Abiodun Dominic Odunuga

Abiodun Dominic Odunuga

Abiodun Dominic Odunuga is a development practitioner and social entrepreneur.

Abiodun has cognate field, consulting and delegation experience having worked on various projects and forums alongside organizations such as the United Nations (UN), Africa Development Bank (AfDB), and The Commonwealth on themes related to education, environment and sustainability. As a social entrepreneur, he has co-founded four different social enterprises focusing on Africa as it relates with SMEs, IT empowerment and youth development. He holds a Masters in Development Practice (MDP) degree from SciencesPo, Paris. He is passionate about sustainable development with a core concentration on Africa.

Twitter: @abiodunodunuga

Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Africa: From unified voices to unified actions

Pre–SDGs (The Millennium Development Goals) The The 8 Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) focused on addressing salient issues, which ranged from halving extreme poverty and providing access to universal primary education, to combating diseases such as HIV/AIDS and Malaria by the end of 2015. The goals did not openly single out…

Abiodun Dominic Odunuga

Abiodun Dominic Odunuga is a development practitioner and social entrepreneur.

Energy challenges in Africa: solution channels and SME participatory opportunities

“Africa could easily be growing at double-digit GDP rates if we solve this problem of energy,” – were the words of the newly elected and eight president of the Africa Development Bank – Akinwunmi Adesina (past Nigerian Minister of Agriculture). He also mentioned that solving the continent’s acute power shortages…

Abiodun Dominic Odunuga is a development practitioner and social entrepreneur.

A silent revolution is happening, will Africa “Tech” this opportunity?

A silent revolution is happening, will Africa “Tech” this opportunity?

Innovation and development cannot be separated. Both serve each other as fore-runners and their relationship could be linked with the “chicken or egg, which comes first” mantra. Technological innovation in the area of information and communication has over the years been a major driver for making our world flat. The…

Abiodun Dominic Odunuga is a development practitioner and social entrepreneur.

Africa Rising – Young people as peddlers

The narrative ’Africa Rising’ has been linked to a continent leapfrogging into development and global relevance due to investments in infrastructure, strong governmental policies, international partnerships and interventions vis-à-vis promotion of local contents in the landscape of economic activities . This transition is well illustrated by two articles written in…

Abiodun Dominic Odunuga

Abiodun Dominic Odunuga is a development practitioner and social entrepreneur.