Oluwatobi Soyombo

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Author: <span>Oluwatobi Soyombo</span>

Chief Growth Officer at Havenhill Synergy Limited, working on renewable energy and energy access — solar, mini-grids, and the problem of energy poverty. Previously technology lead at one of Africa’s leading media companies, and co-founder of 1Plify, which gave students direct access to tertiary education across 14 countries. Here I write about technology, business, energy and education.
2012

Moving from new to renewed resolutions…

This is a guest post by Animasahun Victor (VicKyJaY). He shared an insightful nugget that is capable of giving you a Super Duper 2012 in this piece. Enjoy and Act! Happy sunday or happy new week? A...

My visit to Taj West End: The Experience (With Pictures)

As I type this, I am on my way back from a trip to Taj West End (courtesy of Nitte School of Management), one of the premier hotels in India. Taj West End is one of the 5 star hotels in Bangalore, ...

One year on…

In March, 2014 (before our public launch), I came back to Nigeria to drive the adoption of the portal among Nigerian institutions (just as we did with our foreign partner institutions). I spent about two months moving from city to city having meetings with...

Oops…I made a silly mistake

I’ve been writing exams since Wednesday. It’s the first set of internal examinations for this semester. Two days came smoothly but unfortunately I made a big mistake on the third day. N...

Rest in Peace, Harshini Gowda

As I was enjoying the Operations Management lecture this morning, two old staff of my institution entered. Within the seconds it took them to take permission from the lecturer and faced the class, ...

Sugar-free week, who’s interested in joining me?

I’m addicted to sugar and I know it. Well, who isn’t? Very few are not, but I suspect 90% of those reading this are just like me. Every day, we consume sugar at a very high level (more ...

There’s a cry…

Never walk away from someone who deserves help; your hand is God’s hand for that person. Don’t tell your neighbor “Maybe some other time” or “Try me tomorrow” when the money’s right there in your p...