Education Profile of Olatunbosun Tijani
Olatunbosun Tijani popularly known as Bosun Tijani born 20 July 1977 in Lagos State,Nigeria. He is a Nigerian-British entrepreneur who is the current Nigerian Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy.
Tijani moved to Abeokuta from Lagos for his secondary school education. He attended Abeokuta Grammer School, Abeokuta, Ogun State, and proceeded to the University of Jos (UNIJOS), Plateau State, Nigeria for his university education.
At UNIJOS, Tijani got a diploma in Computer Science and a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics. He continued his educational career with a Master’s degree in Information Systems and Management from Warwick Business School and a PhD in Innovation and Economic Development at the University of Leicester.
Tijani has an impressive career progression. At age 21, he was the National Director, of AIESEC, a United Nations-affiliated non-governmental organisation run by youths. After six years at AIESEC, he became a Business Development Manager at DeliveryKing. He moved from there to become Deployment Lead (Africa) at American technology company, Hewlett Packard (HP).
Tijani left Hewlett Packard in October 2005, and by November 2005, he became a Consultant on Internet and Communication Technologies at the International Trade Centre.
Just before he founded CcHub in 2010, he spent three years (2007 to 2010) at the UK business consulting firm, Pera. It’s been almost 13 years since he founded CcHub and within that time the hub has become a pan-African hub acquiring hubs in other parts of Africa.
Bosun was sworn in as a Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy of the Federal Republic of Nigeria on the 21st of August 2023.
Source: Wikipedia
