Social Conscience
Africa is rising they say, but Africa must rise with its people; There is no Africa without its people... how then do we harness Africa's wealth in people... through Social Change and Development. Social Conscience with 'Nasa commits to Aspiration 6 of the Africa Agenda 2063 and the Global Development Goals. We advocate social change and development that will inspire the transformation that keeps Africa rising.
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May 8, 2021 • 60 mins
Apart from sexual gratification itself, sexual violence against women is often a result of unequal power equations, both real and perceived between men and women, and is also strongly influenced by cultural factors and values. Sexual violence is likely to occur more commonly in cultures that foster beliefs of perceived male superiority and social and cultural inferiority of women. Kalra, G. & Bhugra, D. (2013) Indian Journal of Psy...
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March 22, 2021 • 72 mins
The Council on Foreign Relations and the McKinsey Global Institute indicated that Nigeria’s gross domestic product could grow by 23% by 2025 if women participated in the economy to the same extent as men.” However, limited access to finance remains a major challenge that prevents women from fully participating in the economy.
Some of the recommendations made to a financial institution in Nigeria to challenge this narrative include...
Some of the recommendations made to a financial institution in Nigeria to challenge this narrative include...
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March 15, 2021 • 62 mins
The International Women’s Day campaign theme was #ChooseToChallenge – set on the premise that "We can all choose to seek out and celebrate women's achievements. Collectively, we can all help create an inclusive world. From challenge comes change, so let's all choose to challenge”.
SCwN partnered with VFD Group – a proprietary investment company that focuses on building positive and socially conscious ecosystems while creating innov...
SCwN partnered with VFD Group – a proprietary investment company that focuses on building positive and socially conscious ecosystems while creating innov...
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February 19, 2021 • 59 mins
The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the shift in business norms that stakeholder activism pursues and the imperative of moving from words to actions. With this context, Business leaders the world over are forced to reflect and perhaps make some necessary adjustments, because quite frankly, it’s a stakeholders’ world we operate in. In conversation with two business leaders to share their perspectives on the topic were:
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February 16, 2021 • 56 mins
Meghan is the West Africa Director for Acumen, where she sets strategy, oversees investing and Academy programs, and leads business development for the organization's work in the region, based in Lagos, Nigeria. Meghan joined Acumen in 2013 and was leading the global Talent function before relocating to West Africa in 2018.
Meghan's commitment to this work is rooted in her experience as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Guatemala, after w...
Meghan's commitment to this work is rooted in her experience as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Guatemala, after w...
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February 1, 2021 • 61 mins
Tayo Fagbule is the Editor of BusinessDay, prior to this, he worked as a researcher at Danne Institute for Research where he oversaw projects: Transformation of Lagos; Protests in Nigeria; Connectivity & Productivity in Lagos.
He was the Deputy Editor and Chairman, Editorial Board at BusinessDay where he is responsible for researching and writing about the socio-economic environment of business in Nigeria as well as leading content ...
He was the Deputy Editor and Chairman, Editorial Board at BusinessDay where he is responsible for researching and writing about the socio-economic environment of business in Nigeria as well as leading content ...
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December 21, 2020 • 57 mins
Temitope Obasanya is currently the Vice President & Treasurer at Chapel Hill Denham, Nigeria’s leading Investment Bank, with several years of work experience spanning regional financial markets across sub-Saharan Africa. She is a CFA charter holder and Society Leader at CFA Society Nigeria, where she contributes to building the integrity of the Nigerian capital markets and to developing future professionals. She is a multimedia spe...
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December 14, 2020 • 55 mins
Simeon Umukoro is an International trade expert, an economist and a member of the World Economic Association, United Kingdom. His 17 years of professional experience spans two Forbes 500 Companies, developing and facilitating international trade in west Africa, the United Kingdom with the Department for International Trade, of the Foreign and Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO), and the Trade, Investment & Innovation Unit of U...
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December 2, 2020 • 56 mins
Entrepreneurial activities have been found all over the world to be capable of making positive impacts on the economy of a nation and the quality of life of the people, which in turn stimulates economic growth and empowerment of the marginalized. Many countries have been able to energize and transform the entrepreneurship sub-sector which has in turn reduced to the barest minimum their unemployment and poverty level.
