In 2005 he was selected by the World Economic Forum as a Young Global Leader. He was the founding curator of the Abuja Hub for the Globalshapers Programme of the World Economic Forum and has also served on the Africa Advisory Council of the Prince of Wales Rainforest Project. He has written for "The Guardian" in the UK, and the "Washington Post", "The New York Times" and "National Geographic", in the United States. He served as an editor-at-large for "Arise Magazine" and contributed occasional columns for magazines, newspapers and blogs.