Date: Wednesday 25 September 2013
Venue: Atlantic Council, Africa Center 1030, 15th Street NW 12th Floor, Washington DC 20005
Time: 12.30pm-2pm

Kindly confirm attendance by RSVP to Sam Fishman at [email protected] or (202) 292.5165 as this event is by invitation.

• Discuss a topic of public importance;
• Encourage transparency and accountability by providing a forum for key stakeholders to engage with the public;
• Propose practical solutions to national issues of pressing concern

The Christopher Kolade Symposium is held annually in honor of NLI’s Founding Patron, Dr. Christopher Kolade CON, whose achievements in the public and private sectors, as well as his personal life, have set a high benchmark for outstanding citizenship. The intent is for the Christopher Kolade Symposium to become a major forum for healthy debate on key issues relating to public service in Nigeria, as well as a starting platform for the discussion and development of relevant practical national policies.

The NLI Annual Awards is established to recognise and celebrate Nigerian citizens who have made outstanding contributions to the transformative change necessary for the development of Nigeria. By given these awards, NLI seeks to promote values and serve as a reminder to the younger generation of the rewards that come with inculcating good values and contributing to the development of the Nation.

The Awards will be giving to people who have dedicated time and resources to the development of Nigeria as well as exhibited values-based leadership in their sphere of life (public/private). Also, an Award will be given to our major supporting partner for their stellar contributions to building the future generation to play transformative roles in the development of Nigeria.

There will be a total of 4 awards given during the NLI Annual Gala night:

1. NLI Lifetime Achievement Award
   
   This Award is to be given to Nigerian citizen who, during his/her lifetime, has made contributions of outstanding significance to the development of Nigeria. The lifetime Achievement Award is presented during the NLI Gala Night. A plaque will be presented to the individuals at the event. All expenses of the awardees will be paid.
   
   Criteria and Eligibility
   Nominee must be a Nigerian. There must be documented evidence that the nominee has:
   • Worked consistently and steadfastly to improve development in Nigeria over a period of at least 10 years
   • Made an outstanding contribution to good governance in Nigeria
   • Lead/inspired the advancement of good leadership by example
2. NLI Award for Honesty and Integrity
   
   This Award is to be given to a Nigerian citizen who hasdemonstrated honesty and integrity in their society.
   
   Criteria and Eligibility
   • Nominee must be a Nigerian.
   • Nominee must have been known to display honesty and integrity in the workplace, homefront and other different aspects of life
   • Nominee must have letter of recommendations for integrity displayed
3. NLI Award for Honesty and Integrity
   
   This award is to be given to a Nigerian Citizen who has displayed integrity, excellence, commitment, patriotism, justice and equity, discipline etc in the course of his/her working thereby significantly contributing to transformative change his society
   
   Criteria and Eligibility
   • Nominee must be a Nigerian.
   • Nominee must have made an outstanding contribution in his/her career[public or private] in Nigeria.
   • Nominee for which there is supporting evidence that what was accomplished contributed to transformative changes in the society

Nomination Criteria and Process of Selection

A call for nominations will be sent out within the NLI Network which comprises NLI Associates, NLI Fellows and Friends of NLI. The nominations will be collated by NLI Staff. A scorecard will be developed to select the best 5 finalists. A panel will then be selected to pick the best 3 who will be awarded after going through a thorough verification process by the panel of judges.

Award Plaques will be given to the winners of the award. The names will be broadcasted in the dailies and on NLI social media platforms.

NOMINATION REQUIREMENTS
Only completed nominations will be considered by the judges. This includes

• Completion of the award nomination form
• Citation stating the accomplishments that makes the nominee deserving of the award
• Nominees curriculum vitae listing educational background, positions held, awards, honours, and activities
• 2 letters of reference [from nominees place of work, or people they have associated with]

Nomination Deadlines

Timeline:

Call for Nominations: August 29, 2013

Deadlines for Nominations: September 30, 2013

Selection of Awardees: October 7, 2013

Criteria for Judges

The Judges will be:

• Senior Fellows and Associates
• People who previously have been a part of a panel to judge.
• Judges will have at least five years of experience in their fields
• Judges will declare any conflict of interest afore hand
• Judges should be able to identify the benefits of the Nominees’ actions in Nigeria.
• The judges should be able to state what is outstanding about the Nominees selected.

According to the CEO of NLI, Yinka Oyinlola, ”The publication of Volume 2 is NLI’s contribution to a long-term improvement to the Nigerian tax system. Over the last several decades, recommendations were proffered and great strides have been made at reforming Nigerian tax legislation and administration. Considerable improvements, however, still subsist in areas ranging from fair taxation to usage of taxes to transform the economy. Additionally, the social dimensions and transformative effects of taxes are yet to be undertaken”

The publication contains 12 wide-ranging articles written by accomplished tax experts and practitioners. Amongst the wirters are: Ken Igbokwe (Senior Partner at PwC Nigeria); Ifueko M. Omoigui Okauru (former Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS); Taiwo Oyedele (Partner and Head of Tax and Corporate Advisory, PwC Nigeria); M.L. Abubakar (Secretary, Joint Tax Board); and Etim Uso (an IT Tax Systems Expert).

