Oluseun Onigbinde’s biography, net worth, fact, career, awards and life story

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Birth 18 September 1985, Ogbomosho
Age: 34 years
Star sign Virgo

Oluseun Onigbinde (18 September 1985) is a Nigerian entrepreneur and open data analyst popularly known as the co-founder and CEO of BudgIT, a Nigerian civic startup. In 2012, he was awarded the Future Awards Prize for Science and Tech Innovation.

Early life

Oluseun was born in Osogbo, Osun State, Nigeria. He was raised a Baptist in Ibadan. He had his primary and secondary school education in Ibadan. The prestigious Loyola College, Ibadan where he excelled in the sciences. He scored nine distinctions in his West African Examinations Council’s exam.

Educational Background

Oluseun attended the University of Agriculture, Abeokuta where he obtained a bachelor of engineering (B.Eng.) in Electrical/Electronics Engineering and the Stanford university graduate school of business where he completed the executive program in social entrepreneurship.

Budgit

In 2011, Oluseun Onigbinde and Joseph Agunbiade formed a team during a hackathon held at the Co-Creation Hub. It was here that he came up with the idea for a need to publicize government spending to the general public, leading to the startup BudgIT.

An early Budgit infographic in 2012

Data Journalism

Onigbinde has always been a big believer in data-driven journalism. In 2014, Budgit launched Tracka, a project tracking tool.

Awards and recognitions.

  • Ashoka Fellowship for Global Entrepreneurs.
  • The Future Awards, 2012.
  • World Summit Youth Award
  • Knight International Journalism Fellow
  • International Center for Journalists
  • Harambe Fellowship (Harambe Entrepreneur Alliance)
  • 2016 Aspen New Voices Fellowship
  • 2016 Draper Hills Summer Fellowship, Stanford University (Center for Democracy, Development, and the Rule of the Law).
  • “The Full List Of The Future Awards 2012 Winners!”. Retrieved 27 August 2016. 

Videos

  1. Where do Tech Ideas Come From?: Seun Onigbinde at TEDxIfe …
  2. Seun Onigbinde Ask Questions – YouTube
  3. Happiness of life | Oluseun Onigbinde | TEDxAkure – YouTube
  4. Video: Nigeria’s revenue drop by 40% – CNBC Africa
  5. Cost of Corruption Opening Remark by Seun Onigbinde – YouTube
  6. Business Morning: Is Nigeria Running Broke? 07/05/15 – YouTube
  7. Business Nigeria with Seun Onigbide on Domestic Debt – YouTube
  8. OLUSEUN ONIGBINDE: CIVIC TOOLS IN NIGERIA – YouTube
  9. Video: Sustaining Nigeria’s public debt – CNBC Africa
  10. Video: Nigeria’s budget 2016 decreases – CNBC Africa
  11. Video: The economy of Nigeria’s States – CNBC Africa
  12. Video: Nigerian States seek another bailout – CNBC Africa
  13. Office Of The Nigerian Citizen| Seriously Speaking. – YouTube
  14. THE NIGERIAN BUDGET (A REVIEW BY YOURBUDGIT.COM …
  15. Video: Nigerian President Buhari withdraws budget to correct errors …
  16. BudgIT.Co Pitch to ALN – YouTube
  17. Business Morning: Decisions Buhari, NASS, Governors Face 07/05/15 …
  18. Digits – Budgit – YouTube
  19. Sam Adeyemi, Oby Ezekwesili, Abike Dabiri others celebrate Chude …
  20. Accountable Governance – YouTube (Cost of corruption Opening remark by Seun Onigbinde)
  21. PSVW 2011Award – YouTube (Cost of corruption Opening remark by Seun Onigbinde)
  22. Office Of The Nigerian Citizen| Seriously Speaking. – GulluTube
  23. VPS Agege J4A Programme In collaboration with CLEEN Foundation …
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