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  Leadership Tips

  Book Review: Eat that Frog! As a registered and certified cynic on all things ‘self-help’ and even ‘personal development’, I have recently been force-fed huge helpings humble pie.
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  World Affairs

  Guinea-Bissau, Not A Coup. “What the West has softened on is the role of Latin Americans — who are, matter-of-fact, the experts — in the dubious business of drug trafficking.
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  World Affairs

  Jim Yong Kim, Latest To Profit From Carved-up Selection Of World Bank’s President. “With the board of the World Bank ditching a globally acclaimed economist (on the basis her nationality of an emerging-market country) for a health specialist from world superpower, America, the rest of the world will...
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  Leadership Tips

  James Ibori And The Futility Of Public Office Theft. “Iboris’ confiscated properties, which he amassed through his ill-gotten wealth, amount to several hundred billions of naira!
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  Ventures Woman

  Building the African dream: Interview with Isis Nyong’o. Ventures Woman had a chance to sit down with Isis Nyong’o, Vice-President and Managing Director for Africa of InMobi an innovative global mobile advertising firm this week, and what an inspiring time it was!
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  World Affairs

  Will Ponyo, Congo’s New Prime Minister, Be Second Time Lucky? “Appointed finance minister in February 2012, he ran a $12bn debt reduction agreement with international creditors, one seen as the main achievement of President Kabila’s entire first term (of five years) in office!
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  Education

  African Education Ministers Called On To Prioritise African Human Resources Development Plan. On the eve of the Conference of Ministers of Education of the African Union (COMEDAF) Holding from 23 April to 27 April in Abuja, Nigeria, the Africa Health, Human and Social Development Alliance (formerly Africa...
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  Politics

  Sudans’ Festering ‘Oil War’ Not Nearing Its End. What could have led to the beginning of a much-unanticipated peaceful resolution of disagreements between Sudan and South Sudan was frittered away at the weekend with news of fresh conflict in the disputed oil town...
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  Careers & Education

  How To Find A Job You Love. “Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.” – Confucius While trying to find an anchor for today’s post, the above quote credited to Confucius, the...
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  Corporate Social Responsibility

  Nigeria To Adopt ISO26000 Guidance Standard On Social Responsibility. The International Organisation for Standardization (ISO) has through her national member body, the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON), commenced the adoption process of an international standard on Social Responsibility, ISO 26000 in Nigeria.