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Ramadan 2024: Islamic philanthropy surges to record high as UN delivers warning

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Nigeria to get WHO-recommended new malaria vaccine by Mid-2024

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Google announces N75m equity-free fund for Nigerian SMBs

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NIWA donates safety kits to boat operators in Niger

The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the National Inland Waterways Authority,  Bola Oyebamiji, visited Niger State to donate safety kits to boat...

Unilorin begins undergraduates vocational training to tackle unemployment

The University of Ilorin has launched an Innovative Skills and Pioneering Entrepreneurship Award aimed at equipping students and combating unemployment among graduates in the...

NIWA donates safety kits to boat operators in Niger

The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the National Inland Waterways Authority,  Bola Oyebamiji, visited Niger State to donate safety kits to boat operators and passengers following a recent boat accident in the Gbajibo area that claimed the lives of 36 people. According to a statement released on Tuesday, Oyebamiji ordered the arrest of the operators of the boat involved in the accident, emphasising the need for accountability. Oyebamiji expressed his condolences to the families of the victims during the visit and vowed to enforce stricter adherence to waterways safety...

LASG initiates reward scheme for waste recycling programme

The Lagos State Government (LASG) has started a reward scheme as part of a waste recycling awareness initiative to promote circular economy as a...

OSG commits to eradicating HIV/AIDS by 2030

The Osun State Government has said it is committed to eradicating HIV/AIDs by 2030 while it urged carriers of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)/ Acquired...

Fidelity Bank, ImpactHER train 1,276 female entrepreneurs in digital innovation skills

Fidelity Bank Plc in partnership with ImpactHER are set to offer free digital and artificial intelligence (AI) skills training to women entrepreneurs as parts...

How LAGESC nabbed transporters of banned styrofoam packs

… As Corp Marshal Reads Riot Act To Would-Be Defaulters As part of sustained efforts to mitigate environmental infractions in the State, operatives...

UNICEF joins Partners to donate medical oxygen plant to RSG

In partnership with the Rivers State Government (RSG), IHS Nigeria, and the Government of Canada, UNICEF is proud to announce the handover of a...

Nigerian minister claims reintegration of 4m out-of-school pupils

The Education Minister of the Federal Government of Nigeria, Prof. Tahir Mamman has claimed that his ministry, through its out-of-school initiative has reintegrated four...

TotalEnergies targets net zero emission by 2050

TotalEnergies Nigeria has unveiled its strategies for achieving net zero carbon emission targets, as well as the sustainability initiative plans as part of efforts...

FGN deploys 10,000 agro rangers to boost food security

The Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) has deployed over 10,000 Agro Rangers across 19 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) as part of...

NASENI, Ministry of Defense, sign MoU for Nigeria’s ammunition production factory

L-R: Executive Vice Chairman, National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI), Mr. Khalil Suleiman Halilu; Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Defence, Dr. Ibrahim Abubakar Kana (Mni); and Honorable Minister of State for Defence, Dr Bello Mohammed Matawalle (MON) at the MoU signing yesterday in Abuja to establish ammunition production factory at the Defence Industries Corporation (DICON) .