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Career milestones, publications, conferences and project launches.
2025
Top-Performing Student in Machine Learning in Economics and Business – University of Göttingen
Achieved the highest grade (1.0 — perfect score) in the live coding examination for Machine Learning in Economics and Business, ranking as the top student in the course (WS 2025/26), University of Göttingen.
Launched Global Real-Time Migration Pressure Index (RMPI)
Completed and deployed the RMPI — a global machine learning index and interactive web app that predicts migration and displacement pressure at the subnational level, combining climate, conflict, and food security data.
View project →DAAD LEAD! Summer School for Leadership for Africa Scholars
Attended the 2025 DAAD LEAD! Summer School, a leadership programme for DAAD scholarship holders from Africa, focused on leadership development and academic excellence.
EPL 2025/26 Season Outcome Prediction Model
Completed Python-based machine learning models predicting English Premier League match and season outcomes using xG statistics and historical performance data.
View project →Paper accepted at International Economics and Economic Policy
"Are Carbon Leakages Traceable to EU Environmental Policy Stringency? Empirical Evidence from Selected EU Countries and Their External Trading Partners" (co-authored with O. K. Adonteng) accepted and forthcoming in International Economics and Economic Policy.
View on Research page →New working paper on Economic Complexity and Renewable Energy in South Asia
"Economic Complexity and Its Role in Shaping Renewable Energy Consumption Patterns in South Asia" is now available on SSRN and is under review at Asia and the Global Economy.
Read on SSRN ↗IBM Professional Certifications — R, Machine Learning & SQL
Completed three IBM Professional Certifications: R for Data Science, Machine Learning with Python, and SQL and Relational Databases.
Joined University of Göttingen as Research Assistant
Started a new role as Research Assistant at the University of Göttingen, working across the Chair of Agricultural Economics and Food Policy and the Chair of Information Management on digital health, smart cities, and environmental economics projects.
2024
Started MSc Development Economics at University of Göttingen
Commenced the MSc in Development Economics at Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Germany, supported by a fully funded DAAD Scholarship.
Published in International Journal of Economics
"Exploring the Dynamics of Economic Instability: An Analysis of the Interplay between Consumer Spending, Consumer Confidence, and Macroeconomic Factors" published in the International Journal of Economics, 3(1), 10–25.
Donor Analytics Project for TNI Inc. completed
Delivered a comprehensive donor acquisition, segmentation and churn-prediction analytics suite for TNI Inc., reducing churn by 40% across OXFAM, UNICEF and the Red Cross.
View project →2023
Rookie of the Year — TNI Network Inc.
Awarded Best-Performing Employee of the Year (Rookie of the Year) at TNI Network Inc., British Columbia, Canada.
Nigeria Economics Society Annual Conference
Attended the Nigeria Economics Society Annual Conference on "Nigeria's Development Trajectory in the 21st Century", Lagos, Nigeria.
Published in Quantitative Finance and Economics
"Does Industrialization Trigger Carbon Emissions Through Energy Consumption? Evidence from OPEC and High Industrialized Countries" published in Quantitative Finance and Economics, 7(1), 165–186.
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