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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...

Google announces N75m equity-free fund for Nigerian SMBs

Google has announced the opening of applications for the Hustle Academy SMB Fund...

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Environment & Energy

LAWMA warns against indiscriminate recycling acts, unlicensed facilities

The Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has warned property owners and occupants in the state against illegal recycling and scavenging in unlicensed facilities. It also advised them to halt indiscriminate sorting, dumping, storing and trading of recyclable waste in their facilities and in public spaces around them. The Managing Director/CEO of the agency, Dr. Muyiwa Gbadegesin, noted that such activities not only degrade the city’s aesthetic appeal but also disrupt the rights of property owners, contributing to environmental hazards. A notice issued to property owners read, “LAWMA has observed a rising trend of indiscriminate waste sorting, dumping, and trading of recyclables in unauthorised locations. These activities violate...
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Health

NIWA donates safety kits to boat operators in Niger

The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the National Inland Waterways Authority,  Bola Oyebamiji, visited Niger State to donate safety kits to boat operators and passengers following a recent boat accident in the Gbajibo area that claimed the lives of 36 people. According to a statement released on Tuesday, Oyebamiji ordered the arrest of the operators of the boat involved in the accident, emphasising the need for accountability. Oyebamiji expressed his condolences to the families of the victims during the visit and vowed to enforce stricter adherence to waterways safety regulations.He condemned the frequent disregard for safety guidelines by some boat operators and passengers, such as overloading...
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Nigerians to now benefit from ECOWAS US$350m women empowerment project 

Nigeria has now been included as part of the countries to benefit from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission US$365 million...
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Africa

Clerics advocate stricter anti-LGBTQ laws in Nigeria

About sixty Nigerian clerics have pushed for tougher legislation against LGBTQ activities, including expanding the existing 14-year jail term to cover cross-dressing and content...
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Africa

South Africa seeks Nigerian Lithium for e-vehicle revolution

South Africa is now seeking to explore an investment opportunity in Nigeria’s lithium to boost the evolution of e-vehicle industrialization and transport system.President of...
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One million youths to get NSSF healthcare advocacy training

The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the The Nigerian Solidarity Support Fund, Dr Fejiro Nwoko, has revealed that the launch of the “Ignite Campaign”, an initiative is aimed at training and mobilising one million young Nigerians as healthcare...
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Social Enterprise

Seplat’s education support reaches 57,675 students in Edo, Delta

Spends over 20 million Naira on prizes for PEARL's quiz competition in Edo The management of Seplat Energy has revealed that over 57,675 students have been impacted via its educational programme in 13 years. This was revealed by the Managing...
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Social Enterprise

Skills Acquisition Programme: NASENI trains Osun youths on modern shoemaking, tailoring

The National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI), has launched a skill acquisition training programme on modern shoemaking and tailoring for youths in Ife, Osun State. The three-day intensive training which began Monday, July 8, 2024 and would end...
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Lafarge, LASG sign agreement on waste collection

Lafarge Africa Plc and the Lagos State Government, through the Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for...
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Environment & Energy

How LAPO MfB got Water.org grant of $200,000 for WASH solutions in Nigeria

LAPO Microfinance Bank (LAPO MfB) has revealed it's in a strategic collaboration with Water.org, with a $200,000 grant, to advance its Water, Sanitation, and...
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USAID, partners boost 10,000 MSMEs with digital tools

The USAID-funded e-Trade Alliance, in collaboration with Alerzo, Nigeria’s technology service provider,  and  Mastercard, has completed a 9-month digital transformation programme, which empowered over...
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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...
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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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FG plans engagement of 28,000 Nigerian health workers on USAID payroll

The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Ali Pate, has revealed that the Federal Government now plans to engage 28,000 health workers previously...
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Environment & Energy

Lafarge, LASG sign agreement on waste collection

Lafarge Africa Plc and the Lagos State Government, through the Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for...
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Environment & Energy

LAWMA warns against indiscriminate recycling acts, unlicensed facilities

The Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has warned property owners and occupants in the state against illegal recycling and scavenging in unlicensed facilities. It...
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Environment & Energy

How LAPO MfB got Water.org grant of $200,000 for WASH solutions in Nigeria

LAPO Microfinance Bank (LAPO MfB) has revealed it's in a strategic collaboration with Water.org, with a $200,000 grant, to advance its Water, Sanitation, and...
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Lafarge, LASG sign agreement on waste collection

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FG plans engagement of 28,000 Nigerian health workers on USAID payroll

The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Ali Pate, has revealed that the Federal Government now plans to engage 28,000 health workers previously being paid by the United States Agency for International Development, USAID. Speaking in an interview...
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Lafarge, LASG sign agreement on waste collection

Lafarge Africa Plc and the Lagos State Government, through the Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the collection of non-recyclable combustible waste around the state and landfill sites. The Commissioner for Environment,...
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LAWMA warns against indiscriminate recycling acts, unlicensed facilities

The Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has warned property owners and occupants in the state against illegal recycling and scavenging in unlicensed facilities. It also advised them to halt indiscriminate sorting, dumping, storing and trading of recyclable waste in...
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How LAPO MfB got Water.org grant of $200,000 for WASH solutions in Nigeria

LAPO Microfinance Bank (LAPO MfB) has revealed it's in a strategic collaboration with Water.org, with a $200,000 grant, to advance its Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) initiatives in Nigeria. This collaboration is set to empower underserved communities by improving...
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NNPC Foundation begins free cataract surgeries in southwest with over 1,000 beneficiaries

The Nigeria National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Foundation launched a free cataract screening and surgery program, offering sight restoration sessions to over 1,000 beneficiaries, including three children born blind in Southwest, Nigeria. The exercise held at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC),...
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T = EC³+(D-C²) x i : The Albert Einstein discourse on transformation (3)

By Tim Akano In nation-building, a branch can be stronger than the whole: e.g., Slovenia and Croatia are economically stronger that the old Yugoslavia that broke into six countries.Your country urgently needs VITAMIN D (Decentralization) to stay alive and fulfill...
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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...
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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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USAID, partners boost 10,000 MSMEs with digital tools

The USAID-funded e-Trade Alliance, in collaboration with Alerzo, Nigeria’s technology service provider,  and  Mastercard, has completed a 9-month digital transformation programme, which empowered over 10,000 micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises across South-West Nigeria.According to a statement from Alerzo, the...
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NACA advocates for collective action against HIV ahead of 2030

... As 26,000 children got infected with HIV in 2023 The Director-General of the National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA), Dr. Temitope Ilori has called for an urgent need for collective action to eliminate mother-to-child transmission of HIV...
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