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Delivering Data-Driven Insights On Africa With Fadekemi Abiru (Head Of Insights at Stears)

Afropolitan
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Fadekemi Abiru Quote - “Afropolitan is daring to be yourself in a rapidly changing world and not having to ask for permission.” The Afropolitan Podcast spotlights Afropolitans who aren’t afraid to step into the unknown and walk in purpose. With this podcast we hope to empower Africans in the Diaspora to harness their full potential and contribute to the development of a bold and progressive black community. Our guests will share their working formulas, the hard facts about leaving familiar terrain, embracing the unknown, and staying relevant afterwards. This episode features Fadekemi Abiru, Head Of Insights at Stears; a financial data/intelligence company providing subscription-based data/insight to professionals/businesses. Fadekemi holds a BSc in Economics from the University of Bristol and an MSc in African Development from the London School of Economics. She previously worked as an economist for the UK government and provided analysis on various projects. She is passionate about ensuring that decisions whether in business or government in Africa are driven by real time data and insights to drive critical economic developments. Listen and enjoy as Fadekemi Abiru talks to us about her journey with Stears and the importance of data-driven insights on Africa. Fadekemi’s Reading List All About Love: New Visions by Bell Hooks https://amzn.to/3EiIoZj Harry Potter Paperback Box Set (Books 1-7) by J. K. Rowling https://amzn.to/3OlqtG7 Economics Rules by Dani Rodrik https://amzn.to/3As5j3w Show Notes 1:55 Founding of Stears and its mission 3:10 Plans to cover the 2023 Nigerian elections 8:03 Data-driven insights/expectations on the Nigeria 2023 elections 10:22 How has technology enabled the Stears Elections product 11:12 Significance and likely impact of the Nigerian Electoral Act 2022 on the upcoming elections 12:29 Conducting polls in the future 14:08 Data trends that make this upcoming election different from the last election 15:58 First encounter with failure and lesson learnt 16:02 Title of the book about your life 18:45 Reading list 21:09 What does being Afropolitan mean to you The Afropolitan Podcast is hosted by Eche Emole, co-founder of Afropolitan. Listen and subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Jamit, or wherever you get your podcasts. Want to learn more about Afropolitan? Twitter - https://twitter.com/afropolitan Website - https://www.afropolitan.io/

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