ALTON Chairman, Adebayo Honoured by KWASU Students

The chairman, Association of Licensed Telecommunication Operators of Nigeria (ALTON(, Gbenga Adebayo, has received an award at the fifth Student Union Leadership Summit of Kwara State University, Malete, Kwara State.

The award was bestowed on him Wednesday, 20th July 2022, during the KWASU Students Union Lecture – Molete – tagged: “Education, Youth Development, Skills, and Quality Leadership: Building a pathway for Better Nigeria.”

In his speech, Adebayo, also the President and Founder of Royal FM 95.1Mhz Ilorin, encouraged the students to embrace entrepreneurship to deepen their knowledge and contribute meaningfully to the economy.

Adebayo trained as Telecommunications Engineer and practices telecommunication. He is currently the Chief Executive Officer of Communications Network Support Services (CNSSL), a leading telecommunications network building and maintenance company in Nigeria.

CNSSL has built over 50,000kilometers of terrestrial fibre optics cable network across Nigeria and currently maintains a large part of that network. The company also developed over 500 mobile telephone call sites across the country, constructed and built telecom mast and towers, and maintains terrestrial infrastructure across Nigeria and up to the Niger Republic.

CNSSL also has an interest in broadcasting and currently owns five Radio Stations across Nigeria and the United Kingdom.

Through his entrepreneurial prowess, Gbenga Adebayo also leads a team that operates complete television services and is currently in the process of commencing terrestrial broadcasting as we have been awarded a digital television license in Ilorin, Kwara State.

His other areas of interest include Agriculture, Hospitality, Supermarket retailing, food and beverage, Hospitals, Medical and health, and Electronic Waste Management and recycling.