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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...

UN, Sterling One Foundation, others lead private sector push for accelerated SDG delivery

Private sector leaders, development partners, and senior policymakers recently convened at a high-level CEO Roundtable co-hosted by the United Nations Global Compact Network Nigeria,...

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...

15-year-old student emerges winner of UBA Foundation essay competition

15-year-old  student of Fountain Heights Secondary School, Surulere Lagos, Adaeze Chukwuzolem Onaro yesterday emerged overall winner in the 2023 edition of UBA Foundation National Essay Competition...

UNESCO, Kukah Centre partners on Taraba lingering crises

The Worrisome lingering spate of crises in Taraba State which have retarded the state’s development has led the Kukah Centre, Secretariat of the National...

590m cases of neglected tropical diseases in Nigeria get treatment courtesy Sightsavers

Sightsavers also supported 1,249 cataract surgeries for children in Zamfara, Sokoto and Kaduna States. Sightsavers, an international development charity, has disclosed that it worked with...

Ford Foundation advocates sustainable philanthropy in West Africa

Ford Foundation West Africa has called for sustainable philanthropy activities in West Africa, especially Nigeria. Ford Foundation’s West Africa Regional Director, Dr. ChiChi Aniagolu made...

Medicaid Cancer Foundation donates N10m to national hospital

A non-profit organisation, Medicaid Cancer Foundation has donated N10 million to National Hospital Abuja to support cancer patients’ treatment at the hospital. Chief medical...

LUDI hosts Sustainable Transport Festival in Lagos

A coalition of non-governmental organizations, Lagos Urban Development Initiative (LUDI) is set to hold the Sustainable Transport Festival which commences with a series of...

CSR-in-Action set to unveil 12th Sustainability in the Extractive Industries

CSR-in-Action has announced its readiness to unveil the 12th Sustainability in the Extractive Industries (SITEI) Conference, scheduled for Tuesday, 31 October, 2023 in Lagos. According...

Access Bank, CSR-in-Action partner to host 17th C-PET workshop

Access Bank Plc and CSR-in-Action Group have successfully executed the 17th installment of the CSO Professionalism and Effectiveness Therapy (CPET) Workshop; the years-long partnership...

APWEN launches AI Girls in Engineering Club

The Association of Professional Women Engineers of Nigeria (APWEN) has  inaugurated the Artificial Intelligence Girls in Engineering Club aimed at grooming young experts to...