Soji Adeniyi

Social Development Expert ,Former Chair , UN Pensions Fund, Climate Change Trainer/Facilitator & passionate about changing the status-quo by always asking why ?

[Soji Adeniyi @SOJ100]

The main tragedy of illiteracy is beyond the inability to read or write, it is the indeed the misfortune of believing anything and everything you are told since you already lost the capacity to think for yourself. - Soji Adeniyi ( Edo Education week 2023) #egra #EducationForAll

[LASEPA @LasepaOfficial]

The Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency (LASEPA) held the grand finale of the 2026 Inter-Tertiary Institutions' Environmental Summit 2.0 Debate Competition at the Bero Auditorium, Secretariat, Ikeja, Lagos, bringing together students, policymakers, environmental experts, and stakeholders to deliberate on the theme: "Combatting Transboundary Pollution in Lagos State: A City-Level Intervention or National Efforts."

At a keenly contested competition, Fajana Mary of the Department of Mass communication, Lagos State University, LASU , emerged overall winner and won a cash prize of N2m .

Yakub Abdullahi of the University of Lagos and Daniel Oluwatise Akinkuowo both from the University of Lagos came 2nd and 3rd respectively with a cash prize of N1m (One Million Naira) and Five hundred thousand naira only.

@thetundeajayi @followlasg @LasgMOE

[Akinwunmi Ambode @AkinwunmiAmbode]

Big moment for Lagos and the APC.

Congratulations to Dr. Kadiri Obafemi Hamzat on emerging as our party’s Consensus Governorship Candidate. Your years of loyalty, consistency, and service have rightfully earned this mandate.

I remain committed to support the re-election of our Leader, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR.

This is a call to stay united, disciplined, and focused on our collective progress. Our commitment to the party remains unwavering, fully aligned with the leadership and vision of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Now, the focus is simple: to secure victory and advance a more prosperous Lagos and Nigeria.

[Soji Adeniyi @SOJ100]

XUNICEF News and Views: The World is Divided into Two: Detlef Palm https://t.co/MglqSRKdei

[Soji Adeniyi @SOJ100]

@giftedsoul23448 If indeed she passed, while alive and needed support, she had only 111 followers over 2yrs on X, announcing her death has generated prayers of over 300 people and more will follow! Were you guys waiting for her to pass ?? May Almighty Allah forgive you all. Aminnn.

[The Dayo Israel™ @dayoisrael]

I am grateful to God for the last 4 years of my administration as National Youth Leader of the APC. I am grateful for the two men God has placed in my Life as Fathers and Mentor: Gov Babajide Sanwoolu - the Man whose rising has led to the elevation of many. The sellable, the promise keeper, the answer to Prayer, I too love you sir!; And to the Father of Fathers, ASIWAJU Bola Ahmed Tinubu + My Mummy Yeye ASIWAJU - my story can never be complete without you. I love you both beyond words. My brother ST, I love & celebrate you. It’s been 4 challenging but highly impactful years. From delivering PBAT in 2022/2023, touring the nation vigorously - to creating activities and initiatives that has made our youth better even in the midst of little to no resources. I am grateful to all those who have supported me to survive, stand and withstand the storms of politics. The last 4 years was the foundation, I am super excited for the next 4 years of TRANSFORMATION. I am #Ready4MORE - Let’s do this AGAIN JESUS

[Soji Adeniyi @SOJ100]

@officialhasman @akinwale_cfi The best of them all!

[Pulse Nigeria @PulseNigeria247]

14-year-old Nigerian Adeolu Oluwadamilola Ooreofe wins the 2026 African Spelling Bee Junior Category. 🇳🇬🔥

She beat contestants from over 20 African nations, including South Africa and Rwanda, to secure the title and a $5,000 scholarship. 🏆

[Soji Adeniyi @SOJ100]

@Princemoye1 SuperCop in charge! Ride on IGP

[TallJohn🌍 @JohnFanimokun]

"One thing that I can promise Mr. president and the Nigerian people is that I'll give my very best at every point in time and I'm confident, I don't think there's anything that will be beyond us to be able to surmount"

[The Compass Hub @thecompasshub]

BOLD EDUCATIONAL REFORM!

