Faculty
A world-class faculty.
Faculty drawn from across academia, policy, politics and business, each with a proven track record of character, competence, capacity and determinate work impact.
40% taught by practitioners.
60% by academics.
Two in every five modules are delivered by practitioners, people who have held office, shaped policy or built institutions, teaching from direct experience. The remaining three are led by academics with deep knowledge of political and economic governance in a globalised 21st century.
Leadership
The Deans of SPPG Nigeria.
Each cohort has been led by a Dean who shaped how the school teaches and who it graduates.
Dr Amina Salihu
Pioneer Dean, SPPG Nigeria
2021
Dr Yetunde Anibaba
Dean, SPPG Nigeria
2022 & 2023
Dr Abiola Akiyode
Dean, SPPG Nigeria
2024 to date
Alero Ayida-Otobo
Co-Founder, ERIT; SPPG Chief Executive Officer
Dr Obiageli "Oby" Ezekwesili
Public Policy Expert & Senior Economic Adviser; AEDPI
Prof Bayo Olukoshi
Director for Africa & West Asia, International IDEA
Dr Usman Bugaje
Convener, Arewa Research and Development Project
Professor Jibrin Ibrahim
Senior Fellow, Centre for Democracy and Development, Abuja
Prof Mark Hallerberg
Dean of Research & Faculty, Hertie School
Prof Andrea Roemmele
Dean of Executive Education, Hertie School
Prof Celestin Monga
Visiting Professor, Harvard Kennedy School
Professor Patrick Utomi
Founding Senior Faculty, Lagos Business School
Dr Doyin Salami
Chairman, Economic Advisory Council; Lagos Business School
Frank Nweke II
Former Minister of Information & Communications
Tonye Cole
Co-Founder, Sahara Group; UN SDG-Fund Advisory Board
Abubakar Suleiman
Managing Director / CEO, Sterling Bank Plc
Dr. Sam Adeyemi
Doctor of Strategic Leadership; Principal Consultant
Kah Walla
CEO of STRATEGIES
Richard Duke
Fellow, Institute of Leadership and Management, UK
Chuba Ezekwesili
Design Partner and co-founder of Akanka
Chinemelum Ezekwesili
Design Partner and co-founder of Akanka
Peace Itimi
Digital Marketing Professional; Mandela Washington Fellow
Ema Sky
Director, Yale World Fellows; Jackson Institute Senior Fellow
Feyi Fawehinmi
Accounting & Finance Professional; Public Policy Enthusiast
Fola Fagbule
SVP, Africa Finance Corporation
Chido Onumah
Executive Director, AFRICMIL
Dr Okey Ikechukwu, mni
Leadership & Governance Consultant
Dr Sam Amadi
Former Chairman, Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission
Ngozi Iwere
Founder & Executive Director, Community Life Project
Amina Salihu, PhD
Senior Program Officer, MacArthur Foundation Africa
Dr. Abiola Akiyode-Afolabi
Chairperson, Transition Monitoring Group
Ayo Sogunro, PhD
Nigerian writer and lawyer
Sydney Ufeli
Presentation Training; Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria
Ler Jonathan Ichaver
Executive Director, Sesor Empowerment Foundation
Iyinoluwa Aboyeji
General Partner & Co-founder, Future Africa
Chude Jideonwo
Founder, Joy Inc.; Host of #WithChude
Adebola Williams
Co-Founder & Group CEO, Red Africa
Mary Ikoku
Gender & Development Expert; Founder, Emerge Women
Oise Ihonde
Director of Sales, MODEC; Energy & Oil & Gas
Aisha Yesufu
Co-convener, Bring Back Our Girls; Founder, Citizen Hub
Maureen Kabrik
Bring Back Our Girls Movement; Socio-Political Activist
Learn from people who've done it.
Practitioners, ministers, scholars and reformers, teaching the next generation of servant leaders.