Growth in sub-Saharan Africa has been projected to remain at 3.2 percent for the rest of 2019 and rise to 3.6% in 2020. This was stated in the Fall 2019 issue of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Regional Economic Outlook (REO) for sub-Saharan Africa themed Navigating Uncertainty. These represent slower growth rates than was previously…
read moreThe Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) disbursed N2.273 trillion to the three tiers of government and other statutory recipients between July and September this year, according to data from the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI). Also, the total revenues from Value Added Tax (VAT) dropped by N36.8 billion to N275.12 billion in the third…
read moreThe Convention on Business Integrity (CBi) in collaboration with the ActionAid and the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has unveiled a Unique Web-based Solution that prepares MSMEs to meet COSO 2013 standards on internal controls and to establish certifiable anti-bribery, anti-corruption standards (ABAC). The launch which was held in Lagos recently, had in…
read moreVenture in Management Program (ViMP) is an annual program of Junior Achievement Nigeria since 2000. ViMP is designed as a one-week intensive “mini-MBA” session to introduce selected members of the National Youth Service Corps to the different facets of managing a business, making crucial business decisions and developing skills for General Management. The goal of…
read moreApplication Deadline: January 10th 2020 19 leading German enterprises founded the initiative AFRIKA KOMMT! in 2008 - the very first joint-initiative for capacity building by the German industry. After the success of the first seven programme intakes and the eighth AFRIKA KOMMT! intake still in process, the application phase starting 25 November 2019 of the ninth AFRIKA…
read moreBut with Cohesive Leadership, Nigeria’s Industries Can Thrive Author ~ Bekeme Masade-Olowola The management of land and natural resources is one of the most critical challenges facing developing countries today. The exploration and exploitation of valuable natural resources such as oil, gas and minerals, and the accompanying environmental degradation and poor socioeconomic development have often…
read moreBy 2050, many coastal megacities and small island nations will experience once-a-century weather catastrophes every year, even with an aggressive drawdown of greenhouse gas emissions, a major UN report said. More than a billion people will, by mid-century, be living in areas prone to cyclones, large-scale flooding and other extreme weather events amplified by rising…
read moreOn September 22, 2019, Nigeria’s sustainability champion, Access Bank Plc., launched the Global Principles for Responsible Banking as one of the Founding Signatories alongside other global banks. This is a further commitment to strategically align its business with the Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Agreement on Climate Change. By signing the Principles, Access Bank…
read moreCommonwealth Master’s Scholarshipseligible Commonwealth country, or be a British Protected Person Be permanently resident in an National nominating agencies – this is the main route of application access the online application system now Please note that the CSC does not charge candidates to apply for any of its scholarships or fellowships through its online application system, and it…
read moreHave you successfully developed innovative digital solutions for the agricultural and food sector with a positive impact on income generation? Are you still looking for company development support to scale your business and increase your impact? The GIZ-SAIS Investment Readiness Programme provides tailor-made company development measures aimed at improving your investment readiness and gaining access to…
read moreOn the 31st of October 2018, the World Bank Group published their 2019 Doing Business report. It saw Nigeria’s ranking drop by one place (145-146) on the ‘’Ease of doing business” index. The below table provides insight into this ranking: source:
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