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- 30 May 2023
The Five-Point Digital Rights Agenda for Nigeria’s New Government
By Adeboye Adegoke, Senior Manager, Grants and Programs Strategy at Paradigm Initiative. As a new government takes over the reins of power in Nigeria, it will be useful to set a digital rights agenda…
- 25 Mar 2014
IBM Selects Abuja, 15 Other Cities Smarter Cities Grant
Abuja, Nigeria’s administrative, diplomatic and political capital has been selected alongside 15 other cities globally by IBM for its Smarter Cities Challenge for 2014. The IBM Smarter Cities…
- 10 May 2023
Group Expresses Displeasure over Exclusion of Civil Society Groups from the Proposed Data Protection Council
Paradigm Initiative (PIN) has expressed concerns over the exclusion of civil society in Nigeria from the proposed Data Protection Commission’s Governing Council, terming it worrying. The…
- 2 Dec 2014
UPS Foundation Doles Out Over $2.4n for Global Volunteerism Initiatives
The UPS Foundation announced that it will award more than $2.4 million to nine nonprofit organizations focused on volunteer efforts. This includes $1.2 million awarded to the Points of Light…
- 13 Sept 2017
Nigeria’s Healthcare Sector Requires Disruptive Innovative Approach- PHN
Nigeria’s healthcare sector has received billions in grants; however, the inadequacy of current health programs and stagnated results necessitates bold and disruptive innovative approaches to…
- 12 Jul 2019
AfDB Approves New Financing Program for Energy Providers in sub-Saharan Africa
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved an innovative multinational financing program for Distributed Energy Service Companies (DESCOs), which would see 900,000…
- 26 Aug 2013
Ecobank Nigeria to Disburse Conditional Cash Transfer Via Mobile Money
Ecobank Nigeria, Pan-African financial institution, has been appointed to assist The Office of the Senior Special Assistant to the President on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in the…
- 15 Jan 2024
FG Launches Intervention Program for Large, Medium Scale Enterprises
The Federal Government is working on an intervention program targeted towards large and medium-scale enterprises, tagged the “Business Champion Program”. This was announced by Dr Jumoke Oduwole, the…
- 2 Apr 2025
World Bank Approves $1.08Bn Loan for Nigeria
The World Bank announced on Wednesday that it had approved a total of $1.08 billion in concessional financing for Nigeria to enhance education quality, build household and community resilience, and…
- 14 Jun 2013
IBM Assists Lagos State Design Transportation System
A team of IBM experts completing a month-long pro bono consulting assignment has presented recommendations to Lagos State Government to help ensure a more efficient flow of traffic in the city of…
- 16 Nov 2012
IBM Picks Lagos for Smarter Cities Challenge, Provides Grant
IBM has named Lagos amongst 31 other cities globally selected for its Smarter Cities Challenge grant for 2013. Smarter Cities Challenge is a variant of IBM's Corporate Service Corps, a pro bono…
- 20 Mar 2025
AfDB Provides €5m Grant to IITA to Advance Agricultural Transformation in Africa
The African Development Bank has provided a €5 million grant in supplementary financing to the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) to advance food security and climate-resilient…
- 22 May 2026
Airtel Africa Launches $110m Share Buyback Programme for Capital Efficiency
Airtel Africa Plc has announced a strategic initiative in partnership with Barclays Capital Securities Limited to execute on-market share purchases totaling up to $110 million. This initiative will…
- 20 Nov 2024
Betland's Impact: Dotun Ajegbile Drives Change in Underserved Areas
In the rapidly evolving world of sports betting, Dotun Ajegbile, the visionary founder of Betland, has proven that business success and social responsibility can go hand in hand. As a…
- 9 May 2024
Google's Hustle Academy Re-launches with AI Focus to Empower African SMBs
Google has announced the opening of applications for the 2024 cohort of its Hustle Academy, a program dedicated to accelerating the growth of small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in Sub-Saharan…
