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  • Conference discusses attitudinal change

    Attitudinal Change for Sustainable National Development: The Role of Applied Arts and Sciences”, was the focus of the 11th Annual National Conference of the School of Applied Arts and Sciences, Federal Polytechnic, Bida, Niger State held recently.

    In a communiqué signed by the Chairman, Local Organising Committee, Dr. M.A. Asiru, and the Dean of the School, Mr. Augustine Oghenejivwe, participants urged that Nigerians should embrace attitudinal change as a potent tool for sustainable development.

    They observed that Nigeria was plagued by endemic corruption at all levels of governance – with both leaders and followers exhibiting high level of indiscipline, discrimination and favouritism.

    They condemned the culture of impunity that has made public office holders believe they are above the law; the “get rich quick syndrome”; and the injustice in the judiciary that gave soft-landing to the rich and meted harsh punishment on the poor.

    Nevertheless, the Conference acknowledged the efforts by President Muhammadu Buhari to evolve strategic policies and programmes designed to stimulate desired attitudinal changes that will eventually translate into sustainable national development and urged Nigerians to support them.

    Prof. Solomon Ogbu of the Department of Political Science and International Relations, University of Abuja, was the lead paper presenter.

    Scholars, researchers and technocrats drawn from all works of life presented various research and technical papers numbered 101 at the conference.

  • Ex-envoy for law conference

    International law and security experts, political scientists and diplomats will gather in Lagos next Wednesday and Thursday for the 39th annual conference of the Nigeria Society of International Law (NSIL).

    The conference, with the theme: International law extremism, will take place at the Nigeria Institute of International Affairs, Victoria Island, Lagos.

    The programme, according to NSIL, will be opened by Lagos State Governor Akinwunmi Ambode.

    The keynote address will be delivered by former Nigerian Ambassador to Australia Ayo Olukanni.

    Other agenda include international law; terrorism and insurgency; the problem of insurgency as a challenge to the Nigerian sovereignty: Boko Haram as case study and the sub-regional dimension of BokoHaram terror activities and possible application of international law to combat the problem, among others.

  • Society holds annual conference tomorrow

    The Society for Corporate Governance Nigeria (SCGN) will hold its 2015 Annual Corporate Governance Conference tomorrow (Tuesday) as part of its commitment to the development of good corporate governance practice in the country.

    Its General Manager, Resource Development, Mrs. Chioma Mordi, who said this in a statement, added that the conference will bring together experts from various areas of specialties to discuss the impact of corporate governance practices in Nigeria.

    The event, which also marks the 10th anniversary of the society, will be hosted under the chairmanship of Chief Olusegun Osunkeye CON, OFR in Lagos.

    Speakers to discuss the topic include: the Deputy Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria, Dr. Okwu Joseph Nnnana; Dean, Lagos Business School Dr. Enase Okonedo and Group Chief Executive Officer, Computer Warehouse Mr. Austin Okere.

    Explaining the choice of the conference theme: “The Impact of Corporate Governance – the Nigerian Case”, Mrs. Mordi stated that it was necessary given the increased attention to corporate governance practices globally.

    She added that “it is important to evaluate the perception, understanding and reception of the practice and how it has affected business in Nigeria, hence the theme of this year’s conference”.

    The event is a yearly initiative of the registered not-for-profit organisation, which is committed to the development of corporate governance best practices in the country.

  • NITAD holds training conference Sept 8

    NITAD holds training conference Sept 8

    The Nigerian Institute of Training and Development (NITAD) has declared support for the Federal Government’s efforts to develop human capacity in the country.

    That is why the 23rd Annual Trainers’ Conference of the institute coming up in Calabar from September 8 to10, will focus on talent management.

    Speaking on the upcoming conference scheduled to hold at Monty Suites, Northern Industrial Layout, Calabar, Chairman of the conference planning committee, Mr Laolu Oguntuyi, said the theme of the programme, “Emerging trends in talent management”, was a testament to the institute’s determination to stay true to its mandate of promoting human capital development.

    The Second Vice President, Mrs Janet Jolaoso, said the review of the curriculum to include acquisition of vocational and entrepreneurial skills from basic education level, would enable proper talent management early in life.

