ESG Intelligence Infrastructure for Africa

Albert Ojodale Igeh is a Nigerian ESG and sustainability advisor, serving as Managing Director of Africa ESG & Sustainability Advisory Ltd (AESA). He helps businesses across Africa align profit with purpose through ESG strategy, sustainability reporting, and compliance with regulatory frameworks such as Nigeria’s Petroleum Industry Act, moving organizations beyond performative commitments toward measurable, accountable practice.

This advisory work is underpinned by a solid legal foundation: Albert is a Managing Partner at Integrity Chambers, a full-service law firm providing legal advisory, dispute resolution, and regulatory compliance support across oil & gas, corporate/commercial, and real estate. This grounding gives him command of the regulatory and risk realities that shape ESG outcomes, expertise he draws on directly when advising AESA clients in compliance-heavy sectors like oil and gas.

This dual vantage point, law and sustainability strategy, shapes his approach: ESG, to him, is not a communications exercise but a governance and compliance discipline — the goal isn’t just winning cases or ticking boxes, it’s building systems that work.

Abani Daniel Okoh is an environmental policy strategist and ESG expert with over 19 years of experience in environmental governance, climate resilience, sustainable infrastructure, and ESG advisory. As Executive Director, Strategy and Infrastructure at Africa ESG & Sustainability Advisory Ltd (AESA), he leads development of Africa’s Sustainability Intelligence Infrastructure, supporting governments, regulators, and partners in evidence-based ESG decision-making and investment.

His expertise spans Environmental and Social Impact Assessment, Resettlement Action Planning, climate risk management, circular economy, waste management, WASH systems, and ESG strategy, developed through years collaborating with governments, multilateral banks, UN agencies, and the private sector.

He holds a PhD in Analytical and Environmental Chemistry and degrees in Materials Science and Applied Chemistry, and is a Fellow of FICCON, FCSN, and FIEMDRR, and a member of ISWA, with international executive training across the US, China, Japan, Singapore, and India in landfill engineering, waste-to-energy systems, and integrated solid waste management.

Dr. Okoh is committed to strengthening Africa’s sustainability agenda, positioning AESA as a trusted platform for sustainability intelligence across the continent.

Professor Magnus Chidi Onuoha serves as Executive Director, Corporate Governance and Ethics at Africa ESG & Sustainability Advisory Ltd (AESA), bringing decades of expertise in climate governance, sustainable development, and energy transition to the role.

A University of Port Harcourt-trained Development Economist, he is Professor of Climate Change and Green Economy and Executive Director of the West Africa Green Economic Development Institute (WAGEDI).

He holds affiliations with the Green Economic Institute (GEI) UK, Africa Heritage Institution, the Africa Technology Policy Studies (ATPS) Network Kenya, and the GIGGA Network coordinated by the University of Reading.

He has led major renewable energy bodies, including SEPAN (Past President, now BoT Chairman) and the REEEA-Alliance Governing Council. From 2004–2015, he served as Senior Adviser at Nigeria’s National Assembly on energy and climate policy.

A UNFCCC Roster of Experts member on GHG Inventory Quality Assurance, he has contributed to Nigeria’s Climate Change Response Programme, NIMASA’s GHG/MRV framework, and Africa’s NDC tracking tools. He serves on the UN Pool of Experts for the World Ocean Assessment (WOA III, and reappointed for WOA IV), focusing on shipping decarbonization.

His research spans climate mitigation, green growth, carbon accounting, and climate finance, and he has authored numerous publications and books.

Igwebuike Ijeoma is Executive Director, Partnerships and Markets Development at Africa ESG & Sustainability Advisory Ltd (AESA), bringing over 15 years of experience in climate leadership and sustainability advisory to governments and international organizations. He is a Board Member of Climate Strategies and Nigeria’s Representative on the World Council for Renewable Energy’s Committee of Chairs. He co-authored the technical report establishing the African Union’s African Adaptation Initiative and a policy brief on accelerating Nigeria’s net-zero transition, as Nigeria’s Climate Investment Expert for the NZPE Project. A recognized climate investment thought leader, he advises corporate and government stakeholders on international climate investment and carbon finance opportunities for corporate Nigeria. He has attended three UN Climate Summits — Paris COP21, Glasgow COP26, and Sharm el-Sheikh COP27, where he served on the Global Methane Pledge’s High-Level Panel of Experts — and has championed clean cooking access for underserved communities through a UKAID-funded LPG project. With over 50 media appearances and published articles internationally, he brings policy credibility, global networks, and investment expertise to AESA’s partnerships and markets development mandate.

Dr. May Ohajinwa is Non-Executive Director at Africa ESG & Sustainability Advisory Ltd (AESA), bringing over 15 years of research experience spanning academia, the non-profit sector, and private consulting.

An Environmental Toxicologist, Public Health Expert, and Sustainability Specialist, she holds a PhD in Environmental Toxicology from Leiden University, where her research examined human exposure to hazardous chemicals from e-waste recycling.

Her research portfolio spans chemical exposure assessment, maternal and child environmental health, Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA), One Health, antimicrobial resistance, waste management, and climate change. She has delivered research and advisory work for the World Bank, USAID, UK Aid, GAIN, Nutrition International, and GIZ, and serves as a peer reviewer for journals including Chemosphere and Environmental Pollution.

Dr. Nwagbo Ezebuiro is the Founder of Africa ESG & Sustainability Advisory Ltd (AESA), an African ESG intelligence and advisory company, developing Africa-calibrated infrastructure for evidence governance, ESG assessment, ratings, benchmarking, index intelligence, sustainability transformation and sustainable-finance decision support.

He holds a PhD in Energy and Environment from Hamburg University of Technology, Germany, where he studied at the Institute for Environmental Technology and Energy Economic, and Institute for Water and Waste Water Management. He also holds MBA in Finance and Investment from Ahmadu Bello University, Nigeria. He is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP®, PMI-USA) and Capital Markets & Securities Analyst (CMSA®, CFI-Canada), with additional Specializations in ESG, Leadership Effectiveness, and Digital and Crypto Assets.

He is a multidisciplinary strategist and institutional architect with over two decades of experience spanning projects and programmes design, implementation and evaluation in technology, finance, public policy, innovation and sustainable development, with a strong focus on advancing the sustainability of Africa’s economy.

His leadership is defined by systems thinking and multidisciplinary integration. His professional philosophy is to translate scientific and technological innovation into economic value and align capital with development priorities.