Ndubuisi Ekekwe
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Professor, Inventor & Entrepreneur. Lead Faculty of Tekedia Institute, and Chairman of Tekedia Capital. Since 2009, a Harvard Business Review writer.
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Unbelievable that a Senator whose wife was the president of the court of appeal could brag how he influenced her decisions. He embarrassed the senate president by revealing the open truth about Nigeria’s judiciary. We must give Senator Bulkachuwa a national award as a whistleblower of the month. Hope retired Justice Zainab Bulkachuwa will give a press release on how she was influenced! What a nation.
Ndubuisi Ekekwe2,121,918 views • 3 years ago
Good People, I am delighted to share that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Nigeria has granted my company Approval-in-Principle (AIP) to operate a new securities exchange in Nigeria. This is a full-service exchange (yes, “stock market” lol) designed to support public markets, private markets, and derivatives, covering instruments such as equities, corporate and government bonds, commercial papers, ETFs, and more. Our mission is anchored on “exchanging prosperity” through the principle of “investment inclusion”, transforming idle money into productive capital that can uplift communities across the nation. Roughly ₦5 trillion in circulating currency sits outside Nigeria’s banking system, largely idle and earning nothing. If we can channel even 50% of that into simple sovereign instruments, say FGN savings bonds or Treasury Bills at just 10%, that would generate about ₦250 billion in returns for citizens, while also providing the government with capital to fund development. Extend this across state bonds and other instruments, and the implication becomes clear: Nigeria is not short of money; it is under-mobilized. Contisx aspires to become part of the solution. We have begun the countdown to launch on our website: — targeting September 2026. We are inviting stakeholders across Nigeria to participate in this journey. How can we support your business, cooperative, or state to scale through the capital market? (The live buttons on website are not active; those will become active on launch). I commend the leaders of our nation for the Investments and Securities Act (ISA) 2025, arguably the most consequential economic and business legislation in Nigeria since 1999. It provides the foundation upon which a new era of capital formation can be built. I am confident that the 2030s will become Nigeria’s decade of capital, and I am building with that conviction. I also extend my appreciation to the leadership of the Securities and Exchange Commission; our Director-General, Dr. Emomotimi Agama, Commissioner Ajomale, Director Mrs. Rufai, and the entire team, for their dedication and excellence in advancing regulatory service. Good People: “build, list, and trade on Contisx — we’re exchanging prosperity”, not just for the rise of few, but for the rise of ALL. Our flag is up in our headquarters in Owerri (regional centers in Aba, Kano, Ibadan, etc coming); we welcome you to partner with Contisx and ring the bell to prosperity. Prof. Ndubuisi Ekekwe Founder, Contisx Securities Exchange Plc
Ndubuisi Ekekwe60,961 views • 5 months ago
Here is the video of my Keynote Address at the Nigeria Diaspora Economic Conference (NiDEC) 2026 in Toronto, Canada. Unfortunately, about 20% of the presentation is missing from the recording, possibly due to a technical issue. That missing section was particularly important because it explained the distinction between Money and Capital and provided the foundation for my central message to Nigerians in the diaspora: we must increasingly move beyond sending money home to investing capital at home. Money solves immediate needs; capital builds companies, finances infrastructure, creates jobs, compounds wealth, and advances communities. The closing section was also not captured. There, I reflected on the prophetic mission embedded in the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) slogan: “To Restore the Dignity of Man.” My message was simple: if Nigerians thrive abroad and increasingly invest in Nigeria, we can help restore opportunities, prosperity, and dignity across our communities. Date: August 12, 2026 Topic: Unlocking Diaspora Wealth Through Nigeria's Capital Markets: Building a Globally Competitive Investment Gateway Location: ARCADIAN – Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Ndubuisi Ekekwe11,598 views • 1 month ago
Thank you, Dr. Reuben Abati, for mentioning this village boy and for referencing my Harvard Business Review work on the Umunneoma Economics of the Igbo Apprenticeship System. Let me also use this moment to explain this economic framework so that as people study Adam Smith’s classical economics, Confucian economic philosophy in China, and other schools of thought, they can also add Umunneoma Economics, literally, the economics of good brethren, to their intellectual toolkit. In a seminal Harvard Business Review work, I explained this business philosophy which is rooted in the traditional African (specifically Igbo) concept of shared prosperity captured by the maxim "onye aghana nwanne ya" (do not leave your brethren behind). Here, trust, mentorship, and shared destiny become factors of production! Key tenets on click. ----On