About › Eliakim Anzizi
Eliakim Anzizi, PhD
Research consultant in defence, security and public policy. Founder and CEO of Erudite Digital Team Ltd.
Profile
Eliakim Anzizi is a research consultant and the founder and CEO of Erudite Digital Team Ltd. He started the business informally in 2017 as Erudite Researchers and incorporated it with the Corporate Affairs Commission on 28 November 2024 (RC 8106649). He is based in Kaduna and leads a remote team registered in Suleja, Niger State, working with clients worldwide.
He holds a PhD in Defence and Strategic Studies from the Nigerian Defence Academy, Kaduna, and an MSc and BSc in Political Science from Kaduna State University. His published work covers counterinsurgency, policing, human security and emergency management. He works in English and Hausa.
Areas of expertise
Insurgency and counterinsurgency · Nigerian foreign policy · national and human security · policing and security-sector reform · governance and public policy · poverty and insecurity · emergency management · gender and human security · data analysis.
Services he leads
- Policy and governance research
- Security and defence studies
- Surveys and data collection
- Data analysis
- Research reports, business reports, plans and proposals
- Proofreading and ethical human editing
Education
- PhD, Defence and Strategic Studies, Nigerian Defence Academy, Kaduna (2023–2025)
- MSc, Political Science (Merit), Kaduna State University (2015–2019)
- BSc, Political Science (Second Class Upper), Kaduna State University (2009–2014)
Selected publications
- 2026 Kaduna State Emergency Management Agency’s Performance: Issues, Challenges and Panaceas. Journal of Arts and Sociological Research, 12(6).
- 2025 The United States’ Role in Counterinsurgency Efforts in Nigeria: A Critical Analysis. International Journal of Humanities, Literature and Art Research, 7(6).
- 2025 An Analysis of Nigeria’s Counterinsurgency Strategies: Balancing Regional Security and Domestic Concerns. Journal of Human, Social & Political Science Research, 7(6).
- 2024 A Comprehensive Analysis of the Nigeria Police Force’s Inability to Curtail Crime and Conflict: Causative Factors and Prospects for Reform. International Journal of Law, Politics & Humanities Research, 4(6).
- 2023 Gender Inequality in Northern Nigeria: A Human Security Perspective (with J. M. Hassan). VUNA Journal of History and International Relations, 7(2).
- 2023 Intractability of Poverty and Insecurity in Developing Nations of the World: A Prognosis (with D. Isa and E. V. Williams). VUNA Journal of History and International Relations, 7(1).
Conference
Paper presenter, UoN-2026 International Academic Conference, University of Nairobi, Kenya (27–29 January 2026): “The Role of Nigeria’s Foreign Policy in Shaping International Humanitarian Responses to the Boko Haram Crisis.”
Guides by Eliakim
- How to choose a data analyst for your research or NGO project
- How to write a policy brief that decision-makers actually read
- How to design a baseline survey for an NGO project
- How to prepare a research report for publication: a proofreading and editing checklist
Profiles
Work with Eliakim
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