Lagos, Nigeria
Joined January 2011
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Oluwafunmilayo retweeted
The proposed Lagos Street Begging Bill raises a fundamental policy question: “Should the law punish those driven to beg by poverty and vulnerability, or address the social conditions that make begging a means of survival?” writes @funmiodude.
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Oluwafunmilayo retweeted
Ownership is not a feeling. It's a decision.
Most people treat their standards as a response to their environment performing when conditions are good, pulling back when they're not.
I've built my entire career on the opposite principle.
Oluwafunmilayo retweeted
Who you work with determines how far you can go.
Nigeria, meet your Postmaster General, @tola_odeyemi!
It has been a pleasure working with Tola, whose leadership and determination, alongside her team at @NipostNgn, have brought our new National Digital Alphanumeric Postcode System to life.
Behind every milestone are people who put in the work. Today, I celebrate Tola and her team for delivering something that will touch lives across Nigeria.
Thank you, Tola. Proud of what we are building! We will make it count!
Oluwafunmilayo retweeted
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Everyone in Nigeria has a location. Now every location has a postcode.
Today, on our Independence Day, NIPOST launches the National Digital Postcode System. 🧵 #KnowYourPostcode
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For generations, Nigerians have given directions instead of addresses: "after the mosque," "opposite the big mango tree." Parcels get lost, emergency services lose precious minutes, and businesses can't reach customers.
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The new system gives every home, shop, farm, school and office a precise, digital alphanumeric postcode, mapped and managed from our new NIPOST GIS lab.
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This is more than mail. A precise address is the foundation for e-commerce and last-mile delivery, emergency response, access to banking and credit, and better planning of public services.
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My deepest gratitude to President @officialABAT for his vision and support under the Renewed Hope Agenda, and to the Hon. Minister @bosuntijani, whose leadership in building Nigeria's digital economy made this possible.
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Thank you to the NIPOST @NipostNgn family, our partners, and every Nigerian who brought this together. This is national infrastructure built by Nigerians, for Nigerians.
Know your postcode: postcode.gov.ng
#KnowYourPostcode #NIPOST #NigeriaAt66
@Postcode_ng
Oluwafunmilayo retweeted
An excerpt from the Foreword to my book, Youth Breed: How Generations of Nigerian Youth Impact Their Country, by Dr Sam Amadi - @SamAmadi.
“It is deeply regrettable that Nigerians often fail to record their country's history. We too often lack the motivation and discipline to reflect on the past as a means of navigating the future. This may explain why history so often repeats itself within our borders. Those who do not read history are condemned to repeat it.
“Yet we cannot read history if we do not write it. Mr Akintunde has decisively stepped outside this uncharmed circle. He has taken a rigorous look at a phenomenon observed in the past to better understand its likely future trajectory. He has returned a mixed verdict that both informs and challenges us on the path to national transformation. By learning from the past, we can alter the dynamics of the present and achieve transformation without the violent convulsions and chaos that have derailed our democracy in the past.”
Order your copy in Nigeria from the book's website: youthbreed.com/. It is also available in leading bookshops.
Youth Breed is also available worldwide on Amazon.
Oluwafunmilayo retweeted
Nigeria is 67% qualified for national greatness.
A nation requires three fundamental ingredients for true greatness and regional power.
The first is land, and Nigeria has one of Africa's largest land masses. The second is population, and the country has a large, youthful population.
Land matters because it holds the potential for abundant natural resources. Population is critical because it defines the potential for innovation, which drives productivity and economic transformation.
The missing 33% is leadership.
As a constitutional democracy, citizens must understand how important good political leadership is, how it can emerge in the country, and how to ensure it endures.
My new book, Youth Breed: How Generations of Nigerian Youth Impact Their Country, offers important perspectives on these issues and explores the role young Nigerians play in shaping the national reality.
Order your copy in Nigeria from the book's website: youthbreed.com/. It is also available in leading bookshops.
Youth Breed is also available worldwide on Amazon.
Oluwafunmilayo retweeted
The worst thing social media did to this generation was make hardworking people feel secretly ashamed of having a corporate job.
Every day, millions of capable professionals do high-impact work creating products and services all of you use every day.
Then they log off, and scroll online... only to be shamed into thinking they are "wage slaves" because they are not running a solo startup or pitching a digital course.
Soooo much BS.
It is actually creating a silent mental health crisis, making people feel like failures for choosing stability and order and steady growth over isolated hustle.
I think it is a dangerous narrative that is setting many up for burnout and financial disaster, except they will only find that out in a few years...
Young people are being sold a total lie that 1-person startups are easy money.
The reality is of course that solopreneurship is marketed as ultimate freedom, but for most, it is total isolation.
You trade 1 corporate boss for 20 demanding clients, 0 benefits, no safety net, a constant background hum of financial anxiety, it's a 9-5 vs 24/7.
I have been working in enterprise for two decades now, and actually just marked 10 years at my current firm.
Let me tell you, it's great.
While gurus sell fake $99 dreams online, I have spent 20 years getting paid to learn.
