10 Jul 2022

COOP EDUCATION 0 Comment
The popular Ibom Hall was today filled to the brim as the Ministry of Rural Development and Cooperatives celebrated the grand finale of 2022 International Cooperative Day which is the 100th since its inception in 1923 when it was first celebrated. In his address, His Excellency, the Executive Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Mr Udom Emmanuel ably represented by the Hea...
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09 Jul 2022

CoopTREND 0 Comment
... courtesy of the performing pragmatic Commissioner who has been delivering on her promises of bringing innovations and creativity into governance at the ministry. Ms. Afishetu Braimoh Hon. Commissioner, Ministry for Industry, Trade and Cooperatives The Edo State Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Cooperatives, for the first time in the history of the ministry, marked the UN Intern...
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24 Jan 2018

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As the global business elite gather at the World Economic Forum in Davos, a new report reveals how the world’s largest co-ops share ownership, control and profits with tens of millions of people. In stark contrast to the conventional shareholder-led approach to business and wealth creation that are the focus in Davos, the new report, written by Johnston Birchall of Stirling University...
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12 Nov 2017

CoopTREND 0 Comment
Co-ops back 'people development' when looking at international development in a number of sectors including agriculture, banking, tourism, environment and energy Co-operatives play a key role in international development, according to research published by a coalition of European co-operative organisations active in development. The Cooperatives Europe Development Platform (CEDP), wh...
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