Five of Frank Nweke Jr’s achievements in the Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG) 

 

1. He set up the framework for the Nigerian Economic Summit Group NESG endowment fund, which is now valued at more than 500 million Naira. is now valued at over N500 million. The institution was struggling when he took over. He overhauled the entire culture.

 

2. He introduced the publication of the annual scorecard of national economic progress as well as the annual scorecard for the economic progress for the States of Nigeria. These are the shoulders that Budgit and others stand on.

 

3. He is big on human development and ensured the best training and exposure for the staff at NESG. He increased the research capacity of the NESG through the overhaul of its human resources department.

 

4. The NESG had no building to its name after 20 years of existence. He initiated an ultra modern, purpose-designed permanent office building for the NESG after 20 years of its existence and invested massively in the upgrade of its IT infrastructure.

 

5. Frank conceptualized the establishment of an online economic data management system in aid of NESG research work and as a source of credible data for researchers worldwide.