Technology
Everyone has the same AI tools. The difference is in the instructions
Access to AI no longer sets anyone apart. Emmanuel Chidi Ashinze on prompts that return usable reports, and why a no-code agent stalls without clear instructions.
Field notes from the Academy
GEPA Blog
The depth behind the workshops: leadership, energy markets, entrepreneurship and careers in African energy, written up from the rooms where GEPA teaches.
Earlier posts
Technology
Leadership
Why capable energy professionals stall, and the eight C's that get them moving
Firefighting, slow promotion and one-skill careers keep capable energy professionals stuck. Wilson Obeneme's answer starts with leading yourself before any title arrives.
Energy markets
Why captive and embedded power are growing in Nigeria's supply gap
Nigeria has about 13,000 MW installed but delivers 3,500 to 5,000 MW at peak. Christian Oribhabor sets out the two models growing in that gap.
Entrepreneurship
Grit, grind and the five zones every founder has to pass through
Dr Kolawole Ojo watched his company shrink from forty-six staff to eight. He sets out what grit and the daily grind ask of a founder, and the five zones a venture passes through.
Careers
Your work will not speak for you: Nneka Jethro-Iruobe on workplace politics
Capable people often assume good work gets noticed. Nneka Jethro-Iruobe argues that being seen is part of the job, and sets out how to do it for the right reasons.
Entrepreneurship
Bankable means lendable: three pillars to test an energy project against
Femi Awofala argues that no feasibility study is bankable until a lender accepts it, and sets out three pillars a developer can test a project against first.
Careers
Only the connected bulb shines: four questions for a purposeful career
Dr Vicki Otaruyina starts from a row of bulbs, only one lit, and puts four questions to your work: the change it creates, who it is for, how it gets done and what it leaves.
Careers
Positioning for global opportunities starts long before anyone looks
Glory Oguegbu argues that most people try to position for global opportunities before they have done the work that makes positioning possible.
Leadership
Why relevance at work needs both a spirit and a body
A pastor who trained as a doctor says relevance at work needs spiritual pillars (priestly practices and prophetic assistance) and physical ones (competence, character, courage).