Dr. Tunde Olaniya holds a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) degree from the University of Ibadan. He had his Postgraduate programme in Business Administration at the University of Wales (Robert Kennedy College), United Kingdom, and did his Advanced Management Programme at the Lagos Business School, Pan Atlantic University, Lagos. He also attended a Leadership course at the Oxford Brookes University Business School, London.

Dr Tunde Olaniya is a Christian and he is married with children.