The public presentation held at the Yar’Adua Centre, on Friday, June 28, 2013.

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 The Future Leaders Seminar had its inaugural class in 2007 and to date, with support from First Bank, there are currently 247 NLI Associates in Nigeria and in the Diaspora. The Future Leaders Seminar was designed to define the mission of the Nigeria Leadership Initiative (NLI) by creating a growing, global network of credible, accomplished community-spirited Nigerian leaders, committed to taking responsibility for driving positive change in Nigeria and Nigerian communities.

NLI Future Leaders Seminar………..Powered by If you believe you have what it takes to join our growing global network of credible Nigerian leaders, please visit www.nli-global.org or www.careerparley.com/nli  to fill the application form. You can also send an email to [email protected] for further enquiries.

NLI’s White Papers are conceived as ‘thought papers’ capable of contributing to leadership, values, and knowledge in Nigeria. They demonstrate the urgent need for action and proffer practical suggestions on steps to be taken.

Click here for more information  about the program.

The public presentation will hold on Friday, June 28, 2013 at the Yar’Adua Centre, Abuja at 9:30am. The public presentation will be a unique gathering of leading thinkers from the National Assembly, private sector, and non-governmental organizations. Chairing the occasion is Senator Ahmed Makarfi, the Chairman of Senate Committee on Finance.

NLI White Papers are, according to Yinka Oyinlola, NLI’s CEO, “thought papers capable of contributing to leadership, values and knowledge in Nigeria. They demonstrate the urgent need for action and proffer practical suggestions on steps to be taken.”

Continuing, he states, “The publication of Volume 2 is NLI’s contribution to a long-term improvement to the Nigerian tax system. Over the last several decades, recommendations were proffered and great strides have been made at reforming Nigerian tax legislation and administration. Considerable improvements, however, still subsist in areas ranging from fair taxation to usage of taxes to transform the economy. Additionally, the social dimensions and transformative effects of taxes are yet to be undertaken.”

The publication contains 12 wide-ranging articles written by accomplished tax experts and practitioners. Amongst the wirters are: Ken Igbokwe (Senior Partner at PwC Nigeria); Ifueko M. Omoigui Okauru (former Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS); Taiwo Oyedele (Partner and Head of Tax and Corporate Advisory, PwC Nigeria); M.L. Abubakar (Secretary, Joint Tax Board); and Etim Uso (an IT Tax Systems Expert).

 In endorsing the publication, Nigeria’s Doyen of Accounting, Mr. Akintola Williams affirmed that “by and large, all the papers are adequately comprehensive, informative and should be of considerable help to tax practitioners, accountancy students and to our legislators.”

About NLI 

NLI is an international non-profit and non-partisan organization. NLI provides a platform for highly accomplished Nigerian leaders to enhance or develop their values-based leadership skills and to drive positive change in the development of Nigeria. A member of the Aspen Global Leadership Network (AGLN), NLI is a global organization comprising of Senior Fellows and Associates in Nigeria, Europe, US, and other parts of the world. Through leadership seminars, symposia, social responsibility projects, NLI mobilizes the energy, talent and resources of its network to collectively tackle challenges that confront Nigeria.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

Contact:

Mirian Opara

0803 491 4482

 [email protected]

The new office is comfortable and sufficiently adequate for the current and future growth of the Secretariat staff and provides the opportunity of hosting “out of town” Senior Fellows and Associates whom may  have a need for a meeting space, when in Lagos.

We have had the privilege of hosting some Associates and will be delighted to welcome you when next you are in the Lekki Peninsula area or in Lagos.

In the report, NLI was recognized as one of the groups that support the growth and development of Nigeria. According to the report, “Nigeria’s international partners that host large Diaspora groups and are interested in supporting development and reform efforts would greatly benefit from effective engagement of these Diaspora organizations and individuals. NLI is an example of an organization that brings together Nigerian professionals in Nigeria and in the Diaspora to sustain development of values-based leadership skills with the aim of supporting development in Nigeria.” The report further went on to say that real change can be brought to specific areas and communities if organizations such as NLI are supported to link up with effective partners.

The All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) comprises of British Members of Parliament (MPs) from all political parties with interest in Nigeria. The APPG seeks to create a better understanding among British Parliamentarians about Nigeria. In addition, the APPG aims to build good relations and support efforts to promote development and social justice in Nigeria.

Follow link http://www.chathamhouse.org/events/view/185307 to read full report.