Olamide holds a PhD in Security and Intelligence Studies from the University of Buckingham. He is currently a Research Associate in Nuclear Politics at the University of Leicester, and Senior Teaching Fellow at SOAS, University of London. He is also an Expert Adviser to the Executive Secretary of the African Commission on Nuclear Energy (AFCONE). Previously, he was the Coordinator of SCRAP Weapons at the Centre for International Studies and Diplomacy, SOAS University of London.
He earned his B.ILD degree in International Law and Diplomacy in 2013, from Babcock University, Nigeria, where he specialized in researching on the global emergence of Private Military and Security Companies. He also holds an MA in Security, Intelligence and Diplomacy from the University of Buckingham.