I am a political-economist and public policy professional based in Washington D.C., United States.
I work at the intersection of institutions, policy and politics in economic development, energy, natural resources and the future of work.
This website aggregates my publicly accessible work on policy – commentary, analysis and research.
On 28 September 2020, I made a presentation at this webinar organized by Chatham House in London.
In September 2020, I co-authored this short essay on how safety nets can help ease the social and economic impacts of COVID-19. It was initially published on the World Bank blogs and later republished by the CFI magazine. Across the world, governments have geared up to respond to the socio-economic shock of the coronavirus pandemic. … More Can Safety Nets Ease the Social and Economic Impacts of COVID-19 in Africa?
This is coming rather late, but better now than never. In December 2019, I was back in Oxford for a conference on “20 Years of Democracy in Nigeria: 1999-2019“. The conference was convened by Professor Wale Adebanwi on 6th December at St. Antony’s College and the Blavatnik School of Government. It started with a keynote … More Photos from the “20 Years of Democracy in Nigeria: 1999-2019” in December 2019
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