The Director-General of the Nigeria–China Strategic Partnership (NCSP), Dr Joseph Tegbe, has said that China’s remarkable economic transformation was not accidental but the result of deliberate policy choices anchored on focus, standardisation and consistent execution.
Tegbe stressed the need for Nigeria to adopt discipline, scale and long-term thinking as critical pillars for sustainable enterprise development, drawing lessons from China’s national development journey as a practical blueprint for economic growth.
He made the remarks during a presentation titled “Hacking Your Personal Economic Growth: Lessons from China’s National Development Journey,” delivered at a three-day capacity-building seminar themed “Leveraging Chinese Partnerships to Scale Nigerian Businesses.”
The seminar was organised as part of NCSP’s ongoing efforts to promote structured knowledge exchange and enterprise-focused learning.
Speaking at the session, Tegbe noted that China’s rise to global economic prominence was driven by pragmatic and intentional policies rather than chance.
He highlighted China’s approach to innovation, observing that many Chinese small and medium-scale enterprises began by adapting existing products, proven business models and imported technologies before introducing incremental improvements.
According to him, Chinese enterprises succeed by mastering a single product or service, replicating it efficiently and innovating gradually based on tested models.
The NCSP boss also underscored the importance of collaboration, noting that Chinese businesses often grow within industrial clusters that share infrastructure, suppliers and labour, a system that significantly reduces costs and boosts productivity.
Tegbe described discipline as China’s most enduring competitive advantage, explaining that entrepreneurs in the country aggressively reinvest profits into machinery, inventory and process efficiency while maintaining modest lifestyles during early growth stages.
He added that rigorous cost control, accurate financial tracking and a clear understanding of unit economics are essential to sustaining profitability and achieving scale.
Urging Nigerian entrepreneurs to rethink their growth strategies, Tegbe called for a focus on technical competence, market-driven expansion, export readiness and patient, long-term planning over short-term gains.
He reaffirmed NCSP’s commitment to translating Nigeria–China cooperation into practical outcomes that enhance productivity, enterprise development and economic self-reliance.
The Nigeria–China Strategic Partnership remains focused on strengthening bilateral collaboration between the two countries in areas including trade, investment, technology transfer, infrastructure development and capacity building, with the overarching goal of delivering measurable and lasting value to the Nigerian economy.
