In 2020, he was appointed as an Independent Expert on the African Union's Working Group on extractive industries, environment and human rights.

[13] In 2021, he was appointed by President Muhammadu Buhari as a member of the Governing Board of the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative.

[16] He holds the UNESCO Chairs on Environmental Law and Sustainable Development at Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Doha, Qatar.

"[18] An indigene of Igbajo Town in Boluwaduro Local Government Area of Osun State of Nigeria,[19] Olawuyi was born in Ibadan.

He was formerly an energy lawyer at Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP where he served on the firm's global committee on extractive investments in Africa.

[25] Olawuyi's research interest focuses on sustainable development, with expertise in petroleum, natural resources, energy, environment, and agricultural law.

His most recent book publications include Environmental Law in Arab States (Oxford University Press, 2022),[28] Local Content and Sustainable Development in Global Energy Markets (Cambridge University Press, 2021),[29] Climate Change Law and Policy in the MENA Region (Routledge, 2021),[30] The Human Rights-Based Approach to Carbon Finance (Cambridge University Press, 2016)[31] and Extractives Industry Law in Africa (Springer, 2018).