FG Introduces ₦20m National Laureate Prize For Best Nigerian Thesis.

Alausa said the new prize would recognise outstanding undergraduate, master’s and doctoral theses from Nigerian tertiary institutions, with awards ranging from N5 million to N20 million.

“To further promote academic excellence, I have approved the establishment of the NERD Annual National Laureate Prize and Awards Programme, which will reward outstanding Undergraduate, Master’s, and Doctoral theses with prizes ranging from N5 million to 20 million.

“The maiden edition will hold in November 2026,” he said.

The minister noted that NERD represents a strategic national infrastructure designed to secure, standardise, digitise and authenticate academic records across post-secondary and tertiary institutions in the country.

“With the approval of the Federal Executive Council, NERD was established as the digitisation vehicle of Nigeria’s education sector,” he said.

Alausa revealed that within four months of enforcement, the platform has already preserved nearly 100,000 digital student submissions that might otherwise have been lost.

He added that more than 350 universities, polytechnics, monotechnics and colleges of education have been onboarded for real-time credential verification, while over 133,000 students and more than 6,800 lecturers have enrolled on the platform.

[Nigerian Affairs Journal @NigAffairs]

Moment IGP Tunji Disu answered a question in Yoruba at the presidential villa

Translation: What I want everyone to expect from me as the IGP and the police force is that we will ensure our work is done properly. I also implore the government to take care of the police force, as this serves as an encouragement for us.

[Federal Ministry of Education @NigEducation]

FEDERAL MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
PRESS RELEASE
3 March 2026

FG UNLOCKS $552m HOPE-EDU FUNDING, SETS NEW PACE FOR BASIC EDUCATION REFORM

In alignment with the commitment of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, to reposition education as a driver of national development, the Federal Government has unlocked $552 million under the HOPE-EDU programme to accelerate basic education reform nationwide.

The Honourable Minister of Education, Dr. Maruf Tunji Alausa, CON, described the milestone as the fastest activation of education financing of this scale in Nigeria’s history, achieved within 12 months. He noted that the funding will strengthen foundational learning, expand access to quality basic education, and reinforce accountability across participating states.

The HOPE for Quality Basic Education for All (HOPE-EDU) programme is co-financed by the World Bank and the Global Partnership for Education. It supports measurable reforms aligned with the Nigeria Education Sector Renewal Initiative (NESRI).

Since 2022, federal education allocation has increased significantly, with ₦3.520 trillion allocated in 2026, the highest to date.

The Ministry reaffirmed its commitment to ensuring that these investments deliver tangible improvements in learning outcomes, teacher effectiveness, equitable access, and system-wide accountability.

Boriowo Folasade
Director, Press and Public Relations

[József Krieger®✝🇭🇺🇷🇸🇷🇺✝ @JosefKrieg99804]

China can't buy oil because Iran has closed the Strait of Hormuz and so they will buy it from the Russians. Russia will make a lot of money from this war. If Zelensky doesn't reopen the Friendship Pipeline, we Hungarians will have enough oil. But where does Europe get oil from?

[Abubakar Yunusa @Pharmacio001]

HOW DID WE GET HERE?

1. My son, currently in 400 Level Medicine and Surgery scored 333 in JAMB but his name did not even APPEAR on the Admission List. I was later told by the Institution that, my son could be offered Micro Biology. I told the Registrar of the institution POINT BLANK that, "I have spent HUGELY (Several Millions of Naira) to get my Son to this Point of Entry (PoE) to become a Medical Doctor and not to become a Biology Teacher through her offer of Micro Biology. This Registrar was so MEAN. She simply told me, we are very sorry, Micro Biology is the BEST we can OFFER your son.

