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- 29 Sept 2021
ITF Signs Agreement with UK Govt
Industrial Training Fund (ITF) has signed an agreement with the United Kingdom’s Skills for Prosperity- Nigeria (S4P-N) programme, a two-year UK Aid funded programme, to promote and institutionalize…
- 11 Apr 2022
Nigeria’s Financial Markets Receive Boost from UK-aid via FSD Africa
Nigeria’s financial markets have been boosted by a series of announcements and commitments by Financial Sector Deepening (FSD) Africa, a specialist development agency working to strengthen financial…
- 21 Oct 2021
How Propcom Mai-karfi Helped Smallholder Farmers in Nigeria's Rural Communities
UK aid funded programme, Propcom Mai-karfi, hosted a closing event at the Sheraton Abuja Hotel on Thursday, 21 October, along with key stakeholders in the agriculture sector. Ben Llewellyn-Jones,…
- 4 Mar 2021
UK Govt, Greenfields Law, FG partner to Bridge Digital Inclusion Gap
The UK Government’s Prosperity Fund’s Digital Access Programme and Greenfields Law, in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy and the Nigerian Communications…
- 5 Nov 2025
Nigeria, Other African Nations Eye Sin Taxes, Debt Restructuring to Replace Lost Funding
Cash-strapped African nations are looking at imposing sin taxes, restructuring debt and even trying to take a cut of diaspora remittances to replace lost aid funding and prop up their health systems.…
- 7 Mar 2021
All You Need to Know About UK Govt, FG Digital Inclusion Conference
All is now set for the Technical Conference on Bridging the Digital divide for Underserved or Unserved Communities and Persons Living with Disabilities in a COVID-19 Context in Nigeria. The…
- 9 Feb 2022
FSD Africa, NAICOM Partner to Launch Bimalab
FSD Africa and Nigeria’s National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) have partnered to launch BimaLab, an accelerator programme designed to boost the development and adoption of digital solutions for the…
- 14 Jul 2017
GSMA Unveils New ‘Mobile for Development’ Initiatives
At the 2017 Mobile 360 – Africa, the GSMA announced several developments in its Mobile for Development programme, all of which support the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The…
- 28 Mar 2013
GSMA Launches Mobile Enabled Community Services Programme
GSMA has launched Mobile Enabled Community Services (MECS) programme, which leverages mobile technology and infrastructure to help improve access to basic energy and water services in underserved…
- 31 Mar 2022
UK Backs Africa’s Ambitious Continental Free Trade Initiative
The UK launches a program of up to £35 million to support the negotiations and implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). The AfCTFA is expected to lift 30 million people out…
- 23 Dec 2025
AfDB Group Mobilises Global Private Capital to Close Africa’s Financing Gap
Building on the successful conclusion of the 17th replenishment of the African Development Fund (ADF-17), which mobilised $11 billion for Africa’s most vulnerable countries, the African Development…
- 18 Dec 2025
Fidelity Bank Boosts Maternal, Child Healthcare @ESUTH
Fidelity Bank Plc has brought relief to indigent patients at the Enugu State University Teaching Hospital (ESUTH) Parklane, by offsetting medical bills and providing financial support to children…
- 24 Oct 2024
World Bank Plans Internet Access for 300m Women by 2030
Ajay Banga, the World Bank President, has unveiled plans to connect 300 million women to internet access by 2030. This initiative is part of the World Bank’s broader strategy to tackle gender…