Selected Publications

Finance/Business/Tech:

The latest move by Nigeria’s Central Bank aims to burst the country’s cryptocurrency bubble (Quartz)

Africa’s booming fintech scene has Jeff Bezos back for more (Quartz)

Is the gig economy improving the lives of African women? (Quartz)

The UK education system has provided a safe haven for corrupt Nigerian politicians (Quartz)

What Afcon revealed about the challenges of intra-Africa travel (Quartz)

How Jeff Bezos influenced African e-commerce (Quartz)

African users won’t dump WhatsApp even with a Facebook privacy fear (Quartz)

Geopolitics:

Pioneering Black American leaders in US foreign policy (GZERO Media)

Trump’s attempt to woo Black media falls flat (GZERO Media)

Footballer Kylian Mbappé attacks France’s far right (GZERO Media)

Solutions Journalism:

A Notorious Invasive Plant Shows Promise in Green Construction (RTBC)

Can We Build Less Biased Medical Bots? (RTBC)

After #EndSARS, community support helps Nigerians heal wounds (Al Jazeera)

The Group Turning Religious Leaders into LGBTQ Rights Crusaders (RTBC)

How to Hire Remote Workers from Economically Distressed Countries (RTBC)

South Africa Is Pioneering a Better World for Domestic Workers (RTBC)

Polio mapping goes high tech (Rotary Magazine)

Social Justice

Nigeria Is Fighting Its Own Battle Against Police Brutality

Nigerian Media Won't Cover the #EndSARS Protests, So Young People Are Doing It for Them (VICE)

Violence continues in Nigeria despite SARS disbanding (New Frame)

Sports

Akwasi Frimpong: Ordeal of an African winter athlete (Mail and Guardian/The Continent)

How do Nigerians identify with England soccer hero Bukayo Saka? (Quartz)

The Fall of African Football's Most Powerful Man (VICE)

How Chadwick Boseman inspired Africa’s first black skeleton racer (Mail and Guardian)

Milliseconds keep African gamers from esports dominance (Mail and Guardian)

Curling: Another Sub-Zero Sport Hopes to Thrive In Africa (Okay Africa)

After making Olympic history, Nigeria seeks more bobsled talent (Al Jazeera)

Investigations

African footballers stranded around the world with crushed dreams (Al Jazeera)

How a Scot and an Egyptian saved a scammed Nigerian footballer (Al Jazeera)

Drone Reporting

Drink bottled water, officials tell Ohio town hit by toxic train crash (Washington Post)

Train derailment makes odd bedfellows of J.D. Vance, Sherrod Brown (Washington Post)

Selected Digital Production

Global Event Livestream

AI in 2025: The "new electricity" could create huge economic growth (World Economic Forum, Davos 2025)

Is the Europe-US rift leaving us all vulnerable? (Munich Security Conference 2025)

Sideline interviews at global events

Groundbreaking AI projects showcased at AI Action Summit in Paris (Paris Peace Forum 2025)

PBS Magazine show & Explainer

Why the world isn't fair: Yuval Noah Harari (GZERO World with Ian Bremmer)

How Trump’s tariffs could help (or hurt) the US economy (Ian Explains)

Ian Explains: Will China invade Taiwan? (Ian Explains)

Press Releases

GZERO WORLD with Ian Bremmer returns for Season 7

Newsletters

Quartz Africa Weekly (Co-Writer, 2021)

  • Co-produced this globally collaborative newsletter. Primarily reported the 'Dealmaker' section and curated 'Other Things We Liked' (global stories). Contributed rundowns of Quartz Africa's key coverage on startup ecosystems, digital currencies, tech leadership moves, policy, elections and Silicon Valley Afrocentric moves.

  • Sample here and here

Big Tech Weekly Newsletter (Ghostwriter, 2021-2022)

  • Confidential Executive Media Platform*

  • Authored weekly issues for a Meta executive's industry-leading newsletter (10,000+ subscribers)

  • Curated fintech/business news, reported original insights, and maintained Axios-style brevity

  • Early adopter of Twitter's Revue platform; consistently featured in Twitter's newsletter spotlight

  • Full writing samples available under NDA

Selected Contributions

From fintech to football: With Sporting Lagos, Paystack’s Shola Akinlade hopes to change the game in Nigeria (CNN)

Africa Reacts to President Biden’s Inauguration (CSIS)

Africa Reacts to Biden’s First 100 Days in Office (CSIS)

A culture of impunity in Nigeria’s police must stop (New Frame)

S3 Episode 7: #EndSARS | Africa in the US election (New Frame)

Dissertation

Not a do-or-die affair: Freelance Journalists in Nigeria and Ethical Dilemmas (2023)

Affiliations

ACES: The Society for Editing

Solutions Journalism Network (SJN)

International Sports Press Association (AIPS)

National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ)

New York Associate of Black Journalists (NYABJ)

Online News Association (ONA)

News Product Alliance (NPA)

Oxford Climate Journalist Network (OCJN)