
I am a west and central Africa reporter for The Associated Press based in Lagos. I cover news and regional development across the region.
Previously, I was the Nigeria Correspondent for Reuters in Abuja.
I have reported for Al Jazeera, where I frequently contributed as a stringer; The Washington Post, where I was a member of its Talent Network; Guardian UK, Foreign Policy, Vice, TRT World, Rest of World, Mail and Guardian, openDemocracy, Oxford Analytica and many others.
As part of the Sinking Cities Project, I jointly won the Emerging Talent prize at the 2023 Climate Journalism Award organized by the European Journalism Centre in Lisbon. For my deeply reported feature on illegal backstreet abortion clinics in Nigeria, I was longlisted for the One World Media's Print Award in 2021. I graduated from the Department of English at the University of Ilorin in 2022 as the best student.
I have also won fellowships and grants in recognition and support of my work. In 2021, I was selected for the inaugural African Arguments Journalism Fellowship and in 2022, I won an Unbias the News' Sinking Cities grant.
I devote my spare time to learning French. I adore James Baldwin and I am a staunch supporter of Liverpool FC, the best football team in the world.
Follow my reporting for The Associated Presshereand you can reach out to me atOadetayo@ap.org