Prior to this, she was an information officer at the National Institute for Legislative Studies, National Assembly Nigeria, and served as the societies and activities coordinator for the University of East London Students’ Union. Her previous roles include responsibility for communications and campaigns at the University of Leeds; as a writer with BBC World Service Trust, Nigeria; and as a British-based reporter for the Project Survival Media Group on Climate Change. Umolu has a degree in theatre arts from the University of Lagos and a master’s in gender management and organisation from the University of Leeds. She is a pioneer alumna of LEAP Africa.