• CSR-in-Action Joins Lagos State Government to Promote Global Best Practices at the Maiden Badagry Oil and Gas Conference

    • February 19, 2020
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    Nigeria’s foremost sustainability outfit, CSR-in-Action, joined other industry stakeholders at the inaugural Badagry Youth Oil and Gas Conference organised by Lagos State Government on Thursday, 6 February 2020, in the oil-rich Badagry region of the state. The conference was conceptualised to engender first-hand engagement with the youth of the region to discuss the challenges and

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  • Do You Want to Increase Your Profitability?

    • February 19, 2020
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    Did you know that businesses that exploit data analytics at scale across their organisations could increase their operating margins by more than 60 percent?  Are you aware that with big data, companies stand a better chance at improved customer service & customer experience; precise target marketing; cost reduction and improved efficiency, all resulting in higher

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  • Fayemi to Partner IFC on Ekiti Development Agenda

    • February 19, 2020
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    The Governor of Ekiti State, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, yesterday revealed plans to establish and strengthen private sector relationship with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) with a view to driving sustainable developments in the state. The IFC is an international financial institution of the World Bank that offers investment, advisory and asset management services to encourage

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  • UN Health Agency Seeks to Prevent Global Coronavirus Crisis

    • February 19, 2020
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    As COVID-19, also known as coronavirus, continues to spread, the head of the United Nations health agency said that there is still a chance to prevent a broader global crisis.  Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the Director-General of the UN World Health Organization (WHO), updated journalists on Tuesday that at 6:00 am Geneva time, China had reported 72,528 cases, including 1,870 deaths.  And in the past 24

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  • The Teach for Nigeria Fellowship 2020

    • February 19, 2020
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    The Teach For Nigeria Fellowship program is a 2 year full-time paid commitment that is designed to build a movement of leaders who will work towards eliminating educational inequity in Nigeria. As a Fellow, you will set targets and work towards ambitious goals that will put your students on a different life path. The experience

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  • Government of Ireland – International Education Scholarships 2020

    • February 19, 2020
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    The Higher Education Authority (HEA) is pleased to issue the 2020 Call under the Government of Ireland International Education Scholarships Programme.  Under the initiative 60 scholarships will be provided for one year study at Bachelor, Master or PhD levels to successful candidates who have an offer of a place at an eligible Irish higher education

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  • Register Now for the GRI Standards Sustainability Report Training

    • February 6, 2020
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    The GRI Standards are the first global standards for sustainability reporting and is compatible with popular and regulatory reporting requirements such as the United Nations Global Compact’s Communication on Progress, the Nigerian Sustainable Banking Principles (NSBP), the United Nations Principles on Responsible Investment (UNPRI) and the IFC Performance Standards. The Standards feature a modular, interrelated

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  • Community Engagement: A Panacea for Peace in Extractive Operations

    • February 3, 2020
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    COMMUNIQUE An array of energy experts, government representatives, host community members, and other stakeholders, including celebrities from oil-producing communities gathered in Lagos to deliberate on pathways for more sustainable community engagement processes in Nigeria’s extractive industries during the 8th Sustainability in the Extractive Industries (SITEI) Conference, with the theme, ‘COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT: A PANACEA FOR PEACE

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  • Lagos Orders Travellers from China to Observe 14 Days’ Self-quarantine

    • February 3, 2020
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    Following the rate of the spread of the novel Coronavirus outbreak from China, the Lagos State Government has directed all returning travellers from the Asian nation and those exposed to travellers from the country to observe self-quarantine for 14 days on arrival in Lagos. The state government has also dismissed reports that a case of

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  • Access Bank wins big at the EMEA Finance Awards 2019

    • January 30, 2020
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    For displaying excellent financial performance, leveraging technology for business growth, creating a universal payment gateway and advancing efforts towards creating a sustainable future, Africa’s largest retail bank, Access Bank Plc, emerged winner of the Best Bank in Nigeria and Best Product Launch (Pan Africa) categories at the 2019 Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) Finance

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