Ogunwale Matthew

Congratulations sir.

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My latest close check.

Last week, I attended a 3-day Campus Journalism Clinic organized by @CJIDAfrica. It combined online and physical trainings. I’m leaving with new knowledge, clarity, and a stronger drive to practice journalism better. #CampusReporter #NextGen #JournalismClinic

By April 1, OAU students could face a transport crisis. Here’s why: The school plans to commence usage of the 50 CNG buses and 30 tricycles donated by Oluremi Tinubu, while phasing out 150 ‘Town-gboro’ buses and about 250 bikes that currently move students daily. Students fear this shift could reduce access and widen the capacity gap. Read the full story 👇 campusreporter.africa/new-wheels-new…

Open to all @OAUniversity students.

@AramideOyekunle I am interested.

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@lucky97xo Don't panic, practice what you want to teach well.

Omg guys I’m teaching my first ever university class next week and it just so happens to be an MA class

@TheophilicTheo Omo! I know you can't relate. But we are pushing it sha.

Imagine preparing for and writing OAU Exams inside this crazy heat… Omoooo, my enemy for don crase finish. 😂😂😭😭😭 Thank God that phase is now behind me. 🙏🏾🤲🏾 Eyin Undergrads, e ku Iroju. How’re y’all coping? Well, na part of the ‘struggles’😭😭😂😂 #OAUGraduate #GreatIfe

The 5th Journalism Clinic by @Mediacareerngr, supported by the U.S. Consulate General, was a defining moment for me. Insightful sessions from Mr @lotufodunrin and Odinaka Anudu reshaped my view of business reporting. Business journalism isn’t just about numbers, it shapes policy

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@AgroLinking I will appreciate it you can send me a DM to continue this conversation.

Thank you for the kind words and for spotlighting our work! We're truly passionate about empowering Nigerian farmers with #AgTrail's data-driven traceability to meet EUDR standards and open up global markets sustainably. We'd be delighted to chat—happy to hop on an interview to share more about the real impact on smallholder farmers.

Impressive work by @AgroLinking in empowering farmers with data-driven solutions and supporting EU deforestation compliance. As a journalist focused on social impact insights, I’d love to interview the team to spotlight this innovation and its impact on Nigerian farmers.

@fisayosoyombo @fijnigeria Thank you for not giving up, sir.

Exactly five years ago when @fijnigeria hit the digital newsstand, I told myself to prepare for five years of famine. A note on the unglamorous side of life as a media/social enterprise founder… During my pre-launch research, I discovered that 70-80% of African startups fail within their first five years. FIJ was ideal candidate for that 80% failure, due to our setup. We were determined to fearlessly defend the public interest; our editorial operation was reliant on: (i) Investigative journalism, which would gravely offend the government; (ii) Social justice reporting, which would irritate the private sector and powerful individuals. I anticipated zero government patronage. I predicted we wouldn’t get corporate adverts too. So I braced myself up for five years of famine during which I would completely forget about myself, numb myself of every financial need, focusing on the organisation instead. Founding FIJ ranks as my biggest career risk. Anyone who has followed my work may find this strange, coming from a journalist who took the impossible risk of engineering his own two-week imprisonment just to report criminal-justice-system corruption — the same person who voluntarily resigned as the managing editor of a notable online newspaper without a backup job to become — wait for it — a freelance investigative reporter. But founding FIJ ranks higher because I had secured a grant with only a four-month shelf life, yet I had set up an office, hired a nine-man team and placed them on permanent contracts. I had no idea where the fifth month salary would come from. Worse still, I had no salary myself. Not like I didn’t have, technically, but I had given up my own salary by ripping it up and splitting it on the salaries of the other nine staff due to my stubbornness to pay them above the approved grant budget. And, oh, over the next 4.5 years, I paid dearly for that incalculable risk. Especially in the first two years, I went to bed nearly every night asking myself: “Who sent you?” Almost every night! But I woke up every morning looking in the mirror and reminding myself: “If there’s anyone who can pull it off, it has to be you.” There were times I borrowed from friends and paid back, multiple times I shrank myself so I could fulfil my financial obligations to my team, times I dried my accounts into the purse of the organisation, times I took on added consultancy and extra backbreaking work while diverting all of the pay to the organisation without paying myself a dime, and, most mortifying of all, a time I borrowed from one employee to pay all other employees. In all these years, I obstinately rejected help from public and private sources whose funds would have taken away FIJ’s voice. One or two people thought I was being naive and idealistic, but I was sure that with patience, the FIJ project would someday fund itself. I wasn’t sure how long it’d take, but I was sure it’d eventually happen. That took 4.5 years and since then I’ve been sleeping easy. I still have organisational headaches, but none of them is about who sent me. I still have a million work-related matters keeping me up at night, but when I finally go to bed, I no longer have nightmares or wake up abruptly wondering the source of the next staff pay. In the past my worries were about survival — and there were times I did feel they were going to sink me — now they’re about consolidation. FIJ’s survival of the five-year collapse mark is down to the many exceptional reporters and editors who are not just brilliant writing talents but are incorruptible and totally committed to the FIJ dream. I’ve had the good fortune of working with three fantastic EAs and many more hardworking admin staff who have cared for the organisation like theirs. Crucially, I have enjoyed the quiet but fierce support of multiple people in strategic places who appreciate the importance of FIJ’s work to the society. My gratitude to them all is limitless. An encouragement to struggling founders who might be wondering if it’s all worth it. Every morning when you rouse from sleep, look into the mirror and tell yourself: “If there’s anyone who can do it, it has to be this person staring at me!”

In just 4 months, I moved from News Reporter to Campus Editor at @thelagosvoice . God’s grace, growth, and learning made this possible. All glory to God, thank you, Jesus! Grateful for the trust. The work continues, the vision is clear.

@PriyamvadaGopal @WSoyinkaCentre Thank you, ma.

@Matthew_Oguns @WSoyinkaCentre Very glad to hear, and nice to meet you!

Yesterday was a meaningful way to start 2026. I attended a @WSoyinkaCentre symposium in honour of Prof. Biodun Jeyifo’s 80th birthday, themed “Pedagogy, Curriculum and Decolonisation: Then and Now.” @PriyamvadaGopal keynote was deeply inspiring. Grateful for the conversations

New year, same purpose, greater intensity. 2026 is not just a change in the calendar; it’s a pledge to growth, excellence, and fully committing to the work that matters. The stage is set, the vision is clear, and the journey carries on. #NewYear2026