About
Translating complexity into pathways to opportunity.
His work is defined less by any single sector than by a consistent discipline: understanding how systems work, and where people are excluded from them.
That discipline has carried across digital-sector value chains, skills and employment systems, women's enterprise development, disability inclusion, agriculture and climate-smart development. In each, the task has been similar — gather credible evidence, engage the institutions and employers who shape outcomes, and design programmes that can be delivered.
He has worked on assignments connected to multilateral, bilateral, research and philanthropic institutions, with experience coordinating work across multiple countries.
Career overview
From digital infrastructure to systems-level advisory.
2001 – 2014
IT sector & digital ecosystems
Project Director at Jezza Limited, then CEO of Questcom — IT labour market intelligence and ICT value-chain analysis that grounds later skills and employment work.
2015 – 2018
Skills, TVET & agribusiness programmes
CEO of Aquarian Consult; Team Leader on the World Bank GEM Project; Technical Advisor on the IFAD-supported CASP programme; TVET capacity building for the energy sector.
2019 – 2023
Economic empowerment & regional leadership
Advisor on Global Affairs Canada's women's and youth economic empowerment strategy, then Cluster Lead, West Africa at WEConnect International.
2024 – present
Systems-level research & advisory
Senior Expert on the EU/GIZ-linked Kaduna strategy, Lead Research Consultant for IFPRI, and Lead Consultant on the Sightsavers-funded national study.
Leadership & consulting approach
- Evidence before design
- Start from the labour market, the value chain or the system as it actually operates — then design.
- Inclusion as architecture
- Women, young people and persons with disabilities are designed in from the outset, not added after.
- Partnership as delivery
- Durable outcomes depend on aligning governments, employers, funders and implementers.
- Learning in motion
- Monitoring and learning systems that let programmes adapt rather than merely report.
Countries & institutions
Based in Abuja, Nigeria. Assignment experience across Nigeria, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Ghana, Wider West Africa.
Nigeria
National IT skills & disability-inclusive employment study, Kaduna State strategy, World Bank GEM, IFAD CASP and TVET work.
Kenya · Tanzania · Rwanda
Four-country IFPRI research on inclusive digital finance and skills in agricultural value chains.
Ghana & West Africa
Inclusive procurement and market access for women-owned businesses with WEConnect International.
Education
- Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Ambrose Alli University · 2010 - Masters in Architecture (Environmental Design)
Ambrose Alli University · 1998 – 2000 - BSc Architecture (Environmental Design)
Ambrose Alli University · 1992 – 1997
Professional development
- Diploma in Change Management
Advanced Learning Academy · 2016 - Innovative Business Models for Better Impact
World Bank Academy · 2016 - Business Development Service Provider Certificate
Kaduna Business School · 2016 - PRINCE2 Practitioner — proficiency training
Association of Project Management · 2015 - Certificate in Enterprise Development
School for Startups / Enterprise Development Centre · 2011 – 2012
Professional affiliations
- Fellow, Institute of Management Consultants Nigeria (FIMC)
- Certified Management Consultant (CMC), Institute of Management Consultants
- Certified Management Specialist, London Graduate School
Speaking & engagements
On the stage, in the room, with the people doing the work.
Engagements
Complex assignments benefit from connected thinking.
Open to consulting engagements, strategic advisory, research assignments, programme leadership and professional collaboration.
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