Tackle insecurity to save collapsing hotel, hospitality sector
business AM
January 3, 2023

By Business AM The collapsing hotel and hospitality sector in the South East of Nigeria, particularly in Imo State, is giving operators and stakeholders in the sector an excruciating pain. It is such a worrisome situation and ODUYEMI ODUNAYO JULIUS, general manager, Benchmark Hotels Limited, and the vice president, Federation of Tourism Association of Nigeria, […]
The hotel, hospitality industry is still in coma
Saby Elemba
December 12, 2022

BY SABY ELEMBA Governor Uzodinma promised to ensure things work better for the industry. CHIMA CHUKWUNYERE, chairman, Imo Chapter of Nigeria Hotel Association, and managing director, Domino Paramount Hotel, Owerri, tells Business A.M.’s SABY ELEMBA that the hotel and hospitality industry is still in coma and gives reasons why this is the case. He, however, […]
Crawford on strategic leadership for success in volatile times
Charles Crawford
November 19, 2022

From November 21 to 24, world renowned Ambassador Charles Crawford (pictured above) will leverage TEXEM’s proven and tested methodology while joining other TEXEM’s illustrious faculties, such as Harvard’s Founding Director of Maximise your Board programme to deliver TEXEM’s upcoming programme. Other TEXEM’s faculties delivering this programme include Professor Paul Griffith, the World’s first Professor in […]
Griffith on strategic leadership for success in volatile times
Professor Paul Griffith
November 19, 2022

By Professor Paul Griffith From November 21 to 24, Professor Paul Griffith, the World’s first Professor in the area of Management to lead a team to launch a rocket into space, will leverage TEXEM’s proven and tested methodology to deliver TEXEM’s upcoming programme. Other TEXEM’s illustrious faculties that will join Professor Paul Griffith include […]
In Imo, our focus is on employment-led industrial policy, says Amaeshi
Dikachi Elemba, Godfrey Ofurum
September 27, 2022

Kenneth Amaeshi is a Professor of Business and Sustainable Development at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland. He is currently on leave of absence at the European University Institute in Florence, Italy, where he is a Professor of Sustainable Finance and Governance. He is also a Visiting Professor at the London School of Economics on Leadership […]
The importance of purpose
Businessam Staff
September 19, 2022

An interview with Acha Leke A senior partner in McKinsey’s Johannesburg office and chairman of the firm’s Africa region shares his views on purpose, untraditional paths, and why people must be not only good mentors but also good protégés. Acha Leke spoke with McKinsey partner Monne Williams about his decision to live in Africa, how […]
Our concern in Nigeria’s road transport sector is survival
Dikachi Elemba
August 4, 2022

— Nneji, Founder/CEO, ABC Transport Plc Sector lacks regulation, operating at a loss Insecurity, high cost of diesel impacting business We have shut down in Kaduna, others Stock market regulators should speed process of accessing capital FRANK NNEJI, founder and chief executive officer, Associated Bus Company (ABC) Transport Plc, the first transportation company to […]
“Replacement costs more, replacement takes longer”
Businessam Staff
July 26, 2022

By Business.am. Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) Chief Claims Officer, Thomas Sepp, answers the pressing questions on how inflation is impacting claims and why the undervaluation of assets is a key concern for both insurers and policyholders. Consumer price inflation rates in the Eurozone, in the US and the UK have increased to new […]
‘STEM learning holds the key to Africa’s development’
CHUKS OLUIGBO
July 18, 2022

Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education, it has been said, is the cornerstone of the development of any nation. It is on this premise that a new educational technology platform, GetBundi, was launched in Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial hub, to help equip youths across Africa with high-quality, engaging and accessible STEM and digital skills. Osita […]
On adapting strategies to the current global environment
Businessam Staff
July 5, 2022

In this interview, the executive director of the non-governmental international investment promotion organisation shares his thoughts on the expectations for global investment flows in 2023, and how ESG principles are affecting investment levels and investor confidence worldwide. What are your expectations for global investment flows in the next year, and what more can investment agencies […]