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Three young Nigerians launch ChatPay waitlist to simplify banking transactions directly on WhatsApp

Three Nigerian entrepreneurs have unveiled the public waitlist for ChatPay, a conversational banking...

SPIN inducts 79 sustainability professionals to strengthen corporate governance in Nigeria

The Sustainability Professionals Institute of Nigeria (SPIN) has officially inducted 79 new members...

LASG announces landmark ARV procurement initiative, clarifies HIV data

‌The Lagos State Government (LASG) has dismissed reports suggesting that the state recorded...

Ultra-processed foods designed to drive addictive eating behaviours, new study warns

A newly published study has suggested that many ultra-processed foods are intentionally formulated...
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LASU vice-chancellor sets sights on Africa’s top city university

The Vice-Chancellor of Lagos State University (LASU), Ayodeji Badejo, has called on the institution’s Senate to work towards establishing the university as Africa’s most...

WaterAid urges swift action on Nigeria’s menstrual health policy

WaterAid Nigeria has called on the Federal Government to urgently implement the country’s first National Policy on Menstrual Health and Hygiene Management (MHHM), following...

LASU vice-chancellor sets sights on Africa’s top city university

The Vice-Chancellor of Lagos State University (LASU), Ayodeji Badejo, has called on the institution’s Senate to work towards establishing the university as Africa’s most impactful city university. Badejo made the call during the inaugural Senate meeting at the university’s main campus in Ojo, according to a statement released by the institution. The vice-chancellor emphasised that LASU must move beyond its reputation for size and infrastructure by delivering tangible benefits to Lagos State and its residents. She said the university’s performance should be assessed not only through its expansion but also through the...

Bayelsa fund awards research grants to 16 teams at universities

The Bayelsa State Education Development Trust Fund (EDTF) has awarded research grants to 16 research teams from three state-owned universities as part of efforts...

SKOT Impact Academy begins third cohort after 1,300 applications

SKOT Communications has commenced the third cohort of its SKOT Impact Academy, a six-week intensive programme designed to equip early-career public relations and communications...

Project LEAD to bring 100 Lagos girls together for annual summit

Project LEAD, a social enterprise dedicated to developing young female leaders, will bring together 100 senior secondary school girls from 10 local government areas...

Nigeria moves to integrate new postcode system into digital life

Nigeria has begun moves to integrate its new National Digital Alphanumeric Postcode System into everyday digital services, with the Federal Government urging businesses, developers...

ERC urges FGN to drop 100MB limit, expand student internet access

The Education Rights Campaign (ERC) has urged the Federal of Nigeria Government to provide unlimited internet access for students in public secondary and tertiary...

African leaders seek stronger African-led clean cooking solution

African leaders, policymakers, energy experts and development stakeholders have called for stronger African-led approaches to expanding clean cooking access and addressing energy poverty across...

Africa’s green transition faces test over jobs for young workers

Africa’s move towards lower-carbon economies is increasingly being tested by a fundamental labour-market question: whether young people can gain meaningful access to the jobs,...

FGN urges charcoal merchants to back Nigeria’s forest restoration

The Minister of Environment, Balarabe Lawal, has called on charcoal merchants and other stakeholders in Nigeria’s forestry sector to adopt sustainable practices and support...

FGN commissions 581kWp solar mini-grid to power Oke-Oyi community

The Federal Government of Nigeria, through the Rural Electrification Agency, has commissioned a 581kWp interconnected solar mini-grid in Oke-Oyi community, Ilorin East Local Government...