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- 16 Jun 2020
UBA Foundation Commemorates 2020 International Day of the African Child, Donates Books Across Africa
UBA Foundation, the corporate social responsibility arm of United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, on Wednesday joined the rest of the world to celebrate African children in this year’s edition of the…
- 17 Jun 2019
UBA Foundation Celebrates International Day of the African Child
UBA Foundation, the corporate social responsibility arm of United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, on Monday, joined the rest of the world to celebrate the International Day of the African Child. …
- 26 Apr 2021
inq. Digital Nigeria Advocates for More Girls in ICT
African Cloud and Digital solutions provider, inq.Digital Nigeria has joined the global call for the increased involvement of the girl-child in ICT on the International Girls in ICT Day. The…
- 16 Jun 2025
GSMA, Mobile Industry Call for Strengthened Action to Advance Child Online Protection in Africa
The GSMA, in partnership with the mobile industry, is calling for strengthened collective action to protect children online across Africa. Building on insights from a high-level roundtable convened…
- 3 Nov 2015
Top Government, NGO Officials Review Data on Malnutrition in Africa
Coming under the auspices of NEPAD and the African Union, the 6th African Day of Food and Security, commemorated recently brought together top government officials, NGOs and multilateral…
- 11 Oct 2013
Intel Unveils ‘She Will Connect Campaign,’ for Young Women
Intel Corporation has unveiled the ‘She Will Connect Campaign,’ a new program designed to expand digital literacy skills among young women in developing countries. The novel campaign was flagged off…
- 22 Aug 2016
Speakers at Rise Networks/Un #IYD16: No Country Develops by Prayers Alone
University of Lagos was lit last week in commemoration of the 2016 UN International Youth Day where Nigerian youths were advised to make the best of their situation by embracing entrepreneurship and…
- 7 Mar 2014
Intel advocates Women Empowerment with ICT, Entrepreneurial Skills
Intel Corporation has joined in the global celebration of International Women’s Day with a call for improved commitment towards the empowerment of women and the girl child in all fields of human…
- 23 Mar 2020
Mastercard’s Girls4Tech programme addresses tech skills shortage among Nigerian women
In celebration of International Women’s Day, Mastercard has launched the rollout of its first 2020 Girls4Tech programme in Nigeria. A total of 60 girls between the ages of nine and 12, currently…
- 18 Jun 2025
Moniepoint Demonstrates Commitment to Nurturing Africa's Future Leaders
Moniepoint Inc, one of Africa's leading financial institutions partnered with the Mega Impact Foundation to support the 5th edition of the NextGen Connect Interschool Oratory Competition in Asaba,…
- 18 Jun 2025
Moniepoint Deepens Commitment to Africa’s Future Through Education and Innovation
Moniepoint Inc, one of Africa's leading financial institutions partnered with the Mega Impact Foundation to support the 5th edition of the NextGen Connect Interschool Oratory Competition in Asaba,…
- 29 Apr 2016
Phase3 Telecom Intensifies Support for Girl-Child ICT Education, Skills
Reiterating its commitment to active engagement of girls in the ICT space; Phase3 Telecom is once again partnering with eBusiness Life Communications to bring awareness to engendering ICT knowledge…
- 19 Nov 2014
IFPI Report Shows 11% GDP Across Africa Lost to Under-Nutrition
High rates of under-nutrition are undermining Africa's growth by an estimated 11 per cent, according to a new Global Nutrition Report released by the International Food Policy Institute (IFPI). While…
- 8 Mar 2017
Int’l Women's Day: Meet Women from Africa Who Are ‘Making What’s Next’
From inventing windshield wipers to coming up with solutions to improve the lives of millions of people around the world, women have been harnessing the power of technology to do great things for…
- 4 Jul 2016
Google, MyAdsApp, Others Educate Start-ups at NITEC’16
Global Problems are basically human problems, according to Simeon Ononobi, founder, MyAdsApp.com, which are typically challenges that can be felt everywhere else. To solve these problems, Ononobi,…
