MTN Foundation in partnership with the Beeta playwright competition recently trained the top ten finalists in a playwriting workshop from November 14 – November 17, 2022, following the call for entry which had 794 submissions, from 30 states across the country. The Beeta Playwright competition is aimed at encouraging budding playwrights to tell organic […]
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From humble beginnings as an intern, Enitan Kehinde has worked her way up to lead the UK operations of Africa’s first global integrated communications company BlackHouse Media (BHM). This year, she scooped PRovoke’s Young Changemakers Award, emerging top of the field across APAC, the Middle East and Africa and earning praise from judges for her […]
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MTN Nigeria recently hosted SME owners to a cybersecurity awareness event. The event, which registered over 100 stakeholders, was held at the MTN Nigeria headquarters at Falomo, Lagos, on Friday, November 11, 2022. As the world becomes more digital, cyber-attacks have become both frequent and severe. Figures from Kaspersky shows that cyberattacks on SMEs have […]
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Project Management Institute Celebrates Projects Transforming The World Through The Launch Of Its 2022 Most Influential Projects List
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Today, Project Management Institute, the world’s leading organisation for the project management profession, announced its fourth annual list of Most Influential Projects showing the top 50 influential projects of the past 12 months. The list, which made its debut in 2019 in honor of PMI’s 50th anniversary, highlights compelling projects around the world and across […]
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African tech leader, Alex Okosi has been honoured as a member of the UK Powerlist 2023. Okosi, who is Managing Director, Emerging Markets, YouTube EMEA, received the honour for the second year running at the Black Excellence Awards at the Savoy Hotel in London on 28 October 2022. Awarded annually since 2007, The Powerlist, in […]
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Retail Supermarkets Nigeria (RSN) Limited, owners of Shoprite in Nigeria, has announced a partnership with Dettol Nigeria which will aid in spreading awareness around good hand hygiene habits and the importance of hand washing. Taking forward its commitment to celebrate Global Handwashing Day, Dettol’s drive will focus on utilising the in-store announcement systems, use […]
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Ahead of the theatrical release of Marvel Studio’s Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, celebrities, filmmakers, movie lovers and the media gathered for the African Premiere of the blockbuster on the opening night of the African International Film Festival (AFRIFF). The event which was held at Filmhouse Cinemas IMAX Lekki in Lagos was supported by the foremost […]
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As the Nigerian labour market suffers increasing loss following mass emigration, employers are having to embrace customised work arrangements, new research has found. Titled, Temporal contexts and actors vis-a-vis i-deals’ timing and creation: Evidence from Nigeria, the research is the work of Dotun Ayeni, a Doctoral researcher at the University of Edinburgh Business School, […]
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The need to address lingering challenges in project management will be at the centre of discourse during the Project Management Institute (PMI) Nigeria Chapter Expo 2022. Speakers Anthony Okungbowa, Head of Service, Edo State, Precious Ajoonu, Managing Director, John Odigie Oyegun Public Service Academy, Edo State, Dr. Edmund Otaigbe, Group Head, Risk Management & Project […]
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Around the world, a widening gap exists between the need for project management professionals and the available workforce to fill these vital, rewarding roles. According to the Project Management Institute (PMI), the global economy needs 25 million new project professionals by 2030, as increasing jobs require project management-oriented skills. The rapid expansion stems in part […]