UNAIDS Executive Director, Winnie Byanyima, has commended the impact by community members, especially women, in the fight against HIV/AIDS in the world. Byanyima, in her remarks described communities as the cell that make change happen. She also said that…
Our free rides on the Lagos-Ibadan standard guage rail line will begin today and run through March, 2020. Commuters on that route can take advantage of it and save on transportation during the festive season & beyond. Let’s ride to…
Mrs Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman/CEO Nigerians in Diaspora Commission on Saturday expressed satisfaction over the justice meted out to the police officer that killed a Nigerian in South Africa. In a statement by the Head of Media and Public Relations Unit…
The need for financial institutions to identify and pursue sustainability strategies integrated into the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) has been mooted. This call was made at the 2019 edition of Access Bank’s Sustainability Awareness Week. With the theme ‘Together For…
Today, some sections of the Nigerian population largely depend on the activities of the nonprofit sector to thrive. Widows, orphans, the aged, people in hard-to-reach communities, people living with disabilities and rare conditions like hydrocephalus, amputees who need prosthetics, pupils…
By Daniel Henry | Indonesia ambassador to Nigeria, Usra Hendra Harahap, said the country is bringing in 16 companies in Nigeria with new technologies as a way of strengthening its bilateral trade cooperation with Nigeria. In a statement delivered by Nigerian…
Japan and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) would be conducting a mercury survey of landfill facilities in Nigeria by the year 2020 in order to mitigate air pollution in Nigeria. Idea Consultants of Japan is collaborating with the Federal…
The African Development Bank’s Affirmative Finance Action for Women in Africa (AFAWA) has opened a Risk Sharing Facility, as one of the bank’s gender-focused programmes which seeks to accelerate growth and employment creation across African economies, by closing the financing…
The ConstitutionLab, a civic tech organization, has organized a quiz competition for some secondary schools in the country. The competition, which held on Friday, 15th November 2019 according to the TeamLead of ConstitutionLab, Brownson Etimbuk was aimed at actively engaging…
Ndidi Nwuneli, founder of LEAP Africa and co-founder of Sahel Consulting, has been appointed to the board of trustees of The Rockefeller Foundation. According to a statement released by the foundation, Nwuneli was appointed on the board alongside Agnes Binagwaho,…
