
Tolu Ogunlesi, MON
@toluogunlesi
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Comms, Speechwriting, Poetry, History | Ex-@NigeriaGov | Fellowships: @harvardWCFIA @french_african @RockefellerFdn @NordicAfrica | Judge: @hodlerprize
Lagos / Abuja
Joined March 2009
RT @BBCAfrica: "I felt like a princess," says US teenager Brianna LeDoux about her prom gown which she commissioned from Nigeria. The BBC s….
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This is one of the most dispiriting stories I’ve read in a while:. Kudos to @MobilePunch for the reporting, which also triggered this follow-up: Not only Akwa Ibom by the way—it’s a common healthcare #infra story across Nigeria.
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Following an investigative report by PUNCH Healthwise exposing massive infrastructural decay, staff shortages, and critical equipment failures at the Ibom Multi-Speciality Hospital in Uyo, Akwa Ibom...
Akwa Ibom seems to top league table of abandoned or grossly-underperforming multimillion-dollar infrastructure:. I can think of the following:. - Golf Resort (inspired a @nytimes piece: .- Hospital Complex.- Stadium.- Science Park.- Now this MRO facility
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RT @toluogunlesi: Nigeria’s biggest challenges are not Engineering problems, they are Economics & Incentives problems. Things get built. A….
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RT @DapoAbiodunCON: We are delighted to inform our people that the drive from Abeokuta to Papalanto is now free of bad portions. The contra….
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RT @flyairpeace: Yesterday, we received our 4th Boeing 777 aircraft, 5N-CEG, into Lagos with a grand water salute and rousing welcome. This….
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RT @toluogunlesi: Lionel Richie: "My dad said to me, years ago: Enjoy coming home, because there’s going to come a time when you can’t go h….
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RT @BBCAfrica: African designers are making US teens feel like queens and princesses on prom night. Five designers sold about 3,000 dresses….
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The @AfDB_Group's African Development Fund (ADF) has appointed @ndidiNwuneli, President and CEO of @ONECampaign, as a Champion for its 17th replenishment cycle, #ADF17.
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The African Development Fund has appointed Ndidi Okonkwo Nwuneli, President and CEO of the ONE Campaign, as a Champion for its 17th replenishment cycle, ADF-17.
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RT @trishulapatel: Excited to share that my book, Becoming Zimbabwean: A History of Indians in Rhodesia, will be published in January 2026….
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RT @PNMbah: The new face of Hotel Presidential tells the story of transformation. The once moribund asset now shines as a beacon of eleganc….
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RT @NOA_Nigeria: Remember to tune in 7pm today!!!!! @noa_nigeria Join Mallam Lanre Issa-Onilu, DG NOA, JJ Omojuwa, and Tade Makinwa on X Sp….
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Via @pewresearch: "As of mid-2023—the latest year for which detailed data is available—more than 11 million U.S. residents were born in Mexico, representing 22% of all immigrants nationally. The second largest immigrant group was from India (3.2m or 6%), followed by China (3m or.
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RT @idrisayobello: As a retired 1-Day Honorary Consul, I did stop by today during a break from my meetings, at the Nigerian booth and I was….
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“The journey of Nigerian pidgin is not just a story of marginalisation, but also of resilience and reclamation. It is a testament to everyday Nigerians' capacity to forge unity and voice across boundaries. ” — Prof Christine Ofulue (NOUN)
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A Professor of Linguistics at the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), Christine Ofulue, says Nigerian Pidgin is becoming a global lingua franca due to its exceptional scale and wider reach.
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RT @ADIBF: Some doctors don’t consider it a serious disorder, while others view it as a true obsession that can take over a person’s life.….
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RT @chartdata: 2Baba's "African Queen" has been named the #1 'Best Afrobeats Song of All-Time' by Billboard staff.
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