Nigeria has come on the global scene in the
information communication technology sector, as
9-year-old Jomiloju Tunde-Oladipo joined the
community of achievers when he became one of
the world’s youngest 2013 certified Microsoft
Office specialists for Office Word 2010.
Jomiloju, a primary 6 pupil of Role Model School,
owned by DayStar Christian Centre, Oregun, Ikeja
Lagos, broke the record created in 2012 by 10-
year-old JSS1 student, Seyi-Ojo Anjolaoluwa, who
was adjudged the youngest Nigerian and one of
the youngest people in the world to have become
a Microsoft certified professional.
Jomiloju took the July 2013 examination while in
primary 5, after passing all the preparatory stages
leading to the final examinations following intense
teachings in school and trainings he received from
United Global Resources Ltd, an accredited ICT
training firm.
Odion Oyakhire, the center manager in charge of
the school noted that his firm, “encourages pupils
to learn ICT and get certified.”
Oyakhire explained that his firm coordinates the
certification examinations for several schools and
was proud to associate with Jomiloju and Role
Model School on this feat. He said that the
certification examination is an online, real-time
test.
Before setting this new record in Nigeria for the
certification examination, Jomiloju led his school
to glory in June 2013, when they won an ICT quiz
competition with 15 participating school in Lagos.
The competition was put together by United
Global Resources.
The examination report showed Jomiloju scored
769 points, 69 points higher than the required 700
to be recognized as a Microsoft Office Specialist.