Austin Njiribeako Nosike

Background

Austin Njiribeako Nosike was born in Southern Nigeria on March 23, 1972, the son of Raphael Iwuamadi and Annastecia (Nnodim) Nosike.

Education

Nosike received his Bachelor of Science degree with honors from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, in 1992. He later returned to the same university, earning a second Bachelor of Science in Society Studies in 1996. Expanding his academic background into business and administration, he completed a Master of Business Administration at Imo State University, and another MBA at Rivers State University of Science and Technology in 1997.

Career

Nosike began his professional career as journalist with Daily Star Newspapers Ltd., Enugu (1986–1987), and as staff writer at The Statesman, Owerri (1987–1989). He worked with the Technological and Economic Development Mission (1989–1990), and later became assistant editor of Finance Newsflash Magazine (1990–1991). Since 1991, he has been senior consultant with Peak Consultancy Services Ltd. in Owerri and Lagos, also serving as executive director of Ace Consultancy Services Ltd.

He held research fellowships at the Nigerian Institute for Research and Development, Owerri (since 1993), and the National Consortium on Economic and Social Research, Lagos (since 1994). He lectured at Kaduna Polytechnic (since 1993) and was visiting lecturer at the Nigerian Defense Academy, Kaduna (1994–1995).

Beyond academia, Nosike served as marketing executive at B. Truss Nigeria Ltd. (1991), visiting consultant at Afro-Euro Consult, Lagos (1992–1994), and consultant-at-large with J. Charlot & Associates, Maryland (since 1993). He has also been member of the advisory board of the Nigerian Development Council, Abuja (since 1991), and trustee and president of Development Africa Consortium (since 1996).

Achievements

• Chartered administrator.

Works

• book

  • Avalanche of structural adjustment programs in Third World by the IMF and World Bank: Is the human rights factor missing in structural adjustment programs? ... (Africa - the awakening giant series)

• Other Work

  • Author: Creating Employment in Nigeria, 1992, Women and Development in Africa, 1992, Structural Adjustment in Africa, 1993, Nigeria: The Socio-Economic Challenge, 1994., Leadership and Nigerian Development, 1996, others.

Membership

Executive member Association Citizens for Service, 1994. Member Nigerian Environmental Study/Action Team, 1994. Member Federated Youth Association of Nigeria, Lagos, 1994.

Assistant general secretary International League of Democrats, 1994. Executive secretary Raphael Nosike Foundation, 1995, Nigerian General Action Network. Member Nigerian Institute Management, Nigerian Union of Journalists, Association Nigerian Authors, Nigerian Institute Public Relations, Nigerian Marketing Association, Institute Commerce of Nigeria, Chartered Institute Administrators and Commercial Teachers, Advertising Practitioners Council Nigeria, Society Educational Administrators of Nigeria, University Nigeria Alumni Association, Pan African Writers Association, Institute Management Consultant.

Interests

• Travel, reading, singing.

Connections

Southern Nigeria married to Jacinta Agbarachi Opara, December 22, 1990. Children: Chici, Nkeiru.

Father:

Raphael Iwuamadi Nosike

Mother:

Annastecia (Nnodim) Nosike

Spouse:

Jacinta Agbarachi Opara

child:

Chici Nosike

child:

Nkeiru Nosike