Archive In Policy

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  Politics

  Good Business Managers Will Make Better Governors. Governance cannot work without proper management because the functions performed in governance are a subset of what managers do in business.
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  Corporate Social Responsibility

  Will Your Idea Outlive The Next Generation? Enter For The Sustainable Solutions Showcase! As part of the 2012 Africa CEO Round-table & Conference on Corporate Sustainability & Responsibility (AR-CSR™) activities and in partnership with Nigeria Leadership Initiative (NLI); ThistlePraxis Consulting is pleased to announce the Sustainable Solutions Showcase (SSS), an initiative...
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  Careers & Education

  Why Is MBA Important For Career Advancement? The coveted MBA. Many people prepare the early part of their career to get into the right program.
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  Politics

  Experts Seek End To Zamfara Lead Poisoning But Government Neglect Stretches On. The Nigerian government is coming under increased pressure from aid organisations and rights groups for the release of US$5.4 million that had been promised as aid for lead-poisoned children in Zamfara State.
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  Corporate Social Responsibility

  Who Should Pay For Higher Education? (2). “How do we get ‘big money’ into [Nigeria’s] higher education to save the students from its financial burden while guaranteeing them quality learning?” Imagine the question above being the sole agenda and the Honorable Minister’s...
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  Careers & Education

  How To Make Wise Career Decisions. “Because I’m thinking in a broader way, I feel like I am able to make better decisions” – Takafumi Horie When the subject of career decisions or choices comes to mind, one fundamental fact must...
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  Corporate Social Responsibility

  Egypt: Abraaj Capital, AUC Announce ‘Abraaj Capital Professorship in Private Equity’ Endowment. Abraaj Capital, a leading private equity firm investing in global growth markets, and the American University in Cairo (AUC) today announced the creation of the “Abraaj Capital Professorship in Private Equity” at the School of...
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  World Affairs

  With Landmark Election, Egypt Hopes To Revive Flagging Economy. Egyptians are currently riding on the coat-tails of last year’s globally followed uprising against Hosni Mubarak to, for the first time in the country’s nine-decade history, elect their president, with an eye on a long-sought...
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  World Affairs

  Africa’s Publishing Industry: The Success Story. Africa’s literary industry has been re-vamped with modern titles, new authors and also fresh interest in what Africans have to say in print.
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  Careers & Education

  How To Keep Your Dream Job. You are paid in direct proportion to what you do, how well you do it and how hard it is to find a replacement for you- Brian Tracy Segun Akiode wrote a brilliant post on...