Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), has become one of the standard business practices all over the world. For companies committed to CSR, it means kudos and an enhanced overall reputation – a powerful statement of what they stand for in an often cynical business world- to their unique role. The establishment of a CSR strategy (sometimes […]
Stakeholders in the education sector have called for urgent attention to challenges facing the education sector in order to achieve national development. This was the focus at the 2017 Convergence Summit organised by Educorp World and Centre for Teaching and Learning (CTL) Academy in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Education in Abuja. The stakeholders […]
As the world grabbles with the scourge of rape and child molestation, young Nigerian author, Vera Alex has narrated how she was sexually abused consistently by her uncle at the age of seven and the effect of the abuse on her life. In her book titled “Broken But Beautiful”, which was presented to the public […]
The Governor of Edo State, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has challenged financial institutions across the world to design products that will appeal to the millions of the world’s unbanked population to boost liquidity in the banks and safeguard the future of savings account holders. Obaseki made the call on Monday, in commemoration of the World Savings […]
The first aerospace show and Aviation exhibition with the aim to establish Ghana as the hub of aviation in Africa has ended in Accra. The platform was organized to create opportunities for aircraft fleet modernisation, aviation investment opportunities, aircraft financing and networking to ensure the continued growth of the air transport business. Over 100 exhibitors […]
There was a “noteworthy” rise in the number of positive results from worldwide drugs tests last year, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) said in a report released on Wednesday. WADA’s report showed banned substances were found in 4,822 samples from 300,565 tests (1.6 percent) carried out globally last year. This was up from 1.26 percent […]
The world is now witnessing a paradigm shift in the balance of power from businesses operating as traditional value-chain models, to businesses modelled as digital platforms across key global markets, including US, China and UK. Today, the likelihood of being disrupted by a digital entrant is fast becoming a reality to many organisations, as only […]
On the occasion of the 2017 World Food Day, the African Development Bank has highlighted how Africa’s food security depends on attracting young people to agriculture and agribusiness. The sector can potentially create wealth and employment for African youth, thereby stemming migration. World Food Day, celebrated yearly on October 16, promotes worldwide awareness and action […]
Malawi has been chosen as one of the three African countries to participate in malaria vaccination trials in 2018, the Ministry of Health in collaboration with the World Health Organisation announced last week. Kenya and Ghana are the two countries that have been selected along with Malawi to undertake this pilot project of the new […]
The World Health Organisation and the Somali government have launched cholera vaccination campaigns targeting more than 460,000 people in the drought-stricken country, where the diarrhoeal disease has killed 618 people so far this year. A total of 31,674 cases have been registered, according to a statement from the WHO. A vaccination campaign targeting 224,000 people […]