'Mayowa is a development journalist, a multi-award-winning public speaker and one of Africa’s best fact checkers. He's a graduate of the University of Ibadan, Ibadan; the Nigerian Institute of Journalism, Lagos; and holds a master’s degree (with distinction) in Media Practice for Development and Social Change at the University of Sussex -- via the prestigious UK government Chevening scholarship.He was named as one of 50 young leaders -- and only African journalist -- from over 144 countries around the world to discuss and proffer solutions to sundry development issues at the Cumberland Lodge, Windsor Great Park, UK. 'Mayowa has worked with the UK Department for International Development (DFID) and the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ). In 2015, 'Mayowa was one of the few journalists from across Africa, trained by the United Nations Millennium Campaign as media ambassadors for the SDGs. In 2017, he won the best team award at the Bloomberg Media Initiative Africa (BMIA) cohort three. He was also a finalist for The Future Awards Africa prize for excellence in journalism, and the Thomson Foundation Young Journalist of the year 2017. He attends and reports many international development-oriented events, including the World Bank/IMF Spring and Annual meetings in Washington DC and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation’s Goalkeepers Summit in New York. His nation-defining reports from the Commonwealth Head of Government Forum (CHOGM 2018) in the United Kingdom inspired the #LazyNigerianYouth hashtag, and the consequent national revolt.In December 2018, 'Mayowa ran the first ever live fact check of any electoral debate in Nigeria’s 58-year history! And won the second prize at Africa’s Best Fact-Checking Awards in Johannesburg, South Africa in October 2019.'Mayowa’s works, which have been translated to French, Spanish, Portuguese and Arabic, have been quoted by The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, International Business Times, Bloomberg, New York Times and the BBC.Through his career, Mayowa has reported and interviewed global leaders, including Bill Gates, the co-chair of the Gates Foundation. He is an independent editor with TheCable.