section to Senior Management, facilitating decisions on investment required to improve NNPC security posture.
IT Systems Engineer at NNPC (2005-03 – 2023-02)
- Updated the Corporations IT Assets Portfolio for effective protection and planning.
- Managed 3 Small Work Items, and the FOTON project using ExxonMobil EMCAPS.
- Configured NAT on Cisco 2600 perimeter router to protect NNPC internal network.
- Conducted review of the Comprehensive Telecommunication System Information (CTSI) to provide Management with Asset identification and classification information.
- Integrated 4 VSAT lines with our PABX to provide redundancy for the fibre network.
Microwave Engineer at NNPC (2000-04 – 2005-02)
- Installed a LAN in Kaduna Telecom Centre to provide Internet Access to the offices.
- Supported the SPDC HTE UNIX based network to ensure availability of geological and other operational data.
- Maintained NNPC Kaduna VSAT network to maximise voice network availability.
OG5/ Network Support Exec./ Elect. Engr. at UBA/ Linkserve/ ASTAC (1997-11 – 2000-02)
- Cashier, Data entry & Call-over.
- Provided 1st line technical support and maintained Abuja traffic lights.
Education
B. Eng. (Hons) in Electrical Engineering – University of Ilorin
