Mayowa Tijani
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October 31
Mayowa Tijani | |
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| Born | Oluwamayowa Tijani October 31 Oyo, Oyo State, Nigeria |
| Citizenship | Nigeria |
| Education | University of Ibadan (B.Tech) Nigerian Institute of Journalism, Lagos; University of Sussex, Brighton, UK. |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Years active | 2012–Present |
| Organization | TheCable |
| Known for | Reporting |
| Website | The Mayowa Tijani on Twitter |
Oluwamayowa Tijani is a Nigerian journalist, public speaker, fact-checker and the editor-at-large of TheCable.[1] In 2023, he led the development of Nigeria's first disability and inclusion news app, TheCable DINA.[2] He's a graduate of the University of Ibadan, Ibadan; the Nigerian Institute of Journalism, Lagos; and holds a master's degree in media Practice for Development and Social Change from the University of Sussex[3]—via the UK government Chevening scholarship.
Tijani was born in Oyo Town, Oyo State, but started his education at Makurdi International School in the Benue State Capital. Most of his primary education was at Air Force Primary Schools in Ilorin, Kwara State and Ibadan, Oyo State. He had his secondary education at the Air Force Comprehensive School, Ibadan, from 2001 to 2007. He attended Nigeria's Premier University, the University of Ibadan, graduating with a degree in Food Technology in 2014. By 2015, he enrolled at the Nigerian Institute of Journalism (NIJ) for a post-graduate diploma in Print Journalism. In 2017, he was awarded a British Government Chevening Scholarship to study for a master's degree in media Practice for Development and Social Change at the University of Sussex in Brighton UK, where he graduated in 2018.[4] Along with regular education, he also studied Financial Journalism through the Bloomberg Media Initiative Africa (BMIA), taught by the University of Lagos, Gordon Institute of Business Science, University of Pretoria, and the Lagos Business School.[5]