May Ifeoma Nwoye

“On a broader level, creativity brings joy, a sense of pride, and helps one to forget about the ills of the environment.”

“COVID19 has created deep uncertainty in nearly almost all aspects of daily life.. It is possible that one can even benefit from interacting and brainstorming with others over the phone, but awesome creative work can be achieved by shutting out the outside world.”

“Most writing happens when one is alone, you really have to assume yourself into your stories, and you need to feel true empathy with others in order to be able to write convincingly.”

“As a matter of fact solitude is an inherent part of writing. Unfortunately, in our contemporary society we have become accustomed to noise and to avoiding solitude at all costs and thus, surrounding ourselves with distractions, such as the cell phones, friends, and television and internet crowd.”

“Entrepreneurship culture is an environment, where someone is motivated to innovate, to create and take risks.”

“In an entrepreneurial society, job creation is a common feature as new actors in the economy have new characteristics through open source-philosophy.”

“The main task is to put in place a broad environment that can attract people and in which creativity and entrepreneurship can flourish.”

“This is one of the reasons why government policies need to become more pro-business to be able to promote self-reliant enterprises as well as employment opportunities.”

“I didn’t even consider becoming a writer until, I recall, feeling overwhelmed with the prevailing situation at the time I started, having just returned to the country. It is; therefore, let’s call it, accidental good choice at the time of idleness.”

“Women are always forced to prove their worth within the stringent boundaries of male-dominated profession like…”

“I’d like the world to be different because of my words, of course. I like to educate, to assist, to enlighten, to entertain. The body of my words is meant to take people a bit further along the path, so that they better understand who they are, who we are as people, how we are to live in light of reality.”

“Classic novels offer amazing interest to me in particular. They usually have memorable stories and interesting characters.”

“I was pushed into doing accounting by my family. But my real love was drama and...”

“Fiction books are ones that have been made up. Perhaps some of their elements are based on hints of truth, but they have been elaborated, fabricated, and used to embellish into a true story.”

“We can start by reviving our traditional cash crops, exploiting our local raw materials and calling for partners, especially in areas where we have competitive advantage.”

“The point is that we must look inwards at our country’s specific circumstances and then seek indigenous solution to our indigenous problems…”

“There is moral poverty, there is emotional poverty. Illiteracy is a brand of educational poverty. There is poverty arising from lack of awareness, just as there is poverty occasioned by the non-possession of the material requirements for comfortable living.”

“My poverty and environmental advocacy here has to do with listening to the soft voice of the silent majority who are peaceful, those who are ready for non-violent solution to crises, especially hapless women whose voice will never be heard because their cries cannot be projected above the slumps in their immediate environment.”