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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...

Busaosowo Foundation, others advocate parental control of drug abuse by children

Busaosowo Foundation (BF), an Enugu-based foundation and others including the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and different NGOs such as RED Foundation, Carmelites Prisoners...

AfDB approves $115m loan to Abia State for waste management, road rehabilitation, erosion control

The African Development Bank Group has approved a loan of $115 million to support a major road rehabilitation project, erosion control infrastructure and preparation...

Nestle steps up reforestation project in Ivory Coast

Nestle is stepping up its project to combat deforestation in Ivory Coast caused by the growth of cocoa farming, bringing cocoa trading companies directly...

IDPs cry out to Nigerian Govt to intervene in alleged exploitation by NGO

Thousands of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Southern Kaduna have decried alleged exploitation by a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), urging the Federal Government, Economic and...

MDBs, UN agree to prioritize private climate investment in EMDCs

To focus on delivering near-term results, in the runup to COP28, Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), and the United Nations (UN) have agreed to collaborate...

25 participants across Africa join 2023 Mandela Washington Fellowship

Mandela Washington Fellows for Yong African Leaders began last week to mark the beginning of a six-week Leadership in Civic Engagement Institute for 25...

Bill Gates says Nigerians should be excited about AI in the area of health innovations

The co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Microsoft co-founder, Bill Gates said people across the world, especially Nigerians should be excited...

Henkel Nigeria Re-affirms Commitment To Quality Standards

…Receives Multiple Industry Awards For Quality Product Delivery Henkel Nigeria has solidified its position as a leader in the Nigerian Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG)...