Beatrice 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.
read moreAuthor ~ Bekeme Masade In their famous book ‘Why Nations Fail’, Daron Acemoglu and James A. Robinson highlight the reason behind the economic woes of extractive or natural resources-based countries such as Nigeria, Venezuela, Peru and others, despite their remarkable history of huge revenue generation from crude oil and other mineral resources. They argue that…
read moreAuthor ~ Funmi Akindejoye There is a strong link between the health of a nation and the state of its environment. What this means is that in achieving the third goal of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – SDG3 - ‘Good health and wellbeing’, it is important to apply an all-inclusive approach that…
read moreAuthor ~ Bekeme Masade-Olowola 2014 saw the commencement of a steady decline in the value of the naira and the skyrocketing of the cost of goods. The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) prophets preached the gospel of emancipation from the hands of economic recession that besieged the nation since the first quarter 2016 and assured Nigerians…
read moreEver wondered why news about the positive growth of the Nigerian economy doesn’t positively affect you personally? Ever wondered why the common man finds it difficult to grasp the fact that although Nigeria has the largest economy by Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Africa, it still doesn’t translate to improved quality of life for them?…
read moreAuthor ~ Bekeme Masade-Olowola When the Federal Government of Nigeria embarked on the Economic Reforms and Governance Project (ERGP) in conjunction with the World Bank in 2004, one of its objectives was: Effective Management of Cash Assets through the Implementation of Treasury Single Account (TSA). This is a crucial element of monetary and budget management.…
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