Mrs ChinweUgo Nwafor, Head, Internal Audit and Control, Transcorp Group says investing in women is a strategic imperative that will create significant returns to society as a whole. Nwafor said this at the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Lagos Sector…
Climate Resilience: Adaptation measures that ensure effective community climate action
By Timothy Ogenyi Climate change impacts on the local communities are high because they depend primarily on natural resources. Their dependence on agriculture, forestry, and fishing sectors makes them more vulnerable to climate-related impacts such as droughts, floods, and extreme…
Lagos hosts African Leadership University’s Reimagine Education Conference
Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial capital, will play host to over 200 stakeholders from the education sector on Friday, March 22, 2024 at the Landmark Events Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria, to discuss innovation in higher education in the coming age of…
IWD 2024: HEDA Writes Tinubu, Sanwo-Olu, NASS, on better deal for smallholder women farmers, climate champions
In commemoration of International Women’s Day (IWD) 2024, The Human and Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA Resource Centre) has called on President Bola Tinubu to prioritize the critical contributions of smallholder women farmers in Nigeria’s quest for food security and sustainable…
Anambra Assembly passes bill to establish health facilities monitoring, accreditation agency
The Anambra State House of Assembly has passed a bill for a law to establish health facilities monitoring and accredited agency to checks quackery and safeguard the health of residents in the state. The Bill entitled: ‘Anambra State Health…
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…
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…
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…
Nigeria Wildlife Protection Bill Passes First Reading
Niigeria’s new Endangered Species Conservation and Protection Bill passed its first reading in the House of Representatives on Monday, February 26. Wild Africa Fund said that the new Bill aims to tackle wildlife trafficking, protect endangered species, and ensure Nigerian…
Let’s Get Rural: Abikoye pushes for more local engagement in climate change advocacy
The Founder of Revamp Rave Network and Convener of Coastal Rural Community Conference on Climate Change, Abimboka Abikoye, has called for more local engagement of rural dwellers in climate change advocacy. Abikoye made the call at the Coastal Rural Community…
