Petrobras, the state oil company of Brazil, is seeking to re-enter Nigeria’s oil sector, with a specific interest in frontier deepwater acreage. As the economic reforms of the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu take root, the company, which had…
Federal Government Establishes Forest Guards to Reclaim National Forests
In a bold move to strengthen national security and reclaim Nigeria’s forest reserves from criminal elements, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the establishment of a specialized Forest Guard Unit and the immediate commencement of its recruitment. The initiative targets…
USAID’s Demise Threatens a Vital Health and Climate Solution in Africa
A funding stoppage hurts efforts to phase out polluting home cookstoves and replace them with cleaner alternatives. The Trump administration’s gutting of the US Agency for International Development, with 80% of its programs now canceled, is a blow for clean…
Renaissance, Partners Donate Equipment To ICU To Boost Its Capacity in Rivers Hospital
L-R: Chief Medical Director, Rivers State University Teaching Hospital, Professor Chizindu Alikor; General Manager, Relations and Sustainable Development, Renaissance Africa Energy Company Ltd., Mr. Igo Weli; Permanent Secretary, Rivers State Ministry of Health, Dr. Comfort Mekele Igwe; and Stakeholder Relations…
Sanwo-Olu Launches N10 Billion Access Finance For MSME To Catalyse Domestic Production
(L-R): Lagos State Attorney General/Commissioner for Justice, Lawal Pedro; Chairman, House Committee on Commerce, Cooperatives, Trade and Investment (CCTI), Abiodun Tobun; Commissioner for (CCTI), Folashade Ambrose; Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu; MD/CEO, Bank of Industry, Olasupo Olusi; Executive Director, Commercial…
NSIPA To Launch GEEP, N-POWER, GVG, NHGSFP Following Payment To Over 1.8 Million Beneficiaries By NASSCO and NCTO – Badamasi
The National Coordinator and CEO of the National Social Investment Programme Agency (NSIPA), Associate Professor Badamasi Lawal, PhD, has announced that the Agency is set to kick-start several key social investment Programmes, including the Government Enterprise and Empowerment Programme (GEEP),…
Axxela Retains Gold Medal in 2025 EcoVadis Sustainability Rating
Axxela Limited, a leading gas and power portfolio company in sub-Saharan Africa, has retained its Gold Medal in the 2025 EcoVadis Sustainability Rating, reaffirming its position as a trailblazer in sustainable business practices. This recognition places Axxela in the top…
‘Alarming’ Slowdown in Human Development – Could AI Provide Answers?
The progress of human development – as measured by people’s freedoms and well-being – has remained sluggish since the major shock of the COVID-19 pandemic. A UN study released on Tuesday finds that used in the right way, artificial intelligence…
124 Mini-Grids, 25,000 Solar Homes: Nigeria’s Lawmakers Push Clean Energy Legislation to Scale Impact
In a powerful display of legislative resolve and forward-thinking leadership, Nigeria’s House of Representatives has placed renewable energy squarely at the center of national development efforts—backed by action, not just rhetoric. At the opening of the First Legislative Conference and…
Sanwo-Olu Flags off Strategic Rural Road Project in Ikorodu to Boost Access, Trade
In a decisive move to strengthen infrastructure and uplift rural communities in Lagos State, Governor Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu has officially flagged off the construction of the Monsuru-Egbeyemi/Alhaja-Agbaje Street Road in Ikorodu Local Government Area of the State. Speaking today at…
