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Survey Findings: Where Can You Easily Access Loans in Nigeria?
- March 2, 2018
- Posted by: CSR-in-Action
- Category: Report, Research
No CommentsExecutive Summary One of the major challenges in the fight against poverty and hunger in Nigeria is the lack of reliable data, especially, as it pertains to the contributions of Nigerian banks in serving the needs of the poor with easy access to loans and driving financial inclusion. This opinion research poll discusses about financial
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Take Action on the Global Goals…Integrate the SDGs to Your Business
- December 8, 2017
- Posted by: CSR-in-Action
- Category: Feature Articles, Report
Author ~ Ebuka Onunaiwu Whether you are a multinational, a medium enterprise or a Small and Growing Business (SGB), you need to take action on the SDGs, because it presents you with an opportunity to become a driving force for value creation and also because it is good for your business’ bottom line. The Sustainable
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Domestic Power Generators – The Silent Killers
- November 22, 2017
- Posted by: CSR-in-Action
- Category: Feature Articles, Report
The use of power generators by Nigerians to provide domestic electrification has become a common and acceptable practice in a country that possesses over 30,000MV worth of electrical generation capacity, and supplies about 25 percent of neighbouring Ghana’s gas power. Records show that over 60 million Nigerians actively use electric power generators, and spend a
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Fiscal Sustainability: Between Nigeria’s Debt Plan and the 2018 Budget
- November 8, 2017
- Posted by: CSR-in-Action
- Category: Feature Articles, Report
Author ~ Kingson Elendu Debt servicing costs are becoming a burden in Nigeria, and was expected to absorb more than 60 percent of government revenues in 2017, according to the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) Regional Economic Outlook released on 30 October, 2017. The World Bank, through its Senior Economist, Gloria Joseph-Raji, also warned that the
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Fears of Genetically Modified Foods In Nigeria: What Experts Say
- November 3, 2017
- Posted by: CSR-in-Action
- Category: Feature Articles, Report
Author ~ Kingson Elendu Recently, Nigerians were gripped with fear over Genetically Modified Cassava allegedly planned to be introduced in the country by the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) in collaboration with ETHZ Laboratories of Zurich Switzerland. This happens while Nigeria’s peers in Africa – such as Kenya which has banned them altogether amid
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A Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) Observation on Nigeria’s Electricity Industry
- October 21, 2017
- Posted by: CSR-in-Action
- Category: Feature Articles, Report
Author ~ Kingson Elendu Energy efficiency, health and safety, and environmental sustainability have been identified as major sustainability issues in the energy sector, especially in Nigeria where about 16% of generated electricity power is always lost at transmission and distribution channels and HSE (Health, Safety and Environment) risks are common in the workplace. This was
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Collaboration Amongst Sector Peers: A Path Towards Mainstreaming Sustainability
- October 14, 2017
- Posted by: CSR-in-Action
- Category: Feature Articles, Report
Author ~ Ebuka Onunaiwu Collaboration is the new cool As the focus of businesses shift to creating shared value from both their direct and indirect activities, companies should be ready to change the status quo with regard to their willingness to collaborate and partner with other companies within and without their sector. This is particularly
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Survey Findings – Mainstreaming Street Hawking in a Formal Economy: An Inclusive Approach to Development
- October 14, 2017
- Posted by: CSR-in-Action
- Category: Report, Research
Acknowledgement We are grateful to all those that gave their precious time to participate in the survey that led to this report. Executive Summary One of the major challenges that negates economic development in Nigeria is the lack of reliable data, and of more concern, the lack of political will needed to mainstream street
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Ecosystem Loss: The True Cost of Building an Unsustainable Mega City
- September 1, 2017
- Posted by: CSR-in-Action
- Category: Feature Articles, Report
Author ~ Ebuka Onunaiwu As human population and activities increase globally, the need for space also increases as most human population dwell on land and majority of our activities are carried out on land, too. Urbanisation, which is the conversion of land to uses associated with growing population and economy, has been recognised as having