CHINEDU AFAMUEFUNA NSOFOR
Address: Plot 10C Works Layout, Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria
Telephone: +2347036593046
Email: chinedunsofor4u@gmail.com, hrhnsofforchinedu@yahoo.com
BIODATA
Sex: Male
Date of Birth: 24th March, 1990
Marital Status: Married
State of Origin: Anambra State
L.G.A: Ekwusigo
Home Town: Oraifite
Nationality: Nigerian
Religion: Christianity
PERSONALITY
Understands the need of being a true servant in any capacity, as well as possesses leadership potentials required in proffering solutions to the challenges of any given institution/organisation; bearing in mind the dynamism of various institutions, while aiming towards achieving organizational goals and objectives, having started early in life to nurture these qualities/potentials through his interests in developing and empowering Nigerian Youths and students.
INSTITUTIONS ATTENDED.
Ladoke Akintola University of Technology Obomosho, Oyo State 2015-2016
Dunamis School of Ministry (January 2016 – June 2016)
University Of Nigeria, Nsukka, Enugu State 2008-2012
Maryrays Secondary School, Fegge Onitsha, Anambra State 2002-2008
Maryrays Primary School, Fegge Onitsha, Anambra State 1996-2002
EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
PhD (Social Work in view)
M.sc (Social Work)
B.sc. (Social Work) Second- Class Upper Division
Project Management Training Programme at Abuja Graduate School
Advanced Leadership Training Programme
Strategic Leadership Training
Basic Certificate of Discipleship and Leadership Training Course
Basic Leadership Course
Basic Certificate in Computer Operation AfriHUB Centre UNN.
Senior Secondary School Certificate
Junior Secondary School Certificate
First School Leaving Certificate
PUBLIC SERVICE/ WORK EXPERIENCE
Nigeria’s Programmes Director of Asia Pacific Sports International (March 24th 2023 till date)
Africa/Nigeria’s Director Asia Pacific International Consult (May 2023 till date)
Nigeria’s/Africa’s Business Representative/General Manager SERI MERSING CONSULT, Malaysia
Programmes Director Nigeria Association of Economists (4th April 2022 till Date)
National Coordinator G INITIATIVE (30th March 2022 till date)
Member Management Committee of Global Coalition for Sustainable Environment (17th March till date)
Member Imo State Government’s Committee on Science and Technology Road Map 2020-2030 (December 2020-January 2022).
Special Assistant (Special Duties/Special Projects) to Chief Dr. E.C Iwuanyanwu CFR,OFR,MFR,FNICE,FNIST,FNSE,KSC -AHAEJIAGAMBA NDIGBO (Chairman Ohanaeze Ndigbo Council of Elders) (1st August-24th March 2022)
Board Secretary Iwuanyanwu National Ambulance Foundation 2019-24th March 2022)
National Co-ordinator Iwuanyanwu National Ambulance Foundation (1st August-24th March 2022)
Co-ordinator Iwuanyanwu Foundation (1st August 2017-24th March 2022)
Founder Work While in School Venture Ltd; a company that is currently in partnership with the Federal Government of Nigeria via the National Commission for Colleges of Education (NCCE) for the implementation of Work While in School Programmes in all Colleges of Education in Nigeria.
Coordinator IMOFINTECH Programme for five thousand Imo youths organized by the Imo State Government in partnership with Iwuanyanwu Foundation on October-December 2019
Programme Coordinator of Safety training for Ambulance Drivers in South East Nigeria during COVID19 2021
Coordinator Central Bank of Nigeria-South East Entrepreneurship Development Centre’s Programme; Owerri Study centre. 2018
Programme Coordinator of the Median edition of Inter secondary school debate competition for all secondary schools in Abuja 2018, organized by Federal Road Safety Corps in partnership with Iwuanyanwu National Ambulance Foundation.
Coordinator 2017 Accident free Ember Month Programme of Federal Road Safety Corp (Owerri Safety Command) and Iwuanyanwu National Ambulance Foundation
Programme Coordinator of Imo State and Ebonyi State Free Automobile training Programme organized by Innoson Kiara Academy in partnership with Iwuanyanwu Foundation and Imo and Ebonyi State Governments respectively 2021
Programme Coordinator Free Physiotherapy Treatment Intervention Programme for Arthritis, Neck Pain, Back Pain, Waist Pain Patients in Ikeduru LGA, Imo State on 3rd and 4th Dec. 2021
Programmes Manager El-Bethel Global Business School (14th December 2015-30th September 2017).
Programme Co-coordinator of Chartered Institute of Personnel Management Programme Abuja Study Centre (April 2015-December 14th 2015).
