Onyinye Ough

{{short description|Nigerian activist and author}}

Onyinye Ough is a Nigerian author, speaker and political activist.{{Cite web|url=https://en.unesco.org/news/how-education-can-strengthen-rule-law|title=How education can strengthen the rule of law|last=|first=|date=2019-02-17|website=UNESCO|language=en|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2019-10-28}}{{Cite web|url=https://thenationonlineng.net/csos-want-buhari-to-sign-audit-service-commission-bill-into-law/|title=CSOs want Buhari to sign Audit Service Commission bill into law|last=The Nation|date=2019-07-28|website=The Nation|language=en-US|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2019-10-28}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.thecable.ng/cdd-organises-symposium-on-nigerias-democracy-at-20|title=CDD organises symposium on Nigeria's democracy at 20|first=Oluwatoyin|last=Bayagbon|date=2019-06-03|website=TheCable|language=en-US|access-date=2019-10-28}} She is the executive director of Step up for Social Development and Empowerment in Nigeria, an anti corruption non-governmental organization using storytelling to educate young Nigerians on different types of corruption and its impact on society.{{Cite web|url=https://en.unesco.org/news/how-education-can-strengthen-rule-law|title=How education can strengthen the rule of law|date=2019-02-17|website=UNESCO|language=en|access-date=2019-10-28}}{{Cite web|url=https://dailytrust.com/5-must-reads-on-nigerian-politics|title=5 must-reads on Nigerian politics|last=Bivan|first=Nathaniel|date=2019-02-23|website=Daily Trust|language=en-GB|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2019-10-28}}{{Cite web|url=https://amplifiedradio.net/2019/07/26/you-cant-fight-corruption-without-education-onyinye-ough/|title=You Can't Fight Corruption Without Education- Onyinye Ough|last=|first=|date=2019-07-26|website=Amplified Radio Live...|language=en-US|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2019-10-28}}

In her book, Emeka's Money,{{Cite web|url=https://dailytrust.com/fighting-corruption-starts-with-what-children-learn|title=Fighting corruption starts with what children learn|first=Eseohe|last=Ebhota-Akoma|date=2018-09-03|website=Daily Trust}} the character Emeka, is depicted as a decent man attempting to do beneficial things for the people around him. He neglects to acknowledge from the start that his "pleasant actions" to his friends can cause harm to the development of his community. The book draws interfaces between various parts of corruption and the real damage they cause. The book has been adapted as an animated short movie.{{Cite web|url=https://authorityngr.com/2020/06/07/childrens-book-on-corruption-premieres-in-nollywood|title= Children's book on corruption premieres in Nollywood|first=Felix|last=Khanoba|date=2020-06-08|website=The Authority|access-date=2022-04-07}}

In July 2019, Onyinye Ough joined other civil society organizations to appeal to the President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari to sign the Federal Audit Service Commission Bill passed by the eighth National Assembly seven months earlier into law.

Onyinye Ough continues to make efforts to develop creative ways to tackle corruption in Nigeria, she created the first virtual reality film to showcase the consequences of corruption in the education sector in Nigeria through the eyes of a schoolgirl.{{Cite web|url=https://afcacia.com/2021/03/12/how-nigeria-is-using-virtual-reality-to-curb-corruption|title= How Nigeria is using Virtual Reality to curb corruption|first=Daphne|last=Oloo|date=2021-03-12|website=Afcacia|access-date=2022-04-07}}