The Writer's Network

A private cluster of contributors

Columnists

Farida Adamu

Columnist - Development

Farida is a Storyteller, and Data Analyst who is passionate about helping businesses and organisations make better decisions with data.

A F Adekaiyaoja

Columnist - Governance

Afolabi is interested in the intersection between politicking and governance in Nigeria.

Akinkunmi Akingbade

Columnist - Economy

Akin is a Consultant and Writer with a background in Development Economics. He previously worked at Ventures Africa.

Adedayo Bakare and Joachim MacEbong

Columnist - None

Adedayo is an investment analyst with experience in macroeconomic and equity research. Joachim is a graduate of Media and Communication from Pan-Atlantic University's School of Media and Communication, Lagos.

Company Blog

Columnist - Economy

Announcements and Partnerships from the Stears Team

Yvette Uloma Dimiri

Columnist - None

Yvette is a media professional. She is the Growth Editor for Stears Business. Before switching to media, she worked as an analyst for an oil and gas service firm. She has a B.A in Political Science from The University of Chicago.

Mma Amara Ekeruche

Columnist - Economy

Amara works as a Research Associate at the Centre for the Study of the Economies of Africa (CSEA). She holds a BA (first class) in Economics from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana and an MSc in Economic Policy from University College London.

Mma Amara Ekeruche

Columnist - Economy

Chuba Ezekwesili

Columnist - Economy

Chuba is an economist, a data analyst, and the co-founder of Akanka - a multidisciplinary design studio.

Stephanie Itimi

Columnist - Development

Stephanie Itimi is a policy advisor, business strategist, and a visual curator who is passionate about data-driven policymaking and economic development.

Ebehi Iyoha

Columnist - Economy

Ebehi is an avid reader seeking insights in unexpected places. Her research interests include economic development, political economy and trade.

Tobi Jaiyesimi

Columnist - Economy

Tobi is a political economist and Founder of The Book Banque. An advocate for good governance and a culture enthusiast, Tobi constantly works towards increasing youth engagement, rewriting narratives and challenging the normative in Nigeria.

Amarachi Nasa-Okolie

Columnist - Development

Amarachi is a Masters' student in the Behavioral and Decision Sciences program at the University of Pennsylvania. She is mainly interested in the intersection of behavioral economics and health, and economic development.

The Newsroom

Columnist - Economy

The Editorial is the purest expression of Stears' peculiar editorial stance. It analyses issues, drawing on theory and empirics to outline the competing assumptions for issues; each time drawing conclusions that can be elicited, so as to give a comprehensive yet indefinite picture.

Noelle Okwedy

Columnist - Economy

Noelle is a data analyst and financial economics with econometrics graduate with a keen interest in African development.

Dr Temitope Oshikoya

Columnist - None

Dr Temitope Oshikoya has a background in economics, finance, and law. He is also the co-author of Frontier Capital Markets and Investment Banking.

Aisha-Nana Salaudeen

Columnist - None

Aisha is trying to figure out how to tell as many impact stories as possible in different forms.

Martha Sambe

Columnist - Economy

Martha is a graduate of Development Economics and International Cooperation from the University of Rome, Tor Vergata. She enjoys writing and researching topics in development, sociology, and religion.

Economy

Fadekemi Abiru

Writer - Economy

Fadekemi holds a BSc in Economics, as well as an MSc. in African Development. Following her experience as a research analyst for Agusto&Co., Fadekemi's area of focus is institutional reform for development projects.

Stephannie Adinde

Writer - Economy

Stephannie holds a first class degree in Economics and Politics and a Masters in Emerging Economies and International Development from King’s College London. Passionate about poverty alleviation, female empowerment, governance and the economic prosperity of African nations.

Tokunbo Afikuyomi, Jr.

Editor - Economy

Tokunbo is an Economist and the Editor in Chief.

Gbemisola Alonge

Editor - Economy

Gbemisola is an economist. She is an analyst, covering Development and Macroeconomy at Stears Business.

Nkiru Anizoba

Writer - Economy

Nkiru is a Consultant.

Jennifer Anya

Writer - Economy

Jennifer is an Energy Economist

Pekun Bakare

Writer - Economy

Pekun is an Investment Banker with a focus on infrastructure financing in Nigeria

Soala Ekine

Writer - Economy

Soala is an aspiring economist who currently works as a Research Associate for the PGRP lab at University of California, San Diego. He is passionate about learning about development, political economy, economic history and almost anything Africa-related

Michael Famoroti

Editor - Economy

Michael is an Economist. He heads the Stears Data Advisory & Consulting Practice.

