On 15 May 2018, the Senate passed the bill for the repeal of the Companies and Allied Matters Act (CAMA) 1990 and the re-enactment of the CAMA 2018. The provisions of this bill will have a profound impact on the business sector of Nigeria’s economy and will play a significant role in improving its rankings
Dr. Yemi Kale, born on 7 October 1975 in Ogun State, is the son of a retired Major-General and the first female two-star General in the Nigerian Army, Aderonke Kale. Kale holds a first-class degree in Economics from Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia, and a distinction in his master’s degree programme at the same university. He
Uche Eze Pedro, (born 26 July 1984) is a Nigerian blogger, writer, social media expert and entrepreneur. She is the founder of BellaNaija, an online entertainment, fashion and lifestyle magazine. Her childhood days were spent in Nigeria, where she attended both primary and secondary schools, before leaving for Canada to further her education. She studied
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 Minister of Communication Technology in the cabinet of President Goodluck Jonathan. She was educated at the International School Ibadan and the University of Manchester (BEng, Electrical and Electronic Engineering) and King’s College
Yesterday, 17 May 2018, the Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC) launched iGuide Nigeria– an easy to use online platform, providing investors (existing and potential business owners/stakeholders essentially) with up-to-date and pertinent information on the processes, procedures and basic costs of doing business in Nigeria. In our opinion, this compendium represents a true milestone by the
We are pleased to announce our recent partnership with ZipRecruiter on vi-mtalentassist.com, to bring you curated jobs from the US, Canada, Australia and UK. Just go to vi-mtalentassist.com/find-a-job/ and find that Nigerian or International job you deserve. You can search for keywords pertaining to any jobs and locations you want. And once you are logged in, you can
Atedo Peterside (CON) (born 1955) had his basic education at the King’s College Lagos. He then proceeded to The City University, London (1973-1976) where he obtained a B.Sc. degree in Economics. He obtained an M.Sc. (also in Economics) from London School of Economics and Political Science in 1977. He partook in the Owner/President Management Program
This is the final part of my series on digital transformation. During it, we have learned that digital transformation is much more than a technology revolution. It is arguably the most consequential socioeconomic revolution in human history. We are at the beginning of an unprecedented inflection point in the development of civilization – the transition
According to the most recent report of the Economic Policy Institute, the average CEO-to-worker pay ratio in the United States has gone down from 286-to-1 (in 2015) to 271-to-1 (in 2016). This number may disappoint many top executives who were hoping to see it return to its peak of 383-to-1, achieved in 2000. But in
Most innovation happens because someone wants a better way of doing something that matters to him or her personally. So most individual attempts to innovate are makeshift, quick fixes. They not ideal but reveal what the user can accept and at least one solution that works. This is particularly true in down-turns and recessions where