Lagos, Sunday, 19th March 2017 - According to the World Bank, females comprise almost one-half of the world population. Unfortunately, we find that this sect of the population has gone grossly underutilised and unrecognised in the past. Today, more conscious effort is being made to promote equal opportunities for women in the workplace, in the…
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 moreShocking as it may sound, a good number of organisations – particularly in Nigeria – are yet to adopt Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) – better still, sustainability – as a practice, let alone absorb it into their operations. But what more can be expected when, until quite recently, CSR was seen as ‘giving back’, or…
read more“True leaders don’t create more followers; they create more leaders”- Tom Peters Since the beginning of time, the definition of leadership has been heavily computed by personal orientation. While some have seen it as unequivocal access to ultimate power, others have seen it as an opportunity to serve the society in all humility. Whichever way,…
read moreInternational Women’s Day is a special day set aside to commemorate the movement for women's rights. This year, CSR-in-Action Advocacy sought to engage the nation on two of the most active social media platforms (Twitter and Facebook) to discuss issues related to women advancement in Nigeria. The purpose of the discussion was mainly to create awareness…
read morePer the Oxford dictionary, equality is defined as having the same rights or status; free from discrimination of disadvantage; while equity, implies fairness, impartiality. It, therefore, follows that gender equality implies that, “both men and women should receive equal treatment and not be discriminated against based on their gender.” Reports state that this is the objective of the United Nations Universal Declaration…
read moreConcerned about change and building a new crop of African leaders, the President of the Council of the Nigerian Stock Exchange, Mr. Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede and wife, Ofovwe, in 2012 set up Africa Initiative for Governance. Agha Ibiam who attended an event organised by the organisation at Oxford University, reports The framers and founders of Africa…
read moreWork-life balance – a term that is often thrown around by employees at the end of a long week; human resource managers at quarterly management meetings; and sustainability experts in preaching the need to manage the expectations of internal stakeholders. But what really is work-life balance? Per Susan M. Heathfield, Human Resource Expert, Writer and…
read more“Corporate Citizenship is a recognition that a business, corporation or business-like organisation, has social, cultural and environmental responsibilities to the community in which it seeks a licence to operate, as well as economic and financial ones to its shareholders or immediate stakeholders. Corporate citizenship involves an organisation coming to terms with the need for often…
read moreSocial Justice according the Business Dictionary is the fair and proper administration of laws conforming to the natural laws that all persons, irrespective of ethnic origin, gender, possessions, race, religion, etc., are to be treated equally without prejudice World Day of Social Justice is a special day set aside to encourage efforts of the international…
read moreLagos, Thursday, 16 February, 2017 – According to the UNAIDS Protection Gap Report 2015, Nigeria has the second largest HIV epidemic in the world. About 3.5 million Nigerians are living with HIV as at 2015. An estimated 60% of new HIV infections in western and central Africa in 2015 occurred in Nigeria, together with South…
read moreThe results of the World Health Organisation’s analysis of the world’s health systems among 191 member states are in, and Nigeria ranked 187 only ahead of Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central African Republic and Myanmar. Using performance indicators including overall level of health, distribution of health in populations, responsiveness and distribution of finance, France…
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