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National Competitiveness Council Of Nigeria
The National Competitiveness Council of Nigeria (NCCN) is a private-public non-profit organisation in Nigeria . The council's mandate is to improve the attractiveness of Nigeria’s economy as a place to do business in the global marketplace. The Council's operations are largely driven by the private sector, with government playing a supportive and enabling role. The Council serves as a nexus for the dialogue between business, trade unions, regulatory organisations, academia, international development organisations, think tanks, media and the Nigerian Government. The outcome of this dialogue is actionable recommendations and an implementation strategy for policies that will improve competitiveness and collective prosperity for Nigeria's citizens. History The Council was inaugurated by His Excellency Goodluck E. Jonathan on 4 February 2013. Former bank executive Matthias Chika Mordi was appointed as the inaugural chief executive officer. Structure The Council is chaired by the incu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nigeria
Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf of Guinea to the south in the Atlantic Ocean. It covers an area of , and with a population of over 225 million, it is the most populous country in Africa, and the world's sixth-most populous country. Nigeria borders Niger in the north, Chad in the northeast, Cameroon in the east, and Benin in the west. Nigeria is a federal republic comprising of 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, where the capital, Abuja, is located. The largest city in Nigeria is Lagos, one of the largest metropolitan areas in the world and the second-largest in Africa. Nigeria has been home to several indigenous pre-colonial states and kingdoms since the second millennium BC, with the Nok civilization in the 15th century BC, marking the first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adebola Adesola
Harriet-Ann Omobolanle (Bola) Adesola is the senior vice-chairman at Standard Chartered Bank Group where she was previously the CEO of Standard Chartered Bank for Nigeria and West Africa. Adesola has over 25 years of experience in the banking sector. Education and career Bola Adesola commenced her banking career with Prime Merchant Bank, where she served as Treasury Officer before moving to Citibank in 1990. While at Citibank she held several Treasury roles in, including Country Treasurer for Citibank Tanzania between 1995 and 1997. Her nine years with Citi included other senior management roles for nine (9) years in Nigeria. In 1999, Bola was headhunted and appointed Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Kakawa Discount House Limited, a securities trading and asset management firm owned by a consortium of the biggest banks in Nigeria at that time. Bola was approached to join the board of Nigeria’s premier bank, First Bank of Nigeria Plc, in 2005 and was appointed Executi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Porter
Michael Eugene Porter (born May 23, 1947) is an American academic known for his theories on economics, business strategy, and social causes. He is the Bishop William Lawrence University Professor at Harvard Business School, and he was one of the founders of the consulting firm The Monitor Group (now part of Deloitte) and FSG, a social impact consultancy. He is credited for creating Porter's five forces analysis, which is instrumental in business strategy development at present. He is generally regarded and hailed as the father of the modern strategy field. He is also regarded as one of the world's most influential thinkers on management and competitiveness as well as one of the most influential business strategists the world has ever seen. He is the most sought after research scholar and his work has been highly recognised by governments, non governmental organisations and universities. Early life Michael Porter's father was a civil engineer and Georgia Tech graduate who had go ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Obadiah Mailafia
Obadiah Mailafia born on (24 December 1956 – 19 September 2021) was a Nigerian development economist and the 2019 Nigeria Presidential election Candidate of African Democratic Congress (ADC). He was a former official of the African Development Bank Group and one-time Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). He was also the Chief of Staff of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP), the 79-nation multilateral development institution based in Brussels, Belgium. Early life and education Mailafia was born on 24 December 1956 in the village of Randa in Sanga Local Government Area of Kaduna State. His father Baba Mailafia Gambo Galadima was an Evangelist with the Evangelical Reformed Church of Central Nigeria (ERCC). Mailafia was raised as a missionary child in a multiracial environment. His parents later transferred to Murya, Lafia, in Nasarawa State, where he grew up. He started his elementary education at Musha Sudan United Mission School from 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Omobola Johnson
Omobola Olubusola Johnson (born 28 June 1963) is a Nigerian technocrat and the Honorary Chairperson of the global Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI). She is also a former and first Minister of Communication Technology in the cabinet of President Goodluck Jonathan. Education She was educated at the International School Ibadan and the University of Manchester (BEng, Electrical and Electronic Engineering) and King's College London (MSc, Digital Electronics). She has a Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) from Cranfield University. Career Prior to her Ministerial appointment she was country managing director for Accenture, Nigeria. She had worked with Accenture since 1985 when it was Andersen Consulting. Johnson is the pioneer head of the country's communication technology ministry, which was created as part of the transformation agenda of the Nigerian government. Johnson co-founded a women's organization, WIMBIZ in 2001. She has earned several public commendation s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nigerian Economic Summit Group
The Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG) is a private sector-led think-tank and policy advocacy group based in Nigeria. The NESG promotes sustainable growth and the development of the Nigerian economy. It is a non profit, non-partisan and apolitical organization. It was founded in 1994 and was incorporated as a non-profit in 1996. The objectives of the NESG include building a first-class research institution to help support stakeholders in the execution of policies, articulate programs and strategies in response to any emerging trends in national and world economy and having a clear economic action agenda. History At the First Summit in February 1993, national leaders explored 1992-2020 global scenarios and defined the principles for building a competitive economy in Nigeria, across what the delegates called 'New Frontiers'. This consisted of Education, Stabilization, Privatisation, Deregulation, Infrastructurisation, and Democratisation. After days of dialogue and deliberations, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Nweke
Frank Nnaemeka Nweke Jr (born 18 September 1965) is a Nigerian Politician, Entrepreneur, Teacher and Social Innovator. He is a two-time Federal Minister in Nigeria and former Director General, Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG). He is a member of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) and is currently vying for the position of Governor of Enugu in the 2023 Nigerian General Election, upon emerging the party candidate at the primary election in May 2022. Until recently, he was a Senior Visiting Fellow of the Lagos Business School and a member of the faculty, thSchool of Politics, Policy and Governance (SPPG) Nigeria, where he lectured on Ethics and Values. He is aEdward S. Mason Fellowand an alumnus of the Aspen Institute, Colorado. Nweke speaks Igbo, Yoruba and Hausa, the three major Nigerian languages fluently. Early life Frank Nweke II (FNJ) was born in Lagos, Nigeria to the family of late Igwe Frank Nweke, Okeifufe Napkparu Ujo Nku I, of Ishi Ozalla, Nkanu West Lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Business Day (Nigeria)
Business Day, established in 2001, is a daily business newspaper based in Lagos. It is the only Nigerian newspaper with a bureau in Accra, Ghana. It has both daily and Sunday titles. It circulates in Nigeria and Ghana. Publisher The publisher of Businessday, Frank Aigbogun, a former editor of the ''Vanguard'' newspaper. The editor of the daily paper iTayo Fagbule Lolade Akinmurelis the deputy editor supported by several assistant editors. Chuks Oluigbo is the online editor while the editor of the Sunday title is Zebulon Agomuo. The newspaper has creative writers such as Iheanyi Nwachukwu, Onyinye Nwachukwu, Jumoke Akiyode, Chuka Uroko, Ifeoma Okeke, Hope Moses Ashike, Olusola Bello, Odinaka Anudu, Obinna Emelike, Teliat Sule, and Chuks Oluigbo, among others. The newspaper has produced many award-winning journalistsObodo Ejiro Teliat Sule and Peter Olowa all distinguished themselves by winning the Citi Journalistic Award for excellence in financial journalism, while Iheanyi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georgia Institute Of Technology
The Georgia Institute of Technology, commonly referred to as Georgia Tech or, in the state of Georgia, as Tech or The Institute, is a public research university and institute of technology in Atlanta, Georgia. Established in 1885, it is part of the University System of Georgia and has satellite campuses in Savannah, Georgia; Metz, France; Shenzhen, China; and Singapore. The school was founded as the Georgia School of Technology as part of Reconstruction plans to build an industrial economy in the post-Civil War Southern United States. Initially, it offered only a degree in mechanical engineering. By 1901, its curriculum had expanded to include electrical, civil, and chemical engineering. In 1948, the school changed its name to reflect its evolution from a trade school to a larger and more capable technical institute and research university. Today, Georgia Tech is organized into six colleges and contains about 31 departments/units, with emphasis on science and technology. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Tony Elumelu Foundation
The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) is an African non-profit organization founded in 2010 by Tony O. Elumelu and headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria. It is a pioneer member of the Global Impact Investment Rating System (GIIRS). So far, the Foundation has empowered over 18,000 African entrepreneurs across 54 African countries. History The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) was founded in 2010 by Nigerian businessman Tony O. Elumelu, as an extension of his unwavering belief in the youth as catalysts for Africa's transformation. The Tony Elumelu Foundation, the leading philanthropy empowering a new generation of African entrepreneurs, has become the hallmark for Africa's sustainable development through jobs creation, poverty eradication and women’s economic empowerment. The Foundation’s mission is rooted in Africapitalism, which positions the private sector, and most importantly entrepreneurs, as the catalyst for the social and economic development of the African continent. In 2015, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dangote Group
The Dangote Group is a Nigerian multinational industrial conglomerate, founded by Aliko Dangote. It is the largest conglomerate in West Africa and one of the largest on the African continent. The group employs more than 30,000 people, generating revenue in excess of US$4.1 billion in 2017. History The company was founded in 1981 as a trading enterprise, importing sugar, cement, rice, fisheries, and other consumer goods for distribution in the Nigeria market. The group moved into manufacturing in the 1990s, starting with textiles, moving onto flour milling, salt processing and sugar refining by the end of the decade. The company next moved into cement production, growing rapidly and moving into other African countries. A high degree of vertical integration is a hallmark of Dangote Group's operating strategy. The group now owns and operates over 18 subsidiaries, operating in ten African countries. Dangote Cement, is one of these subsidiaries that is listed on the Nigerian Sto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aliko Dangote
''For people with the given name, see Aliko (given name).'' Aliko ( sq-definite, Alikoi; ) is a village and a former commune in Vlorë County, southern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Finiq. Besides the village Aliko from which it takes its name and which functions as well as an administrative center, the administrative unit consists of 9 other villages: Çaush; Dritas; Halo; Jermë; Neohor; Pllakë; Rahullë; Tremul; and Vurgu i Ri Vurgu i Ri ( el, Καινούργιο/Καινούριο; romanized: ''Kainoúrgio/Kainoúrio'') is a village in Vlorë County, southern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality of Finiq. According to Leonid ..., which are inhabited solely by Greeks.Kallivretakis, Leonidas (1995).Η ελληνική κοινότητα της Αλβανίας υπό το πρίσμα της ιστορικής γεωγραφίας και δημογραφίας [The Gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
