Experience

Slum2School Africa

• Nigeria
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Founder/ Executive Director

  • Feb 2012 - Present

  • Founded organization in 2012 and built it to become one of Africa’s leading volunteer-driven development organization. • Increased beneficiary support and scholarships from 114 children in 2012 to 650,400 children and youths in 2022. • Grew the active volunteer base from 55 volunteers to over 15,100 volunteers. • Attracted over 305 local and international partners like UNICEF, ESPN, Microsoft, Unilever, Domino’s Pizza, Stanbic IBTC, Facebook, US Government, Total Plc, British Council, CISCO, etc. through strategically collaborations resulting in a 115% year-over-year revenue growth from 2012 to present. • Built the First Virtual Learning Classroom/Studio in Africa enabling over 1050 children from underserved communities continue learning online during the Covid-19 pandemic that led to a shutdown of schools. • Featured on over 110 reputable Local and International Media platforms like CNN, BBC, The Guardian, Forbes, Reuters, Business Day, African Times, etc. • Sustained and scaled operations from one community in 2012 to over 900 communities in January 2021. Show less



Education Reform and Innovation Team

• Nigeria
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Founding Board Member

  • Jan 2015 - Present

  • Initiated and built the education reform consortium with industry leaders that continuously explores, defines and develops capacity for best practice in building human capital across Nigeria. • Advocating and contributing to meaningful education policy reforms with a focus on learning outcomes as well as providing advisory support and quality- assurance to education reform initiatives in the public and private sector. • Initiated and built the education reform consortium with industry leaders that continuously explores, defines and develops capacity for best practice in building human capital across Nigeria. • Advocating and contributing to meaningful education policy reforms with a focus on learning outcomes as well as providing advisory support and quality- assurance to education reform initiatives in the public and private sector.



Lagos State Employment Trust Fund (LSETF)

• Nigeria
• Strategic Management Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Executive Board Member

  • Mar 2016 - Mar 2020

  • The Lagos State Employment Trust Fund was established by law by the Lagos State Government in 2016 and as one of the founding board members, I was responsible for overseeing that thousands of small and medium scale businesses across the state were efficiently supported through the provision of single digit loans, employability supports and various business development initiatives to increase the state's ability to create jobs, generate wealth and to tackle unemployment. • Served as chairman for the Credit and Investment committee and provided advisory and supervisory support to the Stakeholders committee and Governance committee respectively. • Oversaw the implementation of the employability support program and various business development initiatives to increase the state's ability to create jobs, generate wealth and to tackle unemployment. • Supported the creation of the Lagos Innovates Program designed for the benefit of technology- and innovation-driven startups in Lagos State by providing access to high quality infrastructure, learning, capital and networks, making Lagos state the leading destination for startups in Africa. Show less



Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG)

• Nigeria
• Think Tanks
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Advisory Member, Human Capital Development Commission

  • 2014 - 2020

  • The Nigerian Economic Summit Group is a private sector-led think-tank and policy advocacy group based in Nigeria. The NESG promotes sustainable growth and the development of the Nigerian economy. • Engaged in program development with various industry leaders in improving and promoting sustainable growth and development of the Nigerian economy. • Led the education sub commission in advocating and developing policy frameworks geared at increasing the governments funding and budgetary allocation in education. Show less



YALI Africa

• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chairman Of The Board

  • Oct 2016 - Sep 2017

  • Represented 23 West African countries and 355 Young African Leaders across the region. • Responsible for chairing the board which comprised of 10 young leaders from 10 African countries mandated to provide advisory support to the United State Department of State and IREX on subjects that ensured efficient implementation of the Young African Leaders exchange program and the Mandela Washington Fellowship program. • Represented 23 West African countries and 355 Young African Leaders across the region. • Responsible for chairing the board which comprised of 10 young leaders from 10 African countries mandated to provide advisory support to the United State Department of State and IREX on subjects that ensured efficient implementation of the Young African Leaders exchange program and the Mandela Washington Fellowship program.



Zenith Bank Plc

• Nigeria
• Banking
• 700 & Above Employee

• Operations Executive

  • Jun 2011 - Feb 2012

  Responsible for collaborating with marketing and customer service units, enterprise solutions, and other business units to drive customer satisfaction, acquisition and retention. Responsible for collaborating with marketing and customer service units, enterprise solutions, and other business units to drive customer satisfaction, acquisition and retention.