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November 25, 2020 • 58 mins
The African Development Bank showed that Africa has the highest entrepreneurship rate in the world. Small and Medium Enterprises are now the biggest formal employers in Sub-Saharan Africa and will undoubtedly be key in creating the 54 million jobs that Africa is expected to create by 2022.
While the job creation potential is promising, it is a far cry from the demands - Africa will need 122 million new jobs by 2022.
Nathan Lee-Wina...
While the job creation potential is promising, it is a far cry from the demands - Africa will need 122 million new jobs by 2022.
Nathan Lee-Wina...
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November 18, 2020 • 57 mins
The African Development Bank said 22 percent of Africa's working-age population are starting businesses, and this is the highest entrepreneurship rate in the world. Small and Medium Enterprises are now the biggest formal employers in Sub-Saharan Africa and will undoubtedly be key in creating the 54 million jobs that Africa is expected to create by 2022.
The numbers look great until one realizes that Sub-Saharan Africa also has the...
The numbers look great until one realizes that Sub-Saharan Africa also has the...
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November 9, 2020 • 51 mins
Detoun Ogwo is a Development and Human Resources Practitioner passionate about making a difference in the skills & youth employment sector. She is An Ashoka fellow with a 20-year career, spanning various industries from FMCG to Aviation and Financial Services.
Currently, she sits on the board of The Skills Development Practice, The Abira Foundation & was a pioneer ED & Co-founder of a National Career Centre, AGDC.
She’s currently a...
Currently, she sits on the board of The Skills Development Practice, The Abira Foundation & was a pioneer ED & Co-founder of a National Career Centre, AGDC.
She’s currently a...
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November 2, 2020 • 56 mins
Abosede George-Ogan is a tri-sector leader who has worked across the non-profit, private, and public sectors as a development professional. She was one-time, Director, Strategy, Funding, and Stakeholder Management at the Lagos State Employment Trust Fund (LSETF) contributing her quota to job creation in the State. As the Co-founder of ElectHER – a women’s political advancement initiative that seeks to address the under-representat...
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October 20, 2020 • 52 mins
Prince Adekinte Ademiju Oyekan, PSC - a Law graduate from the University of Wales, United Kingdom.
He was the former Chairman of the Task Force on Petroleum Distribution in Rivers State and has served in various States and formations including - Police Mobile Force (PMF), Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and Divisional Police Officer (DPO).
He was the one-time Area Commander for Ajaokuta in Kogi State, Assistant Commissioner...
He was the former Chairman of the Task Force on Petroleum Distribution in Rivers State and has served in various States and formations including - Police Mobile Force (PMF), Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and Divisional Police Officer (DPO).
He was the one-time Area Commander for Ajaokuta in Kogi State, Assistant Commissioner...
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October 12, 2020 • 53 mins
A couple of years ago, I recall feeling tired, generally unwell, and a bit cranky – being a hypochondriac, I went to the hospital and all my tests came back fine, so I was asked to just get some rest. A few days after, I still didn’t feel 100%, so I went back again, and the doctor confirmed for the umpteenth time that there was nothing wrong with me physiologically. But this time, she proceeded to ask me a few questions about my li...
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October 5, 2020 • 37 mins
Nigeria, Africa’s most populous nation celebrated its 60th independence anniversary yesterday and ironically, its average population age is 18.2 thus boasting of a youthful population that promises huge dividends. Nigeria is 60, average age is 18 – A substantial number of African countries today are only between 43 to 60 years old post-independence, but the average age of leaders is 80 while the average population age is 19.
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October 2, 2020 • 52 secs
Africa is rising they say, but Africa must rise with its people; There is no Africa without its people... how then do we harness Africa's wealth in people... through Social Change and Development.
Social Conscience with 'Nasa commits to Aspiration 6 of the Africa Agenda 2063 and the Global Development Goals. We advocate social change and development that will inspire the transformation that keeps Africa rising.
Social Conscience with 'Nasa commits to Aspiration 6 of the Africa Agenda 2063 and the Global Development Goals. We advocate social change and development that will inspire the transformation that keeps Africa rising.
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