My profile

Biography

I am a Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) at the Manchester Metropolitan University Business School. My research interests lies in the social, political and economic implications of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) use, implementation and development in developing countries. I am currently the impact of digital technologies on human development. I have published in peer-reviewed journals including the European Journal of Information Systems, Information Technology for Development, Electronic Journal of Information Systems in Developing Countries, the Journal of Information Development, Gender, Technology and Development, African Journal of Information Systems, Education and Information Technologies, International Journal of Education and Development using ICT, International Journal of Quantitative Research in Education, Journal of Information Technology Education as well as various IS conference proceedings such as the European Conference of Information Systems (ECIS), American Conference of Information Systems (AMCIS) and book chapters. My plans are to develop models and frameworks in conjunction with government bodies, donor agencies and IS professionals that will act as a guideline for the effective design, implementation and evaluation of digital development interventions in sub-Saharan Africa I obtained my PhD in Information Systems and MSc in Information Systems Management from Brunel University, London and BSc (First Class) in Information Technology from Eastern Mediterranean University, North Cyprus.

Projects

  • 2021-2022 Solar Power Home for Gender Inclusion in Nigeria
    • £8000 from the Rural Electrification Agency, Nigeria
  • 2019-2021 Mobile Phones to the Social Inclusion of Internal Displaced Persons in Nigeria
    • £800 from the Information School, University of Sheffield
  • 2019-2020 Financial Sustainability of Higher Education in Nigeria
    • £12000 from the British Council, Nigeria
  • 2018-2019 The Contribution of Mobile Phones to the Social Integration of Internal Displaced Persons in Nigeria
    • £15000 from the Global Challenges Research Fund, UK

Teaching

Teaching

I am a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. I contribute to teaching in the following units:

  • Strategy enterprise information systems (MSc Business Analytics)
  • Business intelligence and strategy (Digital and technology solutions (Degree Apprenticeship)

PhD Supervision

  • I am interested in supervising PhD students with an interest in the use of information systems in developing countries.

Research outputs