In 2017, he was awarded a British Government Chevening Scholarship to study for a master's degree in media Practice for Development and Social Change at the University of Sussex in Brighton UK, where he graduated in 2018.

[7] Tijani has attended and reported on numerous international development events, including the World Bank/IMF meetings, the Gates Foundation's Goalkeepers Summit, and the Commonwealth Head of Government Forum (CHOGM).

In 2020, he was one of only three Nigerian journalists certified by the World Trade Organization (WTO) to provide coverage in the selection process for the director-general of the organisation, which saw Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala clinch the position.

[13] In 2022, he left AFP to join Twitter’s first team in Africa, domiciled in Accra, Ghana, where he supported efforts against misinformation, disinformation and hate speech on the social network, especially across elections in Kenya and Nigeria.

Tijani joined the Centre for Democracy and Development as a consultant in December 2022, leading Nigeria's first Social Media War Room to tackle information disorder before, during, and after the 2023 elections.