The International Day of Cooperatives was marked by the United Nations on 2nd July 2016. “I urge Governments to create an enabling environment for cooperatives to thrive and grow. Let us harness the power of cooperatives to achieve the SDGs and create a world of dignity and opportunity for all.” – Ban Ki Moon, United Nations Secretary […]
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Family businesses are the backbone of any economy and Nigeria is no different. Indeed, family-owned businesses have long been part of Nigerian business life and history, yet so many of the prominent businesses in the early 50s and 60s are no more. What happened to them? In most family controlled businesses, there comes a time
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Raising Financially literate children starts with you, today 14th March 2016 marks the start of Global Money Week with the theme “Take Part: Save Smart” GMW is a celebration, with local and regional events and activities aimed at inspiring children and youth to learn about money, saving, creating livelihoods, gaining employment, and becoming an entrepreneur
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Have You Made Your Financial New Year Resolutions The complex nature of our nations turbulent economy has impacted all Nigerians and leaves many feeling confused and anxious. The good news is that no matter how challenging things may be, the basic fundamentals of personal financial management still apply so stay focused on this. Have you
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Coping with the pressure of Christmas Most Nigeria families have been badly affected by the economic downturn. Debo Peters has recently been laid off by his employer, an oil service company that was forced to shed sixty percent of its work force. He is the primary breadwinner; his wife Anne works part time as a
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Are you in your 50’s or know someone in their 50’s? Money Matters with Nimi (MMWN) is hosting a Brunch with 50 women in their 50’s – a learning event tailored for women in their fifties. Details are as follows: Date : Thursday 19th November 2015 Time : 8.00am – 12:00pm Venue: The George Hotel, 30, Lugard
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“Surely I am far too young to have an estate plan or be bothered about my next to kin.” Many young people see no reason why they should start thinking of their demise when they are just starting out. Yet, imagine the lengths to which we go, in ensuring that our children are taken care
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Nimi Akinkugbe, Money Matters with Nimi continues the discussion don’t let the wedding ruin your marriage. (See Part 1 here) Who pays for what? In the past, tradition was not financially kind to the bride’s family who was expected to cover most of the costs.Nowadays both families tend to play a role and the division
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Nimi Akinkugbe, Money Matters with Nimi discusses don’t let the wedding ruin your marriage in this 2 part series. Don’t let the wedding ruin your marriage From our earliest years we are conditioned to dream of a fairy tale wedding. Parents are often under a lot of pressure on themselves to give their children the
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Are your children financially literate? Contributed by Nimi Akinkugbe, Money Matters with Nimi Our current educational system focuses almost totally on academic subjects and very rarely is any aspect of money management taught in the school curriculum. This is set to change in due course. At an event to mark Global Money Week held at
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