The Paul Alaje Colloquium

(TPACOLLOQUIUM)

Shaping ideas, driving policies, powering Africa’s future.

The Paul Alaje Colloquium (TPACOLLOQUIUM)

TPAColloquium is an annual platform that brings together leaders, policymakers, business executives, and young innovators to address Africa’s most pressing economic challenges. This year’s theme “Breaking the Cycle: How Nigeria Can Lead Africa from Poverty to Prosperity” highlights Nigeria’s role in driving inclusive growth, reducing poverty, and unlocking the continent’s full potential

Through thought-provoking discussions and practical policy recommendations, the colloquium aims to inspire bold actions that will position Nigeria as a catalyst for Africa’s journey to prosperity.

Theme:​

Breaking the Cycle: How Nigeria Can Lead Africa from Poverty to Prosperity

Venue:

NAF Conference Centre and Suites, Jahi, Abuja,

Date:

Saturday, 15th November 2025

Africa is a continent of paradoxes  vast natural and human resources, yet persistent poverty. Over 63% of Nigerians (133 million people) live in multidimensional poverty, while insecurity, weak institutions, and policy inconsistencies continue to limit progress. Nigeria, as Africa’s largest economy and most populous nation, holds the key to transforming this narrative.

The 2025 Paul Alaje Colloquium, themed “Breaking the Cycle: How Nigeria Can Lead Africa from Poverty to Prosperity”, seeks to provide a platform for high-level dialogue on how Nigeria can unlock its potential and inspire Africa’s prosperity.

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Objectives

  • Examine Nigeria’s role as a catalyst for Africa’s prosperity.
  • Provide evidence-based analysis of poverty cycles and strategies for economic transformation.
  • Explore policy, governance, technology, and security pathways to sustainable growth.
  • Engage youth, women, and innovators as central actors in Africa’s economic future.
  • Produce actionable recommendations for policymakers, private sector leaders, and development partners.

Expected Outcome

  • Produce a Communiqué outlining actionable recommendations.
  • Inspire policy reforms and private sector strategies that prioritize prosperity.
  • Provide a platform for youth and innovators to share transformative ideas.
  • Strengthen Nigeria’s global reputation as a thought leader in Africa’s development discourse.

Thematic Pillars

Event Focus

Economic Transformation

  • Nigeria’s structural challenges high inflation, debt overhang, and import dependency demand bold reforms.
  • From Consumption to Production: Building an Industrial Economy in Nigeria.
  • Unlocking Africa’s Agricultural Wealth: Can Nigeria Feed the Continent?
  • Financing Prosperity: Debt, Revenue, and Sustainable Growth Models.

Governance & Institutions

  • Strong institutions and transparency are the anchors of prosperity.
  • Breaking the Poverty Trap: Why Governance Matters More than Resources.
  • Institutional Reforms and Anti-Corruption: The Bedrock of Prosperity.
  • Policy Continuity: Avoiding the Stop-Start Cycle of Development

Technology & Innovation

  • AI and digitalization can help Nigeria leapfrog infrastructural gaps.
  • AI and the Future of Work: Preparing Nigeria’s Youth for the Digital Economy.
  • Fintech, E-Governance, and Inclusive Prosperity.
  • Bridging the Digital Divide: Expanding Tech Access Across Africa.

Human Capital Development

  • Investing in people is Nigeria’s surest path to prosperity.
  • Education as the Great Equalizer.
  • Youth and Women: The Untapped Engines of Growth.
  • Health and Productivity: Building a Workforce for Prosperity.

Security & Stability

  • No prosperity is possible without security.
  • The Economics of Insecurity: How Conflict Traps Nigeria in Poverty.
  • From Guns to Growth: Investing in Human Security.
  • Regional Cooperation: Securing West Africa for Shared Development.

Sustainability & Climate Action

  • Nigeria’s prosperity must be climate-resilient and green.
  • Climate Change and Poverty: Nigeria’s Double Burden.
  • Green Economy: Prosperity Without Destruction.
  • Energy Transition and Africa’s Future.

Meet Our

Committee Members

Dr. Paul Alaje

Convener

Eucharia Ileka

Chairperson, LOC

Fehintoluwa Oduekun

Co-Chairperson, LOC

Adetutu C. Aderemi-Ihieri Esq.

LOC Member

Boluwatife Longe

LOC Member

Joan Maduemezia

LOC Member

Isaac A. Ojo

LOC Member

Ruth Olukare

LOC Member

Uchenna Igwe

LOC Member

Chidimma Chukwu

LOC Member

Ola Abe

LOC Member

Ikeoluwa Abobarin

LOC Member

Oluwatomisin Lawal

LOC Member

Grace Daodu

LOC Member

Bisola Ilori

LOC Member

Iniobong Steven

LOC Member

Erdoo Ungwa

LOC Member