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…
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…
Prioritise your health to prevent stress-related illnesses, sudden death – Don urges Nigerians
By Fabian Ekeruche A Public Health expert, Prof. Dennis Aribodor, has urged Nigerians to prioritise their health in spite of economic hardships to prevent stress-related illnesses and sudden death. Aribodor who lectures at the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, made…
Sanwo-Olu to Help PSPs Recapitalise, Empower Recyclers
…as AWAMN canvasses for Lagos State Governor’s re-election Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has approved a 2023 budgetary plan to help Private Sector Participation (PSP) operators in the state recapitalise by injecting new waste evacuation trucks into their fleet. This was disclosed…
LAWMA Celebrates Female Staff on International Women’s Day
The Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA), in collaboration with Godrej Ltd and May & Baker Pharmaceuticals today, marked the International Women’s Day by celebrating LAWMA’s female staff, as the real faces of waste management in the state. The event, which…
