Arowosafe, Samuel O.

Marketing Communications | Strategic Digital Comms. Management | Comms. for Impact & Development | Business Development

[DevReporting @DevReporting]

On 3 Jan, @DevReporting held an appreciation hangout to mark end of 2025 & usher in 2026.A few well-wishers graced the mini event which held at LUXE XXXV in Lagos. Both Prof Ibraheem & Mr Olutayo Akande spoke on key subjects. Thank you everyone for your unflinching support.

['Fisayo Soyombo @fisayosoyombo]

On the day we stole Nigeria’s crude oil, we bribed the Nigerian army to look the other way, then the ‘IGP Squad’ came to offer us protection for a fee.

UNDERCOVER: With Police, Army On Your Side, You Can Also Become An Illegal Crude Oil Bunkerer https://t.co/eRAttRjyzH

[Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development @CJIDAfrica]

Day 2 of the 3rd edition of the Media and Development Conference (#MDC2025) is live!

Today we dig deeper into how data, innovation, and collaboration can reshape Africa's development landscape.

Our distinguished speakers and delegates, journalists, policymakers, civil society leaders, technologists, and researchers and more are back in session, ready to exchange ideas, share insights, and co-create solutions for a stronger, more inclusive future.

Follow along for real-time updates as the event unfolds.

Join the conversation and livestream the conference here: https://t.co/OH2FGbu7Zy

#MediaDevCon2025

@luminategroup @macfound @UNESCO @CIPEglobal @NLinNigeria @NorwayMFA @MediaEcosystems @tiktok_us @SituationRoomNg @PremiumTimesng @NewsCentralTV

['Fisayo Soyombo @fisayosoyombo]

40 Things I Learnt At 40 (1-10)

After turning 40 last week, I compiled a list of 40 things I’ve learnt through the years. Broken into life, entrepreneurship, career choices and romantic love, I’ll be sharing 10 per day for the next four days.

On Life
1. The best of men are men at best. Frailty is one of the hallmarks of human nature. The best of humans you’ll ever meet will be imperfect.

2. Never take vengeance (not to be confused with justice) on anyone in your personal life, no matter the hurt they’ve caused you. Just give it time. The pain will erase with time. And time often returns to haunt the villains, whether they admit it or not.

3. Loyalty is a less available trait in humans than commonly thought. And this is because loyalty is often confused with a lack of options. Nobody can be said to be loyal to you until they no longer need you — usually because they’ve been exposed to options on par with what you offer them or even higher.

4. When people talk, listen attentively to the things they say. But listen more attentively to the things they do not say — that’s the real information you need.

5. Nobody (including this writer) is indispensable but some people are irreplaceable. They are indispensable because life will continue without them, anyway; but they’re irreplaceable because life will continue not in the same way. Thankfully, depending on multiple factors, you will only meet one to five irreplaceable people in your entire life.

6. You don’t have to win all the time to be a winner; you only have to win a few times — a few important times.

7. The grass is sometimes greener on the other side but mostly greener where you water it.

8. Life is unfair; yes. But that’s one side of the story. The other side is life is fair in the sense that it gives us 24 hours each. We often underestimate how much of life’s unfairness we can level with the use to which we put our every 24 hours.

9. In every decade of your life, you will lose one to three special people to death. Break your past years into decades and you will find this to be already true. Make everyone feel loved while they’re here; nobody knows for sure who’s next.

On Romantic Love
10. If you find someone who loves you, that’s good. If you find someone who respects you (not to be confused with obeisance) even in the bad times, that’s better. If you find someone loyal to you, that’s the best!

[Education Cannot Wait @EduCannotWait]

#ECW Interviews @MohamedFall, @UN_Nigeria Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator

"Donor support through @EduCannotWait is critical - not only to meet urgent needs but also to build resilience so education systems are protected during future crises. ECW's flexible funding model enables rapid response to emerging needs and encourages additional donors to contribute to this shared purpose."

