Erukilede Julius is a legal practitioner, entrepreneur and energy professional.
He has over 6 years work experience in law practice, oil and gas industry and environment both in Nigeria and France. Julius is also a consultant on Africa’s economy with special bias for sustainable business models and frugal innovation.
Twitter: @juliusdudu
Desiree Nwaobasi grew up in Dakar, Senegal where his Nigerian parents earnt their living. As a young boy, he lived in a difficult environment like many African youths, yet he is no regular joe. While many complain of Africa’s difficult environment, Desiree sees his childhood as an interesting experience that…
Erukilede Julius is a legal practitioner, entrepreneur and energy professional.
It is no longer news that Nigeria is the biggest market in Africa. Over the past few years, the economy grew at a pace that defied many economic indices to walk the ladder as the number one economy in Africa. However, in recent months, the chicken has come to roast….
Erukilede Julius is a legal practitioner, entrepreneur and energy professional.
The world economy may be passing through tough times with low investment yields. IMF predicted 2016 GDP growth rate at 3.6%, one of the lowest in recent years. The world’s economy may still be driven by instability, as markets come to terms with the global slowdown aggravated by lower economic…
Erukilede Julius is a legal practitioner, entrepreneur and energy professional.
From 2010 until mid-2014, world oil prices were fairly stable at around $110 per barrel. But over supply from oil producers coupled with weak demand from the Chinese and European economies drowned the world with cheap oil pushing the price further south to its lowest price ($30) since 2003 in…
Erukilede Julius is a legal practitioner, entrepreneur and energy professional.
Nigeria is rich in minerals and human resources and yet over 70 percent of the Nigerian population is poor. The reason for the high poverty rate is easy to see; corruption . According to the Transparency International index, it is one of the most corrupt countries in the world. In…
Erukilede Julius is a legal practitioner, entrepreneur and energy professional.
On December 22 2015, the Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari presented his inaugural N6.08 trillion budget proposal to the joint session of the Nigerian National Assembly. For an administration which ascended to presidency on the change mantra, Nigerians were not surprised at the modestly reflationary budget geared towards the spluttering domestic…
Erukilede Julius is a legal practitioner, entrepreneur and energy professional.
Between the 2nd and 11th December while world leaders and negotiators gathered at le Bouget for the climate conference, another important conference was going on in Paris. Planet workshops in partnership with a number of public and private organisations organised an African focus conference tagged “Land of African conference” at…
Erukilede Julius is a legal practitioner, entrepreneur and energy professional.
Just before global leaders gathered in December 2015 for the COP21, the world was inundated with news on the changes our climate has undergone in recent decades. The scientific and non-scientific communities released proofs demonstrating that the world is nearing the biggest man-made disaster in the history of mankind. Although the…
Erukilede Julius is a legal practitioner, entrepreneur and energy professional.
For a continent far behind its peers in all strata of economic and social development but with one of the biggest natural and agricultural resources, economy diversification remains a vital step towards a manufacturing continent. But the socio-economic woes, dilapidated infrastructure and epileptic power supply facing the continent have largely…
Erukilede Julius is a legal practitioner, entrepreneur and energy professional.
Africa is endowed with fertile soils and favourable climate, two factors ideal for agriculture–but she cannot feed her 1 billion citizens. She spends around $45 billion annually on food importation according to the President of Africa Development Bank, Akinwunmi Adesina which is utterly unacceptable for a continent with lots of…
Erukilede Julius is a legal practitioner, entrepreneur and energy professional.
The Greek philosopher Aristotle wrote over 2,300 years ago in his book on natural history that “there is always something new coming out of Africa”. In May 2000, the Economist ran a cover story ”Hopeless Africa” where it detailed the gory state of Africa; Africa deluged by floods, ravaged by…
Erukilede Julius is a legal practitioner, entrepreneur and energy professional.
In 1994 when mobile telephony started in Africa, telecommunication revolved around the rich. Between 1994 and 2014, mobile phone subscribers across Africa rose to 329 million and revenue from voice, message and data crossed $75billion mark in 2013 contributing 5.4% of sub-Sahara Africa GDP. And today, Africa is the largest…
Erukilede Julius is a legal practitioner, entrepreneur and energy professional.
In Rwanda, the world witnessed one of the greatest man-made disasters in our modern history. Approximately 800,000 Rwandans lost their lives in the 1994 genocide leaving the country and the international community in disarray. But twenty years after, the narrative of Rwanda has changed. From a war torn country, it…
Erukilede Julius is a legal practitioner, entrepreneur and energy professional.
Paul Polman, the CEO of Unilever in an interview with Insead Knowledge argues that over consumption of resources presents a unique challenge to the world but resource scarcity can be a catalyst for radical innovation. To respond to this challenge within his capacity as Unilever CEO, he infused frugal innovation into…
Erukilede Julius is a legal practitioner, entrepreneur and energy professional.