Sterling One Foundation in collaboration with Whitefield Foundation and its parent organisation, Sterling Bank has launched Project Ladder to offer support for victims whose farms were affected by the floods. The Foundation which is the CSR arm of Sterling Bank…
As Presidential Election Petition Tribunal commenced on May 8, Nigerians are keenly interested in how the whole process will go and the eventual end is the priority of every well-meaning citizen, which literally translates to the fate of Nigerian people…
A coalition of NGOs has called on the Federal Government to enforce the food fortification policy that is already in existence. The call, according to them, is necessitated by the rate of hunger, malnutrition and lack of nutrients in the…
The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Central Bank of Nigeria to publish the information on its forex to the public which includes disbursed amounts under each scheme, sector-wise breakdowns, and beneficiary information related to the forex intervention…
By Royal Ibeh | Over 180 Nigerian youths have benefitted from Nestlé Nigeria’s 18-month intensive Technical Training Programme, since its inception in 2011, with 95 per cent of them directly employed by Nestlé Nigeria and five per cent employed by…
By Abiodun Busari | United Nations Global Compact Network Nigeria and an international non-government organisation, Sightsavers, have called for disability inclusion in private sector employers in Nigeria and across West African countries. The call was made as they maintained that…
The United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres has said that the freedom of the press is the lifeblood of human rights and the foundation of democracy and justice across the globe. Guterres, in a video shared to mark the anniversary of…
By Abiodun Busari | Leading global organisation that advocates for girl’s education, Malala Fund in collaboration with other civil society organisations has advised the incoming administration on how to overhaul Nigeria’s education. Co-Founder, Malala Fund, Malala Yousafzai and former…
By ESTHER ADENIYI | Kimpact Development Initiative (KDI), a non-governmental organisation that focuses on youth development, has urged media personnel to encourage and support women’s political participation in Nigeria. The group made this call at a capacity-building training on Gender-Sensitive…
It was almost a missed call; or, more appropriately, an ignored call because the telephone number was unusual – an eight digit number. But, something told me: pick it, and I did. “Hello, is that Mr. Lasisi Olagunju?” “Yes, sir,”…
