• Driving Competitive Advantage through Effective Stakeholder Engagement

    • July 15, 2019
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    There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure. – Colin Powell A competitive advantage is the unique ability of a business to utilise its resources effectively, improve customer value and position itself ahead of the competition. In other words, it is something that a company

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  • Inflation Drops to 11.22%

    • July 15, 2019
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    The Consumer Price Index (CPI), which measures inflation, declined to 11.22 per cent year-on-year in June compared to 11.40 per cen in May, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). Food inflation also reduced to 13.56 per cent in June compared to 13.79 per cent in the preceding month. According to the CPI figures

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  • India Offers Nigeria $100m Loan for Rural Internet

    • July 15, 2019
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    Nigeria’s aspiration for universal internet coverage has received a boost with the materialisation of a $100 million loan from the Government of India. The facility arranged by the EXIM Bank of India is the result of a close collaboration between the India High Commission in Nigeria and the Federal Ministry of Communications. The deal was

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  • INK Fellows 2019 Applications

    • July 15, 2019
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    The INK Fellows Program brings together a young, global and cross-disciplinary community of path-breakers who we believe will be the shapers of tomorrow. Every year, INK identifies the minds that are redefining their field of work, and the world around them. The Program aims to provide them the  support necessary to leverage their impact.  The

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  • ALIPH Call for Projects

    • July 15, 2019
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    ALIPH is pleased to announce the launch of its second call for projects on 19 June 2019. ALIPH supports a wide variety of projects to protect heritage that is endangered, under threat or which has suffered from negligence brought about by conflict. To be considered for selection, projects need to fulfil certain criteria, in particular

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  • 3rd ACT Foundation Breakfast Dialogue

    • July 15, 2019
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    Be a part of the discussion at the 3rd ACT Foundation Breakfast Dialogue, an annual event focused on creating discussions that are necessary to develop transformative strategies and perspectives on maximising the social development potentials of various organisations. The 2019 edition of the Breakfast Dialogue is themed “Social and Global Impact: Engaging for Growth’’. This theme

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  • Why Nigeria is Behind in the Journey Towards Sustainability

    • June 25, 2019
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    Despite the wide promotion of the SDGs by for-profit organisations, NGOs/CSOs and individuals in Nigeria, we are still lagging behind in achieving the worldwide SDGs 2030. According to the SDG Index and Dashboards Report 2018 (Global Responsibilities: Implementing the Goals), Nigeria ranks 150 out of 156 in SDG global ranking with a global index score

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  • Afforestation – Its Pros and Cons

    • June 25, 2019
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    Afforestation is the establishment of a forest or stand of trees (forestation) in an area where there was no previous tree cover.  Many governments and non-governmental organisations directly engage in programs of afforestation to create forests, increase carbon capture and carbon sequestration, and help to anthropogenically improve biodiversity. Afforestation is also the creation of forests

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  • Five Things CBN Hopes To Achieve Between 2019 And 2024 – Emefiele

    • June 25, 2019
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    Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, has listed five things that the apex bank hopes to achieve over the next five years. He stated the five things while presenting the Monetary Policy roadmap for his 2019-2024 new term in office on Monday at the CBN Headquarters in Abuja. “Our priorities at the

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  • FG Remains Focused on Rescuing Leah Sharibu, Osinbajo Tells Nigerians in US

    • June 25, 2019
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    Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says the Federal Government is committed to the rescue of Leah Sharibu, one of the schoolgirls abducted Boko Haram in Dapchi, Yobe State. Osinbajo stated this on Sunday during a town hall meeting with some Nigerians in New York, United States. The Vice President stressed that over 108 girls have been

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