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.

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.

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.

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.

Noelle Okwedy

Columnist - Economy

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

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.

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 building a career in Strategy Consulting. She is passionate about the development of Nigeria and aims to take the skills and experiences learned from her career to shed light on the untapped opportunities the nation has to offer.

Ugonna Obunike

Writer - Economy

Ugonna is an accredited lawyer of the Supreme Court of Nigeria

Nwamaka Ogbonna

Writer - Economy

Nwamaka has been recognised by the British Council as one of the 50 emerging Global Policy leaders. She is a student at the University of Oxford and holds an Msc. from the LSE.

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.

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 is a budding economist with a focus on Economic Development in Nigeria. She currently works in Data and Product management. 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

Abdul Abdulrahim

Writer - Finance

Abdul is a Data Scientist. He leads the Stears Data Analytics practice.

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.

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

Preston Ideh

Writer - Finance

Entrepreneur

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 Consultant, specializing in Compliance & Assurance functions.

Tobiloba Fadesere

Writer - Governance

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

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

Oluwamayowa is Editor and Co-Founder of Culture Custodian.com. Trained as a Lawyer, he holds a deep interest in the creative economy and political communications.

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.