Literacy Rates--- Dr. Abati, let me address the point on literacy rates. The facts are these: using official government data, South-East Nigeria has consistently done well in literacy rates. Abia, Imo, and Anambra have for years recorded literacy levels of above 90%. Enugu is in the high 80s, while Ebonyi is slightly below 80%. These are among the strongest literacy outcomes in Nigeria by geopolitical zone, and they would not have been possible if boys are not enrolled in schools! Therefore, the thesis that Umunneoma Economics has negatively affected male-child enrollment is not supported by data (click). The evidence points in the opposite direction. That said, I concede one historical nuance. In the 1970s and 1980s, male-child enrollment in parts of the South-East was indeed lower than female enrollment in some states. But that was not because education was devalued. It was because The Greatest Generation, Igbo men and women who engineered the rebuilding after the Biafra War, made a strategic choice. They challenged young males to move into enterprise, using the apprenticeship system as a vehicle to escape the miry clay in the Igbo Nation, and to prevent a vicious cycle of poverty. It was a deliberate economic reconstruction strategy. I have spoken with some of these men, and many confirmed that the reconstruction was "war" and the boys were tasked to fight it through the markets. By the late 1980s, that phase had largely run its course. And from the early 1990s, as Igbos began integrating fully into Nigeria’s capital formation system (visible via investments and properties across Lagos, Abuja, and beyond), male literacy rebounded strongly. Since then, literacy rates in the South-East, including for males, have remained among the highest in the country. In nearly all government data, a Southeast state is always ranked #1 on literacy rate; you cannot achieve that if boys are not in school
Ndubuisi Ekekwe25,524 views • 8 months ago
![The Igbo Nation’s republican spirit of entrepreneurial capitalism, personal liberty and individual responsibility is encapsulated in one of the most important lines in the Igbo Nation : “onye kwe chi ya ekwe” [if you believe, your personal god will believe]. What that says is that your future is in your hands, not in the hands of your king, boss or anyone! In this rendition by the University of Alberta’s choir, that song comes out live. Yes, even in far away Canada, it looks ecclesiastical and the heavens pay attention because this stanza is powerful in the church, in traditional war dance, and the Igbo High Life music like the type popularized by Oliver de Coque. Good People, if you understand what they are saying in that song, you will understand how their “chis” are connecting them to Chi (Chineke, the Chukwu Abiama, Osebuluwa , Chukwuokike). Udo diri unu [peace unto you all]](https://image.24vids.com/tw-1677870335524323334/ext_tw_video_thumb/1677869738397933568/pu/img/iyQ01aRTbgJ_jewT.jpg)
The Igbo Nation’s republican spirit of entrepreneurial capitalism, personal liberty and individual responsibility is encapsulated in one of the most important lines in the Igbo Nation : “onye kwe chi ya ekwe” [if you believe, your personal god will believe]. What that says is that your future is in your hands, not in the hands of your king, boss or anyone! In this rendition by the University of Alberta’s choir, that song comes out live. Yes, even in far away Canada, it looks ecclesiastical and the heavens pay attention because this stanza is powerful in the church, in traditional war dance, and the Igbo High Life music like the type popularized by Oliver de Coque. Good People, if you understand what they are saying in that song, you will understand how their “chis” are connecting them to Chi (Chineke, the Chukwu Abiama, Osebuluwa , Chukwuokike). Udo diri unu [peace unto you all]
Ndubuisi Ekekwe74,649 views • 3 years ago
Things happen in Nigeria. Yes, men and women see the Julius Berger logo and start singing. This was in Aba as the government opened the playbook to fix Aba - Port Harcourt Road. The greatest companies in the world are known for great products or services. And the best among them have the capacity to turn their customers into FANS. And when a company can get into that fandom, creating a new basis of competition, its success becomes assured. Julius Berger seems to have achieved that fandom level in Nigeria and is reaping enormous goodwill. The message is clear: it goes beyond meeting the needs and expectations; it pushes for the perceptions of road users on product quality and durability. My kinsman, Admiral Ndubuisi Kanu (RIP Ogboo), built a road in my village in Ovim, Abia State in the mid 1970s, as the Governor of Imo State. That road served for decades until it got a make-over when General Ihejirika served as Nigeria’s Army Chief. Quality builds empires and there is a lesson here. To my big Boss, Governor Alex Otti, we salute as he continues to execute the playbook, for the RISE of All Abians. Yes, everyone will be positively impacted in God's own state of enterprise and opportunity. CEO, Founder, etc: how do people feel when they see your logo? Julius Berger has something to teach us here. Ndubuisi Ekekwe, PhD Co-Chair, Abia State Economic Transformation Council
Ndubuisi Ekekwe27,194 views • 2 years ago
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