Impact Investing as the new paradigm in Philanthropy

Mr. Tony Elumelu, former Group Managing Director of United Bank for Africa UBA Plc, is the Chairman of Heirs Holdings, a pan African proprietary investment company with interests in strategic sectors of Africa’s economy. He is also the founder of The Tony Elumelu Foundation. Below are excerpts of an interview he granted Charlotte Bauer of  the South African City Press's

                 Tyranny of the Social Media

By Niran Adedokun

One of the greatest challenges that traditional Public Relations practice currently faces is what I call the tyranny of the Social Media. I don’t know if it’s just me, but things have moved so fast from those days when, as reporters, we relied on those fixed land lines provided by the almighty Nigeria Telecommunication Limited (NITEL) to get our stories across from all over the country. I mean, that may look like yesterday but a couple of things have happened since then.

MTN and the Burden of Transformational Leadership

By Atim Nkese Nkpubre

Last Friday, the 7th day of June, 2013 had started on a rather chaotic note in the mega city of Lagos, Nigeria. The early morning downpour which drenched the city and quite a few of its inhabitants didn’t help matters either. It was an awful combination. A Friday…and a rainy one! Hm. A normal Friday in Lagos is challenging enough, especially with its high traffic congestion occasioned by a mad rush of people either into the metropolis to wrap up business deals or out of it for a quieter weekend elsewhere. A rainy Friday could therefore easily become a recipe for disaster, and could be dreadful and almost nightmarish.

OPEN LETTER TO DR RUBEN ABATI – PRESIDENTIAL ADVISER ON MEDIA AND PUBLICITY

Dear Dr Abati,
   
    I trust that this letter meets you and yours well. Let me start by commiserating with you on the recent transition of your beloved mother.  May the good Lord rest her soul and comfort you and everyone that she left behind.