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- 2 Jan 2024
Airtel Africa Plc CEO to Retire, Successor Named
Airtel Africa plc has announced the retirement of the Chief Executive Officer, Olusegun “Segun” Ogunsanya, with effect from 1 July, 2024. Mr. Ogunsanya, who joined Airtel in 2012, ran the Nigeria…
- 19 Jul 2010
Tony Elumelu Foundation Shops for CEO
A newly formed charitable foundation dedicated to promoting excellence in business management, entrepreneurship and leadership across Africa, the Tony Elumelu Foundation is looking to recruit an…
- 2 Jun 2008
UPS Foundation Announces New Focus Areas
The UPS Foundation, the charitable arm of UPS, the world’s express carrier and package delivery company has outlined five new focus areas to align with UPS’s vision for the future. The…
- 9 May 2023
TGI Cares Foundation Partners Jigawa iLearn Scholars
To transform young learners' lives, the TGI CARES Foundation – philanthropy arm of TGI Group – has partnered with Jigawa iLearn Scholars, an NGO, to provide tech work tools to several students as…
- 31 Oct 2024
Coins Launches to Empower Nigerians in Diaspora with Affordable Remittances
Bamboo, the investment platform enabling Africans to invest globally through real-time access to global markets, has announced the launch of its remittance app, “Coins by Bamboo.” Backed by the…
- 21 Feb 2021
Leo Stan Ekeh - the Iconic ICT Entrepreneur @ 65
The man, Leo Stan Ekeh arguably Nigeria’s foremost tech guru and serial digital entrepreneur has championed many firsts in the Nigerian ICT sector. Leo Stan Ekeh Mr. Ekeh is the Chairman of Zinox…
- 9 Jan 2026
Bill Gates Pays Ex-Wife $8Bn Charity Payout in Divorce Settlement
American billionaire businessman Bill Gates, has paid $8 billion to his ex-wife, Melinda French Gates' charity, five years after their split over his affairs with other women. Bill Gates and Melinda…
- 29 Apr 2026
Musk Accuses OpenAI Leaders of Turning Charity Into Profit Machine
Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk has accused the leadership of OpenAI of abandoning the organisation’s founding nonprofit mission and transforming it into a profit-driven enterprise. OpenAI Musk…
- 4 Jun 2024
Segun Ogunsanya, Airtel Africa CEO, Honoured with Lifetime Achievement Award in Africa Business Leadership Awards (ABLA)
Segun Ogunsanya, outgoing CEO of Airtel Africa, has been named winner of the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award in the 14th African Business Leadership Awards (ABLA) 2024. The awards are a…
- 17 Aug 2021
Privacy Concerns Mount over Digital ID-SIM Link
Concerns over privacy and the handling of personal data is putting off Nigerians from registering in the biometric ID system and then linking that to their SIMs, reports the Thomson Reuters…
- 28 Jul 2008
CSR Initiatives by Courier Companies
All over the world Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is attracting attention as disasters resulting from natural occurrences are in the increase and even taking a larger dimension thereby…
- 6 May 2015
Western Union Foundation Surpasses $100m Giving Milestone
Western Union Foundation has announced it has surpassed a major milestone, donating more than $100 million in support to more than 2,700 non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to provide support to…
- 26 Mar 2015
UPS Foundation Links Advanced Tracking Technology with Global Humanitarian Relief Efforts
The UPS Foundation, the philanthropic arm of UPS, has announced the launch of the UPS Relief Link program to help improve the lives of displaced refugees around the world through optimized…
- 21 Dec 2022
GE Foundation Announces Grant to Provide Flood Relief in Nigeria
The GE Foundation has announced a donation of US$100,000 to provide immediate relief to Nigeria after several months of heavy rain and devasting flooding. The donation will fund international…
- 2 Dec 2021
Built with Bitcoin Foundation Partners with Satoshibles on NFT Collection for Social Good
The Built With Bitcoin Foundation, a humanitarian organization devoted to creating equitable opportunity by providing clean water, access to quality education, sustainable farming, and humanitarian…
