Profile

Elijah is Chairman, Global Organization of African Academic Doctors (OAAD) Resident Think Tank, aligned with the African Union (AU) Agenda 2063, leading 5000+ talent pool from 50+ African countries, resident across Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe & North America, a competency-based international organization bringing together a growing number of African PhDs - professors, researchers, innovators and entrepreneurs; numerical strength target - 200, 000 talents in academia and industry, competent in national and intergovernmental policy development and implementation, inter-university, enterprise-university partnerships, science, technology, innovation, entrepreneurship and development consultancy, advancing intergenerational knowledge and wealth creation systems; allowing early career researchers and younger professionals leverage the influence and resources of established professionals of African descent and beyond and co-creating win-win deliverables. Leveraging technology and collective competencies of members, Odii leads OAAD Global in presenting an organized front that highlights gaps Africa can fill and provides topnotch support for Africans and non-Africans who wish to be part of multisectoral portfolio of opportunities Africa presents in the emerging world of Artificial Intelligence (AI).

He is also Visiting Professor at ZJNU China, Educationist, Faculty at University of Nigeria and led

·50+ research groups establishment

·200+ research articles collaborations, published in top peer reviewed journals

·1000 co-author research project advancing Africa’s contribution to global research output (in progress).

·300+ events with a combined reach of 40,000+ people

·20+ MoU signing facilitation between African, Chinese and Australian universities

·36 global institutions—from China, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Ghana, Uganda, Kenya, Australia, Brazil, United Kingdom, India, United States of America, France, South Africa and Japan

·6 intelligent buoys sent across African waters and positioned at Togo, Ivory Coast, Benin Republic, Nigeria, Madagascar and Mozambique, part of our co-initiated United Nations Ocean Decade Program’s Ocean to Climate Seamless Forecasting in Africa (OSFiA), designed to enhance ocean data and climate crisis early warning systems useful for advancing climate smart agriculture and other applications.

·establishment of OAAD Football Academy and OAAD Fencing Academy in Ghana for identifying talented youth, providing scholarship support and replicating same across Africa

·establishment of OAAD Global Women’s Network for advancing opportunities for African women talents

·partnership with the United Nations Industrial Development UNIDO in the UNIDO Global Call 2022 for Innovative Solutions

·MoU with First Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, China

·MoU with NNPC-Shell Petroleum Development Corporation Joint Venture Center of Excellence in Environmental Management and Green Energy (CEMAGE), UNN

Furthermore, Odii is:

·Focal Person for Committee on University of Nigeria’s collaboration with Chinese universities

·Adjunct Researcher, Institute of African Studies, Zhejiang Normal University

·Board Sustainability Consultant for LordsMint Tech Co. Ltd., a petrochemical manufacturing & engineering company employing over 1200 staff in Nigeria

·Executive Secretary, NextLevel Educational Foundation International

·African Cultural Exchange Ambassador: engaged over 10,000 Chinese children and teachers from over 20 Provinces and autonomous regions of China, mobilizer, songwriter, singer, drummer.

Related Publications

Elijah C. Odii, Chike C. Ebido, Marie K. Harder (2020). A values-based approach for generating localized social indicators for use in sustainability assessment and decision-making: Test case of brownfield soft reuse in Nigeria. Science of the Total Environment: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.135045

Other Publications

Selected Peer Reviewed Academic Publications                   

ODII Elijah C. and ODII Benita C. (2023). Artificial Intelligence (AI) Competencies for Optimizing Belt & Road Initiative Projects, Precision Poverty Alleviation, Rural Revitalization Strategies and Sustainable Development Within the Context of Nigeria-China Relations; In: Ehizuelen Michael Mitchell Omoruyi (Ed), Five Decades of Unified Sino-Nigeria Engagement. Zhejiang University Press, PRC.

Onyekwere Joseph Okoro, Gideon Gywa Deme, Charles Obinwanne Okoye, Sabina Chioma Eze, Elijah Chibueze Odii, Janet Temitope Gbadegesin, Emmanuel Sunday Okeke, Greater Kayode Oyejobi, Raphael Nyaruaba, Chike Chukwuenyem Ebido (2022). Understanding key vectors and vector-borne diseases associated with fresh- water ecosystem across Africa: Implications for public health. Science of the Total Environment 862 (2023) 160732;

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.160732

Odii EC, Okoro JO, Okorie AN, Asogwa CN, Chukwuka CO, Okoye CO, Okeke ES, Ejere VC, Eyo JE. Antihypertensive Effect of Moringa oleifera (Moringaceae) Methanolic Leaf Extract (MoMLE) on Cricetomys gambianus (Muridae). Trop J Nat Prod Res. 2022; 6(10):1695-1700. http://www.doi.org/10.26538/tjnpr/v6i10.23

Nkoh Jackson Nkoh, Fidelis Odedishemi Ajibade, Edidiong Okokon Atakpa, M. Abdulaha-Al Baquy, Shamim Mia, Elijah Chibueze Odii, Renkou Xu (2022). Reduction of heavy metal uptake from polluted soils and associated health risks through biochar amendment: A critical synthesis; http://www.doi.org/10.26538/tjnpr/v6i10.23

Charles Obinwanne Okoye, Charles Izuma Addey, Olayinka Oderinde, Joseph Onyekwere Okoro Jean Yves Uwamungu, Chukwudozie Kingsley Ikechukwu, Emmanuel Sunday Okeke, Onome Ejeromedoghene, Elijah Chibueze Odii (2022). Toxic Chemicals and Persistent Organic Pollutants Associated with Micro-and Nanoplastics Pollution. Chemical Engineering Journal Advances, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceja.2022.100310

