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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...

MSME Tech Hubs creation: FGN says seven states to benefit from partnership with Wema Bank

The Federal Government of Nigeria has revealed that the Tinubu administration’s commitment to providing more digital jobs for young Nigerians would create Micro Small...

World Bank to support funding for 1,000 mini solar power grids in Nigeria

The president of World Bank, Ajay Banga has said that the global lender, in partnership with the government and private sector, will support the...

OHCSF reveals FGN efforts towards full digitalization of departmental processes by 2025

...as NCC and BPSR collaborate to embark on the digitization processes The Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (OHCSF)...

NCAA, ICAO sign agreement on Civil Aviation Master Plan

The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has announced the signing of the Civil Aviation Master Plan (CAMP) agreement with the International Civil Aviation Organisation...

Global Tour: World Bank President 3-day visit to Nigeria to highlight new strategies

The World Bank President, Ajay Banga's scheduled three-day visit to Nigeria is part of efforts to set agenda for his mission "to write a...

CSJ Urge FGN to implement National Health Act 2014 in full

The Centre for Social Justice (CSJ) has urged the Federal Government of Nigeria to ensure the full implementation of the provisions of the National...

FGN, Google partnership to create one million digital jobs

The President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Bola Ahmed Tinubu reveled that the strategic partnership of the Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) with...

IOM Report shows $20m required to mitigate impact of flooding on 4.2m Nigerians

Advises strengthening of evidence-based preparedness In its 2023 Nigeria Response Overview Disaster Preparedness Plan, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) has projected $20m as the total...

Health experts urge FG to implement food fortification guidelines

... Nigeria loses an estimated $1.5bn in Gross Domestic Product annually due to diminished productivity. Experts in the health sector have called on the Federal...