Mr. Okechukwu Fedinand Cyril-nwuche
Mr. Okechukwu Fedinand Cyril-nwuche is a LECTURER I in ENTREPRENEURIAL STUDIES Department, Faculty Of Management Sciences in Nnamdi Azikiwe University
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Staff Profile
I am Okechukwu Ferdinand Cyril, aged 44 and hail from Amawbia Town in Awka South L.G.A of Anambra State. I have a Masters degree in Mass Communication from Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka. I have serial Certificates in Entrepreneurial Management from the Enterprise Development Centre, Pan-Atlantic University, The Tony Elumelu Foundation, Youth Enterprise with Innovation in Nigeria and Venture Capital for Africa. I am currently running a Doctoral program in Entrepreneurship with Atlantic International University. I am married with two boys, Daniel and Raphael.
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Address: | Entrepreneurial Studies, Faculty Of Management Sciences, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka. |
Faculty/Unit: | FACULTY OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCES |
Department/Sub-Unit: | ENTREPRENEURIAL STUDIES |
Social Profiles
Academic Qualifications
| Degrees / Basic Certificates | |
|---|---|
| 1 | NNAMDI AZIKIWE UNIVERSITY, AWKA. (Master Degree, May, 2014) February, 2012 to February, 2012 M.SC MASS COMMUNICATION MASS COMMUNICATION |
| 2 | NNAMDI AZIKIWE UNIVERSITY, AWKA. (Post-Graduate Degree, May, 2012) January, 2010 to November, 2010 PGD MASS COMMUNICATION MASS COMMUNICATION |
| 3 | FEDERAL POLYTECHNIC, OKO, ANAMBRA STATE. (HND, December, 2002) January, 2001 to November, 2002 HND MASS COMMUNICATION MASS COMMUNICATION |
| 4 | FEDERAL POLYTECHNIC, OKO, ANAMBRA STATE. (OND, December, 1999) November, 1997 to November, 1999 OND MASS COMMUNICATION MASS COMMUNICATION |
| 5 | BOYS HIGH SCHOOL UKPO, NJIKOKA L.G.A. (SSCE, June, 1997) May, 1992 to June, 1997 SSCE |
| 6 | COMMUNITY PRIMARY SCHOOL, AMAWBIA. (FSLC, November, 1994) February, 1983 to November, 1989 FSLC |
| Other / Relevant Certificates | |
| 1 | INSTITUTE FOR DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH (December, 2023) September, 2022 to December, 2023 CFDR DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH |
| 2 | INSTITUTE FOR DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH (October, 2022) July, 2022 to October, 2022 CERTIFICATE OF FELLOWSHIPIN PROPOSAL AND GRANT WRITING PROPOSAL AND GRANT WRITING |
| 3 | THE TONY ELUMELU FOUNDATION (October, 2017) February, 2017 to May, 2017 CERTIFICATE ENTREPRENEURSHIP MANAGEMENT |
| 4 | ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT CENTER- PAN ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY, LAGOS (December, 2013) March, 2013 to December, 2013 CERTIFICATE ENTREPRENEURSHIP MANAGEMENT |
| 5 | YOUTH ENTERPRISE WITH INNOVATION IN NIGERIA (December, 2012) February, 2012 to November, 2012 CERTIFICATE ENTREPRENEURSHIP MANAGEMENT |
Relevant/Working Experience
| 1 | LECTURER II, NNAMDI AZIKIWE UNIVERSITY, AWKA December, 2020 to July, 2023 |
| 2 | ASSISTANT LECTURER, VERITAS UNIVERSITY, ABUJA October, 2019 to December, 2020 |
| 3 | PRESIDENT, AFRICAN ENTREPRENEURSHIP FOUNDATION February, 2012 to August, 2009 |
| 4 | Chief Trainer, AFRICAN ENTREPRENEURSHIP FOUNDATION January, 2012 to July, 2023 |
| 5 | PR / ADVERT MANAGER, OPEN DOORS MEDIA TECHNOLOGIES LTD February, 2008 to October, 2012 |
| 6 | PR / PROGRAM OFFICER, SALVATION GLOBAL YOUTH FOUNDATION September, 2004 to February, 2007 |
Creative Output
| Books | |
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| 1 | NWUCHE, OKECHUKWU F.. (2017, August) RUDIMENTS OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP MANAGEMENT , pp 256 |