- 5 May 2014
IDC Retail Insights Put Microsoft, Google, Others On Spotlight
The International Data Corporation (IDC) Retail Insights has announced the results of the 2013 Annual Shopper Survey in the new report, “Green Lights and Bright Red Lines: Relevancy and…
- 25 Sept 2025
IHS Nigeria Reiterates its Commitment to Nigeria’s Sustainable Development
IHS Nigeria, part of the IHS Holding Limited (“IHS Towers”) group, one of the largest independent owners, operators, and developers of shared communications infrastructure in the world by tower…
- 30 Sept 2025
MTN Cloud Accelerator Cohort Kicks Off with Ecosystem Tour and Expert-Led Sessions
MTN Cloud Accelerator has moved from its launch stage into the learning phase with the 20 selected startups beginning structured sessions focused on growth and market integration. The cohort…
- 22 Jun 2022
African Health Tech Start-ups Prompting Launch of $7M Innovator Support Program
Healthcare consulting firm Salient Advisory has launched its latest market intelligence report highlighting promising African healthtech start-ups in supply chain. Spurred by these findings, a…
- 20 Jun 2025
DBN Awards N13m in Grants to Tech Startups
Development Bank of Nigeria (DBN) has awarded a total of N13 million in grants to three standout tech startups at the 2025 Techpreneur Summit held in Lagos, reinforcing its commitment to innovation…
- 11 May 2023
Visa, African Women Impact Fund Initiative (AWIF) Unveil Recipients of Funding to Empower African women
Three women fund managers from Nigeria, Kenya and South Africa have been selected to receive Visa’s grant funding from the African Women Impact Fund Initiative (AWIF), a collaboration between…
- 1 Nov 2013
AfDB Approves $152.50m for Agric Transformation in Nigeria
The African Development Bank Group (AfDB), Africa's premier development finance institution has approved an African Development Fund (ADF) loan of $ 152.12 million and an ADF grant of $ 0.38 million…
- 31 Oct 2024
Google Grants Nigeria N2.8Bn for Al Development to Advance Digital Economy
Google.org has announced a N2.8 billion AI Talent Development grant to the country through the Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy (FMCIDE). This is in a bid to…
- 27 Feb 2025
FG Plans 7,000 New Communication Towers in Rural Areas
The Federal Government yesterday disclosed plans to build 7,000 new communication towers in rural areas to expand access to telecommunications services and improve digital connectivity across the…
- 9 Mar 2021
AfDB Approves $1.3 million Grants to Enhance Women’s Digital Access to Loans and Micro-insurance
The African Development Bank, AfDB, has approved two grants for research that will increase African women’s access to a range of digital financial services including loans and micro-insurance. The…
- 14 Nov 2018
U.S. Body Funds Study to Promote HIV Self-testing Habit Among young Nigerians
The National Institutes of Health, an agency of the U.S. Department of Health, has awarded $7.5 million for an international research program to prevent and treat HIV infection among adolescents and…
- 7 Dec 2023
Aleph Announces Exclusive Partnership with Audiomack in Nigeria and Ghana
Aleph, an ecosystem of global digital experts and technology-driven solutions that connects thousands of advertisers with billions of consumers worldwide, is proud to announce its exclusive…
- 30 Apr 2024
234Finance Moves to Boost Economic Progress in South East
In a recent gathering, organized by 234Finance, key stakeholders and HNIs came together to discuss the theme “Fueling Progress in the South East.” The conversation highlighted the rich heritage,…
- 5 Mar 2014
IFC, Goldman Sachs Launch $600M Global Facility for Female Entrepreneurs
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, and Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women program launched a $600 million global facility that will increase access to finance to as many as 100,000 women entrepreneurs in…
- 25 Nov 2024
BoI Raises Over $5Bn Funding, 2Bn Euro Syndications
In its bid to provide adequate funding for Nigeria’s industrial development finance, the Bank of Industry Limited, BoI, has raised over $5 billion in international funding instruments. The bank has…