2. At this Juncture, I proceeded to JAMB Headquarters, Abuja to meet with Prof. Oloyede who swiftly asked for my son's JAMB details, punched these details into his laptop and everything concerning the university came up on his screen.

3. Prof. Oloyede said and I quote: "Dr. Muyiwa Kayode, please go back home and sleep with your two eyes closed. From what I am seeing on my screen, your son is No.3 on the List of Medicine and Surgery of this institution with a JAMB SCORE of 333 which comes behind two other JAMB scores of 348 & 334 respectively. Unfortunately, none of these chaps, including your Son (i.e JAMB Score 348, 334 and 333) made the Admission List"

4. Prof. Oloyede continued and I quote: "Dr. Muyiwa Kayode, in SANE countries, this Institution should have sent the College Driver with an official vehicle to go and fetch your son from Ekiti to campus having projected himself into the MERIT LIST of this Institution but unfortunately, the endemic corruption in these institutions will just not allow them to follow Due Process"

5. Right in my presence, Prof. Oloyede put a call through to the Vice Chancellor of this Institution, setting his phone on speaker and spoke angrily at the Vice Chancellor, lamenting on the endemic corruption under his nose as it concerns university admission. This Vice Chancellor apologized to Prof. Oloyede saying what has just happened must have been an ERROR of OVERSIGHT on the part of his Management Team & promised Prof. Oloyede that he will personally ensure the Error of Oversight is corrected.

6. Within 24 hrs of that conversation between Prof. Oloyede and the Vice Chancellor, my son checked the university's Admission Portal and discovered his name has been INCLUDED as Number Three on the admission list while the names of the other chaps that scored 348 & 334 also appeared on the admission list as Number One and Number Two respectively.

7. The good news in all of these is that, my son that would have been CRIMINALLY denied admission ab-initio now TOPS his class with a G.P.A of 4.85

This is neither Federal nor State government doing... Every sector of the economy in Nigeria is corrupt.

Photo: Prof Ishaq Oloyede, Registrar, Joint Admission and Matriculation Board ( JAMB )

[Soji Adeniyi @SOJ100]

@moakabash Nice one!

[Soji Adeniyi @SOJ100]

Transit in Doha is like visiting a rainforest! Amazing airport. No wonder it’s voted the best in the world.

[Yorùbáness @Yorubaness]

Oyekunle Ayinde Olukotun, Professor of the Stanford School of Engineering. Known as the father of the multi-core processor. Designed the first general-purpose multi-core CPU.

[Soji Adeniyi @SOJ100]

Having a great time in Cotonou! Supporting ECOWAS Staff Retreat at the Novotel hotels.

[Soji Adeniyi @SOJ100]

@AkinMoses1 Excellence indeed is not accidental!!!

[Babatunde Akin-Moses @AkinMoses1]

My Personality of 2025: Taiwo Oyedele

In 2023, while writing Economics with Uncle Tunde, I was deciding who to ask for book reviews. I needed people who truly understood fiscal and monetary policy.

Taiwo came to mind. Former boss. Tax expert. Author. Already leading the Fiscal Policy Reform Committee at the time.

I hesitated because of how busy he was, but I sent the manuscript anyway. By the next day, he had responded. Not just with a review, but with detailed corrections and suggestions to make the book better. He was the first to respond.

That reminded me that excellence is never accidental.

The same traits show up clearly in his work on tax reform today. Calm. Patient. Thorough. Focused on education over noise. Despite provocation, he remains measured and objective.

I cannot recall a policy reform in Nigeria that came with this level of public explanation and engagement. That did not happen by chance.

Nigeria last attempted to consolidate laws at this scale with the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA), and that took nearly 20 years. This effort has taken about three.

Reforms of this scale are never painless, but history will judge this effort more kindly than the present noise suggests.

For his professionalism, discipline, and quiet excellence under pressure, Taiwo Oyedele is my Personality of 2025.