Anselem Kadiri

Writer - Economy

Anselem kadiri holds a B.Sc in Economics and Statistics. An Entrepreneur by day and a writer by night.

Wale Lawal

Writer - Economy

Wale Lawal is a management consultant at KPMG and the Editor of The Republic: A Journal of Nigerian Affairs.

Abieyuwa Obaseki

Writer - Economy

Abieyuwa is a Senior Associate in our Stears Data Advisory team. She is a Strategy Consultant who has advised clients across different sectors including Banking, Telecoms and Consumer Goods. She has deployed various Infrastructure and Data Management Projects for UK government agencies.

Ugonna Obunike

Writer - Economy

Ugonna is an accredited lawyer of the Supreme Court of Nigeria

Nwamaka Ogbonna

Writer - Economy

Nwamaka is a Doctorate candidate at the University of Oxford who researches industrialisation, innovation and technology capability development. She holds degrees in Economics and Development Studies from Oxford, the London School of Economics (LSE) and the Kwame Nkrumah University (KNUST), Ghana.

Olatunde Okeowo

Writer - Economy

Olatunde is a Master's student in Sustainable Energy Futures at Imperial College London. He previously worked as an economic research analyst and double-majored in Mechanical Engineering and Economics as an undergraduate at Northwestern University.

Solamipe Onifade

Editor - Economy

Solamipe is currently studying Electrical and Electronic Engineering at the University of Bristol. She is a Research Intern at Stears Business and is interested in Macroeconomy, Banking and Energy sectors.

Seun Onigbinde

Writer - Economy

Oluseun Onigbinde is the co-founder and Director of BudgIT, Nigeria’s civic organization. He is currently an Obama Foundation Scholar at Columbia University.

Keleenna Onyeaka

Writer - Economy

Kelenna is an Investment Banker with an MSc in Finance from the LSE.

Desola Ososami

Writer - Economy

Desola currently works as a Value Proposition Manager in Digital Banking. As a trained economist, she aims to combine her diverse set of skills to apply private sector principles to address some of society's most pressing issues in Poverty Alleviation.

Ife Otegbeye

Writer - Economy

Ife is a Business Consultant and graduate of the LSE. She is very passionate about African Development.

Aisha Salaudeen

Writer - Economy

Aisha is trying to figure out how to tell as many impact stories as possible in different forms.

Merlin Uwalaka

Writer - Economy

Merlin is a currently a Graduate Student Researcher at the University of Alberta. She completed her BA in Economics at the University of Alberta, where she honed her skills in resource economics, environmental valuation and development economics.

Kitan Williams

Writer - Economy

Finance

Derin Adebayo

Writer - Finance

Nigeria is a fundamentally poor country, with low consumption and failing infrastructure. Derin is trying to understand how businesses scale, given these constraints.

Toye Adedapo

Writer - Finance

Toye is a Management consultant with a Finance leaning and a keen interest in Economics. Focus is on emerging markets with a bias for Africa, especifically Nigeria.

Adesola Afolabi

Editor - Finance

Adesola is an experienced financial journalist with an Economics educational background. She has worked in reputable media organisations, including a Financial Times internship and a fellowship at the Reuters Institute in the University of Oxford. She is the Deputy Editor at Stears Business.

Fikayo Akeredolu

Writer - Finance

Fikayo is a financial products consultant with experience at Bloomberg LP and Thomson Reuters. She will be completing her masters in Global Affairs at Tsinghua University in 2020 as a Schwarzman Scholar. Her research focuses on how African countries interact with themselves and the global community.

Omotola Ariyo

Writer - Finance

Omotola is Secretary for the American Bar Association’s Taskforce on Financial Engineering for Economic Development, a group of experts assisting emerging economies in creating capital markets. In this capacity, he hosted the Nigerian Structured Products Summit in 2017.

Adedayo Bakare

Writer - Finance

Adedayo is an investment analyst with experience in macroeconomic and equity research. He is deeply interested in the economic policies and growth stories of emerging market economies.

Tobi Fakorede

Writer - Finance

Tobi Fakorede is a finance professional with an Economics background. She loves everything Finance, Economics and Psychology

Osato Guobadia

Editor - Finance

Osato is an analyst at Stears Business with experience as a Senior Associate at KPMG and as a software engineer. He holds a Bachelors degree (Magna Cum Laude) from the University of Mary Washington. At Stears, Osato focuses on the Banking, Energy and Telecoms sectors.

