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LAPO MfB, IITA, Water.org, IFC, others collaborate to strengthen ESG commitments, deepen sustainability impact

LAPO Microfinance Bank Partners with IITA, Water.org, IFC, and Others to Strengthen ESG...

Ramadan 2024: Islamic philanthropy surges to record high as UN delivers warning

Islamic philanthropy raised a record $46 million for 2 million displaced people in...

Battling green skill shortage in the quest for a sustainable economy

Growth in demand for green skills is outpacing the increase in supply -...

Nigeria to get WHO-recommended new malaria vaccine by Mid-2024

The World Health Organisation has recommended a new vaccine, R21/Matrix-M, for the prevention...

Northwest: EU partners FGN with €40m funding on education, youth empowerment programme

The Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN), in a strategic partnership with the European Union (EU), has created a National Programme Steering Committee (NPSC) to oversee the €40 million education and youth empowerment in Northwest Nigeria (EYEPINN) programme. The programme is being implemented in Jigawa, Kano, and Sokoto States, and it aims to tackle out-of-school children, facilitate teacher development, and promote youth skills acquisition in the Northwest region of the country. The committee has the Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, as chairman and is co-chaired by the Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Senator Abubakar Atiku Bagudu. They are expected to meet annually to provide strategic guidance, with a...

Oyo Government seeks €55m credit facility for health reform from France

Lists proposed statewide healthcare projects The Oyo State House of Assembly has granted concurrent approval for Governor Seyi Makinde to get a €55 million concessional loan facility requested from French government. The lawmakers is expects the move to drastically transform Oyo State’s healthcare sector. The facility, sourced through the French Treasury, is designated for the execution of the Oyo State Healthcare Project VI. The letter conveying the request, which dated 11th July 2025 was formally read on the floor of the House by the Speaker, Rt. Hon. Adebo Ogundoyin during Monday’s plenary session. It also stated that the the State Executive Council had earlier approved the loan, which...

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Northwest: EU partners FGN with €40m funding on education, youth empowerment programme

The Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN), in a strategic partnership with the European Union (EU), has created a National Programme Steering Committee (NPSC) to...

Nigerian nature-based carbon initiative, Gashaka Gumti selected to get UK support

The Carbon Accelerator Programme for the Environment (CAPE) has revealed that the Gashaka Gumti project has been selected, as one of four in its...

Do Good Charity ups efforts in building resilient communities with kindness

Do Good Charity Initiative, in collaboration with several partner organizations, marked the 2025 Good Deeds Day with a heartwarming outreach to the Precious Seed...

Oando Foundation supports Nigerian youth with Green Upskilling Programme

Oando Foundation has launched the Green Youth Upskilling Programme (GYUP) pilot, a workforce development initiative for young Nigerians in the renewable energy and waste management sectors. The launch also marks the formal introduction of the project implementing partner, Nigeria Climate...

SPIN plans chartered status, inducts 96 new members

The Sustainability Professionals Institute of Nigeria, SPIN, has revealed that its next milestone is to hit a Chartered status as the institute inducted 96 new members at its 2025 cohort induction ceremony on Thursday, June 26, 2025. The event...

2025 WED: FBRA deepens circular economy awareness with community engagements

The Food and Beverage Recycling Alliance (FBRA) reaffirmed its commitment to environmental sustainability with a series of impactful activities to mark the 2025 World Environment Day (WED). The 2025 WED was celebrated globally under the theme; Beat Plastic Pollution. The Executive...

LAPO Microfinance Bank champions climate resilience through Sustainable Finance Dialogue

LAPO Microfinance Bank, one of Nigeria’s leading microfinance institutions, is driving conversation on climate and sustainable finance. Its goal is clear: to promote inclusive...

Tetra Pak gets EcoVadis platinum sustainability rating

Tetra Pak, the global leader in food processing and packaging solutions, has achieved the Platinum Medal from EcoVadis, the world’s most trusted provider of...

BATN Foundation supports farmers for agribusiness growth

The British American Tobacco Nigeria (BATN) Foundation has launched the second phase of its rice farming support program in Ebonyi State with the distribution...

T = EC³+(D-C²) x i : The Albert Einstein discourse on transformation (2)

Tim: Hi, Professor Albert Einstein. My name is Tim A., I am a youth empowerment enthusiast, Pan-Africanist, Technopreneur, and an African thought leader. I disagree with your categorization of Nigerian elites as “UDJ”. With hundreds of billionaires, politicians, business...

