Tag Archives: AFRICA

Businesses Must Improve CSR To Stay Afloat

A Senior Adviser, Government Relations at Honeywell Group Limited (HGL), Mrs Oluwayemisi Busari, has urged businesses to improve on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and look beyond making money to remain afloat in difficult times. In an interview with Daily Trust, she said: “We are all in business to make a profit. However, in making a […]

Honeywell Group Executives Share Insights On Priorities For Shared Prosperity In Nigeria

Executives of Honeywell Group Limited (HGL), Oluwayemisi Busari, Senior Adviser, Government Relations, and Otu Hughes, Chief Investment Officer, joined over 600 notable leaders in public and private sectors for the 28th edition of the Nigerian Economic Summit (NES28) held in Abuja, on Monday, November 14, 2022. The hybrid summit themed ‘2023 & Beyond: Priorities for […]

HGL Executive, Oluwayemisi Busari, On Importance of Public-Private Sector Partnership

Honeywell Group’s Senior Adviser on Government Relations, Oluwayemisi Busari, has said that effective public-private partnership is a must-have in building businesses that transcend generations. She shared her thoughts with newsmen on the sidelines of the 28th Nigeria Economic Summit (NES28) held in Abuja, on Monday, November 14, 202 According to a World Bank Report, about […]

Honeywell Group’s CIO On Progressive Policy Formulation, And Accelerated Economic Growth For Nigeria

The Chief Investment Officer of Honeywell Group (HGL), Otu Hughes, has said strategic and progressive policy formulation is vital for increased local and foreign direct investments to scale national economic growth. He said this during a chat with journalists at the 28th Nigeria Economic Summit, convened in Abuja by the Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG), […]

As More Nigerians move abroad, Employers rethink work conditions

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, […]

A Journey Of A Thousand Miles Begins With A Step: My Plaqad Story

by Abiola Bonuola Many Nigerians will find that Chinese proverbs carry deep meanings. Consider this popular one: ‘A journey of a thousand miles begins with a step’ which particularly resonates with my thoughts on Plaqad and what the new platform really means for the African labour market.  I started my career in the marketing industry […]

MTN is leading the charge for Africa’s fourth Industrial Revolution

It has been predicted that the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) has the potential to raise global income levels and improve the quality of life for populations around the world. In a keynote session at the African Continental Free Trade Area Strategy Workshop held on Friday, November 20, 2020, the Chairman, MTN Nigeria Communications PLC, Dr. […]

Efe Omorogbe, Ayeni Adekunle, Larry Annetts, Share Music Business Survival Tips at MTN’s Business of the Art Series

MTN Foundation, the social investment vehicle of MTN Nigeria, recently hosted the fourth edition of its Business of the Art series. Young Nigerians gathered online for a three-hour session aimed at guiding upcoming artistes and music enthusiasts to make informed decisions when navigating the converging lines of business and arts in the music industry. The programme had […]

Brett King, John Chaplin, Iyin Aboyeji, Shola Akinlade, others Set To Speak at #InterswitchConnect

Come September 14th and 15th 2017, Landmark event centre Lagos will be bustling with the crème of the crop of Africa’s tech/payment ecosystem for the maiden edition of Interswitch Connect. Themed “Digital Transformation Imperatives: Innovative Evolution or Disruptive Innovation”, the 2 day conference organized by Interswitch, promises to be tech/payment event of the year with a lectures and keynote speeches from […]

Why I’m devoted to Nigeria PR Report

So we had an AMA ( ask me anything chat) session on BHM‘s Facebook and Periscope yesterday, and someone wanted to know why we are doing the annual Nigeria PR Report and what impact I  think it’s had. It’s a question I get asked a lot. Why are you doing this? What’s in it for […]