| 2 | NWUCHE, OKECHUKWU F.. (2012, September) BECOMING A SUCESSFUL ENTREPRENEUR |
| Book Chapters | |
| 1 | NNEKA MAUREEN OKEKE, OGBARA SAMUEL, OKECHUKWU CYRIL-NWUCHE. (2023, July) EMPLOYEE MOTIVATION AND ORGANISATIONAL PERFORMANCE OF SME'S IN DELTA STATE NIGERIA DEPARTMENT OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP STUDIES, NAU, AWKA, Vol. 1, (Issue 1), pp 75-82 |
| 2 | Cyril-Nwuche Okechukwu, Onwuchekwa Juliet O.. (2023, July) CHALLENGES OF SMALL AND MEDIUM SCALE ENTERPRISES DEVELOPEMENT IN NIGERIA DEPARTMENT OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP STUDIES, NAU, AWKA, Vol. 1, (Issue 1), pp 210-233 |
| 3 | Cyril-Nwuche Okechukwu. (2023, July) Online Media and Mis-Information – Awareness, Knowledge and Use of Digital Information Verification Mechanism by Journalists in South East Nigeria DEPARTMENT OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP STUDIES, NAU, AWKA, Vol. 1, (Issue 1), pp 137-172 |
| Journal Articles | |
| 1 | Okechukwu Ferdinand Cyril-Nwuche1; Chinwe Elizabeth Uzochukwu, PhD2. (2024, February), "NIGERIAN JOURNALISTS AND COMBATING MISINFORMATION IN THE SOCIAL MEDIA SPACE", MADONNA JOURNAL OF COMMUNICATION STUDIES, VOL.5. ISSUE NO.1, 2024 ISSN 2651-5903(PRINT) 2651-589X(ONLINE, Vol. 5, (Issue 1), pp 75-86 |
| 2 | Okechukwu Ferdinand Cyril-Nwuche1; Chinwe Elizabeth Uzochukwu, PhD2. (2024, February), "SOCIAL MEDIA AND DIALECTICS OF INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION AMONG ANAMBRA UNDERGRADUATES", MADONNA JOURNAL OF COMMUNICATION STUDIES, VOL.5. ISSUE NO.1, 2024 ISSN 2651-5903(PRINT) 2651-589X(ONLINE), Vol. 5, (Issue 3), pp 10-21 |
| 3 | Augustina Anaekperechi Ihediwa1, Nkiru Peace Nwakoby2, Bibian Ndu Okafor3 Amara Ifeduba4 & Cyril Okechukwu Nwuche5. (2023, November), "Minimizing Cost Of Production- Impact Of Graded Levels Of Non- Coventional Ingredients On Growth Performance Of Layers (Breadfruit Waste/Chaff)", ZIK Journal of Multidisciplinary Research, Vol. 6, pp 14-35 |
| 4 | Nweke, K. O., Anazonwu, C.O., Ndigwe, B. C., Ajaegbu, D. C., & Cyril-Nwuche, O. F.. (2023, November), "Social Affiliation and Prosociality on Electoral Behavior among Senior Non-Teaching Employees Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka", INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RESEARCH AND INNOVATION IN SOCIAL SCIENCE (IJRISS), Vol. 7, (Issue 11), pp 480-488 |
| 5 | Cyril-Nwuche Okechukwu Ferdinand. (2023, April), "THE EFFECTS OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ON ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA", African Banking and Finance Review Journal (ABFRJ), Vol. 1, (Issue 1), pp 364-377 |
| 6 | Cyril-Nwuche Okechukwu Ferdinand. (2023, July), "CAPITAL FORMATION AND THE GROWTH OF ENTREPRENURSHIP IN NIGERIA: THE NEXUS", African Banking and Finance Review Journal (ABFRJ), Vol. 2, (Issue 2), pp 400-411 |
| 7 | Augustina Anaekperechi Ihediwa1, Nkiru Peace Nwakoby2, Bibian Ndu Okafor3 Amara Ifeduba4 & Cyril Okechukwu Nwuche5. (2023, November), "Does Strain Matter in Laying Performance in Improvement of Poultry Business Entrepreneurs, Delta State Nigeria", Social Sciences Research, NAU Awka, Vol. 9, (Issue 2), pp 34-41 |
| 8 | Ugwu Kelechi E, (PhD), Nnaji-Ihedimma Nnadozie C, Cyril-Nwuche Okechukwu F.. (2021, August), "ENHANCING CAREER ADVANCEMENT THROUGH HIGHER EDUCATION OF TOP FEMALE MANAGERS IN NIGERIA", International Journal of Innovation Science, Engineering and Technology, Vol. 8, (Issue 8) |
| Thesis | |
| 1 | Cyril-Nwuche Okechukwu. (2022, December), "ONLINE MEDIA AND MIS INFORMATION - AWEARNESS, KNOWLEGDE AND USE OF DIGITAL INFORMATION VERIFICATION MECHANISMS BY JOURNALISTS IN SOUTH EAST NIGERIA". |