    The First Vice President of the institute, Rev Tunde Salawu, said the Buhari administration’s recognition of the need to groom the right talents to serve in the right positions was in order.

    He urged the government to provide a conducive environment for talents to excel locally to discourage brain drain.

    “The emerging trend in talent management is to develop people and make them useful locally. I hope the current administration will work to make the economy vibrant so they can stay.  Many people abroad want to come back home but because the environment they are in is better, they stay put.  But as our economy improves, many will be encouraged to stay,” he said.

    Keynote speaker at the conference will be Mr Ezekiel Gomos, CEO, Jos Business School. Other speakers include: Mr Louis Ijenwa, and Mr Solomon Avbikoro, who will speak on “Role of learning and development in talent management.”

    Mr Oguntuyi said participants would learn from the experts; all they need to know about hiring, retention, training, competency management, succession planning, among others.

    He added that the event would  provide a platform for networking with other human resource professionals, as well as an opportunity to visit tourist attractions in Calabar.

     

  • Saraki for UN conference

    Saraki for UN conference

    Senate President Bukola Saraki will today lead the Nigerian delegation to participate in the fourth United Nations Conference of Parliamentary Heads holding at the organisation’s headquarters in New York, United States.

    This year’s conference, which will be opened by the Secretary-General, Mr. Ban Ki-moon, will feature presentation of reports and debate on “placing democracy at the service of peace and sustainable development.”

    Other issues billed for debate include ‘Challenges facing Parliaments today’, ‘Parliamentary Oversight: challenges and opportunities ‘, while a bi-lateral meeting with Dr. Saraki is expected to be hosted by the Speaker of the Israeli Parliament (Knesset), Mr. Yuli-Yoel Edelstein.

    The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR), Inter Parliamentary Union (IPU) and selected Heads of Parliaments (GLOBE International Representation) are also expected to meet on the sidelines of the conference.

    The Senate President is billed to address the session of the world forum on Wednesday September 2 and later hold  a press conference immediately after the speech.

    Saraki is accompanied on the trip by Senators Andy Uba, Shehu Sani and Dino Melaye.

    Others on the entourage include Special Adviser to the Senate President on Economic Matters, Dr. Uchendu Okoye and Special Assistant on Public Partnerships.

    The Senate president and his team departed the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja for New York on Saturday ahead of the conference which begins today and ends on Wednesday.

  • Buhari expected at Diaspora Day conference Tuesday

    Buhari expected at Diaspora Day conference Tuesday

    President Muhammadu Buhari is to open the 2015 Diaspora Day/ Conference next Tuesday.

    Permanent Secretary (Political Affairs), Mrs. Ibukun Odusote, told reporters in Abuja yesterday at a press briefing on preparations for the event.

    According to her, the conference, to hold at the old Banquet Hall in the Presidential Villa, would examine three areas; health, education and youth as well as sports.

    Mrs. Odusote said the targets set for the conference were clearly defined and geared towards supporting and enhancing the change agenda of the Federal Government.

    The conference, she added, would have a key participant, a young Nigerian student, Mr. Ufot Ekong, who provided anwers to an unsolved mathematics equation of 30 years.

    The permanent secretary said experts would speak on the different areas, with three panel sessions focusing on sustainable health care in Nigeria, sustainable development through youth empowerment and enhancing education in Nigeria.

    On Monday, August 24, she said a roundtable discussion programme would focus on investment opportunities in Nigeria.

    The Diaspora Day was established by the Federal Government under former President Olusegun Obasanjo, to create a platform for Nigerian experts and professionals in the diaspora to interact with their home counterparts.

  • Top 100 Lawyers for launch at conference

    The  compendium on the first ever nationwide ranking of eminent lawyers in Nigeria is to be unveiled at the forthcoming Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Annual General Conference in Abuja.

    According to the editor Nigeria’s top 100 lawyers Mr. Emeka Nwadioke, all is set for the unveiling of the compendium.

    “This is very heartening for all of us, moreso as tremendous work has gone into the listing. The research has been painstaking in our efforts to ensure that the work is as up-to-date as possible. I dare say, it is a collector’s item.”

