ACGN Ibiba Odili (rtd) to join the Panel Discussion on Parenting and Growing Up in a Changing World: Technology, Culture, and the Future of Values, May 31, 2026

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ACGN Ibiba Odili (rtd) to join the Panel Discussion on Parenting and Growing Up in a Changing World: Technology, Culture, and the Future of Values, May 31, 2026

Ibiba Odili, retired from the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in June 2025, at the rank of Assistant Commander General of Narcotics (ACGN) leaving behind an illustrious career, which significantly impacted critical areas of drug control in Nigeria.

She is currently the Founder/CEO of Phenomenal Strides Foundation, an NGO focused on supporting families, empowering youths and enhancing community development.

Ibiba is a member of the NDLEA Special Purpose Committee to the Chairman/Chief Executive Officer. She is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Graduate Research Clinic and a Special Adviser to the Asiwaju Dapo Wahab Foundation.

She is a member of the International Society of Substance Use Professionals, (ISSUP). She is a United Nations Office on Drug and Crime (UNODC) certified master trainer on Monitoring and Evaluation of National Drug Control Master Plans. Ibiba is a member of the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime (GI-TOC) Network of Experts. She isa certified global trainer on the Child Intervention for Living Drug Free Curriculum, Training of Trainers on Women’s Intervention for Substance Exposure (WISE1) and a certified Universal Prevention and Treatment professional of the Colombo Plan Drug Advisory Programme (CPDAP).

Ibiba holds a Bachelor degree in English Literature from the University of Port Harcourt, a Master of Public Administration from the University of Lagos, and a Bachelors of Law from the National Open University of Nigeria.

Ibiba is an author, in 2019, she published a book titled Game Changing Parenting, which discusses parenting approaches drawn from her own experiences and those of others. The book addresses the importance of positive parenting in shaping individuals and communities.

She is currently the District Cabinet Secretary of District 404B3, of the Lions Clubs International, a platform which provides her the opportunity to contribute towards humanitarian causes in communities across the world.

As an advocate, public speaker and writer, she often focuses on issues relating to parenting, youth development, substance prevention, and community resilience. She believes in practical approaches to solving social challenges and building stronger families as a core foundation for sustainable development.

This particular webinar on parenting under the Toyin Falola Interviews is designed as a cross-generational conversation that brings together lived experience, cultural memory, contemporary realities, and the voices of today’s youth. The specific webinar recognizes that parenting no longer occurs within a single cultural or generational framework; instead, it is shaped by globalization, digitalization, migration, and rapidly shifting social values. By convening four panellists from different generations and locations, the program creates a holistic dialogue on how African parenting can adapt without losing its moral and cultural foundations.

Sunday, May 31, 2026

11 AM Austin

4 PM Ghana

5 PM Nigeria

6 PM South Africa

Register Here:

https://www.tfinterviews.com/post/parenting

Join Zoom Meeting:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82131206041