Omoayena Odunbaku

Omoayena Rosemary Odunbaku is a Nigerian development expert, university lecturer, human settlement officer with UN Habitat, and founder of the organization Her Ability Hub.

Career
Odunbaku holds a PhD in Urban and Regional Planning from the University of Lagos, Nigeria. She was a lecturer of the Department of Urban and Regional Planning at the University of Lagos between 2012 and 2018, and a lecturer assistant of the Department of Town Planning at the Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Abeokuta between 2006 and 2007.

She joined the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) as a Programme Manager in 2014 before becoming the Human Settlement Officer, Regional Office for Africa (ROAf) in 2016.

Recognition and awards
In 2012, she received the Distinguished Researcher award from the University of Lagos.

Writing
In 2021 she authored a 331-page biography, Omoh, which documents her life journey.