Emmanuel Sunday Okeke, Oluwatosin Atinuke Olagbaju, Charles Obinwanne; Okoye, Charles Izuma Addey, Kingsley Ikechukwu Chukwudozie, Joseph Onyekwere Okoro,Gideon Gywa Deme, David Ewusi-Mensah, Eghosa Igun, Onome Ejeromedoghene, Elijah Chibueze Odii  Olayinka Oderinde, Veronica Chisom Iloh, Solo Abesa (2022). Microplastic burden in Africa: A review of occurrence, impacts, and sustainability potential of bioplastics; Chemical Engineering Journal Advances, DOI: 10.1016/j.ceja.2022.100402

Gideon Gywa Deme, David Ewusi-Mensah, Oluwatosin Atinuke Olagbaju, Emmanuel Sunday Okeke, Charles Obinwanne Okoye, Elijah Chibueze Odii, Onome Ejeromedoghene, Eghosa Igun, Joseph Okoro Onyekwere, Olayinka Kehinde Oderinde, Edmond Sanganyado (2022). Macro problems from microplastics: Toward a sustainable policy framework for managing microplastic waste in Africa, Science of the Total Environment; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.150170

Nkechi Gloria Nnoli, John Ovie Olomukoro, Elijah Chibueze Odii, Maimoni Mariere Ubrei-Joe & Ifeanyi Maxwell Ezenwa (2021). Another insight into the contamination levels at Ogoniland in Niger Delta, Nigeria, with focus on Goi Creek. Environmental Science and Pollution Research https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-021-13117-z.

Zhixiong Deng, Yijun Ni, Jinhui Wang, Chike Chukwuenyem Ebido, Elijah Chibueze Odii, Joseph Onyekwere Okoro, David Blair, Wei Hu, Mingbo Yin (2021). Cryptic diversity and gene introgression of Moinidae (Crustacea: Cladocera) in Nigeria. Contributions to Zoology (2021) 1-24. doi:10.1163/18759866-bja10022

Yijun Ni†, Chike Chukwuenyem Ebido†, Elijah Chibueze Odii, Jinhui Wang, Chinemerem Hodges Orakwelu, Francis Chukwuemeka Abonyi, Chinedu Innocent Ngene, Joseph Onyekwere Okoro, Patience Obiageli Ubachukwu, Wei Hu and Mingbo Yin (2020). Phylogeography and genetic diversity of the copepod family Cyclopidae (Crustacea: Cyclopoida) from freshwater e

Invited Keynote Speeches

Elijah C. ODII (2024).

Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security (State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs). Promoting Scientific and Technological Innovation, Seeking Common Development and Benefiting Global Talents”. 22nd Conference on International Exchange of Professionals in Shanghai, and Zhejiang Normal University, November 2024

Elijah C. ODII (2024).

Shandong Provincial People's Government and the Ministry of Natural Resources of the People s Republic of China. The 2024 Global Ocean Development Forum: Let's Sea our Futures-Promoting Blue Partnerships for Growth and Sustainability October 23-25, 2024

Elijah C. ODII (2024).

United Nations Ocean Decade Ocean to Climate Seamless Forecasting in Africa. United Nations Ocean Decade International Collaboration Center, Qingdao Aug. 27 – 28th.

Elijah C. ODII (2024).

Finance Center for South-South Cooperation. Nairobi Kenya. China Africa Cooperation in Sustainable Agriculture in the Context of Climate Change. Aug. 22, 2024

Elijah C. ODII (2024).

United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) Day 2024. UNIDO-Investment and Technology Promotion Office (ITPO), Shanghai. June 13, 2024

Elijah C. ODII (2024).

119^th Fudan University Anniversary Special Lecture. Multicultural Experience and Collaboration for Accelerating Productivity and innovation. https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/wgWn3BLbzI0IDqWvpkdsZA,

https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/0UfduljpjnfYfA4ZFOQRDA

Elijah C. ODII (2023).

United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) Day 2023. UNIDO-Investment and Technology Promotion Office (ITPO), Shanghai

Elijah C. ODII (2023).

Eco World: Pathway to Sustainable Cities, Clean Tech, Energy Transition, Sustainable Industrialization and Net Zero Aspirations at the University of Nigeria

Elijah C. Odii (2018). Invited Keynote

Speech titled: Sustainable Lifelong Education in a World in Flux: a Story from Africa at the International Conference on Network Literacy Cultivation organized by the Lifelong Learning Office, Education Commission, Yangpu District Shanghai, China 2018.

Elijah C. Odii (2017). Invited Keynote

Facilitation of Zero Carbon, Zero Poverty Processes through Emphasis on Global Environmental Shared Values. The 3rd International Collegiate Conference, May 27, 2017, at The Sino-British College (SBC), USST Second Annual Conference and Learning and Teaching Forum, In association with British Council and Greenleaf Publishing

Elijah C. Odii (2017) Co-Panellist representing Global Universities Partnership on Environment and Sustainability (GUPES) during the UN Environment -Tongji International Students Conference on Environment and Sustainability (ISCES) with Ms. Clarice Wilson (Ag. Head of the Policy Coordination Office, UN Environment) and Mr. Nick Nuttal (Spokesperson/Director of Communications at the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)).