Full interview👇
https://t.co/MhyHwO522F #KeepHopeAlive @UN @UN_News_Centre @UNICEF_Nigeria @EUinNigeria @UKinNigeria @Finland_Nigeria @GERinNigeria @FranceInNigeria @NorAmbNigeria

[Kent Page @KentPage]

On this #WorldTeachersDay, #ECW celebrates and thanks educators around the globe – esp. those working in crisis settings – who dedicate their lives to teaching, inspiring & empowering girls and boys to reach their full potential.

Teachers #KeepHopeAlive.✨📚

👉https://t.co/VEiVBUH36G

#KeepHopeAlive @EduInt @UNESCO @SpainMFA @Ulkoministerio @DanishMFA #222MillionDreams✨📚

[Education Cannot Wait @EduCannotWait]

Teachers are the cornerstone of education systems.

On #WorldTeachersDay – and every day – #ECW and partners urge governments & humanitarian and development actors to:

1️⃣ Invest in teacher training
2️⃣ Safeguard teachers’ rights & safety
3️⃣ Provide adequate learning resources
4️⃣ Prioritize teacher well-being
5️⃣ Ensure fair & timely pay
6️⃣ Amplify teachers’ voices

Learn more👉https://t.co/x83eegMdIt @FCA_global @save_children @streetchilduk @WarChildUK @UNESCO @WindleTrust @Oxfam @NRC_Norway @JesuitRefugee @INEEtweets @HI_federation

[Kent Page @KentPage]

#Teachers without Limits: What the @GDS_Disability in #Berlin revealed about inclusive education

"Teachers with disabilities aren't only right-holders who deserve access to training & career development – they're also powerful change-makers improving education for everyone."

Don't miss the inspiring @TeachersFor2030 blog by Dr. Heike Kuhn, Head of the Education Division at
@BMZ_Bund

👉https://t.co/U0lFIa681T

#KeepHopeAlive @EduInt @IDA_CRPD_Forum @GermanyUN @GermanyDiplo @VSO_Intl @HCDJORDAN #222MillionDreams✨📚

[Kent Page @KentPage]

Calling on Private Sector Donors to join #ECW strategic partners like @LEGOfoundation @PorticusGlobal & more to help mobilize urgent funding to ensure no child is left behind!🙏

Please retweet if you agree: #EducationCannotWait for any child!💙

#KeepHopeAlive @sa@salesforce @disney #222MillionDreams✨📚

[Kent Page @KentPage]

📣Children worldwide are being denied their right to an #education.

@EduCannotWait’s global #PostcardsFromTheEdge campaign amplifies voices of crisis-affected girls/boys to world leaders!

#KeepHopeAlive @fcdoeducation @danishmfa @swissdevcoop @spainmfa @eu_partnerships #222MillionDreams✨📚

[Education Cannot Wait @EduCannotWait]

#AfghanGirlsVoices shines a light on real-life testimonies from Afghan girls denied their basic right to #education in 🇦🇫.

Every girl deserves the safety, opportunity & hope of education. No exceptions.

@EduCannotWait's Campaign👉https://t.co/xXx1uUhTmA
#KeepHopeAlive #FundEducation @QF @OPECFundAr @SaudiFund_Dev @KuwaitFund @EAA_Foundation @CIDCAofficial @MFA_China @LEGOfoundation #222MillionDreams✨📚

[Kent Page @KentPage]

"We support a new Optional Protocol to the Convention on the #RightsOfTheChild that explicitly guarantees the right to free secondary education & at least one year of free and compulsory pre-primary education. This right will benefit children and societies for generations to come.”

#ECW’s @YasmineSherif1 joins global leaders in calling for an update to the international right to #Education in @HRW’s new paper: 'Strengthening the Right to Free Education'.

