Rotimi Olawale

The way I read sometimes, even I surprise myself. Some days, I can go for several hours without phone or any device, just me and my books. Other days, I switch it up and use voice prompts to draft multiple pages. This PhD ehen, I will finish it, and make I no lie, full scholarship too sweet!

Yesterday, we had a training with Narrative4 equipped FCT educators with tools to help students see challenges differently, tell their stories boldly, and imagine solutions rooted in their communities. #TrainingsinFCTforeducators #Narratives4training #YHA #YouthHubAfrica

@eldivine @Tobenson_davies I have joined the observation team. Good luck chief

@Tobenson_davies Right here on this thread.

Maybe i should be on your team sir as a technical analyst. It was a clear short opportunity. See you below $30/share

@vahphor Interesting, what time did you check in and for how many days? Check out at hotels ranges from 11am to 2pm. One or two hours extra can sometimes be offered for free, anything beyond that is full 50% cost or full payment. If you arrived at 2am the next day, you're in the wrong

My friend was celebrating his birthday and decided to treat us all, so he booked a room for the group at a nearby hotel called City Point. They quoted him ₦300,000 per room, he paid and booked it. After the party, we left the club around 2 -3 a.m. and headed straight to the hotel to rest. As soon as we arrived, the receptionist told us our things had already been packed out of the room because checkout time is 12 noon. They never mentioned or reminded us of the checkout time when we booked or checked in earlier. Now they’re saying the room has been rebooked by someone else, and if we want to stay we have to pay again for another room. Is this normal practice at hotels like this? It feels unfair and p0orly handled to me doesn’t the hotel have any responsibility to inform guests clearly about the checkout time, especially for a big booking like that?

Yesterday, partners came together for a cluster review meeting—celebrating milestones, sharing lessons, and strategizing next steps. Collaboration, accountability, and learning remain key to driving our collective impact. #Partnerships #Impact #clustereviewmeeting

Legislative leadership plays a decisive role in driving sustainable policy reform — especially in education. Today in Oyo State, we convened a high-level policy dialogue to strengthen legislative pathways for inclusive education and deepen collaboration between government, development partners, and civil society stakeholders. #PolicyDialogue #PolicyReforms

Yesterday, the Social Impact fellows had their 4th class, and it was all about equipping the students with practical tools for impactful projects. The Monitoring and Evaluation session, facilitated virtually by Mr. Yinka Akibu, introduced fellows to the fundamentals of tracking project progress, measuring outcomes, and using data to inform decision-making.

After months of exchanges, yesterday in Brussels, I had a meeting with Liberia’s Min. of Agric and Ass. Min. of Foreign Affairs discussing our project interests in Liberia’s agriculture value chain ahead of signing partnership agreement in Monrovia later this year @JRFarmsGroup

@Rufyb Me, I want dollars 💰 😊

Suddenly, nobody wants dollar again. Folks struggling to offload their USD… sighs.

Young people’s voices are critical in decision-making. Today, we convened our annual coordination meeting on Elevating Young Voices, bringing together youth leaders from diverse initiatives across Nigeria to reflect on the realities shaping youth networks.

@ukwuunna Oh dear . Are you still holding?

Up Next at 11:30 — Midday Brunch with Abiodun Adelowore Topic: The Role of Youths in Driving Social Change and Community Development Guest: Rotimi Olawale #youthdevelopment #socialchange #communitydevelopment #youthleadership

@ColinUdoh Will there be any fines for the Nigerian match where towels were stolen as well from the keepers?

CAF DISCIPLINARY BOARD DECISIONS ON THE #AFCON2025Final ■ Morocco’s protest to have Senegal stripped off the title REJECTED. Senegal confirmed as champions SANCTIONS 🇸🇳 SENEGAL FOOTBALL FEDERATION (FSF) ■ FINES - $300K for supporters’ improper conduct - $300K for players/staff unsporting behaviour + bringing the game to disrepute - $15K for misconduct from the five yellow cards received in the final. TOTAL: $615,000 SUSPENSIONS ■ Coach Pape Thiaw suspended for 5 official CAF matches and fined $100,000 for bringing the game into disrepute. ■ Players Iliman Ndiaye & Ismaila Sarr suspended for 2 official CAF matches each, for unsporting behaviour towards the referee. 🇲🇦 MOROCCO FOOTBALL FEDERATION (FRMF) ■ FINES - $200K for stadium ball boys inappropriate behaviour - $100K for improper conduct of players/staff invading RRA - $15K for fans' use of lasers TOTAL: $315,000 SUSPENSIONS ■ Achraf Hakimi suspended for 2 official CAF matches for unsporting behaviour, one of which is suspended for one year ■ Ismael Saibari suspended for 3 official CAF matches for unsporting behaviour and fined $100k

