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Tolulope Awolaja

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Akinwumi Ogundipe

ICT Support

Akinwumi is a User-Interface/User-Experience Designer, web developer, and visual, brand identity designer. He has experience in creating strategy, communication, and product…

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Tolulope Adeyemi Awolaja

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Abdulkarim Umar Isa

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Abdulkarim Isa is a young Research Analyst still in his mid-twenties, with a solid background in research coupled with great analytical prowess and exceptional multitasking s…

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Abdulrahman Ibrahim

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Abdulrahman Ibrahim

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Abdulrahman is a passionate researcher, a data storyteller and a strategic thinker, with a keen eye for opportunities, results and impacts. With over 3 years of experience in…

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Blessing Paul

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Byencit Duncan

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Byencit Duncan is a seasoned research analyst with a drive for excellence having over 3 years of experience in research and development. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Ec…

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Chidinma Oli

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Chisom Nwasokwa

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Chisom is an experienced program manager. She has over a decade work experience across the fields of program management, engineering and software development. In that period,…

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Chukwuma Nwofor

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Chukwuma Nwofor is a Graduate Intern at Helpman Development Institute. He is a graduate of the University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN) where he attained a BSc. in Economics.…

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Dorris Yahuza

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Doris is a hardworking Office Assistant at Helpman Development Institute from Garki II. She holds a diploma certification in Early Child Care Education (ECCE) from Feder…

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Ebere Ebenezer

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Ebere is an experienced values-driven Communications expert. She is responsible for the management of the Communications department of Helpman Development Institute. Followin…

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Emmanuel Vincent

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Faruq Quadri

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Faruq is a passionate research and policy analyst with over a decade of working experience in both corporate and public organizations. Faruq is an expert in devlopi…

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Halimah Iyanda

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Halimat Abdulrazaq

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Halimat Abdulrazaq is a Graduate Intern at Helpman Development Institute. She holds a Higher National Diploma in Statistics from Kaduna Polytechnic, Kaduna. Halimat is intell…

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Ifiok-Obong Ebesu

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Akinwumi is a User-Interface/User-Experience Designer, a web developer and a visual, brand identity designer. He has experience in creating strategy, communication, and produ…

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Iliyasu Tukur

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Iliyasu is a young mathematician who specializes in mathematical modeling of real-world problems. Insurance and finance are two main areas of his interest. He do, h…

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Jafar Anafi

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Jafar Anafi is a Nigerian, graduated from both Federal University Birnin Kebbi, Nigeria, and African Institute for Mathematical Sciences Cameroon (AIMS-Cameroo…

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Mary Joseph

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Muhammad Buhari Isa

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Muhammad Isa is a Graduate of statistics (BSc) from Kebbi State University of science and technology, Aliero, Nigeria. He is a self-confident individual skillful at multitask…

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Nafiu Mallam

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Nwabunwene Osa-Afiana

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Nwabunwene Osa-Afiana is the Stakeholder Engagement Manager at Helpman Development Institute. She graduated magna cum laude from the Department of Anatomy, University of Beni…

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Oghenevwaerhe Kadaji

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Oghenevwaerhe Kadaji is a graduate intern currently serving at Helpman Development Institute as an Administrative Assitant. She is from Delta State and a graduate of Office T…

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Olumide Taiwo

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Olumide Taiwo is a development policy and strategy specialist with a special interest in economic competitiveness and the interaction between institutions and markets in serv…

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Oshokunuozaname Dania

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Oshokunuozaname Dania holds a B.Sc. degree in Medical Biochemistry from the University of Benin, Nigeria. She has worked in various capacities with different social impact or…

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Paul Chukwuyem

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Rosemary Onuoha

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Salwa Gambazai

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Salwa Abdulkareem Gambazai is a Research Analyst at Helpman Development Institute (HDI). She is a First Class graduate of Economics From Nile University of Nigeria, Abuja. Sa…

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Sanni Akanni

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Sharhabil Tasiu

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Taofeek Owoseni

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Tosin Adeniyi

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Uchechukwu Ezeozue

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Uchechukwu Ezeozue is a Graduate Intern at Helpman Development Institute (HDI). She is a graduate of the University of Nigeria Nsukka(UNN) where she attained a BSc. in Statis…

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Usman Usman

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Usman Bala Usman is a research analyst at Helpman Development Institute. He hails from Kogi State and is a graduate of Water Resources and Environmental Engineering from…