Temidayo Ogan

Gender:: Female

Country/Countries I have worked in:: Nigeria

More Details: Temidayo Ogan is the Executive Director/Founder of TEMIDAYO OGAN CHILD SAFETY AND SUPPORT (TOCSS) FOUNDATION.
She founded the first registered Non-governmental Organisation, working on Child Passenger Safety(CPS) in Nigeria. She is responsible for:
• The day-to-day running of the organisation.
• Organising annual Child Safety Walks in Lagos State since 2007.
• Carring out free quarterly Child Passenger Safety training for school bus drivers and Health Education teachers.
• Sponsoring of Staff/Pupil Recognition Initiative safety award in private schools around Ikeja Local government area of Lagos State.
• Initiating the crossing guards project around school zones in Lagos State.
• Collaborating with schools and other public organisations to raise awareness especially on child passenger safety.
• Initiating Safety Clubs in Schools in Lagos State.
• Giving educational support and relief to orphanages in Lagos State.

She also worked as a trained journalist in the following organizations:

Century Media Limited, Publishers of New Age Newspaper
2002 – 2003.
Job Title: Lagos State Government House Correspondent:
• Covering daily activities at the government house.
• Principal correspondent, responsible for covering all activities concerning the governor of Lagos State.
• Researching and reporting political stories.
• Attending press conferences and government house briefings.
• Pre-press proof reading of stories.

LAGOS HORIZON (Lagos State Ministry of Information), publisher of Eko Today Newspaper
1999 – 2001
Reporter/Features Writer
• Reporting and writing of Human angle stories.
• Pre-press proof reading.
• Research and reporting of political stories.