Before public office: Tunji-Ojo’s engineering and consultancy background

An education in engineering

Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo’s official biography describes an engineering education that began at Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife. It says he subsequently continued his studies in London, graduating in Electronics and Communication Engineering in 2005 and completing a master’s degree in Digital Communication and Networking in 2006.

The same account identifies the London institution through its historical connection to the University of North London and London Metropolitan University. These are biographical statements published by his office; this article does not present them as a separate verification of university records.

The consulting years

The biography places Tunji-Ojo at Matrix IT Solutions Limited as chief executive at 24. It describes work spanning technology, project management and other business sectors. It also records professional training in ethical hacking.

Those details establish how his office presents the pre-political part of his career. They are more useful than a list of unexplained titles: readers can distinguish university study, professional training and executive responsibility.

Reading a professional background alongside public service

A technical background gives context to a political biography. It does not, on its own, prove that a later programme was successful. The relevant evidence for a public service remains its implementation record, the experience of people using it and the information institutions release about its performance.

That distinction is useful when reading about digital immigration systems. An academic qualification belongs to the person’s background; an airport installation or an operational update belongs to the record of an institution. Keeping those strands separate makes both easier to understand.

Our Story page follows the broader biography. The Public Office timeline then provides the next chapter, while the Interior archive links policy announcements to their dates and original sources.