The Group Managing Director of Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Dr. Maikanti Kacalla Baru, has lamented that Nigeria with oil ought not to be economically backward if the country had emulated countries like Qatar, Norway, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates. Baru, who stated this while delivering a lecture at the 40th convocation ceremony of…
read moreThe Westerwelle Young Founders Programme is a fully funded year-long programme for 25 exceptional entrepreneurs from developing and emerging economies. As part of the programme, the Westerwelle Foundation hosts an annual conference in Berlin: the Young Founders Conference. Its focus is to connect young founders from developing and emerging economies with each other and with…
read moreLocation : Abuja, NIGERIA Application Deadline : 30-Nov-17 (Midnight New York, USA) Time left : 3d 21h 5m Type of Contract : Internship Post Level : Intern Languages Required : Duration of Initial Contract : 6 months Background The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were adopted in September 2015 in New York, as the successor to the…
read moreApplication Deadline: January 29, 2018 The U.S. African Development Foundation invites proposals for grant financing and local support, from African enterprises, cooperatives, and producer groups with innovative solutions that extend their own capabilities to increase revenues, create jobs, improve farmer incomes, and achieve sustainable market-based growth. Requirements: USADF will only consider proposals from 100% African-owned enterprises,…
read moreCSR-in-Action, Nigeria’s premier, independent ethical action network for collective social responsibility has once again broken new ground by becoming the first AA1000 Assurance Certified organisation in Nigeria. As part of its consultancy services, CSR-in-Action now offers full Assurance services – in addition to advisory and reporting services – in line with the AA1000 Assurance Standard,…
read moreStanbic IBTC Holdings Plc, a member of Standard Bank Group, has reeled out a three-pronged framework that underscores its approach to sustainability and support to its clientele, employees and the society at large. The Social, Economic and Environmental (SEE) framework, the organisation said, is designed to support the wellbeing of communities by delivering value through…
read moreUNDP and Lagos State Employment Trust Fund (LSETF) through the Lagos State Employability Support Project plan to increase the pool of skilled manpower to alleviate the acute shortages of employable labor. The project will improve the quality of labour in these sectors: Manufacturing, Health Care, Construction, Entertainment, and Hospitality. It is expected that through the…
read moreTechnology giant, Google has honoured Nigerian literary icon, Chinua Achebe on its doodle, adding up to the long list of awards clinched by the writer in life and in death. Google said on its website on Thursday that it honoured Achebe on its doodle today; Nov. 16 would have been Achebe’s 87th birthday. The News…
read moreThe International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned Nigeria and other sub-Saharan African countries of excessive debt services in the respective economies. According to IMF regional outlook unveiled in Abuja yesterday, debt servicing costs are becoming a burden especially in oil-producing countries, noting that such costs are expected to absorb over 60 per-cent of government revenues…
read moreMonitoring and evaluation (M&E) is a process that helps improve performance and achieve results. Its goal is to improve current and future management of outputs, outcomes and impact. It is mainly used to assess the performance of projects, institutions and programs set up by governments, international organisations and NGOs. It establishes links between the past, present…
read moreDeadline: 14 December 2017 Nominations are open for the 2018 Commonwealth Commonwealth Youth Awards.
read moreThe Leventis Foundation (Nigeria) is a charitable company dedicated to the training of farmers in modern and sustainable agricultural practices and rational use of natural resources. The Foundation has been running agricultural training for youths and farmers since 1987 and currently has six schools in the different agro-ecological zones in Nigeria. The schools are located…
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