Nigeria has signed a joint declaration on economic cooperation with the European Free Trade Association (EFTA), which is expected to allow both parties to work on a framework to increase trade and investment flows. The EFTA-Nigeria declaration was signed in Argentina, on the sidelines of the 11th Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organisation (WTO).…
read moreFor its huge impact and contributions to national development through its different Corporate Social Responsibility CSR initiatives, 9mobile has emerged winner of the Most Outstanding Company in CSR at the 2017 edition of Sustainability, Enterprise & Responsibility Awards (SERAs) held in Lagos. 9mobile, which is Nigeria’s most innovative and customer-friendly telecommunications firm, beat over 20…
read moreThe Skoll Scholarship is a competitive scholarship for incoming MBA students to the University of Oxford who pursue entrepreneurial solutions for urgent social and environmental challenges. The Scholarship provides funding and exclusive opportunities to meet with world-renowned entrepreneurs, thought leaders, and investors. The Skoll Scholarship provides tuition for entrepreneurs who have set up or have…
read moreThe Carrington Youth Fellowship Initiative, CYFI, is a dynamic youth-based initiative launched in 2011 by the U.S. Consulate General, Lagos. CYFI brings together Nigerian youth of exceptional vision, skills and experience to design and implement projects that have a positive impact on Nigerian society. Former Ambassador to Nigeria, Walter Carrington, was a champion of civil liberties,…
read moreThe term ‘financial inclusion’ has gained momentum in the Nigerian banking industry since the inception of the Nigerian Sustainable Banking Principles (NSBP) by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in the year 2012. But are Nigerian banks really in the true path of financial inclusion or inclusive banking? The World Bank defines financial inclusion to…
read moreAuthor ~ Ebuka Onunaiwu Whether you are a multinational, a medium enterprise or a Small and Growing Business (SGB), you need to take action on the SDGs, because it presents you with an opportunity to become a driving force for value creation and also because it is good for your business’ bottom line. The Sustainable…
read moreThe chairman of indigenous oil and gas conglomerate, Petrolex Group, Mr Segun Adebutu spoke to journalists on Tuesday while taking them on the tour of the company’s newly-built Mega Oil City, located at Ibefun in Ogun State. The Oil City houses a massive tank farm, reputed to be the largest in sub-Saharan Africa. At present…
read moreA recent Economic Impact Survey of United States companies in Nigeria has shown that such business interests have contributed over N34.4 billion to the nation’s tax revenue in 2016, even as the firms have expressed commitments towards deepening their investments in the country. According to the business interests under the aegis of American Business Council…
read moreA not for profit organisation based in the United States of America, the ‘Courtesy Foundation’, has concluded arrangement to hold a Yuletide Concert tagged ‘The Frankincense, the first of its kind Classical music Concert’ in Lagos, Nigeria. Founder of the foundation, the US based Nigerian classical music icon, Abiodun Koya, at a recent media parley,…
read moreThis application targets all Non profit (NGOs, CBOs, INGOs, CSO) in the area of Health, Entrepreneurship, Environment and Leadership, with a track record in the above knowledge area. Should your organisation meet the following criteria and requires financial support to develop innovative ways in approaching identified challenges in our four focus areas of Health, Entrepreneurship, Environment and Leadership,…
read moreThe ACU member institution Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore is offering four fully-funded Commonwealth PhD Scholarships. The scholarship creates new opportunities for NTU and ACU to nurture future leaders in all disciplines, with an emphasis on those in science and engineering. It provides passionate highly motivated individuals the tremendous opportunity to conduct work in…
read moreThe Loughborough Doctoral College Development Trust Africa Scholarships, will cover 100% of the course fees for your chosen postgraduate taught course for one year (replacing any Departmental or Loughborough University scholarships or bursaries you may already have been awarded). The scholarships are being funded through a combination of generous external funding and University funds. The…
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