About Outliers

A new firm with deep professional roots.

Outliers Professionals Ltd commenced operations in 2025 as a multidisciplinary professional services firm. It is supported by a distinguished leadership and advisory team whose collective experience spans Big-4 accounting firms, investment banking, commercial banking, finance houses, technology organisations, legal practice, governance, taxation, risk management, and business advisory services.

Vision · Mission · Purpose · Values
2025
Year Firm Commenced Operations
150+
Years Collective Team Experience
15+
Industries Addressable
7
Leadership & Advisory Members
01 · Our story

Why we exist.

Founded in 2025, Outliers Professionals Ltd is a multidisciplinary professional services firm providing accounting, taxation, regulatory compliance, governance, risk, business advisory, technology, and data analytics solutions. While the firm commenced operations in 2025, its leadership and advisory team collectively bring decades of experience gained across Big-4 accounting firms, investment banking, commercial banking, finance houses, technology organisations, legal practice, governance, taxation, risk management, and business advisory services.

The firm was built to close a long-standing gap in the Nigerian market: institutional clients deserve senior, multidisciplinary advisers without the cost and bureaucracy of global firms — and SMEs deserve professional services delivered to the same standards as the largest corporates.

Although the firm itself is new, the people leading it are not. The leadership and advisory team has held senior roles across Big-4 accounting, oil & gas, banking, payment systems, asset management, technology and legal practice.

02 · Principles

Four things we will not negotiate.

Audit-grade rigour

Every deliverable is built to survive Big-4 review, regulator scrutiny and lender due diligence.

Senior-led, always

Engagements are anchored by experienced professionals — never delegated to juniors.

Boutique responsiveness

We answer in hours, not weeks — without the layered bureaucracy of global firms.

Outlier thinking

We pursue what is true and useful — not what is convenient or conventional.

03 · Leadership

Founder & Lead Consultant. Senior advisory bench.

Lanre Rafiu Olawuyi is the Founder & Lead Consultant of Outliers Professionals Ltd. He is supported by a strategic adviser and practice lead bench drawn from professional practice, banking, finance, governance, technology and legal practice.

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Founder & Lead Consultant

Lanre Rafiu Olawuyi, HND, B.Sc., FCA, ACTI, MDataSci, PGDSBA

Founder & Lead Consultant — Outliers Professionals Ltd

Lanre Rafiu Olawuyi is a finance executive, chartered accountant, tax professional, and data-driven strategist with over two decades of progressive leadership experience spanning corporate finance, audit, taxation, telecommunications, securities, investment management, data science, and business advisory.

He is the Founder & Lead Consultant of Outliers Professionals Ltd, a multidisciplinary professional services firm providing accounting, taxation, regulatory compliance, governance, business advisory, technology advisory, and data analytics solutions.

  • IFRS Reporting
  • Tax Strategy & Compliance
  • Financial Management
  • Corporate Governance
  • Enterprise Risk Management
  • Internal Controls
  • Financial Restructuring
  • Management Consulting
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Strategic Adviser – Audit Quality & Professional Practice
Akapo Olukayode Josiah, B.Sc., FCA

Akapo Olukayode Josiah is a distinguished accounting and advisory professional with more than 37 years of experience spanning audit, assurance, taxation, quality management, internal controls, and business advisory services. As Strategic Adviser – Audit Quality & Professional Practice at Outliers Professionals Ltd, he provides invaluable technical guidance, professional oversight, and strategic insight that strengthen the firm's service quality, governance standards, and client delivery capabilities.

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Strategic Adviser — Governance, Risk & Compliance
Dr. Ebe Cletus Oluwadare, PhD, MSc, MBA, FCA, CISA, ISO 27001 Lead Auditor

Dr. Ebe Cletus Oluwadare is a distinguished governance, risk, compliance, and internal audit professional with over 22 years of progressive experience spanning banking, payments, telecommunications, and publishing. As Strategic Adviser – Governance, Risk & Compliance at Outliers Professionals Ltd, he plays a critical role in strengthening the firm's risk advisory, internal control, regulatory compliance, governance, and assurance-related consulting capabilities.

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Strategic Adviser – Legal & Regulatory Affairs
Sulaiman Kola Kadri, LL.B., B.L.

Sulaiman Kola Kadri is an accomplished legal practitioner with extensive experience in litigation, commercial law, corporate advisory, regulatory compliance, employment law, banking, telecommunications, and dispute resolution. As Strategic Adviser – Legal & Regulatory Affairs at Outliers Professionals Ltd, he provides legal insight and strategic guidance that strengthen the firm's ability to deliver integrated business, regulatory, governance, and compliance solutions to clients across multiple sectors.

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Senior Adviser – Finance Transformation & Business Advisory
Owolabi K. Olayinka, HND, B.Sc., M.Sc. (Entrepreneurship), FCA, FIIFP

Owolabi K. Olayinka is a highly accomplished finance professional with more than 20 years of experience spanning manufacturing, retail, hospitality, financial technology, professional services, and business advisory. As Senior Adviser – Finance Transformation & Business Advisory at Outliers Professionals Ltd, he provides strategic guidance on financial management, business transformation, operational efficiency, financial systems implementation, and advisory engagements.

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Practice Lead – Technology & Digital Transformation
Idris Adeyemi, B.Sc., PGD (IT), MCSA

Idris Adeyemi is an accomplished technology and digital transformation professional with nearly two decades of experience spanning information technology infrastructure, cloud computing, cybersecurity, enterprise systems, modern workplace solutions, and digital operations. As Practice Lead – Technology & Digital Transformation at Outliers Professionals Ltd, he leads the firm's technology advisory practice, helping organizations modernize operations, strengthen digital resilience, improve cybersecurity posture, and leverage technology for sustainable growth.

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Practice Lead – Accounting, Tax & Business Advisory
Olusegun Sunday Olawuyi, B.Sc., M.Sc., ACA, ACTI

Olusegun Sunday Olawuyi is an accomplished accounting, taxation, and business advisory professional with extensive experience spanning financial reporting, tax compliance, audit coordination, management reporting, budgeting, internal controls, and organizational management. As Practice Lead – Accounting, Tax & Business Advisory at Outliers Professionals Ltd, he supports organizations in strengthening financial stewardship, enhancing compliance, improving reporting quality, and achieving sustainable business growth.

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Our work · Outcomes · Professional impact

Contributions.

The institutional record of what our work changes — engagement by engagement, sector by sector, outcome by outcome. Five sections, one editorial standard: verified, consented, institutional.

04 · Milestones

A new firm. A clear roadmap.

  1. 2025Outliers Professionals Ltd commenced operations as a multidisciplinary professional services firm.
  2. 2025Established the firm's leadership and advisory team across accounting, tax, governance, legal, technology and data.
  3. 2026Launched the Economic Intelligence Hub, Compliance Hub and Governance Intelligence Centre.

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Professional Credentials & Registrations

Independent professionals. Statutory work delivered through a licensed affiliate.

Credentials below are held by Rafiu Olawuyi & Co. and its principal, Rafiu Olawuyi, FCA. Outliers Professionals Ltd is not an ICAN-licensed audit or assurance practice.

ICAN · Practice Licence
PL19676
CITN · Practice Licence
1448
FRC · Financial Reporting Council
FRC/2020/PRO/00000020159
CAC · ICAN Practice Registration
ICAN/IND/772
RC · Company Registration
1759865
Professional accountability
Our Offices

Two cities.
One standard of care.

Visit us in Lagos or Abuja — or book a leadership-led consultation online. Most engagements begin with a 45-minute discovery call.
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