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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...

Fed Govt. deploy 16 Nigerian volunteer teachers to Liberia

The Federal Government of Nigeria has concluded plans to mobilize 16 teachers to Liberia under the country’s volunteer scheme. According to the Director-General of the...

SON empowers producers on agro-allied product standardization for export

The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has empowered producers of agro-allied products in the country with the requisite skills and tools required to enable...

Indorama, NNPCL partner to invest $7bn in gas development

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, and Indorama Energy Pte Limited have signed a Memorandum of Understanding, (MoU) to kickstart a partnership for...

REA to deploy NASENI’s renewable technologies for Light-Up Rural Areas projects in Nigeria 

... To Partner NITDA On Local Content Development The National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI), and the Rural Electrification Agency (REA), under...

Tinubu gets $14bn new investment pledges across critical sectors at Nigeria-India Economic Roundtable

Nigeria has reportedly secured nearly $14 billion investment pledges from Indian investors while seeking an economic cooperation pact with the South Asian nation during...

First Lady’s RHI, AUDA-NEPAD partner to give scholarship to 200 students

200 Nigerian tertiary students are planned to benefit scholarship opportunities at the African School of Economics through a collaboration between First Lady Oluremi Tinubu‘s...

FMoE, UNICEF celebrate 500,000 registered users on Nigeria Learning Passport

The Federal Ministry of Education (FMoE) and UNICEF have celebrated the Nigeria Learning Passport (NLP) for reaching the 500,000-user milestone. The UNICEF Representative in...

VP Shettima sets agenda for new National Council on Nutrition

Demands prioritized innovative and practical strategies The Vice President, Sen. Kashim Shettima has called on the new National Council on Nutrition (NCN) to prioritize innovation...

Italy-UNDP collaboration set to empower Nigerian youths for climate action

The Italian consulate-general in Lagos, in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the support of Solution17 for Climate Action have hinted...