@oviosu @PayPal @paga Beautiful. I have now connected my account, I hope that we can top up our PayPal account from the Paga App soon. Congratulations to the team

In August 2013, I emailed the @PayPal team. Nigeria’s fintech ecosystem was still young. @Paga was just a few years old. And the “Africa opportunity” wasn’t yet part of most global boardroom conversations. But even then, the opportunity was clear to us. In that email, I shared a simple belief: that Nigeria would become one of the most important economies in the world, and that there was strong alignment between PayPal and Paga to make payments, financial services, and global commerce work for Nigerians. I attached a presentation outlining how our two companies might collaborate: Paga could power on-ramps and off-ramps to and from PayPal in Nigeria. The partnership would enable Nigerians to use PayPal anywhere PayPal is accepted globally. It would also enable Nigerian merchants to accept PayPal for payments. It would take more than a decade for that belief to fully materialize. ​ Today, I’m proud to share that PayPal is now live in Nigeria through Paga. Until now, Nigerians could not receive money via PayPal. Our partnership unlocks that. Nigerian PayPal users who link their PayPal accounts to Paga can now receive money via PayPal. Only PayPal Nigeria accounts linked to Paga are enabled for receiving money. Gig workers can now get paid through PayPal, and family members can now send you money on PayPal. Nigerian merchants can now receive payments on PayPal. The linkage is done within the Paga app, and users can view their PayPal balance and withdraw to Naira when they want. Nigerians can now use PayPal at over 30 million merchants worldwide! This moment isn’t about a single announcement. It’s about patience. It’s about building robust, trusted local infrastructure. It’s about believing that global platforms scale better when they work with local systems, not around them. Partnerships like this don’t happen overnight. They are the result of years of conversations, trust-building, regulatory work, and showing up consistently. I’m proud of the Paga team for staying the course. I’m grateful to the PayPal team for believing in the long-term vision. And I’m excited about what this unlocks for Nigerians participating in the global digital economy. ​ Download the Paga app, link your PayPal to Paga, and connect with global commerce today!

Keeping girls in school is one of the strongest ways to end child marriage. In Nigeria, @EVA_Nigeria is leading youth activists and civil society partners — One Life Initiative, @YouthHubAfrica, and @csacefa — to push state governments to adopt and implement the National Strategy to End Child Marriage. Education isn't just access. It's prevention. 🔗 mala.la/4bT4OTn

@OfficialSplashx @flyairpeace @emirates Means you can buy a ticket on Airprace for instance, from London to Dubai, where Airprace doesn't fly. You'll see on your ticket, flight operates by Emirates. Or you can buy a tx on Emirates to Enugu from Dubai, you'll connect from Lagos to Enugu on airpeace

@flyairpeace @emirates Can someone break this down for a common man

We are expanding Africa’s access to the world! Today, we have activated a bilateral agreement with @emirates , unlocking smoother connections from Nigeria and across West & Central Africa to Dubai, London, and beyond, all on a single ticket, with through-checked baggage. To take advantage of Emirates and Air Peace interline, tickets can be booked on emirates.com, flyairpeace.com or via our accredited travel agents. More destinations. More convenience. More ways to fly better. #FlyAirPeace #Emirates #SeamlessTravel #GlobalReach #BetterDealWithAirPeace

If you’ve been waiting for a sign, this is it. These doors are open for now. Tell someone who shouldn’t miss out! To apply and for more information visit YouthHubAfrica Opportunities website: opportunities.youthhubafrica.org #Opportunitiesforyoungpeople #Opportunities2026

Education is empowerment and access to opportunities for young girls. On this year's International Day of Education, we are throwing it back to the all-girls panel at DARE Conference 2025, where young girls shared what education means to them. When girls are educated, communities thrive! #InternationalDayOfEducation

@DrJoeAbah @ExploreLegend Run from Legend ooooo. They still owe me money for installation they never did. There customer service is terrible. I was using them at home and office before. I changed location and they never came, I cancelled at home and office. Never again...not legend

Having decided to try out the MTN Fiber, my fiber supplier of many years @ExploreLegend informed me that they wanted to upgrade my entire system. I asked if I would need to pay and they said they just wanted to do it first and see if I am happy! They came yesterday and dropped the fiber directly into each room, each with its own modem! No need for WiFi extenders! I tested the speed of the MTN Fiber using Fast.com and got 62 Mbps. I tested the speed of the Legend Fiber and it was 620 Mbps. The Legend was 10 times faster than the MTN! Monthly subscription costs are the same but I had paid nearly N200k for Legend installation 3 or 4 years ago. Anyway, in answer to the Legend question, I am happy o. Very happy sef. Thank you.😊 I will keep both systems and expect that the chances of both being down at the same time is low. We move!