Partners
Ugochukwu Obi-Chukwu
Founder/Lead Partner
Ugodre is the founder and Partner at Nairametrics Financial Advocates, owners of Nairametrics.com. Ugodre is a chartered accountant with over 18 years working experience. His work experience covers Accounting, Corporate Finance, Financial Management, Corporate Strategy, Business development, Change Management, and Personal Finance. You can follow Ugo on twitter @ugodre
Edward Okonkwo
Partner
Edward holds undergraduate degrees in Finance, Accountancy, as well as, a post-graduate degree in Computer Science from universities both in Nigeria and United Kingdom. Additionally, he is a Chartered Accountant (ACCA) with extensive professional exposure within the Financial Services industry based on his work experience with major financial institutions across the globe. He is a keen believer in information arbitrage and tries to explore his interests in travelling when time affords.
Management
Christopher B. Pemu
General Manager
Chris has a degree in Political Science from the University of Lagos. Chris has over 10 years’ experience in business development, digital printing, and media. He joined Nairametrics in 2014 as News Editor and later as Managing Editor. He is currently the General Manager at Nairametrics. He loves traveling, enjoys world politics and in sport, he loves watching football and tennis. Follow Chris on twitter @krispemu
Head, Digital Media
Alfred has a degree in Counselling Psychology from the Delta State University, Abraka. He has headed the Post-production and Program Scheduling Department of African Broadcasting Network (ABN), and as a Multimedia Editor/Digital Assets Manager of Independent Newspapers Limited. Alfred is presently Nairametrics’ Managing Editor.
Managing Editor
Emmanuel holds an MSc. in Political Science from the University of Ibadan. He is also a graduate of Philosophy & Logic (B.A honours) from the same institution. Prior to joining Nairametrics, he garnered experiences in such areas as Media/Communications, Administration and Nonprofit. And as a Business Analyst, he focuses on big corporations whose securities are listed on the Nigerian Stock Exchange. He also occassionally writes about the SMEs sector in Nigeria. In his spare time, Emmanuel writes manuscripts, one of which is in the process of getting published. Keep in touch with him via emmanuel.abara@nairametrics.com.
Head, Technology
Chima is a Full Stack Developer, with over 5 years experience in e-commerce, e-Learning, Real estate and Financial services, Handy experience in developing web applications and API with Model View Architecture in line with SEO standard. He is also a data enthusiast learner with love for building models to extract actionable insights from data to help businesses and organizations make informed and intelligent business decisions. Passionate about his work and eager to learn new technologies.
Editorial/Research
Anna Urieto
Deputy Editor
Anna holds a Bachelors in English Language and a Masters in International Affairs and Diplomacy from Lagos State University and Ahmed Bello University respectively. She has an eye for details and enjoys reading all genres of fiction. She also has an eclectic taste in music and invests in an ever-growing collection of urban sneakers. Follow Anna on twitter @annsterix
Lead Analyst
Onome has a degree in Economics and Statistics from the University of Benin. He joined Nairametrics in December 2016 as Lead Analyst prior to which he had stints in Publishing, Automobile Services, Entertainment and Leadership Training. Onome covers companies in the Nigerian corporate space, especially those listed on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE).
He has a keen interest in new frontiers like Cryptocurrencies and Fintech. This is in addition to using his spare time to read books on finance, fiction, as well as, keep up with developments within in the world of international diplomacy. Follow him on twitter @quansimodo.
Head, Research
Samuel holds both first and second degree in Economics. His expertise includes Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, International Economics and finance, Development Economics and Economic Planning. As a research analyst, he has wealth of experience in quantitative macroeconomic analysis, market research, survey design and big data analysis.
He does analytical write ups on Nigeria and global economy using several analytical techniques. Stay in touch with him on his twitter handle @Sammyinfinity
Business Analyst
Damilare is an innovative and transformational leader with broad-based expertise in journalism and media practice at large. He has explored his proven ability in the areas of reporting, curating and generating contents, creatively establishing social media engagements, and mobile editing of videos. It is safe to say he’s a multimedia journalist. He holds a Higher National Diploma (HND) in Mass Communication at the prestigious Nigerian Institute of Journalism (NIJ).
Business Analyst
Olalekan is a certified media practitioner from the Nigerian Institute of Journalism (NIJ). In the era of media convergence, Olalekan is a valuable asset, with ability to curate and broadcast news. His zeal to write was developed out of the passion to shape people’s thoughts and opinions; serving as a guideline for their daily lives.
John Nwokolo
Accountant
John is a graduate of Madonna University, Okija and has a B.Sc. in Accounting. He has 4 years’ experience in Audit as an Audit Staff. He joined Nairametrics in July 2018 as an Accountant. He is currently undergoing his ICAN programme which he is in his last stage (Professional level). He loves watching football, Dancing and Listening to music.
Social Media
David Raymond Edet
Lead, Social Media
David is a Computer Science graduate from Babcock University. He is a business and technology enthusiast. These skills are being deployed to optimize our social media presence. He is the social media analyst at Nairametrics. He enjoys reading and experiencing new cultures. You can reach David on twitter @DavidEdet_
Aluko Meka Emmanuel
Social Media Analyst
Meka is a content analyst and New Media enthusiast with a diploma in digital marketing and creative publishing from CCT, Akure. A graduate of Chemistry from the University of Abuja.
Ayo Haastrup
Social Media Analyst
Ayo is a Google certified Social Media Strategist. She takes her time to work on contents and develops them. Ayo gets inspiration from reading, Watching movies and hearing Opinions. She Attended Obafemi Awolwo University, where she studied law.
Amaka Obioji
Social Media Analyst/Writer
Amaka is a social media analyst and a writer with Nairametrics. She loves writing poetry and reading. She has a degree in Political Science.
Strategy
Chike Olisah
Head, Foundation
Chike is a banker with over 11 years experience in retail and commercial banking, risk management, treasury portfolio management and relationship management. He also acquired some experience in financial management and do have some special interest in investment analysis and personal finance. He had stints with financial institutions like the former Intercontinental Bank and Fidelity Bank.
Aruoture 'Rotus' Oddiri
Chief Media Officer
Aruoture is Chief Media Officer and Content developer at Nairametrics. Popularly known as Rotus, he is an Economics graduate with a minor in Business Administration from the University of Houston. An advocate for free-market capitalism, Rotus can be heard daily on the Smooth 98.1 FM Business desk reading Nairametrics headlines, calling for a reduction in interest rates, and free float of the Naira.
Victor A.
Strategist
Victor is a strategist with Nairametrics. He is a graduate of the University of Benin (UNIBEN).