Simplicity
Complex ideas deserve simple language.
About
Dr. Femi Oladele brings together academic research, policy curiosity, business advisory, and youth education with a consistent focus on reducing poverty and illiteracy.
Dr. Femi Oladele is a Public Policy Enthusiast, Business Advisor, Knowledge and Learning Consultant, and Certified Financial Literacy Trainer. He holds a Ph.D. in Accounting from Bowen University, Iwo, Nigeria, where he graduated with First Class honours in his undergraduate degree.
His doctoral thesis was recognised with the 2021 Emerald & HETL Outstanding Doctoral Research Award (Highly Commended Prize) — a testament to the quality and relevance of his work on corporate governance and sustainability reporting in the Nigerian financial sector.
Femi currently serves as Lead Coach at MORE by Meristem, where he designs youth-focused learning platforms for financial literacy and entrepreneurship. He is also the founder of The Educationary Place (tep.ng), an educational advisory outfit committed to reducing incompetence in the education sector.
In 2023/2024, Femi was admitted to the Freiburg Rising Stars Academyat Albert Ludwigs University, Germany, where he researched the intersection of political patronage, cash transfer targeting strategies, and basic income propositions under the supervision of Professor Dr. Bernhard Neumärker at FRIBIS.
He is a 2025 Fellow of the Emerging Political Leaders Fellowship (EPLF), deepening his understanding of Nigerian politics for positive economic impact. Femi is primarily motivated by two societal ills — poverty and illiteracy — and is committed to ending both through research, advocacy, and outreach.
Milestones
2025
Fellow — Emerging Political Leaders Fellowship (EPLF), The Bridge Leadership Foundation
2025
BDSP Practicing License, SMEDAN; BDSP Associate Certification, Pan Atlantic University, Lagos
2024
Rising Star in Residence, Freiburg Rising Stars Academy, Albert Ludwigs University, Germany
2023/24
Research Residency at FRIBIS — Political patronage, cash transfers & basic income in Africa
2023
Certified Financial Literacy Trainer (CFLT), SabiMONI / Central Bank of Nigeria
2023
Lead Coach, MORE by Meristem — Youth Financial Literacy & Entrepreneurship
2021
Emerald & HETL Outstanding Doctoral Research Award (Highly Commended)
2020
Published Social Media, Mobile and Cloud Technology Use in Accounting (Emerald Publishing)
2020
Founded The Educationary Place (tep.ng)
2019
Ph.D. in Accounting, Bowen University, Iwo
2015
Published Tripartite Accounting (Partridge Africa); M.Sc. Accounting — Distinction
2011
B.Sc. Accounting — First Class, Bowen University, Iwo
2009–11
Dean's Honour Roll, Bowen University (three consecutive years)
Core Values
Complex ideas deserve simple language.
Progress is a team sport.
Clarity and honesty above diplomacy.