26 Oct 2017

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The dynamic nature of the business environment is clearly taking a new turn as technological innovation is gradually differentiating organizations in today's competitive marketplace. Interestingly, this applies to the execution of both core and non-core business operations.In the case of the latter, Facilities Management (FM) has a pivotal role to play in support of the core business an...
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22 Feb 2017

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It is no news that the spate of kidnapping and abduction in the nation today is on the rise. As much as the appropriate authorities and government agencies are leaving no stone unturned in taming this ugly trend, the realities hit us in the face every day – with almost no newspaper going to press without a story about kidnapping and allied crimes. But do you know that in the chaos surrou...
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22 Feb 2017

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By: Ukeme Peters One of the major areas of contention between Facilities Management Companies and their customers is the demonstration of value. At one time or another in the course of their career, most Facilities Managers have had to prove value to their organisations or customers because in the first place; both parties did not align as to what value would be. At another level, FM cus...
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22 Feb 2017

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In different forms, every business – either Blue Chip Multinational or Small and Medium Scale Enterprise – has some form of Real Estate and Facilities Management (REFLM) objectives. For some, it might be saving cost through strategic management, while for others it might be expanding their asset for high employee/occupant productivity, etc. While some, particularly the Blue Chip Organisa...
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22 Feb 2017

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It is no news that one the major channels through which Foreign Exchange earnings leave Nigeria is medical tourism. In fact, a 2013 BusinessDay report revealed that 47% (18,000) of Nigerians, who visited India that year, did so for medical reasons and expended up to N41.6 billion. In addition, no one needs to be told that in spite of the fact that approximately 60% of the country’s healt...
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20 Feb 2017

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Giving the market conditions and economic situations that defined the Real Estate sector in 2016, no one needs to be told that it will take a different breed of talents, operational approaches and process strategies to stay afloat in 2017. Facilities Management is a very integral sub-sector of the Real Estate. In fact, it has been said that up to 80% of the Asset or Real Estate life-cycl...
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13 Feb 2017

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It’s a common knowledge that during financial crises, the value of most asset nosedives; owing to a number of unfavourable economic indices such as: spiking interest rate, slow Gross Domestic Product (GDP), dwindling investors’ confidence, and a number of other fluctuating economic components. The truth is that Nigeria’s current economic situation boasts of all the signs and more. This i...
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