The energetic and hardworking Orire Agbaje is a final year student at the University of Ibadan studying Economics majoring in International and Monetary Economics and a member of the Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT).
She’s also the President of the UI tax club, the President of the Nigerian Universities tax club, and the Nigeria Higher Education Foundation (NHEF) Scholar.
On her LinkedIn page, Agbaje describes herself as “assertive and hardworking”.
Although Orire Agbaje is still an undergraduate, she had been involved in various volunteer work both within and outside the university, as well as in corporate organizations.
From March 2020 to March 2021, she became the director of sponsorship at Noble Airstar Charity Foundation. Thereafter, she took up a part-time role as a campus ambassador at EduBridge Academy for almost two years.
Subsequently, she obtained a 4-month internship at SISU Africa and later assumed the role of Administrative assistant at WorldPRMedia Limited where she worked for over two years.
Thereafter she became the Senior Financial Analyst, Public relations officer and later Head of Masterclass at the Student Finance Club at the University of Ibadan where she currently studies.
She is currently a Fellow at Africans Who Invest Corporation and is also the Strategy & Transactions lead at Sierra Partners Limited.
Asides from these positions, Orire Agbaje is the President of the Tax Club at UI and SEIH.
On the 8th of August, 2023, Orire Agbaje was appointed by President Tinubu to the pivotal Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms.
Handpicked alongside seasoned tax experts and influential private sector stakeholders, Agbaje bears the responsibility of streamlining the nation’s tax landscape to invigorate revenue streams.
At the cusp of attaining career heights, Orire has already managed to captivate the attention of the president, paving the way for a future that holds immense potential and possibilities.
