[18] Also in 2013, NJ Ayuk joined Global Shapers, a non-profit foundation created by the World Economic Forum to unite a community of young leaders.

[11][23] In the same 2022, the South African High Court ruled that Ayuk issued defamatory remarks towards the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project and journalist Delfin Mocache.

[24] In 2023, the Mail & Guardian reported that bogus copyright complaints were made to remove unflattering material about Ayuk and a politician.

[25][26] In 2024, Ayuk stepped down as head of Centurion Law Group to focus on his work at the African Energy Chamber (AEC).

[27] After working for the United Nations Development Programme in Darfur, Sudan, Ayuk concluded that the war was rooted in a struggle for natural resources and the wealth associated with them.

[30][31] Ayuk argues how Africans should be able to continue benefiting from their natural resources, even as much of the world pushes the continent to leave its fossil fuels in support of global net-zero emissions objectives.

[34] He has said: “A continent that emits a negligible amount of carbon dioxide is being disproportionately pegged as a threat to the planet by developed nations.