Wimbart, a public relations agency with focus on Africa and emerging markets, has launched its first edition of Wimbart Office Hours, a webinar and mentorship programme designed to equip African start-ups with the PR tools required to achieve their business goals. Targeted at early-stage start-ups, and with...
Upfield-the largest plant-based consumer products company in the world and the number one producer of plant-based spreads globally has reaffirmed its commitment to human and capital investment in Nigeria. During his most recent visit to Nigeria, The General Manager West Africa of Upfield Foods, Bamidele Amao,...
The increasing awareness of investment strategies adopting the Environmental Social and Governance (ESG), as a criteria is one of the biggest trends currently in the investment industry. Financial investors want their resources invested in a way and manner that is sustainable as this is the...
Recession was bad enough for South Africa's economy, and now, the economy of Nigeria, has displaced theirs, moving South Africa's economy to the position of the second-largest economy in the continent. According to Bloomberg, Nigeria's economic growth beat forecasts in the fourth quarter, boosting its economy...
"Gender Inequality" has been an important topic of conversation and organizational strategy for a couple of decades now, and certainly in the last two or three decades. Michelle King, director of inclusion at Netflix Inc. and author of "The Fix: Overcome the Invisible Barriers That...
Dr. Akinwunmi Adesina, the President of the African Development Bank during his keynote speech at the 8th African Leadership Magazine Persons of the Year event , has said that the bank is ready to generate 9 Million direct and indirect jobs in the next...
Nigeria had set an estimate for the price of crude oil in her 2020 budget at $57. This budget is currently threatened owing to the outbreak and rapid spread of the Coronavirus. Brent Crude, the international benchmark for crude traded at $45.88 per barrel — a...
When life throws you lemons, produce lemonade is a proverbial phrase used to foster optimism while creating a positive attitude in the face of adversity or challenges. The journey of a 25-year-old innovative "waste-preneur" gives a broader perspective to this proverbial phrase. Growing up in Naguru...
Whilst corporate investors are starting to care about integrating sustainability practices as part of their core, the brand/market audience want none of it. Can the complexities that exist around brands, businesses and sustainability find a very receptive audience? The intricacies are discussed in the video below. Watch here ...
With the emergence of 2020, we are exactly TEN (10) years away from the total fulfillment of the Sustainable Development Goals. Zeroing in on Goal 17: ‘Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable,’ with the expectation that by 2030, there would be a significant reduction in...
