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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...

Maize farmers partner private sector to boost production with one million jobs

Maize farmers under the aegis of the Maize Association of Nigeria, (MAAN) have unveiled a Public Private Partnership (PPP) model aimed at creating one...

Ratification of Electric Vehicle Development Strategy reaches final stage

Nigeria's Electric Vehicle (EV) Development Strategy has reached its final stage for acceptance and execution as part of efforts to promote the local manufacturing...

Waste Pickers Association Appoints Comrade Alhaji Adama as General Secretary

The umbrella body for waste pickers in Nigeria, the Waste Pickers Association of Nigeria (WAPAN) has announced the appointment of Alhaji Suleiman Adama as...

Tree-planting: Lagos government urges stakeholders on environmental sustainability

Lagos State government has urged relevant stakeholders to complement its tree planting initiative, to ensure a greener, sustainable city. The Permanent Secretary (Office of Environmental...

Edo State partners Swiss, German governments train 356 entrepreneurs on business growth, sustainability

With a strategic partnership with the German and Swiss Governments, the Edo State Skills Development Agency (EdoJobs) has revealed efforts deployed to deepen business...

Nigeria fulfills financial obligation to AU for 2023

President Tinubu commits to accelerating the implementation of AfCFTA Nigeria has fulfilled its financial obligations to the African Union (AU) by making full...

11 Strategies Nigeria’s new government sets to solve food insecurity

Low agricultural productivity over the years has already been identified as the major threat to food security in Nigeria. This has also continued to...

Nigeria’s former VP, Prof. Osinbajo joins GEAPP as global advisor

The Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet (GEAPP) has appointed the Former Vice President of Nigeria, H.E. Professor Yemi Osinbajo SAN, as Global...

NPHCDA says 189,310 children lack access to immunization in southwest Nigeria

The Executive Director of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) Dr. Faisal Shuaib has said that a total of 189,310 children in...