Access Bank emerged as winner of the 2018 Euromoney Awards for “Africa’s Best Bank for Corporate Social Responsibility”. The award in recognition of the Bank’s unwavering commitment in embedding sustainability into its core business strategy and DNA that help address issues across its business operations and value chain. The Euromoney Awards for Excellence are the…
read moreNigeria’s healthcare system has been lowly ranked on two major global healthcare surveys in the last 3 years. The World Health Organisation recently analysed the world’s health systems amongst the 191-member states.
read moreA popular aphorism in the Nigerian local context is ‘water has no enemy’. Another popular axiom underpinning the high level of importance we place on water is: ‘water is life’. To buttress this fact is to state the obvious. The human body for instance uses water in all its cells, organs and tissues to help…
read moreIndividuals and organisations from the private, public and social sector convened again to witness the biggest and most impactful social sector event in Africa. The ACT Foundation Breakfast Dialogue which was held on Tuesday, 10th July at the Oriental Hotel, Lagos played host to experts, captains of industry and leaders from a wide spectrum of endeavours. Present…
read moreFirst Bank of Nigeria Limited organised the second of its Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability (CR&S) Week from June 19 – 23, 2018. The series of events themed ‘Touching Lives; You First’, offered FirstBank employees the opportunity to give their time and resources in the service of humanity. The week-long event was celebrated within First Bank’s business…
read moreThe firefighter said he had the foreboding that the fire incident would be massively catastrophic. He saw from their office in Alausa, Ikeja as thick black smoke billowed and spiraled skywards forming an impenetrable smog over the entire area. He immediately alerted his colleagues and off they raced to Otedola bridge to put out the…
read moreThe Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and the Total Upstream Nigeria Limited (TUPNI) has empowered 25 youths in their Fashion Industry Entrepreneurial Support Programme (FIESP). According to the facilitators, the programme put in place to build capacity and to create employment for the youth was a demonstration of their commitment to socio-economic development of Nigerians.…
read moreAshaka Cement Limited based in Ashaka, Gombe State is a subsidiary of Lafarge Africa Plc. The Company produces the famous brand “AshakaCem” popularly known as the Star of the North because of its proven record of quality and integrity. Lafarge’s vision is to build a stronger Nigeria safely, ethically and sustainably through innovative construction solutions. Ashaka…
read moreSocio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has said the plan by the government of President Muhammadu Buhari to share the $350million (around N115 billion) loot recovered from former military ruler, late Gen. Sani Abacha among estimated 300,000 households, with each getting around $14 (around N5,000) a month is “mis-targeted and would not bring any tangible…
read moreAs the controversy over alleged non-remittance of N20billion to the federation account by Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) continues, states on Saturday insisted the money must be remitted without further delays. Chairman of the Finance Commissioners Forum, Mr. Mamood Yunusa, explained in Abuja that the NNPC must pay fully. He said: “Based on all provable assumption parameters,…
read moreStanding on the banks of a river in the Niger Delta region, inhaling the acrid smell of benzine oozing from the befouled waters on a windy morning or a calm evening, the sight of young agile men and women with bodies glimmering of sweat and black sludge busy berthing their canoes to offload yellow containers…
read moreGreen bonds are innovative debt instruments with the capacity to galvanize resources from domestic and international capital markets to drive sustainable development. With Nigeria launching its first green bond in 2017 (the first-ever sovereign issuance in an emerging market), it is clear that the Nigerian market is ripe for this innovative instrument as part of…
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