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Columnist, management expert and former Director General/Chief Executive, Nigeria Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Dakuku Peterside, will deliver the keynote address on “Business Re‑engineering: A Catalyst for Economic Development,” at the First International Management Conference, organised by the Department of Business Administration, Ignatius Ajuru University of Education (IAUOE), Port Harcourt, Rivers State.
The two‑day conference will be held on Thursday and Friday, February 26 and 27, 2026, at the IAUOE campus.
In his keynote lecture, Dr. Peterside is expected to explore the connection between firm‑level and national‑level productivity and business process re‑engineering. He will draw on his extensive experience, advising corporate and governmental entities on how to radically rethink productivity, as well as on recent research, demonstrating the link between business re‑engineering and economic growth.
The address will also examine lessons from both developed and developing economies, and highlight the role of universities as catalysts for technological and institutional leapfrogging. The conference will likewise feature Professor Isaac Ayandele of the University of Calabar as lead paper presenter, and will bring together members of the business community, policymakers, faculty, students, and other stakeholders to interrogate how business process re‑engineering is shaping the economic fortunes of nations.
The Head, Department of Business Administration at IAUOE, Dr. James Vinazor, said the keynote aims to provoke a deeper conversation on the need for business process re‑engineering to become a deliberate national productivity strategy. He described Dr. Peterside as uniquely positioned to address the theme, given his long-standing engagement at the intersection of policy formulation, business advisory, and operational management.
Dr. Vinazor added that the international conference marks a new era of town‑gown collaboration that will help society tackle its most pressing and complex challenges. The event is open to all stakeholders, but prior registration is compulsory.
FG reaffirms pledge to tackle oil communities’ ecological woes
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From Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja Federal Government has reiterated its firm commitment to resolving longstanding ecological challenges in Nigeria’s oil-producing communities, praising their vital role in the nation’s economy.
Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), George Akume, gave this assurance during a meeting with a delegation of royal fathers from Okpe Kingdom, led by the Orodje of Okpe, His Royal Majesty Orhue I, Maj. Gen. Felix Mujakperuo (Rtd), in Abuja on Monday.
According to a statement issued by Head, Information and Public Relations, Dewan Goshit, he acknowledged the environmental toll of decades of oil exploitation, including degradation, coastal and gully erosion, flooding, and other issues. “The Government recognises the immense contributions of your great kingdom, the Okpe kingdom, to the economic development of this country. We want to thank you for protecting these oil wells and pipelines. These are great assets that contribute to our country’s economy. We thank you and your leadership for protecting these assets,” he stated.
The SGF outlined proactive measures, including collaboration between his office’s Ecological Project Office (EPO) and the Federal Ministry of Environment to craft targeted responses. He highlighted the Tinubu administration’s establishment of the Federal University of Environment and Technology (FUET) in Ogoniland to build expertise in tackling oil-related ecological problems. Akume also reminded oil companies of their statutory Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) obligations to host communities.
Akume commended the monarch’s distinguished military service and the Okpe Kingdom’s efforts in protecting critical infrastructure.
Earlier, the Orodje of Okpe urged federal intervention for shoreline protection, land reclamation, and road improvements in Ugbokodo, an oil-producing area in Delta State’s Okpe Local Government Area.
He lamented severe impacts from oil exploration and gas flaring, such as pollution, shoreline erosion, land loss, and recurrent flooding from overflowing rivers, despite the community’s hosting of International Oil Companies (IOCs) and safeguarding national pipelines.
