Experience

Nnamdi Azikiwe University

• Nigeria
• Education Management
• 700 & Above Employee

• Lecturer

  • Jan 2013 - Present

  I currently work as a Lecturer in the Department of International Studies and History and my role involves the following: • Research and report writing in areas of my research interests and specialization. • Course lecturing and student evaluation at undergraduate and post-graduate levels in areas of public policy, international political economy, economic history of Africa, and development studies. • Oversight of data collection, management, and cleaning activities for departmental research projects and student data (i.e. bio data, course registration and results uploads to university servers). • Assisting the Faculty International Conference and Departmental Journal Committees to collate, identify reviewers, publish and manage faculty and departmental peer-review journals. • Working as a Facilitator for the national electoral commission (in 2015 and 2019 elections), I trained polling officers and clerks in electoral procedures, data/result collation as well as presentation at Local Government levels. • Participating member of the university’s Project and Research Department (PRD) of the Centre for Migration Studies, I worked in the launching its African Migration Studies project (with support from International Organization for Migration –IOM) a platform for scholars and actors working on African migration to publish their research findings, policy articulation, project reviews and field experience. I also authoured a book chapter titled ‘Nigeria-Asia-Pacific Migration Dynamics’ in the first volume of its series. Show less



ODI

• United Kingdom
• Think Tanks
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Lead Consultant

  • Jan 2015 - Mar 2015

  I was the Lead Consultant for a research project titled ‘Financial Inclusion Research in Nigeria.’ The objective of the project was to prepare a presentation on promising attempts to include the poorest people in financial services, especially saving and insurance, for an ODI-Action Aid workshop in Abuja. My roles included developing well-rounded interview questions based on the research objectives, carry out interviews with relevant stakeholders (e.g. Central Bank of Nigeria, National Association of Micro Finance Banks –NAMB and Commercial Banks). Also, I co-authoured the policy brief with the project team. Show less



ODI

• United Kingdom
• Think Tanks
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Lead Consultant

  • Mar 2014 - May 2014

  I was the Lead Consultant for qualitative data collection and analysis in Nigeria on the project titled “How does Electricity insecurity affect the productivity and growth of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises –MSMEs in low and middle income countries (Nigeria).” I worked with other consultants from Uganda, Nepal and Bangladesh. My responsibilities in Nigeria were to identify and facilitated interviews with relevant stakeholders –ten (10) of them. I also conduct interviews with MSMEs in the cities of Enugu, Nnewi and Onitsha. I. In addition, I made inputs in the final report for the study for publishing. Show less



Center for Policy Research and Development Solutions (CPRDS)

• Nigeria
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Assistant Programme / Research Officer

  • Mar 2012 - Nov 2012

  I worked in the Social Policy and Research unit. My role was to assist the Head of the Social Policy and Programmes Officer to carry out functional reviews of government’s social investments in four sectors (healthcare, education, conditional cash transfer, and environment). During this period, I: • Conducted research to determine policy-gaps in pro-poor programmes that focused on Nigeria’s social development policy. • Monitored sectorial trends and provided insight and solutions to negative trends via advocacy materials, like Policy Briefs (I drafted and co-authored four (4) policy briefs and seven (7) newsletters). • Managed and provided technical information and provided support for external clients (like National Primary Health Development Agency, Office of the Senior Special Assistant to the President on MDGs (OSSAP-MDGs), TY Danjuma Foundation and the Garkuwa Hall of Fame). • Assisted external consultants to conduct project management training. I supported the development of ODK for data collection in baseline facility surveys, needs assessments, debt relief gains mapping and research analysis. • Assisted the cataloguing and database management of about four thousand (4000) research materials consisting of publications and public policy materials in sectors like health, education, water and sanitation and gender to ensure an updated e-library. Show less



Office of the Senior Spercial Assistant to the President on MDGs

• Junior Research Officer

  • Apr 2011 - Mar 2012

  I worked in the Conditional Grants Units in the Nigerian Presidency. During this period, I assisted the LGA Track Team Leader in the following roles: • Provided and monitored platform for synergy-assistance between OSSAP-MDGs and DFID-based programmes for 113 LGAs under the Conditional Grants Scheme to Local Governments. • Participated, documented and assisted coordination of Baseline Surveys, LGA Mapping, Monitoring and Evaluation Systems and Needs Assessments of 113 LGAs and States in Nigeria • Assisted the unit’s economist and programme officers to conduct researches on the effects of government policies in achieving the MDGs in Nigeria. (participated in the production of a policy brief on the effect of fuel subsidy removal and social safety nets in Nigeria). • Initiated and managed the collation and reviews of DFID-funded MDGs Zonal Technical Officers (ZTOs) reports for 8 months (May 2011 – December 2012). • Participated as a member of CGS-LGA grants proposal evaluation committee in partnership with consultants from the Earth Institute of Colombia University, USA. Responsibilities covered, evaluating the quality of the 113 LGA project proposals based on criteria provided in the CGS Implementation Manual. • Documentation of meetings, rapporteur, memo drafting and co-ordination of LGA track activities. • Data managing and other general duties assigned to me by the CGS-LGA Track Team Leader. Show less