📜https://t.co/u2CoIMkaSl…

#KeepHopeAlive @HRW_ar @HRW_Chinese @HRW_Espanol @NobelPeaceOslo @IACourtHR @UNESCO @UNHumanRights #222MillionDreams

[Kent Page @KentPage]

Thank-you to each of my +145K followers for continuing to retweet & advocate for children's rights!🙏

Including the right of every girl/boy - no matter who or where they are - to quality education!

#222MillionDreams @in@ineetweets @ungeneva #EducationCannotWait @gl@globaledcluster #AfghanGirlsVoices @eiegenevahub #KeepHopeAlive

[Education Cannot Wait @EduCannotWait]

In 2024, @EduCannotWait’s active portfolio included:

💥35 First Emergency Responses
🔄28 Multi-Year Resilience Programmes
💡28 Acceleration Facility grants

In total, #ECW & partners have supported 33 crisis-affected countries to improve access to safe, inclusive #QualityEducation.

#LearningAsALifeline 👉 https://t.co/qJcfk7hEwt

#KeepHopeAlive @GlblCtzn @mfa_lu @spainmfa @canadadev @afd_en @sida @qatar_fund @BMZ_Bund @Ulkoministerio @BelgiumMFA @DFAT #222MillionDreams✨📚

[Kent Page @KentPage]

Check out @EduCannotWait ExDir's inspiring piece in @USATODAY 's Modern Woman Magazine.

“A lawyer by training, a mother by nature & a pragmatic idealist at heart, @YasmineSherif1 uses a combination of instincts, intuition, knowledge & experience.”

Get your copy here👉https://t.co/07xlqSNbna…

#KeepHopeAlive @cidcaofficial @afd_en @stateprm @globaledcluster @mfa_lu @fcdogender @spainmfa @dfat @eu_partnerships #222MillionDreams✨📚

[Kent Page @KentPage]

🙏Thank-you #Netherlands 🇳🇱 for your strong, ongoing support to @EduCannotWait !✨📚

Your generous contributions allow #ECW & strategic partners to reach even more crisis-affected girls & boys across the 🌎 with #QualityEducation!

#KeepHopeAlive @DutchM@DutchMFA @NLatUN @YasmineSherif1 #222MillionDreams ✨📚

[Education Cannot Wait @EduCannotWait]

Girls’ #education has long-lasting impacts: the ripples extend farther than the eye can see.

Girls empowered by education positively impact...

👪 their families
🏡 their communities
🌍 & the world!

Donate to @EduCannotWait & support efforts to #LeaveNoGirlBehind👉https://t.co/V7GAsbllRF

#FundEducation @CIDCAofficial @GatesFoundation #UN80 @SpainMFA @ClintonFdn @Delta #222MillionDreams✨📚

[Kent Page @KentPage]

"Education is the best provision for life's journey." ~#Aristotle

Please retweet if you agree w/this #FridayFeeling & that #EducationCannotWait for any child.

#UN @sida@sida @gatesfoundation @jica_direct_en @afd_en @bmz_bund @dfat @belgiummfa @mfa_lu @stateprm #222MillionDreams✨📚

[Save the Children International @save_children]

Years of dedication, hard work & investment from @EduCannotWait have helped over 325,000 Rohingya children overcome crisis & get back to learning!

Join Nora Charif Chefchaouni as she takes us inside a refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar & shows the impact we've had in this community👇

[Education Cannot Wait @EduCannotWait]

Anna Semylit, a dedicated chemistry teacher from Kyiv, is learning new strategies to bridge learning gaps in her classroom, thanks to an #ECW-supported @TeachForUkraine training initiative in #Ukraine.

"I feel better equipped to support my students & help them overcome the challenges they face today."

Full Story⤵️
https://t.co/jAMHAlxwjC
#KeepHopeAlive @Ulkoministerio @Irish_Aid @FCDOEducation #UN80 @UKRinUN @BMZ_Bund @CanadaDev #222MillionDreams✨📚