Author ~ Bashorun J.K. Randle The barman at the New Americana Hotel, Washington D.C. was plying the retired partners of KPMG who are still awaiting their gratuity and pension with exotic cocktails and succulent canapés in mock sympathy following the BREAKING NEWS: ‘’KPMG SLAPPED WITH $6.2 MILLION FINE OVER OIL AUDIT ERRORS’’ - Bloomberg, August…
read moreAuthor ~ 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…
read moreAcknowledgement 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…
read moreAuthor ~ Bekeme Masade-Olowola If all major countries are looking to move away from fossil fuel and hydro carbons, what is our next strategic move in Nigeria? Yes, there has been talk that this transition will not happen in the next five to 10 years and that there are currently no electric cars/engines that can…
read moreAuthor ~ Funmi Akindejoye A global technology revolution began with the launch of Syncom 2, the world's first geosynchronous communications satellite, on July 26, 1963. Through the application of Syncom2, a space technology, the historic two-minute phone conversation between the then American President, John F. Kennedy, and Nigerian Prime Minister, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, was recorded.…
read moreBeatrice is a single mother of two. She was clearing up after dinner with her boys when she heard loud gun shots of the masked men of Boko Haram as they raided her town and set buildings ablaze. She knew this day was coming, and in tears, grabbed her boys and ran in the same…
read moreDisplaced! – Nancy Bitrus Speaks Displaced! is a series by CSR-in-Action Advocacy to bring to life the stories of those who have been and remain affected by war in Nigeria. It is an initiative of CSR-in-Action Advocacy’s The Good Citizen which casts light on the dire plight of internally displaced persons (IDPs) and is a call to nationalists…
read moreThe Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Yakubu Dogara, in his welcome remarks at plenary after the lower legislative chamber resumed from its summer recess, has expressed the determination of the House to pass the NGO Regulation Bill which had been opposed by sections of the public. He said contrary to some misconceptions, the…
read moreAuthor ~ Ebuka Onunaiwu CSR is business as a good corporate citizen in its everyday activities. This responsibility manifests in various forms such as compliance to local and international standards, ethical conducts, and accounting for impact on society and environment. In recent times, there have been increasing demands from employees, customers and government bodies for…
read moreAuthor ~ Bekeme Masade-Olowola “Deliberation and debate is the way you stir the soul of our democracy”, says the American civil rights activist, Jesse Jackson. As very important components of this ‘soul of our democracy’, civil society groups have played a vital role in deliberations and debates that have expanded our citizen rights, justice, liberty and…
read moreAmina Muhammed now appointed as the new United Nation secretary director general.
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