Wild Africa Fund has partnered Laycon Cares Foundation (LCF) and its client, Laycon, to raise awareness on illegal bushmeat trade in Nigeria. This is contained in a statement signed by Mr Festus Iyorah, Nigeria Representative Wild Africa Fund on Friday…
Burkina Faso Home to Almost Half of Closed Schools in Central & West Africa
By Marine Olivesi Over a million children in Burkina Faso are currently affected by school closures with 6,134 academic institutions shut as of February 2023, an increase of over 40 per cent since the end of the last school year.…
ARCON moves to bridge knowledge gap at maiden colloquium
By Fabian Ekeruche The Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria (ARCON) says it will bridge the knowledge gap between professional practice and theory ahead of its maiden Advertising Industry Colloquium (AIC) slated for March 30. Dr Olalekan Fadolapo, Director-General, ARCON, made…
LWC, NIMechE, mark world water day with SDG 6 Essay Competition
winning students go home with laptops and gifts participating schools get monetary support To mark the International Water Day, the Lagos Water Corporation (LWC) in collaboration with the Nigerian Institution of Mechanical Engineers, earlier today, held the grand finale of…
Global leaders say Africa can achieve water security by 2030, present three pathways supported by action plan
The three proposed pathways outline how to unlock and scale an unprecedented pipeline of investable water projects through greater risk sharing between public and private finance Achieving water security and sustainable sanitation for all in Africa is possible by 2030…
Net Zero: Group lists measures to achieve 2060 targets
Fabian Ekeruche The Society for Planet and Prosperity (SPP), GCA Capital Partners and Climate Advisers Network (Berlin) have listed 11 key measures for Nigeria to achieve net-zero emissions by 2060. Professor Chukwumerije Okereke, an internationally recognised scholar stated this…
Celebrating International Women’s Day at BAT in West and Central Africa
This year’s International Women’s Day (IWD) themed ‘Embrace Equity’ marks a call to action for accelerating women’s opportunities and promoting equity to forge harmony, unity, and help drive success for all. British American Tobacco in West and Central Africa recognizes…
Asteven Energy Institute, NBTE, Stakeholders partner to commence national diploma for solar technology
* AEI and Partners offer 13 free sponsorship slots to Indigent Students on Solar Technology * Call for Sponsorship from corporate organizations to sponsor skills acquisition in Solar Technology Stakeholders in the Nigerian Renewable Energy Industry have emphasized the need…
Four Regional Climate Weeks in 2023 to Build Momentum for COP28
Climate Change News, 16 March 2023 – Four Regional Climate Weeks will be held this year to build momentum ahead of COP28 and the conclusion of the first global stocktake, designed to chart the way for fulfilling the Paris Agreement’s key…
Coca-Cola: Creating A Better Shared Future Through Women Economic Empowerment
‘Equality is not just the right thing to do, it is smart economics. No society can ever truly flourish if it stifles the potential of its women and deprives itself of the contribution of half its citizens.’ At Coca-Cola, we…