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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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2025 WED: FBRA deepens circular economy awareness with community engagements

The Food and Beverage Recycling Alliance (FBRA) reaffirmed its commitment to environmental sustainability with a series of impactful activities to mark the 2025 World...

BATN Foundation supports farmers for agribusiness growth

The British American Tobacco Nigeria (BATN) Foundation has launched the second phase of its rice farming support program in Ebonyi State with the distribution...

2025 WED: FBRA deepens circular economy awareness with community engagements

The Food and Beverage Recycling Alliance (FBRA) reaffirmed its commitment to environmental sustainability with a series of impactful activities to mark the 2025 World Environment Day (WED). The 2025 WED was celebrated globally under the theme; Beat Plastic Pollution. The Executive Director, FBRA, Agharese Onaghise noted in a press statement: "FBRA’s campaign this year centred on promoting circular economy practices, fostering behavioural change, and empowering young Nigerians to lead environmental action, with initiatives focused on education, advocacy, and infrastructure support". In line with its youth-centric strategy, FBRA kicked off its World...

NASENI, NIPSS partnership to enhance job creation, digital economy

A proposed partnership between the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) and the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS) is...

Japa hits hard, cripples Igbobi Orthopaedic Hospital

… As outpatients resort to sleepovers to access scarce services By Obiajulu Agu The National Orthopaedic Hospital Igbobi Lagos (NOHIL) is barely limping along, as it...

Kwara Government shuts abattoir over poisoned beef

The Kwara State Government has announced a temporary shutdown of the abattoir at Mandate Market in Ilorin, the state capital. This was after reports, from Kwara Monitoring...

World Bank, AfDB partnership aims to connect 300 million to electricity by 2030

A new partnership between the World Bank Group and the African Development Bank Group is targeting an ambitious effort to provide at least 300...

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: NASENI set to boost number of female engineers in Nigeria over next five years

As PICTT/NASENI unveils initiative supporting female engineers to succeed in engineering and technology-based enterprises The Executive Vice Chairman/Chief Executive Officer (EVC/CEO) of the National Agency...

OPEC confirms rise in Nigeria’s functional oil drilling rigs to 16

 The latest March 2024 Monthly Oil Market Report of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has shown with data that the number of functional oil drilling...

German government, FUNNAB collaborate on food security

The Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB) has concluded a strategic collaboration with the German government on strategies to improve food security through a...

Merck Foundation assures increased support for women with fertility challenges

The philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany, The Merck Foundation, has assured an increase in its support and empowerment to women and young...