By Otti Kasie Jude ABSTRACTProfessional literature on leadership mostly states how a leader should be in terms of personality traits and describes what leaders do in their everyday practice or how they do it. Effective leadership should be seen more widely and explored deeply from the perspective of those styles that makes for effectiveness. Leaders […]
By Ukpono Ukpong Providing leadership in your firm and increasing learning, should be the hallmark of every serious minded organization, who is determined for success. At poolee gadgets, the firm plans for success and failure in enterprise, venture, team or project. In its skills acquisition projects, leadership forms part of the core training, while learning […]
By Tunde Opalana The unabated threat to security of lives and properties in the country has been blamed on lack of sensitivity by the leadership to the plight of the common man. Lamenting the incessant of killings as a result of terrorism, banditry,insurgency and high scale kidnapping in the country, the Presidential candidate of the […]
Women have been leading for years at home, in the community, and in the workplace. At a tender age, women learned to be great at multitasking, solving problems, managing available resources, and how to be highly collaborative. They use the little available to build and maintain the base around them by building a relationship through […]
By Dakuku Peterside Criticism makes leaders wake up, and it puts them on their toes. It is a natural component of leadership. We all acknowledge that it is always easier to criticise than to appreciate; hence Benjamin Franklin, one of America’s founding fathers and a political philosopher, has this to say, “any fool can criticise, […]
By Abiodun Taiwo Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has declared that Nigerians have a greater role to play in fixing the leadership lapses bedeviling the country, adding that as a nation, it has a long way to go as far as good leadership is concerned. Obasanjo stated that people of other nationalities could only advise the […]
Few people are actually born to leadership. Most people have to learn how to become good leaders. One important aspect of good leadership is knowing what you are trying to lead others to. This involves careful consideration beforehand. Having a plan means that you know what the end result should look like. This can apply […]
When you lead others, you will find that they will rise and fall to the expectations you set for them. If you trust your team and act to be worthy of their trust, they will strive to be worthy of your trust. One of the most difficult habits to keep under control when leading others […]
Experts have said adopting transformational leadership as against the prevailing mindset of transactional leadership will facilitate effective and sustainable reforms in the nation. They stressed that rethinking leadership in Nigeria, requires a change of mindset with comprehensive and meaningful reorientation for both those in leadership positions and citizens. This was the thrust at the 2nd […]
Abuja – An FCT High Court Maitama on Thursday extended an order given earlier permitting Chief Victor Giadom to act as the National Chairman of the party to 14 days. This came on the heels of Appeal Court’s affirmation of suspension of Adams Oshiomhole on Wednesday. Justice Samira Bature , had on March 16 granted […]
Abuja – The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), has denied allegations that it tampered with the January salaries of its personnel The denial is contained in a statement by the outfit’s spokesman, Mr Emmanuel Okeh, a copy of which was made available on Sunday in Abuja. Some personnel of the paramilitary body had […]
The leadership of the National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) has passed a vote of confidence on the leadership of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), in recognition of lot of its programs and Entrepreneurship innovations The Vice President, NYCN, Comrade Akoshile Mukhtar made the disclosure in a press statement It reads: The leadership of […]
A week ago, I stumbled on an article titled “Africa and the burden of Leadership” (The Guardian, Nov. 7), written by Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede, banker, investor and entrepreneur, former Managing Director of Access Bank Nigeria, our compatriot. The piece was actually excerpted from a speech he delivered at the graduation ceremony of government and public policy […]
Facebook has announced the names of winners of the Facebook Community Leadership Programme (FCLP) made up of community leaders in residence, fellows and youth participants. The programme will support more than 100 individuals from 46 countries representing communities of varying topics and goals from civic engagement to health and wellness. The FCLP is designed to […]
In furtherance of its thought leadership positioning, FirstBank of Nigeria Limited is participating in the Financial Times Nigeria Summit and Cambridge Business in Africa Conference 2018, respectively scheduled for Lagos and London on May 30 – 31, and June 1 – 2, 2018. Adesola Adeduntan, the Bank’s Managing Director/CEO, will be joining other distinguished global […]
Bayelsa State Governor, Honourable Seriake Dickson on Thursday, reiterated that his administration would not allow the civil service to crumble under his leadership, maintaining that, the current restructuring in the state civil service has come to stay for good. Governor Dickson, who stated this in an interactive session with political appointees at the DSP Alamieyeseigha […]
…Saraki v Lai Mohammed, Dogara v Bauchi Gov, Ajimobi v Shittu, Okorocha v Deputy, others in focus …Every parallel congress illegal, unacceptable – Party spokesman When the leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) earlier in the year decided not to hold state congresses and national convention of the party to elect new leadership of […]
All Progressives Congress (APC), Ekiti State Governorship Primary Election Appeal Panel headed by Ambassador Fati Balla, on Tuesday submitted its report to the Party National Leadership declaring that no petition was received on the exercise conducted last Saturday. The party’s earlier governorship primary election was disrupted in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State Capital. National Organising Secretary of […]
Leadership crisis and alleged fraud currently rocking the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) Party Delta State may have deepened following the discovery of fetish materials found at the corridor of the party secretariat last Monday. It was gathered that the fetish materials were tied to three different broom sticks which littered the corridor leading to […]
The Oba of Lagos, Rilwan Akiolu has pleaded with Nigerians to give President Muhammadu Buhari another four years term as the country’s leader, noting that he prefers the leadership quality of President Buhari to that of former President, Olusegun Obasanjo. The monarch who spoke at the opening ceremony of the 17th Lagos Housing Fair, stated […]