Speaker Profile

Abiola Oyebanjo is the Policy Lead at the Policy Innovation Centre, Nigeria, where he supports evidence-based policymaking through impact evaluations and evidence synthesis. He is also the Co-founder of the Empowerment for Local People Foundation, leading digital innovations that strengthen small businesses and promote inclusive development. A Fellow of the Center for Effective Global Action (CEGA) and a member of the Network of Impact Evaluation Researchers in Africa (NIERA), he holds a PhD in Sociology from Humboldt University, Berlin, and has consulted for DFID-PERL, the World Bank, and other global partners.