Research Consultants

Dr Sunday Israel Oyebamiji

He is the senior research advisor at Pearl Africa Research Consulting. He is an experienced researcher and academic mentor. His career is marked by a deep commitment to advancing knowledge within the national and transnational African context, fostering intellectual growth, and promoting human capital development. With extensive experience in teaching, supervision, and research within the humanities and social sciences, he has significantly contributed to academic excellence in South Africa and beyond. Dr Sunday holds a Doctor of Philosophy degree in International Relations from UKZN. Further enriching his expertise, he obtained certificates in Global Diplomacy and Moral Foundation of Politics from the University of London and Yale. 

Dr Lizzy Ofusori

Dr Lizzy Oluwatoyin Ofusori is a research associate at Pearl Africa Research Consulting. She holds a PhD in Information Systems and Technology from the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN), South Africa. She currently serves as an Adjunct Professor of Information Technology Management at Webster University in San Antonio Metropolitan, Texas, USA. Dr. Ofusori also holds the position of Director of Research at Pan African Research Consultant. Furthermore, she manages editorial responsibilities as the Editorial Manager for both the African Journal of Computing & ICT and the African Journal of Management Information Systems. Her research interests span topics such as information security, BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) policies, mobile security, Big Data, applied data science, social engineering, and e-governance.

Dr Maria Joel Goyayi

Dr Lizzy Oluwatoyin Ofusori is a research associate at Pearl Africa Research Consulting. She holds a PhD in Information Systems and Technology from the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN), South Africa. She currently serves as an Adjunct Professor of Information Technology Management at Webster University in San Antonio Metropolitan, Texas, USA. Dr. Ofusori also holds the position of Director of Research at Pan African Research Consultant. Furthermore, she manages editorial responsibilities as the Editorial Manager for both the African Journal of Computing & ICT and the African Journal of Management Information Systems. Her research interests span topics such as information security, BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) policies, mobile security, Big Data, applied data science, social engineering, and e-governance.

Dr Stanley Ehiane

Dr Stanley Osezua Ehiane is a research associate at Pearl Africa Research Consulting. He holds a PhD in International Relations. He is a senior Lecturer in the Department of Political and Administrative Studies at the University of Botswana. His research interests lie in the fields of Governance, terrorism, counterterrorism, cyberterrorism, cybercrime and cybersecurity, climate change, gender, refugee, peace, conflict, and hate crime. He is an interdisciplinary, multidisciplinary and transdisciplinary scholar.