In the 21st century, Emenanjo is often referred to as the "father of Igbo literature", alongside Tony Ubesie and others.
He relocated to Port Harcourt the capital city of Rivers State in south-south Nigeria after his primary and secondary education, he served as the executive director of the National Institute of Nigerian Languages, Aba and hence, became a professor of linguistics.
[A 3] Emenanjọ called the first Professor of Igbo language, was from Ụmụeze Igbuzo, Delta state.
[3] He was the keynote speaker at the 5th edition of the authors forum held at Kakanfo Conference Centre, Ibadan, Nigeria.
In 1988, He started working at Uni Port where he gave his debut inaugural lecture titled; Linguistics, Language and the Nation and was adapted into a book.
The style of Emenanjọ's books was mainly based on Igbo literature expressing the diversity of the people's culture and traditions.