Air Peace, United Nigeria partnership reflects benefits of business cooperation – Okonkwo.
Okonkwo, who was the facilitator at the 2026 Annual General Meeting of De Imperial Philanthropic Family in Lagos, delivered a talk titled: ‘Recalibrating the Igbo […] The post Air Peace, United Nigeria partnership reflects benefits of business cooperation – Okonkwo appeared first on Vanguard News .
By Dickson Omobola Executive Chairman of United Nigeria Airlines, Professor Obiora Okonkwo, has said the Igbo entrepreneurial model must be reformed, not discarded, to remain competitive in today’s global economy.
He said although the model’s strengths, including individual initiative, self-reliance and a long record of commercial success, remained valuable, the challenge was not to abandon the traditional model but to recalibrate it.
Okonkwo’s first proposal was to reformulate the Igbo apprenticeship system to equip apprentices with competencies in digital commerce, financial technology, data analytics, artificial intelligence, international marketing, business management, intellectual property and export procedures. He advised that these competencies should be added while retaining the scheme’s practical, mentor-based character. He criticised universities that conduct research without considering how it could be commercialised, arguing that academic institutions needed closer ties with industry. He also urged enterprises to create opportunities for young people to contribute ideas and encouraged businesses to keep learning and experimenting to ensure indigenous firms remained dynamic.
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