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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...

FGN secures $600m investment for seaport facility development

 The President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Bola Tinubu, has secured an investment of $600 million from Danish shipping and logistics company, A.P...

MDBs deepen collaboration to deliver actionable impact strategies

The leaders of 10 Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) have announced joint steps to work more effectively as a system to scale up MDB financing...

FGN to release 200 CNG buses, 2,700 tricycles in May 2024

... to birth 100 conversion workshops and 60 refueling sites spread across Nigeria The Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN), through the Presidential Condensed Natural Gas...

IWD: Governor Sanwo-Olu pledges continuous investing in women

The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Friday pledged that his government would continue its commitment to empowerment of women and their capacity development...

FGN releases 102,000 metric tons of food amid worsening economic crisis

As part of efforts to ameliorate the worsening food crisis in the country, President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Bola Tinubu has ordered...

NYAN partners Brazil Embassy, tasks Nigerian youths on SDG realization

The National Youth Assembly of Nigeria (NYAN) and the Embassy of Brazil in Nigeria have challenged the youths to play a critical role in...

Dangote receives first one million barrels of crude, set to alleviate fuel supply challenges faced by Nigeria

Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd. has announced the receipt of one million barrels of Agbami crude grade from Shell International Trading and Shipping...

COP28: More than 60 countries pledge to slash cooling emissions amid rising temperatures

With rising temperatures leading to demand for more air conditioners and other cooling equipment, a new UN report launched Tuesday at COP28 climate talks...

NDDC set to unveil vision for sustainable development of Niger Delta

The Chairman of the Governing Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Chiedu Ebie has revealed that the new leadership in the commission...