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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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KSG woos foreign investor for agric, energy, tech funding

The Katsina State Government (KSG) under the leadership of Governor Dikko Umaru Radda, has advanced discussions with foreign investors and development finance institutions to...

EU pledges €46m to support Nigeria’s social protection system

The European Union (EU) has committed a whooping sum of €46 million to support Nigeria’s social protection system under the newly launched "Sustainable Social...

KSG woos foreign investor for agric, energy, tech funding

The Katsina State Government (KSG) under the leadership of Governor Dikko Umaru Radda, has advanced discussions with foreign investors and development finance institutions to fund key sectors, including agriculture, energy, and technology in the state. This follows his participation at the 2025 Oxford Africa Business Forum, held at the Saïd Business School, University of Oxford, where he served as a guest speaker. In a statement shared by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor of Katsina, Ibrahim Kaula Mohammed, it was revealed that Governor Radda emphasized Katsina’s strategic advantages while addressing...

Circular Economy Hotspot: Lagos, Netherlands collaborate to tackle environmental issues

The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has revealed that the state government's intended partnership with the Netherlands on a circular economy hotspot aims to...

AFC, MCDF partnership to accelerate key infrastructure projects in Africa

The transformative partnership between Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), the continent's leading infrastructure solutions provider, and the Multilateral Cooperation Center for Development Finance (MCDF) will...

Lagos Governor’s wife launches support package for multi-birth assistance

Beneficiaries of the programme would enjoy postnatal care for a 12-month cycle. The wife of the Lagos State Governor, Dr. Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu has launched a...

I4All, IITA set to discuss issues around access to digital ID for Rural Female Agric Workers

In a strategic collaboration, Inclusion for All (I4ALL) and the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) are setting the stage for the discussion of...

Nigerian government creates Infrastructure Support Fund as states intervention

As FAAC shares N907 billion from N1.9trillion June revenue after subsidy removal Following improved revenue generation into the coffers of the federal government of Nigeria,...

How to check if you fall under the category of persons to receive cash transfer palliative

What you need to know about Nigeria's social register There has been a lot of outcry about the federal government's proposed 8,000 cash transfer meant...

Ogun moves for gas-powered mass transit vehicles

The Ogun State Government is now making moves to begin the process of converting vehicles from fuel to Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) as a...

GEAPP commits $100m to boost renewable energy development

Renewable energy can become Africa’s job engine in the wake of the energy transition - Prof. Yemi Osinbajo The Global Energy Alliance for People and...

Edo, others propose law for oil palm estate development

The Edo State government has said that it is now proposing a bill at the State House of Assembly to uphold sustainable practices in...