Oladapo Omitogun's Blog

At every point in time in your career growth, there's always a need to identify or discover someone or a group of people I consider to be midfielder(s).  These people I called the midfielder(s) mostly have the influencing power to help you finish a goal you have set in motion to achieve.  They are an important element to help you in your pursuit of achieving success, sometimes they are powerful to make your career, life or purpose pursuit an easy one.  They can be found at every point of our life and work progress.  They know you and you can find them in the environment where you reside, workplace, schools and even fun places.  They can have a negative or positive impact on your personal or career progress.  Midfielders travel the greatest distance to help you achieve a goal and even support you both morally and financially. Not only do you have to set a goal but you must play it in motion because only when you start something from somewhere that the midfie...

Why I Joined Fight Against Education Inequity In Nigeria —Oladapo Omitogun, Teach For Nigeria Fellow MY INTERVIEW WITH KINGSLEY ALUMONA OF THE NIGERIAN TRIBUNE on Oct 8, 2022 Oladapo Omitogun is a digital skill professional, youth/children development specialist, Teach for Nigeria Fellow, and founder of Next Digital Talent Initiative. In this interview by KINGSLEY ALUMONA, he speaks about his passion to develop young people and to fight education inequity in the country. HOW would you describe the kind of person you are and the things you are passionate about? I am a digital skills professional with over five years of experience in developing youth and children with lifelong and digital literacy skills. I’m passionate about developing the education sector by creating 21st-century tech skills and opportunities for young people to thrive and to contribute to their immediate communities. You studied Economics and Education, How is the skills/experience of economics and educati...

I made the list for the 2021 Opportunities Hub 100 Most Influential Young People. © Opportunities Hub This is a testament to my work at Next Digital Talent and the drive to always do more! It's an honour to be listed among other great change makers touching lives positively. © Opportunities Hub I was nominated, after months of consideration, in the end, the selection came out approved.  I dedicate this award to every young people driving change in the world, for not looking at the status quo, and still upholding their values and driving resilience. You can find the announcement here: https://opportunitieshub.org/2022/09/14/100-most-influential-young-africans-2020-list-announced/

On the 16th of August, 2022, It was official, as I was inducted into Carrington Fellowship . Source: Carrington fellowship  Carrington Fellowship (CYFI) is a dynamic youth-based initiative launched in 2011 by the U.S Consulate Lagos and named after former Ambassador to Nigeria, Walter Carrington . CYFI brings together Nigerian youth of exceptional vision and experience to design and implement projects that will have a positive impact in Nigeria.  I first got to know about CYFI during the year 2019. Made some research about it and I discovered the incredible programs and opportunities the fellowship provides with stories from amazing past fellows like Hammed Kayode Alabi, Oluwatosin Taiwo, Obasanjo Fajemirokun and I got to learn the story of Project Enable Africa a CYFI incubated idea that's is doing very well, a project that's initiated by the team fellows of Olusola Owonikoko who is now the president of the Carrington Fellowship Alumni Network. I applied for the...

There's nothing like a poor school but a mediocre mind. I will like to share a story here to depict what I am saying... Before attending my first degree. I was a novice knowing the tertiary institution that are available and choosing the one that was best for me. When I got to fill out my first and my final JAMB form, the school being selected was filled in for me by a family friend. I have already gotten admitted before I realised most students that got admitted into my school didn't like the school, some were there either because they have stayed at home for so long and they can't wait any longer than to get ahead in their academic pursuit. © Oladapo Omitogun  It was after finishing school that I came to realise that there is nothing like a poor or better school. It is left to you to figure out yourself and no school will promise you the assurance of success. If we research vividly no school doesn't have any past students that are not doing amazingly well ...

How I wish we could digitalize the whole of Africa within the twinkle of an eye... In the year 2015 as a fresh graduate, all I could think of is seeing myself getting into a white-collar job, earning money and in no time getting married. I was energized and couldn't wait to finish my national service and start reaping the benefit of going to school.  It came to dawn on me before I realised I was just looking at the future instead of being conscious of the present.  On April 14th, 2016 I concluded my compulsory national youth service program, it was even 3 weeks before the end of my service year I got a test invitation at KPMG Nigeria one of the Big 4 accounting firms. I had a sad encounter since I was new in the job market space thinking it would be easy. Just that first job test I failed I was unhappy and frustrated. I thought I would never get a job again.  Two months after my passing out parade, I had the opportunity to be digitally aware and I noticed the ...

Being a self-starter can sometimes be a prerequisite to obtaining the unexpected. Hello great people, do you still remember my recent post about the just concluded "Project Evolve" I did for the final pupils in my school... The project has now given birth to a PROJECTOR o.  With this I believe will ensure a comfortable viewing experience, for the students to learn and take better notes.  Now I can get more entertaining ways to teach and get my lesson objectives and facts across to the learners. Kudos to the school management for acknowledging my efforts and for making this happen.

Being Digitally Literate Helped My Life And Those Around Me... I graduated from the premier university of education in Nigeria, gained double honours (Bachelor of Science degree and Bachelor of Education Degree in Economics).  I thought it was going be a smooth ride getting a job immediately after my National Service.  Oh well! it was not as easy as I think.  Though during the early days of my career journey, I have not been having problems getting job invites and interviews, but the headache is that I failed at most of the job aptitude test invitation I received.  I hated practicing those GMAT, GRE, SHL that was needed to secure my entry to the next stage of the job interview. When I was getting tired of my failures I took another direction to set my path to secure my first job.  It was during the 2015s, The need for Digital Skills started booming around in Lagos, Nigeria.  I was opportune to attend my first digital skill awareness session dur...

To me, I only see two possibilities in life. Either you allow life to knock you down and sleep at it or Life knocks you down and you get back up and try new ways and face life heads on, no matter the number of times you fall back down. I have made some silly mistakes in the past, YES 'silly' and to tell you the mistakes haven't stopped, but I have learnt from some and made some changes, but before you know it another mistake will erupt and sometimes I feel stupid not just I love making mistakes but we should know that as human we are never bound from making mistakes.  We must build up the strength to face our challenges and accept the repercussions that come after any decision we make. So in essence we build up the capacity to move up and on and we do proper contemplation or self-awareness to do what's right for us, in respect of what other people, friend, family or co-worker is doing or might say. At some point in my life, I have felt down seeing other peop...

My perspective about life is not about doing everything by myself but there are times I cultivate the habit of thinking independently instead of hiding behind what I have learnt from society. Staying true to myself and still stay strong even when I'm faced with disappointments or any immoral situation. I choose to embrace my individuality and strive bravely toward my goals. Even when family, friends and society disappoint, I choose to fight and face every challenge life throws at me. I always keep in mind that not all will understand how I feel, where I'm going and why I do what I do. I choose to be self-reliant because they will be times when there's no help available. I learn to live independently and be happy by myself, in myself, and about myself without needing to rely on others. I chose to be self-reliant!