I have built real compound wealth and operated at a scale a solo founder running on AI wrappers will likely never touch.
Corporate is a paid masterclass. It is a protective moat and a foundation for a great life.
"Oh but now with AI, everything will change!!!!"
No it won't. It never does. It's never different.
Or, better, it's always different and it always changes, and it is entirely up to you what you're going to make out of it.
It is possible one day I will start my own thing. Sure. I think I'll be really good at it.
But if/when I do, it'll be because the opportunity demands it, not because I let an online guru make me feel like a coward for having a steady income.
The internet these days glorifies loud hustle over longevity.
But if you are really successful, why would you need to post about your freedom every 5 hours?!!
Instead... Consider doing it differently.
Build your skills, compound your money, and call your own shots when you are ready.
All the best.
Oluwafunmilayo retweeted
Four women have reached the pinnacle of Nigeria’s legal institutional landscape, with three of them securing their positions within the past two years.
@funmiodude examines how women leading legal institutions will no longer be news.
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I finished the Understanding Spiritual Warfare: Victory Through God's Presence, Prayer, and Surrender Bible reading plan from @YouVersion! Take a look here:
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Oluwafunmilayo retweeted
Women are now leading four of the most important institutions in Nigeria’s legal profession.
Dr Olugbemisola Odusote is the first female Director-General of the Nigerian Law School.
Honourable Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun is the Chief Justice of Nigeria.
Honourable Justice Monica Bolna’an Dongban-Mensem, CFR, is the President of the Court of Appeal.
And now, Mrs Oyinkansola Badejo-Okusanya, SAN, has been elected President of the Nigerian Bar Association.
I’m so proud! 🔥
Oluwafunmilayo retweeted
In her July column in Financial Nigeria, @funmiodude examines the factors that militate against effective regulation to promote market competition in Nigeria, with a focus on the petroleum industry.
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I finished the God's Book: An Honest Look at the Bible's Toughest Topics Bible reading plan from @YouVersion! Take a look here:
bible.com/r/G88
Oluwafunmilayo retweeted
Disclaimers:
1. This is long and self centered (typically 😅).
2. I don't get paid by X
I cannot imagine a life devoid of stories by:
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (Nigeria)
Ngugi Wathiongo (Kenya)
Khaled Hosseini (Afghanistan)
Claire Hajaj (Palestine et al)
And even though I've intentionally chosen to focus less on western literature,
I can't imagine a life without stories by:
Charles Dickens,
Danielle Steele,
George Orwell
Guys,
Please read as diversely as possible.
It will open your mind.
Growing up Zimbabwean libraries were packed with literature from all over the world.
I read pacesetters from Nigeria,
Followed dramas from Sweet valley High in the USA,
Followed the Hardy boys,
Nancy Drew,
And read about British summers as told by Enid Blyton.
I was born and raised in semi-rural Gwanda - Zimbabwe,
But as a child,
Just from reading and films- I had the worldview of someone who was extensively well traveled.
South African films like "Asinamali" and "Sarafina" conscientised me about the evil that was apartheid just across the border,
We would sing about Nelson Mandela,
When SA got Independence,
My friends and I were ecstatic at only 10 years old.
I'm currently reading "The Arsonist's city by Hala Alyan,
Through it I'm understanding more about life in Lebanon and Syria,
Which gives me context about the current crisis in the middle East.
Now,
When I hear Israel has bombed Beirut yet again,
I understand that at a deeper level than before I read novels written by survivors of that violence and their descendants.
Just last week I reviewed "The poisonwood bible by Barbara Kingsolver,
It's just a story about a couple and their 4 daughters,
But it's set in Congo and talks about the assassination of Patrice Lumumba,
And the hand of Belgium, France and the USA in the destabilization of Congo.
From reading it I can clearly see the third hand in the current crisis in the DRC.
And from reading it,
I now understand why we have so many Congolese immigrants in Zimbabwe,
And I empathise with them.
Please read.
In a world where traveling isn't always feasible,
Reading books set in different countries
Is the next best thing.
Been refreshing and checking every single day from the Night of Worship.
Each medley was fire!
Worship heals! It reaches depths and crevices the most loving human hands and words can't get to. In worship, you get God's embrace - much more than you give to Him.
There was such a heavy shift in the room during the Worship Project, and I know so many of you have been asking for the replays... 🕊️
Good news: The wait is over.
We are premiering the playback today at 2:00 PM WAT on YouTube!
Whether you’re experiencing it for the first time or the tenth, come expecting a move of God.
YouTube Channel: Toluwani Odukoya
Loved it.
I finished the The Women Who Met Jesus Bible reading plan from @YouVersion! Take a look here:
bible.com/r/571
Oluwafunmilayo retweeted
The Bowtie
The Gentleman
The Astute Professional
We celebrate our Senior Partner @israel_aye today!
Happy birthday Israel. We pray that your strength be renewed like that of the eagles.
Oluwafunmilayo retweeted
A policy that treats children as passive objects of protection rather than rights-bearing citizens with developing agency will ... fail to secure the buy-in of the young people whose behaviour it is trying to shape, writes, @funmiodude.
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