T = EC³+(D-C²) x i : The Albert Einstein discourse on transformation

By Tim Akano Albert Einstein’s Special Theory of Relativity proved that the properties of time and light can be reduced to a simple mathematical formula: E=mc², where energy (E) equals mass (m) times the speed of light (c) squared (2). The...

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LAPO Microfinance Bank champions climate resilience through Sustainable Finance Dialogue

LAPO Microfinance Bank, one of Nigeria’s leading microfinance institutions, is driving conversation on climate and sustainable finance. Its goal is clear: to promote inclusive...

CORA sets plans for 2025 Lagos Book & Art Festival

Nigeria’s frontline art and culture advocacy group, the Committee for Relevant Art (CORA), has announced arrangements for the execution of the 2025 edition of...

Northwest: EU partners FGN with €40m funding on education, youth empowerment programme

The Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN), in a strategic partnership with the European Union (EU), has created a National Programme Steering Committee (NPSC) to...

FGN endorses STICOMMS’25, pledges to promote research, innovation

The Federal Government of Nigeria through the Ministry of Innovation, Science and Technology (FMIST) has endorsed the first National Science, Technology and Innovation Communication...

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CORA sets plans for 2025 Lagos Book & Art Festival

Nigeria’s frontline art and culture advocacy group, the Committee for Relevant Art (CORA), has announced arrangements for the execution of the 2025 edition of...

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LAPO Microfinance Bank champions climate resilience through Sustainable Finance Dialogue

LAPO Microfinance Bank, one of Nigeria’s leading microfinance institutions, is driving conversation on climate and sustainable finance. Its goal is clear: to promote inclusive growth and strengthen resilience for low-income communities. This focus emerged during the second edition of the...

CORA sets plans for 2025 Lagos Book & Art Festival

Nigeria’s frontline art and culture advocacy group, the Committee for Relevant Art (CORA), has announced arrangements for the execution of the 2025 edition of its flagship event, the Lagos Book & Art Festival (LABAF) scheduled to hold at three...

Northwest: EU partners FGN with €40m funding on education, youth empowerment programme

The Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN), in a strategic partnership with the European Union (EU), has created a National Programme Steering Committee (NPSC) to oversee the €40 million education and youth empowerment in Northwest Nigeria (EYEPINN) programme. The programme is...

FGN endorses STICOMMS’25, pledges to promote research, innovation

The Federal Government of Nigeria through the Ministry of Innovation, Science and Technology (FMIST) has endorsed the first National Science, Technology and Innovation Communication Conference (STICOMMS'25). According to a statement from Chairman, Publicity Sub Committee, STICOMMS 2025, Prince Obioha Sampson...

Nigerian nature-based carbon initiative, Gashaka Gumti selected to get UK support

The Carbon Accelerator Programme for the Environment (CAPE) has revealed that the Gashaka Gumti project has been selected, as one of four in its first cohort from over 100 applicants in 28 African nations, to get project feasibility and...

NCDC plans preventive measures against new Ebola threat

...warns Nigerians against contact with fruit bats, monkeys, apes, raw and undercooked meat THE Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention says it has activated plans to prevent another outbreak of Ebola virus disease in the country. The agency, in a public...

Sports Commission, Ministry of Arts agree on establishing sports-cultural innovation hub

The Federal Ministry of Art, Culture, Tourism and the Creative Economy (FMACTCE) and the National Sports Commission (NSC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly develop a National Arts, Cultural, Creative, Tourism and Sports Innovation Hub at...

Tetra Pak gets EcoVadis platinum sustainability rating

Tetra Pak, the global leader in food processing and packaging solutions, has achieved the Platinum Medal from EcoVadis, the world’s most trusted provider of business sustainability ratings. This remarkable recognition places Tetra Pak among the top 1% of over...

Women Empowerment: SHEALS commits to driving sustainable change across Nigeria

SHEALS, a global initiative geared towards helping women's development and growth has, again, committed to empowering women to drive sustainable change across Nigeria. SHEALS Boot Camp 2.0 was held in Lagos by The Amon Gem Company. The programme aimed at...

LAPO MfB, IITA, Water.org, IFC, others collaborate to strengthen ESG commitments, deepen sustainability impact

LAPO Microfinance Bank Partners with IITA, Water.org, IFC, and Others to Strengthen ESG Commitments and Deepen Sustainability ImpactAs climate change and poverty continue to challenge global resilience, LAPO Microfinance Bank is emerging as a leader in integrating financial inclusion...
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