Twenty Nigerians working in different policy spheres have been selected by Agora Policy to participate in the inaugural cohort of its Policy Writing Fellowship. Supported by the MacArthur Foundation, the three-month fellowship is designed to hone the policy writing skills of the participants and expand the capacity for data-driven engagement among policy actors within the country.
The fellows will participate in a series of physical and virtual workshops, which will be delivered through a mixture of lectures, case studies and experience-sharing.
Each fellow, guided by assigned supervisors/mentors, is expected to research and write a publishable policy paper within the fellowship period.
The fellows (ten males and ten females) are drawn from public, private, civil society, media and research institutions in Nigeria.
Selected competitively from a pool of almost 250 applicants, the 20 fellows (in alphabetical order) are:
Mr. Martins Abantlehe, Communication Expert, Sahel Consulting.
Ms. Faidat Abdullahi, Chief Strategy and Growth Officer, Regtech Africa.
Mr. Stephen Agwaibor, Data Content Associate, TechCabal Insights.
Ms. Airohi Priscilla, Research Associate, Centre for the Study of Economies of Africa (CSEA).
Ms. Khadijat Akewusola, Lead for SABER, Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG).
Ms. Theola Amiokhaibhor, Communication Officer, Self-Help Africa.
Mr. Attah-Olottah Attah, Risk Operations and Intelligence Coordinator, Beacon Security and Intelligence Limited.
Mr. Victor Ejechi, Senior Data Analyst, The Cable.
Mr. Adesoji Farabiyi, Development Analyst, DAWN Commission.
Mr. Abel Gaiya, Chief Research Officer, Clean Technology Hub.
Mr. Godiya Haruna, Programme Coordinator, LEAP Africa.
Mr. Hope Lekwa, Lead Policy & Research, SustyVibes.
Ms. Amina Miango, Project Manager, Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID).
Ms. Ruth Okafor, Programmes/Community Engagement Associate, Connected Development (CODE).
Dr. Lynda-Uta Okon, Research Fellow, Institute of Oceanography, UNICAL.
Dr. Foluke Olatoye, Research Analyst, Environmental and Economic Resource Centre (EERC).
Mr. Sylvester Omonbhude, Senior Enterprise Officer, Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE).
Mr. Abdulhaleem Ringim, SA Economic Matters to the Governor, Kaduna State Government.
Ms. Aisha Suleiman, Communication and Partnership Lead, MAG Green.
Lady Ejiro Umukoro, Executive Director, LightRay! Media.
The Policy Writing Fellowship is part of the Policy Support, Deepening and Engagement (PSDE) project of Agora Policy.
The PSDE project is designed to strengthen data-driven approaches to policymaking and policy engagement in the country and is supported by the MacArthur Foundation.