Programme Co-ordinator of 20 days NAPSAS/National Power Training Institute training Abuja May 2015
Programme Co-coordinator National Power Training Institute of Nigeria (NAPTIN)/SURE-P TVET) training for Graduate Engineers held in Lagos (February-March) 2015.
Business Development Executive at Abuja Graduate School-AGS (September 2014-December 14th 2015)
South Eastern Nigeria Advocate/AMAC-FCT Administrative Secretary of Citizens Club of Nigeria ( March 2014-September 2014)
Admin/ Transport Officer at The Presidency SURE-P National Secretariat Abuja (NYSC March 2013-March 2014)
Networks Manager University of Nigeria Book of Fame Project – Who is who in UNN (2011 – till date).
Programme Coordinator of the 2nd Edition of 7 days Work While in School Conference in UNN for about 3000 students organized by Work While in School Foundation, in partnership with Institute of African Studies UNN.
Project Cordinator of Global Impact Show organized by Great Minds International and powered by the Faculty of Social Sciences UNN. 2012
As a student /Igwe of the Faculty of Social Sciences UNN, he organized the Faculty of Social Sciences New Yam Festival in 2010 an event that witnessed the presence of the Senior Special Assistant to the Present FGN on Special Duties/Project who doubled as Secretary Presidential Task Force on Power among other national dignitaries that were present in 2010.
Coordinator of the 1st Work while in School Conference in UNN (2011) for all third year students (over 4,000 students) organized by Work While in School Foundation in collaboration with the Centre for Entrepreneurship and Development Research UNN the programme.
The Programme went down on records as the biggest student entrepreneurship conference in the history of UNN, thus Chinedu Nsofor became the first student in the history of UNN to sign an MOU with the University to implement this Initiative and other projects Nationwide.
Coordinator of the 7days African Education and ICT conference by WORKWIS Foundation and Institute of African Studies, UNN (March 2010) the conference attracted the renewal of the N5million Annual scholarship grant of Dr. Sam Onyishi Foundation, including a fifty million naira donation to the University. During the Conference, over 5,000 UNN students across seven selected Faculties were trained in various skills 2011
National Secretary, Odumegwu Ojukwu G24 Forum 2012 till date
National Coordinator/ Board Secretary, Igbo Heroes Foundation 2011 till date
Founder, Work While in School Foundation ( WORKWIS ) Foundation
Member, Centre for Entrepreneurship and Development Research UNN/WORKWIS Foundation Joint committee on Work While in School Projects.2011-2012
Chairman Otu Subakwa Igbo UNN chapter; an association with Prof Pita Ejiofor (former Vice Chancellor of UNIZIK as National President) 2011-2012.
Member, Institute of African studies UNN committee on conferences and seminars 2011-2012
Marketing Manager, SOCIOSCOPE LIVE MAGAZINE (official magazine of the Faculty of Social Sciences UNN, office of the Dean) 2011-2012.
Igwe, Faculty of Social Sciences, UNN 2010-2012
Secretary Youth and Dreams Leadership Forum UNN chapter 2008-2012
President, Press Club Mayrays Secondary School, Fegge Onistha 2007-2008
Labour Prefect, Maryrays Secondary School.,Fegge Onitsha 2007-2008
SKILLS:
Networking skills, human capacity building skills; project management skills, events management skills, proposal writing skills, social work expertise, youth mobilization, ICT skills, entrepreneurial skills, public speaking skills, financial management and Business Development skills, etc.
SPEECHES:
Delivered Inaugural Speech of the 1st University of Nigeria Work While in School Programme held on 5th December, 2011.
Delivered a Module on Entrepreneurship Development during SURE-P GIS training in Enugu State 31stDecember, 2014
Delivered Modules on Entrepreneurship Development in Graduate Internship Scheme of the Federal Ministry of Finance on 7th September 2016 at Bayelsa State.
Delivered a speech on the theme; Work While in School in Entrepreneurship Programme of School of Arts, Alvan Ikoku College of Education Owerri on 17th May 2016.
Delivered a speech on Restructuring; a panacea to peaceful coexistence in Nigeria on Saturday 14th August 2021
BOOKS WRITTEN:
Unaegbu, J., Chukwu, S. & Nsofor, C. (2017). Amazing Grace (A Biography of Chief Dr. Emmanuel Chukwuemeka Iwuanyanwu, CFR, AhaejiagambaNdigbo).