- 26 Aug 2024
Africa CDC Warns of Rising Mpox Cases, High Death Rate
Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has warned of the high burden of mpox cases, limited diagnostic capabilities, and the disease's high fatality rate as some of the…
- 11 Aug 2008
ITWorld, NCC Host Forum on Broadband Internet
ITWorld International in collaboration with the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Starcomms and Ericsson is organizing a workshop on broadband internet. The session which is an integral part…
- 2 Aug 2019
UBAmarketplace2019 Puts Abuja on Lockdown with SME Exhibitions, Wizkid Becomes UBA Ambassador
The over 20,000 guests who attended the UBAmarketplace 2019 were left in awe and full of commendation for United Bank for Africa and REDTV as they were treated to a great line up of activities during…
- 16 Jan 2019
Four Nigerians, Including a Woman, Make Prestigious Africa Prize Shortlist
Four Nigerians have earned spots on the prestigious Africa prize for Engineering Innovation shortlist. The Prize recognizes the most promising entrepreneurial engineers from across sub-Saharan…
- 8 Jul 2019
African ICT Foundation Seeks End to Illegal Online Surveillance of Citizens by State and Non-State Actors
The African ICT Foundation has called on state and non-state actors to end the Illegal surveillance, control and interception of online user communications describing it fundamentally detrimental to…
- 19 Feb 2015
StarTimes Launches Nova Bouquet, Slashes Subscription to N17/Day
StarTimes, foremost cable TV service provider, on Wednesday announced the launch of its newest and most affordable bouquet called Nova ahead of the digital switch over deadline in 2015, in a bold…
- 28 Jul 2008
NTA Serves Breakfast with a.m Express
a.m Express, the best thing to have hit the television recently is rocking over 30 million viewers across Nigeria and the promoters of the early morning breakfast show of the Nigeria…
- 31 Jan 2013
World Loses $260Bn from Poor Water, Sanitation- Sirleaf
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Liberian President issued a stark warning in Monrovia on Wednesday to the UN Secretary-General's High-level Panel that is meeting this week to address the future of…
- 12 Jun 2022
We’re Making Progress in Enthroning 5G for Digital Economy - NCC
Nigeria has made some significant success in the drive towards enthroning national digital economy for the country. This was disclosed by Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, Executive Vice Chairman and Chief…
- 17 Nov 2016
Etisalat Affirms Commitment to Creativity with Ake Arts & Book Festival
Etisalat has affirmed its commitment to creativity and talent development in Nigeria with support for this year's edition of the annual Ake Arts & Book Festival holding in the historic city of…
- 9 Dec 2014
Experts Deplore Mixture of Govt Communications with Nation Branding
Miss Wendy Tlou, chief marketing officer, Brand South Africa, has said one of the keys to a successful nation branding initiative is to separate it from the government communication programme.…
- 28 Jun 2013
Africa’s Richest Men and their Mantras
Power and drive are two things business leaders seem to have in common. Add an uncommon determination to succeed, and the extraordinary that pushes them to surpass expectations and do things others…
- 2 Jun 2020
AfriTech 2020: Sanofi Selects 11 Start-Ups For Online Finale On June 11
Following the cancellation of the 2020 edition of Viva Technology, Sanofi will maintain its four AfricaTech Challenges by organizing an online pitch day on June 11, 2020. The objective is to continue…
- 19 May 2009
CFC Screens Environmental Films for Earth Day
Communicating for Change (CFC) recently screened two provocative environmental films on climate change to commemorate Earth Day 2009. The film screening was organised in partnership with GreenLinks…
- 25 Feb 2017
Touching Lives Episode 3: Airtel Tackles Scourge of Homelessness in Lagos
The next episode of Airtel Touching Lives will target juvenile homelessness in Lagos, the leading telecommunications services company has revealed. The coming instalment of the charity-focused…