By Nwaodu Chukwuemeka Lawrence A strong sense of conviction can both encourage and discourage people from speaking out. “If you want to shape people’s behavior, you have to understand how they view the world,” says professor S. Christian Wheeler. Expressing an opinion these days feels less like a right than an obligation. In addition to […]
An expert, Dr. Biodun Adedipe has said that business affiliation as a method of remaining relevant in the competitive business. “Affiliations are good as the era we are now in business is ‘co-opetition’, an era of collaboration where businesses come together to achieve a goal. He however warned that in affiliation, local business must be […]
…as GMD extols women virtues In furtherance of its commitment to empower female entrepreneurs across Nigeria, Keystone Bank Limited, through its Pink Network initiative, recently organized a capacity building workshop, tagged: ‘The Accelerate Business Seminar’ for female business owners. The Pink Network is an online platform to learn, get mentorship, share business ideas and interact. […]
The Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) says multiple taxation by the management of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) is a major challenge for business owners in the territory. Mr. Tony Ejinkeoye, president, ACCI said this on Thursday in Abuja while delivering a lecture at the second Annual Lecture of Just Friends Club […]
A Lagos based businessman, Dr. Ambrose Bryant Chukwueloka Orjiako, whose arrest was ordered by a Federal High Court, Ikoyi, Lagos over an alleged flouting of court order, has filed an application before the court staying execution of the order of the court pending the hearing and final determination of the appeal filed against the order. […]
The Lagos Business School has commenced the process of building an International Management Research Centre to be named after the late Nigerian technocrat and administrator, Mr. Gamaliel Onosode. To mark the occasion, a sod-turning ceremony was held at the centre’s construction premises at the Lagos Business School recently in Lagos. LBS received a generous donation […]
For the dogged souls to succeed in business, it has to involved critical thinking, focus and discipline, being human, getting things done and having a competitive spirit. All these adjectives are what best describe the dark skinned philanthropist, Wale Jubril Tinubu who has remain focused throughout his travails as the prime mover of Oando boss. […]
French beauty giant’s new marketing boss takes aim at agencies that claim it isn’t a problem to lose clients, and urges brands not to put off innovation until the business is in trouble. L’Oréal’s chief marketing officer claims brands should not wait for business to turn sour before kick-starting innovation, and instead shake things up […]
The Ogun State Government has given a 72-hour notice beginning from the 4th of December this year to all allotees of the newly completed government ultra modern shopping malls and shops located in the state capital to move in and start business or risk revocation and reallocation to other interested traders. The State Governor, Senator […]
Goldberg, the leading culture centric beer brand from the stables of Nigerian Breweries Plc, on Friday, rewarded 28 entrepreneurs and small-scale business owners operating in Ondo State with a total sum of ₦8.4million through Isedowo, its empowerment initiative. The 28 beneficiaries received a business grant of ₦300,000 each after being selected from a large pool […]
The Governing Board, Responsible Business Award Nigeria in conjunction with the management team of info- consumer service will be celebrating and rewarding Leading Sustainable and Responsible business and individuals in Nigeria, who have shown strong commitments, disclosure, and implementation of environment, social and governance (ESG) framework. Also, to be honoured, according to the group, are […]
Business activities were paralysed at the office of the Multinational Electronic Company, LG office in Akure, the Ondo State capital, following the sudden death of a security night guard employed by the company. The guard man, who was identified simple as Taiwo, was found dead at the entrance of the office which was located very […]
Members of the Nigeria Automobile Technicians Association (NATA), Lagos State Chapter, have appealed to the o the Lagos State Governor, His Excellency, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode to assist the body to get a befitting village for its members. Chairman of NATA, Lagos State Chapter, Comrade Asiwaju Jacob Omonide-Fayeun made the appeal while giving his welcome address […]
The United States government has arrested an official connected with bribery scandals in Africa. The bribery scheme, according to agency report, was hatched in the halls of the United Nations (U.N) in New York and spanned several continents. The report fingered Chi Ping Patrick Ho, Hong Kong’s former Home Secretary, and Cheikh Gadio, a one-time […]
The FirstBank’s Sustainability Centre will hold the fourth edition of the annual International Sustainability Conference – one of the activities and programmes driven by the centre. The FirstBank’s Sustainability Centre is a partnership between the Bank and the Lagos Business School (LBS); and the theme for this year’s conference is, “Partnership for Sustainable Development and […]
Corporate social responsibility, which is critical to business owners and the communities at large has suffered lots of setback in Nigeria. This, many attribute to failure of corporate governance in a society which practices are essential to achieving and maintaining public trust and confidence. Analysts believe that what is happening in Nigeria more often than […]
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo (SAN), on Wednesday, received the Report on 2018 Ease of Doing Business from the World Bank presented to him by the the World Bank Country Director, Rachid Benmessaoud. Osinbajo, after the presentation of the Report, went into a closed door meeting with the World Bank officials at his conference hall, Presidential […]
Funding is the most critical component in growing any business, the entertainment business is no different. Entertainment entrepreneurs are the most disadvantaged of all Entrepreneurs in Nigeria because banks, Private Equity and Venture Capitalist Firms in Nigeria refuse to put their capital in the entertainment space. A huge majority of Entertainment Entrepreneurs in Nigeria turn […]
Agricultural Engineers have been charged to come up with new innovations that will attract youths to the business of farming and help the country come out completely of its current recession. Vice Chancellor, Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, Abia State, Prof. Francis Otunta, gave the charge at the 18th international Conference and 38th Annual […]
*Says Nigeria has reopened for Business Sam Nzeh Afrinvest (West Africa) Limited launched the 2017 Edition of the annual Banking Sector Report at the London Stock Exchange (LSE), heralding the call that Nigeria has reopened for business. The launch of the report was the anchor event of the 4th Nigeria Capital Markets and Banking Forum […]