Nsofor C., Unaegbu, J. (2016). Work While in School (the Students with Innovation Guide book)
Nsofor C. (2015) Abuja Graduate School- Chartered Institute of Personnel Management (CIPM) Operations Manual
Nsofor C. (2015) Abuja Graduate School-Chartered Institute of Bankers (CIBN) Operations Manual
Nsofor C. (2015) Operations Manual for coordinating training Programme in Abuja Graduate School
AWARDS/ RECOGNITIONS
Leadership Excellence Award (Rotract Club UNN) 2012
Premier Alumini Award by the Department of Social Work University of Nigeria Nsukka.
Spotlight Medalist on Entrepreneurship (Big Brothers Award) 2011.
Meritorious Service Award (National Association of Social Work Students, UNN) 2012.
Most Acknowledged Personality of the year (History and Archeology Students Association, UNN) 2012.
Most Political Student of UNN (Nigerian Engineering Students Association, UNN) 2012
Most Popular Student Award (National Association of Social Work Students, UNN) 2012.
UNN Raiser of the year Award (Golden Heart Foundation Lagos and Trailblazers UNN) 2011.
His Profile is published in the University of Nigeria Book Of Fame as an outstanding Personality of UNN for his contribution in the development and empowerment of students of UNN (UNN Book of Fame: WHO is WHO in UNN edited by Prof. Alex Animalu, Prof. Sam Onuigbo and Jeff Unaegbu.) 2012.
INNOVATIONS:
WORK WHILE IN SCHOOL INNOVATION
The current educational system in Nigeria today is a complete departure of what education should be.
The main purpose of education is to empower the hands and brain to be creative in proffering individual and societal solutions.
Whereas the creativity components of education is entirely missing in our educational system today, our graduates only come out to be mentally redundant-only useful for the purposes of administrative directives in-line with the educational system that has taught them to “only copy and paste” information just to pass an examination.
Examinations in the educational system today have now become a test of memory and not a test of intelligence, hence the sole aim of the colonial master’s agenda to raise only court clarks/clerical officers, administrative officers, accountants, secretaries,etc who are trained to only carry out directives and not to question the status quo in the society-by challenging their minds to proffer solutions to the several problems in the society has been established in our educational system today without vehement resistance.
The Work While in School initiative is therefore a masterpiece designed to question the status quo, to challenge the minds and intelligence of our people and to spark off creativity in our educational system to the Glory of God.
It outlines curriculum on invention/innovation development and idea creation, positions the hands to requisite skill acquisition in line with the respective courses of study, and challenges the students to embrace virtues/Godly principles that make Principal People of all age and generation.
HOBBIES
Listening to gospel music, deep worship and prayers, reading inspirational books and the Holy bible, logical reasoning, brainstorming, political discuss, youth empowerment/mobilization.
MY CAPABILITY STATEMENT
I am a Professional Social Worker and a Seasoned Technocrat with First Degree, Masters Degree and PhD (in-View) all in social work. I have spent over 12 years of my professional experience in researching the root causes of unemployment in Nigeria and by the special grace of God I have been able to come up with solutions to this hydra-headed problem encapsulated in several job creation/wealth creation initiatives/models I have developed and implemented for various governments, institutions and several organizations all throughout these period of hard work.
All throughout my professional experience I have practically empowered about 30,000 (thirty thousand) youths across Nigeria with skills for wealth creation. Most remarkable are my efforts via my Work While in School Programmes across tertiary institutions in Nigeria and my youth empowerment initiatives which I implemented under the Iwuanyanwu Foundation in partnership with various state governments, remarkably also is the Imo FINTECH Programme for five thousand Imo youths (5000); which I coordinated, that helped in decentralizing the bank sector in Imo State today with many of the beneficiaries now successfully engaged as agents in mobile money business, thus reducing the unemployment ratio in Imo State drastically, etc.
As a special gift from God I am very much equipped with Divine wisdom and the Midas touch for turning around problems into opportunities and unprecedented wealth for various institutions and government bodies I work with; using my innovative ideas/talents, having been professionally trained/mentored as a Professional Social Worker, an innovative Business Development Expert, a very versatile Project Management Expert/Programmes Coordinator and a Seasoned Technocrat to the glory of God.
My work experience can be traced to: The Nigeria Association of Economists, Global Coalition for Sustainable Environment, G Initiative, Iwuanyanwu Foundation, Iwuanyanwu National Ambulance Foundation, South East Entrepreneurship Development Centre/CBN Imo State Study Centre, Imo State Government Committee on Science and Technology Road Map (2020-2030), Work While in School Ventures Ltd, Work While in School Foundation, Abuja Graduate School, El-bethel Global Business School, The Presidency- Subsidy Reinvestment and Empowerment Programme (SURE-P),etc.
SIGNED
CHINEDU NSOFOR BSc. MSc. PhD (In-View)
A Professional Social Worker, a Seasoned Technocrat and a Disruptive Change Agent