JUST IN: Teach for Nigeria appoints New interim chief
Teach for Nigeria has appointed Ayodele Olajiga, a member of its board of trustees, as Interim chief executive officer to replace Folawe Omikunle after nine years of leadership.
Ayodele has an Electronics and Electrical Engineering degree from Obafemi Awolowo University, MBA from Kellogg School of Management, and Master’s in Telecommunications from New Jersey Institute of Technology.
A certified executive and business coach, he is dedicated to educational equity and leadership. A founding member, Ayodele drives our mission to ensure every child attains fine education.
Folawe’s journey with Teach for Nigeria began in 2015 as a Programme manager before becoming chief executive officer in 2016. Under her guidance, Teach for Nigeria has impacted 160,000 children and placed 1,500 fellows in more than 600 low-income schools in Lagos, Kaduna, Ogun, and Oyo states. The impact of Folawe’s leadership was evident in publications by RAND Corporation, which showed “students taught by TFN Fellows achieved 2-3 months of learning gains in literacy and 2-5 months in numeracy compared to their peers in non-TFN classrooms.”
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In a farewell, Folawe said: “Working with you has been fulfilling. We nurtured leaders, and I am proud of what we achieved.”
Board Chair, Kunle Elebute, said: “Folawe is an example of an exceptional leader. The team appreciates her leadership and wishes her well. I welcome Ayodele Olajiga and look forward to working with him to drive the mission of Teach for Nigeria.”
Olajiga said: “I am honoured to be appointed interim chief executive officer. Together, we will build on the foundation laid by Folawe, mobilising more leaders to expand educational and life opportunities for one million children annually.”…… CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE READING
