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‘Mayowa is a development journalist and one of Africa’s best fact-checkers. He’s a graduate of the University of Ibadan; the Nigerian Institute of Journalism; and holds a master’s degree (with distinction) from the University of Sussex — via the Chevening scholarship.

He attends and reports many international development-oriented events, including the World Bank/IMF meetings, the Gates Foundation’s Goalkeepers Summit, and the Commonwealth Head of Government Forum (CHOGM).

‘Mayowa is editor-at-large at TheCable and was a pioneer member of Twitter’s first team in Africa. He is currently consulting for the Centre for Democracy and Development on an FCDO-funded project in Nigeria.