| 2 | NWUCHE, OKECHUKWU F.. (2013, November), "SOCIAL MEDIA AND THE CHANGING PATTERNS OF INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION". |
| Projects | |
| 1 | NWUCHE, OKECHUKWU F.. (2010, November), "CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AS EFFECTIVE PR TOOL". |
| Conference Papers | |
| 1 | Cyril-Nwuche Okechukwu Ferdinand. (2021, March), "SECURITY CHALLENGES AND ACHIEVEMENT OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS IN SUB SAHARAN AFRICA", |
Academic Leadership Qualities
| Supervisions | |
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| 1 | "The Visibility of Gender Imbalance in the Entrepreneurial Participation of in SMEs in Awka Anambra State" (2021). Completed Masters project by AHAM FAITH MAKUOCHUKWU - 2016704012 |
| 2 | "ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION AS AN ANTIDOTE FOR YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT IN NIGERIA" (2023). Completed Masters project by MBAMALU OBINUJU - 2018804066 |
| Grants | |
| 1 | Awardee: "TONY ELUMELU FOUNDATION ENTREPRENEURSHIP AWARD" (January, 2017 to December, 2017). Completed sponsored grant by THE TONY ELEUMELU FOUNDATION |
| 2 | Awardee: "YOUTH ENTERPRISE WITH INNOVATION IN NIGERIA" (December, 2012 to December, 2012). Completed sponsored grant by WORLD BANK / FED. MIN. OF FINANCE ABUJA |
| Contributions to the University/Society | |
| 1 | CHAIRMAN, "UMUKABIA DEVELOPMENT UNION" (January, 2023) |
| 2 | STATE CHAIRMAN, "NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ENTERPRISE EMPLOYERS" (January, 2023 to January, 2023) |
| 3 | CHAIRMAN, "NAU ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEPARTMENT STAFF COOPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD" (January, 2022 to May, 2023) |
| 4 | MEMBER, "FACULTY OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCES BUSINESS IDEAS COMMITTEE" (May, 2022 to July, 2023) |
| 5 | CHAIRMAN, "ANAMBRA SME FORUM MULTI PURPOSE COOPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD" (January, 2020 to December, 2023) |
Membership of Professional/Relevant Bodies
| 1 | Full Member, "THE INSTITUTE IF ENTREPRENURS, NIGERIA" - 016/10212 (member since 2016), http://www.ioen.com |
| 2 | Fellow Member, "NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ENTERPRISE EMPLOYERS" (member since 2016), http://www.naee.com |
| 3 | Full Member, "NIGERIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC RELATIONS" (member since 2009), http://www.nipr.com |
Relevant Events Attended
| Other Events | |
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| 1 | "INTERNATIONAL SUMMIT FOR WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS", (AFRICAN ENTREPRENEURSHIP ACADEMY, FIDELITY BANK AND ABUJA ENTERPRISE AGENCY), 15th February, 2019 to 15th February, 2019; VERITAS UNIVERSITY, ABUJA |
| 2 | "The 21st Century Business, Combating Youth Unemployment Through Innovation & Creativity", (CENTRE FOR INNOVATION AND CREATIVITY), 15th February, 2017 to 15th February, 2017; UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA, NSUKKA |
| 3 | "South East Stakeholders Summit On Youth Unemployment And Job Creation", (CENTRE FOR INNOVATION AND CREATIVITY), 24th August, 2015 to 24th August, 2015; AWKA, ANAMBRA STATE |
| 4 | "The Menace Of Social Vices Among Youths In Nigeria", (THE NEW NIGERIAN YOUTH FOUNDATION), 15th June, 2010 to 15th June, 2010; WOMEN DEVELOPMENT CENTRE, AWKA |
| 5 | "South East Regional Stakeholders Summit On Teenage Abortion", (SALVATION GLOBAL YOUTH FOUNDATION), 20th March, 2009 to 21st March, 2009; PARKTONIAN HOTELS, AWKA |
| 6 | "National Stakeholders Conference On Campus Cultism As “A Bane To The Survival Of Education In Nigeria”", (AFRICAN ENTREPRENEURSHIP ACADEMY), 20th July, 2008 to 20th July, 2008; NUC AUDITORIUM, ABUJA |