    The full list of the 100 top lawyers features leading litigators, transactional lawyers and lawyers in the academia who have shaped the legal industry over the years. They include acclaimed litigators such as Chief Wole Olanipekun (SAN), Mr. Rickey Tarfa (SAN) and ‘new kid on the block,’ Mr. Adeniyi Adegbonmire who was listed prior to his recent inclusion among lawyers to be conferred with the coveted rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN).

  • Personnel managers to hold conference

    The 47th Annual National Conference of the Chartered Institute of Personnel Management of Nigeria (CIPM) will hold in Abuja in October.

    The yearly conference is the flagship event on the Institute’s annual calendar.  HR practitioners and non-HR delegates from within and outside Nigeria will gather to update their knowledge, enrich their network and proffer solutions to topical issues of relevance to contemporary business and the national economy with special emphasis on Human Resource Management.

    The CIPM Annual National Conference presents an atmosphere of learning, inspiration, networking, collaboration, and engagement and remains the best and biggest HR Conference with leading HR practitioners and line managers in private and public sectors in West Africa.

    This year’s theme is tagged ‘GO BEYOND’.

    The CIPM President / Chairman of Council, Anthony Arabome at a pre-conference briefing, said: “The current business climate and global economic environment is transforming the human resource function, hierarchy, responsibilities, and skill levels to meet the new demands of a volatile marketplace and a diverse workforce. Human Resources is coming into a new state of being — Going beyond the norm to revolutionising current roles into strategic partnerships that focus on tight alignment to business goals.

    “The HR Business Partner model and the general upscaling of HR is becoming the accepted way to go in addressing the immediate and future needs of the organization, and is poised to dramatically transform who we are and how we function within the executive ranks. Becoming more strategic not only means losing the transactional and broadening business acumen, but having a complete understanding of all aspects of the organisation to provide a more consultative role to the CEO and department heads.

    “This transformation is changing the very structure of human resources. Creating a team of passionate HR business partners and strategic executives who understand all facets of the business and its marketplace can help to guide and influence corporate strategy, and develop a high performance workforce that is more competitive, productive and efficient. But first HR roles and responsibilities must change — and the way we deliver HR to the business must change as well in defining the new HR. It must move beyond business as usual!

    ”The third objective of the Annual National Conference is to provide members with the opportunity to contribute to public policy and advocacy in the areas within our professional calling.  This informs the choice of the Institute’s conference theme for its annual conferences especially as the Conference not only aims to draw national attention to the themes selected but goes further to harvest contributions of members to the task of providing solutions to the specific issues as will be ultimately published in the communiqué to be issued at the end of the 3-day conference.”

    The 47th edition of the annual national conference, which is scheduled to hold at the International Conference Centre Abuja from the 14th to the 16th of October 2015, will feature 4 Plenary Sessions, 10 Master Series Sessions, HR Clinics, HR Best Practice Awards, Health & Lifestyle Talks, Free Cancer and Eye screening, a fun filled Gala Night and world-class exhibitions that would host both Nigerian and international exhibitors. In addition, this year, CIPM is introducing the HR Optimization Award alongside the HR Best Practice Awards to recognize and reward HR Initiatives which have impacted on business operations and solved key organizational problems, thus reinforcing HR’s presence at the table through impactful contributions as a Strategic Business Partner. This award will run concurrently with the ‘HR Best Practice Awards’ exercise as you know it and organizations can choose to participate in either both Awards or select a preferred Award type.

    All of these high level plenary sessions and technical masters’ series would be facilitated by renowned speakers, experts and Senior HR Leaders. Each of the sessions will be geared towards shared learning and proffering contemporary solutions to the challenges arising from the Conference theme. These solutions will help in shaping policy direction in the private and public sectors of the economy thus contributing to sustainable national development.

    The Gala night presents an exciting networking platform and social interactions under a less formal atmosphere with lots of music, dance, food and entertainment.

    Exhibition at the CIPM Conference provides exhibitors with exposure to  key customer audiences (National and International leading HR Practitioners/ decision makers) in order to launch new offerings, collect high quality sales leads, build brand awareness, cultivate customer relationships and offer immense and wide-ranging opportunities for sales and marketing of the various products and services. This year’s exhibition would host both National and international exhibitors and would hold in the Abuja Hall of the International Conference Centre with standard cubicles that will last the duration of the conference.

