Encomiums continue to rain on African Development Bank President (AFDB), Akinwunmi Adesina, as President Bola Tinubu congratulates him on being honoured with the prestigious Obafemi Awolowo Prize for Leadership. Dr. Adesina joins the pantheon of other previous winners of the…
Nigeria, Germany launches partnership on battery recycling
Nigeria and Germany has launched a Partnership for Responsible Battery and Metal recycling (ProBaMet) project. The partnership aims at improving battery recycling in Nigeria, raising labour and environmental standards, and establishing sustainable trade flows for raw materials. On this new…
Wastepickers Day: Association calls for formalization of informal wastepickers
As the International Community marks the International Wastepickers Day, the Association of Scrapes and Wastepickers of Lagos (ASWOL), has called for the integration of informal wastepickers to the formal sector The President of ASWOL, Mr Friday Oku, made the appeal…
Dangote Sugar to process 1.5mt from local sugar production
Posts N441.5billion revenue in 2023 full year The Backward Integration Policy of the Federal Government on Sugar will soon have a significant impact on Sugar production in Nigeria, as the Management of Dangote Sugar Plc is targeting an annual…
IWD 2024: ImpactHER to train 250 female entrepreneurs on market expansion strategies, digital skills
ImpactHER, Africa’s foremost not-profit organisation with a mandate for empowering African female entrepreneurs has disclosed plans to train 250 female entrepreneurs on market expansion strategies and digital skills. Clementina Uzogor, Director, ImpactHER, said this in a statement on Sunday in…
NIWA sensitises 180 boat captains, deckhands about waterway safety
The National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA), Lagos Area Office, on Saturday sensitised 180 boat captains and deckhands operating in Lagos about waterway safety. Mrs Sarat Braimah, the NIWA Lagos Area Manager, said that the sensitisation was in a bid to…
Dr Soludo champions healthy living culture in Anambra schools
Mrs Soludo trains teachers to champion healthy living culture in Anambra schools Wife of the Anambra State Governor, Dr Nonye Soludo, has distributed 326 fully equipped First Aid boxes to promote learning of life-saving skills, health and safety in…
We treasure your partnership, Sterling One Foundation tells 2023 ASIS partners
Sterling One Foundation has expressed appreciation to partners who supported them in making the 2023 edition of the Africa Social Impact Summit (ASIS) a huge success. Mrs Olapeju Ibekwe, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the foundation said at an…
Minister of Power inaugurates five projects under Presidential Power Initiative
The Minister of Power, Chief Adebayo Adelabu, has inaugurated five projects, located in Okene, Kogi State, Amukpe, Delta State, Potiskum, Yobe State, Apo in Abuja, and Ihovbor, Edo State, under the phase one of the Presidential Power Initiative (PPI). The…
OUR ICON AT 90! – IZOMA PHILIP C. ASIODU, CFR, CON, PRESIDENT NCF BOT
Izoma Phillip Ifeanyi Asiodu, CFR, CON! What a name! What a man! It is always a name that fills one with awe, admiration, and sheer respect. Here is one of General Gowon’s Super Permanent Secretaries. He was among the first-generation…