Preston Ideh

Editor - Finance

Entrepreneur

Abubakar Idris

Editor - Finance

Abubakar is a Financial Journalist at Stears Business. He covers the e-Commerce, Innovation Ecosystem, Transport & Logistics.

Fisayo Okare

Writer - Finance

Fisayo is a Financial Journalist at Stears Business. She holds a first-class degree in mass communication, with a broad experience in writing and research. At Stears, she has covered Entertainment, Travel & Hospitality, Fashion, Retail and Real Estate.

Somto Okeke

Writer - Finance

Somto is a Research & Strategy Analyst in an Investment Banking firm. He specializes in global macroeconomic and fixed income research with a focus on EMEA countries. He is also keen on interpreting and implementing his findings into Economic Policy, Business Development and Investment Strategy

Korede Ologun

Writer - Finance

Korede is an investment banker with experience in research, debt and equity markets, and trade/project finance. He is passionate about discussing and addressing issues in finance and economic policy across borders.

Bayo Owolabi

Writer - Finance

Bayo is an engineer with broad business experience across a variety of industries including banking, manufacturing, and oil and gas. Passionate about the arts, politics, and the economy.

Ogbemi Rewane

Writer - Finance

Ogbemi is an Operations Analyst at Morningstar, an investment research and investment management firm headquartered in Chicago,

Olanrewaju Rufai

Writer - Finance

'Lanre holds a first class degree in Management and Masters degrees in Management and Finance. A Finance and Strategy Analyst by profession, he is passionate about finance and governance.

Rilwan Shittu

Writer - Finance

Rilwan is a lawyer at Olaniwun Ajayi LP. His interests span technology, finance & IP. He is also very passionate about the African continent, nation building & helping people and businesses thrive.

Governance

Afolabi Adekaiyaoja

Editor - Governance

Afolabi is a Governance Editor, holds a BA in IR from QMUL and is studying towards an MSc in African Politics at SOAS. He recently completed a Year Here Social Innovation Fellowship and an Internship at the United Nations. He has a focus on Foreign Policy and Public Administration

Uwa Mitchell Aghatise

Writer - Governance

Mitchell practices law with Olaniwun Ajayi LP, a commercial law firm in Lagos. He is a keen African history enthusiast.

Forri Banu

Writer - Governance

Forri is a lawyer with a keen interest in governance, constitutional reform and the evolution of the nation-state through history and practical application.

Omaye Bello

Writer - Governance

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Kenneth Chijioke-Keme

Writer - Governance

Kenneth holds an LLB from the University of Buckingham, and has worked as a Regulatory Analyst in London, and interned at notable Law Firms in Nigeria.

Arthur Etim

Writer - Governance

Arthur is a patriot geared towards fulfilling the "the Nigerian Promise". He is equally a lawyer practicing at a fully serviced commercial Law Firm in Lagos.

Afiola Etomi

Writer - Governance

Afiola is a tech entrepreneur and consultant. He is interested sports, travel and digital tech for international development.

Chukwuka Ezeh

Writer - Governance

Chukwuka is a Risk Advisory and Compliance Consultant, interested in the hand-shake between Governance and Communications.

Tobiloba Fadesere

Writer - Governance

Tobiloba is passionate about developmental issues in Africa and how the continent can be transformed through viable public policy initiatives.

Timeyin Preston Ideh

Editor - Governance

It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.

Oluwamayowa Idowu

Writer - Governance

Trained as a Lawyer, Oluwamayowa is Editor and Co-Founder of Culture Custodian.com. He currently serves as the Director of Communications for Youth Party.

Ugochukwu Iwuchukwu

Writer - Governance

Ugochukwu a graduate of International Relations from Covenant University. He is interested in reading and writing stories of political natures.

Joachim MacEbong

Writer - Governance

Joachim is a graduate of Media and Communication from Pan-Atlantic University's School of Media and Communication, Lagos. He has interests in and writes about a wide range of topics including media, governance, sport, technology and politics.

Tomisin Ogunsanya

Writer - Governance

Tomisin is a student with an interest in governance and diplomacy. He graduated from Emory University with a degree in Political Science and Economics, and is now undertaking his MSc at the London School of Economics. He has also interned at top global firms such as BCG and Accenture.