    The Grand opening plenary session tagged GO BEYOND: The New Agenda would be delivered by FARIDA NANA BEDWEI (Senior Software Architect, Rancard Solutions) and UGOCHUKWU OMOEGU (Principal Consultant, Joseph Consulting and Mentoring Ltd).

    The First Plenary Session tagged VISIONARY LEADERSHIP would be facilitated by Dr. THOMAS SCOTT WEIR – The author and founder, Emerging Markets Leadership Center Dr. Weir specializes in senior executive leadership and is credited with the breakthrough discovery of Leading and Succeeding in the Emerging Markets, a business approach that assists leaders in making sense of complexity, diversity, ambiguity and youthfulness in first generation corporate societies.

  • FXTM enlightens forex traders on investment conference

    FXTM enlightens forex traders on investment conference

    International broker ForexTime (FXTM) is educating Nigerian traders on its forthcoming online forex trading and investment conference.

    The conference, holding today and tomorrow as well as on 19th to 20th August, 2015 will feature speakers including: Abiola Akinyele, Country Director at FXTM Nigeria, and the highly respected forex expert, Professor Andreas Thalassinos.

    Thalassinos will provide technical analysis training, as well as an extensive workshop for participants.

    The conference is expected to attract over 1000 attendees, and comes on the heels of FXTM’s series of educational events which attracted 500 attendees in June.

    “Attendees can take part in sessions on the following topics: calculating profit levels, developing effective trading and risk management strategies, and identifying high probability entry and exit points,” the company said in a statement.

    Akinyele said: “We are dedicated to making trading understandable to anyone who is looking for new investment opportunities in the evolving global marketplace. Our latest conference is expected to be the biggest forex conference of its kind in Nigeria, and will equip traders with all the necessary skills and strategies to make well-informed trades in the currency and commodity markets.”

    Thalassinos said: “It is an honour to offer my expertise to FXTM’s clients in Nigeria. FXTM’s commitment to bringing top quality forex training to Nigeria has already seen the company hold a number of very successful educational events here this year. The high turnout expected for the conference in August demonstrates the real enthusiasm which local traders have to educate themselves on the currency markets and trading strategies.”

  • Cleric extols women at conference

    Women have been described as carriers of untold treasures.

    Speaking at the 17th edition of the yearly Zion International Conference tagged “The Precious Jewel” organised by the Virtuous Women Services Foundation (VWSF), the President, Apostle Edu Elijah Mboho, wife of Archbishop Dr. Elijah Mboho, said it is important to remind every woman that they carry treasures that are unimaginable but that they must also be told that they have to come to Jesus through whom alone this untold treasure embedded  in them may be made manifest.

    Dwelling on the theme “The Precious Jewel”, Apostle Mboho said  “Precious”  defines a thing as being of great value, costly and highly esteemed, while “Jewel”  is a fashion ornament especially made out of a precious stone.

    Mboho told the women who gathered in thousands from across the nation at Gospel Village, Headquarters of Goodnews Community International Incorporated, Abak,  Akwa Ibom State,  that as precious and unique as  a jewel is, it is cut out of a rough stone and has to go through very rough processes, all aimed at bringing out of it beautiful sparkles that only the Creator knew and understands.

    Apostle Mboho said with the use of sharp, abrasive or hot instrument, the raw stone, taken out of the earth, is reduced in size, changed in shape and colours with the purpose of producing a desirable ornament for beautification.

    She told the excited and praying crowd that as recorded in 1st Peter 2:5, ‘We are living stones meant to be built into a spiritual house for a holy, dedicated and consecrated service to the Lord.

    Though the process may be rough, she reminded the worshippers that ‘the Master Builder has a target of bringing out every brilliantness, beauty and creativity embedded on the inside of them’. She urged them to hold on and stay encouraged as the end is glorious. ” Remember you are a chosen generation, and a special people set aside to display the virtues and perfection of Him who called you. Let your life say yes to your calling and purpose. Your blessing is tied to the fulfillment of your purpose. Your destiny is God’s divine agenda”, she admonished the worshippers.

    Membership of VWSF is open to all women, children and youth irrespective of age, nationality, colour, race or social standing in society as well as men.

    The weeklong programme, which had hundreds in camps within  the Gospel Village, ended with thanksgiving to God for His grace and mercies.