AfDB offers $250,000 to promote women enterprise in Africa
The African Development Bank Group’s (AfDB) Affirmative Finance Action for Women in Africa (AFAWA), says it is offering…
Dangote seeks specific policies to drive 10-year industrialisation agenda
President, Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has called for specific manufacturing policies to support and address the sector’s perennial…
Marriott International shuts down Sheraton Hotel Abuja for renovation
.As workers protest non-payment of severance package Marriott International, managers of the Sheraton Hotel Abuja, yesterday, shut down…
Reps, stakeholders meet over aviation crisis
The House of Representatives leadership, on Monday, intervened in the dispute between Nigeria and foreign airlines, stressing the…
Lifting 100m out of poverty by 2025 still possible, despite recession threat
A flagship UN poverty study released on Monday, the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, finds that…
Plastics are piling up in soil across the world, warns UNEP
Plastics used in farming activities are accumulating in agricultural soil worldwide at an alarming rate, a new report…
Nigeria loses N120bn annually to foreign production of advertising materials
The Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria (ARCON) says the nation’s advertising industry loses over N120 billion annually to…
BMGF commits $1.2bn to help end polio globally
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) announced it will commit $1.2 billion to support efforts to end…
Polaris Bank commemorates breast cancer month
. Calls for stronger partnership among stakeholders Polaris Bank has said increased awareness, advocacy, and support will go…
KBL Insurance, FNSB collaborate on health walk, eye screening
Residents in Lagos, especially the island, participated actively in a health walk and eye screening exercise, put together…