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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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Nigeria’s N9bn industrial push covers nine states, says official

The Federal Government has budgeted N9 billion to support industrialisation initiatives across nine states, according to Victoria Adeyeye, chair of the governing council of...

Nigeria seeks climate investment and 840,000 jobs ahead of COP31

Nigeria is targeting up to 840,000 net new jobs by 2060 through climate investment as it prepares for the 31st United Nations Climate Change...

Nigeria’s N9bn industrial push covers nine states, says official

The Federal Government has budgeted N9 billion to support industrialisation initiatives across nine states, according to Victoria Adeyeye, chair of the governing council of the Academy of Innovative Research Science and Technological Development (AcIRSTD). Adeyeye disclosed this on Thursday in Abuja during her 75th birthday celebration, revealing that her team had signed a contract with the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment to facilitate the release of the funds. AcIRSTD, a Nigerian academic and research organisation affiliated with the International Association of Research Scholars and Administration, has also approached the...

New report offers fresh insight into Coca-Cola’s Nigeria impact

The Coca-Cola System in Nigeria supported approximately 160,200 jobs across the country in 2024 and generated an estimated $1bn in value-added economic activity, according...

Okomu Oil, PIND equip 500 farmers with climate-smart farm skills

Okomu Oil Palm Company Plc and the Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND) have equipped 500 farmers from 17 communities in...

DP World, TGI partner to strengthen Nigeria’s logistics network

DP World and Nigeria-based Tropical General Investments (TGI) Group have partnered to strengthen logistics and supply chain operations in Nigeria, with plans to create...

Nigeria moves to tighten oversight of carbon market projects

The National Council on Climate Change (NCCC) has stressed the need for Nigeria’s carbon market projects to deliver genuine mitigation outcomes as the country...

IFC commits $50m to boost InfraCredit’s infrastructure financing

The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, has committed $50 million in long-term subordinated debt to Infrastructure Credit Guarantee...

Stanbic IBTC deepens sustainability drive, finance hits N469.5bn

Stanbic IBTC Holdings is increasingly integrating sustainability into its banking strategy, directing lending and investment towards economic development, financial inclusion and infrastructure while also...

African states pursue a regional public infrastructure risk pool

African governments are moving towards establishing a regional financial mechanism to protect public infrastructure from the growing fiscal impact of climate and disaster-related shocks. The...

FGN seeks $1.2bn private capital as 90,000km fibre project begins

The Federal Government is seeking about $1.2bn in private capital to support its planned 90,000-kilometre nationwide fibre network, with physical deployment expected to begin...

Kwara targets major livestock expansion with new commercial strategy

The Kwara State Government is shifting livestock production from subsistence farming to a commercial value chain focused on improved productivity, food security, job creation...