Writing + Media

Commentary on innovation policy, research systems and development, written for a general audience alongside my academic publications. Press, video and audio appear with the articles, arranged by year with the newest first.

2026

• ArticleFrom Academic Knowledge to Policy Impact: Putting Pracademic Expertise into PracticeDMU Doctoral College Blog, on our co-organised Policy Impact Day

2025

• BBC ArticleThe lecturers learning to spot AI misconductBBC, Oct
• ArticleExperts advocate curriculum re-design for entrepreneurial educationLeadership, Oct
• ArticleScholars call for redesign of university curriculum in NigeriaNigerian Tribune, Oct
• VideoCan tertiary education really power enterprise and skills for Africa?Rising Scholars and INASP webinar, Oct
• Article‘Metrics don’t tell Africa’s story’: scholar calls for new innovation measuresSputnik Africa, Sep
• PodcastVisible but Unrecognized: How Global Innovation Indexes Fail to Capture Africa's CreativityGlobal South Pole podcast, Sputnik Africa, Sep
• ArticleAfrica's innovations are overlooked because global measures don't fit: what needs to changeThe Conversation, Jul
• VideoHow to Power Africa with Skills, Tech and AIDr Obi, Jul
• ArticleExperts advocate entrepreneurship education as catalyst for economic dev'tLeadership, Apr
• ArticleEntrepreneurship education, catalyst for economic development — ExpertsNigerian Tribune, Apr
• VideoChina's Investment in Africa: Between Myths and ChallengesAcademy of International Affairs NRW, Impulse interview, Jan

2024

• ArticleNigeria's universities need to revamp their entrepreneurship courses — they're not meeting student needsThe Conversation, Oct
• VideoMaking Research Relevant to Policy and PracticeFederal University of Technology Minna Library, Sep
• VideoEntrepreneurship policy series: case study on policy evaluationAfrica Evidence Network, Aug
• ArticleDespite the drawbacks, Chinese investments in Africa are worth it. Just.LSE Africa Blog, Jul
• VideoTea time with AuthorAID: Making Research Relevant to PolicyRising Scholars, Jun
• VideoExploring the opportunities of Generative AI for SMEsAdebowale Owoseni, Apr
• ArticleApprenticeship schemes to support post-COVID employment recovery in Africa's manufacturing sectorUNIDO

2023

• ArticleUsing Matthew effect to unlock Nigerian universities' potentialThe Guardian Nigeria, Oct
• Article'Government has no business in business' is fallaciousThe Guardian Nigeria, Oct
• VideoWorkshop on Effective Empirical ResearchAbiodun Egbetokun, Aug
• ArticleOn industrial development, the long term is sacredThe Guardian Nigeria, Apr
• ArticleDear next president, this is the Nigeria you will leadThe Guardian Nigeria, Mar
• VideoMy Journey with the AfricaLics PhD AcademyAfricaLics, Mar

2022

• VideoNACETEM Advocates Use of Science and Technology to Promote Grassroots DevelopmentTVC News Nigeria, Nov
• ArticleHow to connect social science research to policy in NigeriaThe Conversation, Mar
• ArticleNigeria needs more social science research: how to boost outputThe Conversation, Jan

2021

• ArticleRelevance of value-added agriculture to development goalsThe Guardian Nigeria, Oct
• VideoIS-102 Seminar 1CRIS and UNU-MERIT, Oct
• VideoAfricaLics webinar: Innovation under the radar, African experience and the way forwardTIDE Centre, Oxford, Sep
• VideoTackling Youth Unemployment in Africa through Innovative EntrepreneurshipAfrican Scholars Forum, Jun
• VideoChris Freeman Lecture 11CRIS, Mar
• VideoLive interview on science and innovation in NigeriaThe African Portal Radio TV International, Feb

2020

• The Punch ArticleNACETEM to bridge gap between institutions, informal sectorThe Punch, Dec
• The Nation Article‘Nigeria weak on innovation infrastructure’The Nation, Nov
• VideoDoing Research in Nigeria: bridging the research gap and improving development policiesGlobal Development Network, Sep
• VideoHow to Write an Excellent ThesisAfrican Scholars Forum, Aug
• VideoDoing researchOn Think Tanks, Jul
• SciAf Mag ArticleThree lessons from Nigeria on how to boost youth entrepreneurshipSciAf Mag, Feb

2019

• The Punch ArticleNigeria has a weak innovation system, NACETEM saysThe Punch, Sep
• The Punch ArticleNigeria, dumping ground for obsolete technologies — researchThe Punch, Sep
• ArticleNigeria, dumping ground for obsolete technologies — NACETEMVanguard, Sep
• ArticleNACETEM identifies barriers to innovation in NigeriaVanguard, Sep
• SA-Biz Innovation Survey ArticleSouth Africa and Nigeria’s innovation performance comparedSA-Biz Innovation Survey, Aug

2017

• Rising Scholars ArticleHow to choose the right statistical testsAuthorAID (now Rising Scholars), Sep

Every video above, and more, is collected in the My Features playlist on YouTube.

Blog

Earlier, longer-form posts are archived at blog.egbetokun.com.