- 13 Apr 2020
COVID-19 Palliative: Zinox Group to Feed over 7000 Families for 2 Weeks
In a bid to ameliorate the impact of the lockdown occasioned by the ravaging COVID-19 pandemic in most states of the Federation, the Zinox Group has committed to feeding over 7000 Nigerian families…
- 9 Feb 2020
Coca-Cola Foundation Pledges To Boost Environmental Sustainability, Partners Recycles Pay And Clean Up Naija
The Coca-Cola Foundation has awarded grants to the Africa Clean Up Initiative, pioneers of the famous Recycles Pay and Clean-Up Naija project. This is in line with Coca-Cola’s commitment to…
- 5 Aug 2024
PlungeSmile, Powered by Reliance Infosystem, Targets 1m School Children Across Africa in its CSR Initiative
Reliance Infosystem Group, through its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) arm, PlungeSmile Foundation, over the weekend in Lagos, reached out to corporate bodies for support in its drive to reach…
- 28 Jul 2026
Dangote Plans to Donate One-Third of Wealth to Charity as Legacy
Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest man, plans to dedicate one-third of his wealth to charity as part of his succession plan, Halima Dangote, his daughter, has revealed. Aliko Dangote Halima, a trustee…
- 16 Mar 2021
Zinox Partners Ebony Life in Raising Nigeria’s Next Generation of Creative Stars
Zinox Technologies Ltd, Foremost tech giant, has been hailed for its contribution to the creative industry in Nigeria, with the donation of its high-end laptops, desktop computers and other devices…
- 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…
- 10 Aug 2021
Dangote is Only Nigerian Billionaire on Our List- Bloomberg
Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest man, has significantly moved up in the World billionaires’ list as his fortunes increased to $17.8 billion as against last year’s $14.8 billion. Aliko Dangote There is…
- 7 Jul 2017
ACT Foundation Leads Discussions On Partnership Among NGOs
The sustainability of Social Enterprise Sector in Nigeria, depends largely, on partnership among the Non Governmental Organisations (NGOs), said speakers during Aspire Coronation Trust (ACT)…
- 6 Sept 2021
Sterling Bank Unveils Free Banking Services for NGOs
Sterling Bank Plc has unveiled Sterling CARES, a free banking service for non-governmental organisations (NGOs), to empower non-profit organisations across the country. This was disclosed in a…
- 20 Sept 2016
Western Union Advances Support for Global Refugee Crisis
As a founding partner of the White House Call-to-Action for private sector engagement on the global refugee crisis, the Western Union Company, a leader in global payment services, has announced…
- 18 Jul 2022
MTN Nigeria kicks off the 2022 Y’ello Care Campaign
MTN Nigeria Communications Plc has resumed its flagship staff volunteer programme, Y'ello Care, with interventions themed “Empowering Communities to Drive Economic Recovery”. L-R: Chief Corporate…
- 23 Oct 2013
Jumia Supports Breast Cancer Foundation with Pink Week
Jumia, Nigeria’s leading online retailer and this year’s world retail award winner, partners with 234Give to support the International Cancer Month. A substantial percentage of proceedings made…
- 14 Feb 2025
Family Marks one-year Memorial of Late APC Chieftain, Ojougboh with Charity Outreach
The family of the late chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Dr. Cairo Ojougboh, led by his wife, Mrs. Bose Ojougboh, marked his one-year memorial anniversary with a series of…
- 25 Jun 2015
‘OLX Gives Back’ Presents Cheque to Pacelli School for the Blind
Pacelli School for the Blind and Partially Sighted, has become the latest beneficiary of the charitable donation of N746, 000 raised by the ‘OLX Gives Back’ initiative in partnership with Dan Foster…
- 6 Dec 2017
BCIU Honours Elumelu with the Dwight D. Eisenhower Global Entrepreneurship Award
The Business council for International Understanding (BCIU), a non-profit U.S Business association dedicated to forging relationships and promoting dialogue between business and government…