He studied Microbiology at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka before proceeding to the University of Ibadan for his M.Sc. in Soil Science and PhD in Agronomy. He began his career in NAFDAC before joining Shell Petroleum Development Company as Head of Pollution Prevention Department in 1988. He has assisted NESREA in reviewing their environmental regulations and completed a successful waste to wealth demonstration project in Ado Ekiti. He has also championed dozens of EIA studies for oil companies, telecommunications, agro-based industries and construction companies.