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Ambassador Sarafadeen Tunji Isola (born 25 November 1960) was appointed as the Nigerian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom by President Muhammadu Buhari in January 2021. [1]
Isola, also known as "STI" was born on November 25th, 1960 in Abeokuta, Ogun State into the family of Egba High Chieftain, Alhaji Ibrahim Isola Tairu and Alhaja Amudalat Ajiun Isola (née Ejalonibu). He attended the Oke-Ona United Primary School in Ilugun, Abeokuta and was a member of the Drama Society. His secondary education was at Nawair-ud-Deen Grammar School, Obantoko, Abeokuta. After completing his secondary education, Isola started working as a sales clerk at Welcome Nigeria Limited, a pharmaceutical company. In 1978, he traveled to the United Kingdom to pursue further studies. Isola attended training programmes at the Chartered Institute of Marketing, United Kingdom, where he obtained a Diploma in Marketing. He also completed the Principles of Investment Course at the South West London College, Tooting Broadway, London, United Kingdom, in 1981. Chief Isola returned to Nigeria in 1982.
In 1983, he embarked on his mandatory National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in what was then Kaduna State, now part of Katsina State. During this period, he served as a lecturer at the Federal Advanced Teachers' College (FATC) - now known as the Federal College of Education (FCE) Katsina. He taught various subjects, including Economics, Marketing, and Business Statistics.
In 1986, Mr. Isola became a Sales Executive at the Ogun State Broadcasting Corporation (OGBC) in Abeokuta. However, in 1990, Chief Isola resigned from his position at OGBC to pursue his entrepreneurial aspirations and expand his business knowledge. Subsequently, he founded Taist Nigeria Limited and Taist Merchants, where he served as Chairman/Chief Executive.
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