30 results
- 30 Dec 2019
TEF-UNDP Unveils Final 2,100 Africans for Entrepreneurship Programme
The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) has announced a final list of 2,100 African entrepreneurs who will benefit from the inaugural TEF-UNDP Entrepreneurship Programme. Tony Elumelu The programme targets…
- 22 Sept 2021
UNDP Designates Delta as SDGs Innovation Hub for South-South
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) yesterday, announced that Delta had been selected as innovation and acceleration hub of its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in South-South. Dr…
- 18 Jan 2024
UNDP Launches $1bn Innovation Fund for African Start-ups
To support business start-ups across Africa, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has launched a $1 billion innovation fund to fund their initiatives. Named the “timbuktoo Africa…
- 19 Nov 2024
UNDP and Anambra State Foster Innovation with New Marketplace
In the lead up to Anambra Innovation Week 2024, in a landmark collaboration poised to position Anambra State as Africa's Silicon Valley, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has partnered…
- 9 Sept 2021
UNDP, FG Select Enugu as SDGs Accelerator Hub for South East States
Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State has expressed gratitude to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Federal Government for selecting Enugu State Sustainable Development Goals…
- 10 Aug 2010
UNDP Partners CBN on Training Micro-Finance Industry
To make small loans available and accessible to the poor, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), has partnered with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to organise a two-week training for…
- 19 Feb 2025
NAICOM, UNDP, Others to Promote Insurance Literacy, Consumer Protection
The National Insurance Commission (NAICOM), and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) recently took their Insurance Literacy and Consumer Protection Campaign to Wuse Market, Abuja. NAICOM…
- 6 Dec 2018
Accenture, UNDP Partner to Launch Entrepreneurship Portal Platform
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Accenture announced the launch of Youth for Africa and Sustainable Development Goals (YAS), a pan-African entrepreneurship portal-platform with a…
- 24 Feb 2026
AfDB, UNDP Launch $10Bn AI Initiative for Africa
The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) have launched an ambitious $10 billion project to support the adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI)…
- 28 Oct 2025
MTN Nigeria, WWF/NCF, UNDP Nigeria Shortlist 100 Innovators for PachiPanda Challenge
MTN Nigeria Communications Plc, in collaboration with the Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF) through the Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF), and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)…
- 13 Sept 2022
AVPA, UNDP Partner to Grow Sustainable Finance in Africa
The African Venture Philanthropy Alliance (AVPA), a Pan-African network of social investors collaborating to mobilise and deploy capital for impact and the United Nations Development Programme…
- 16 Nov 2025
MTN Nigeria, WWF/NCF and UNDP Nigeria Announce the Top 10 Finalists of 2025 Nigeria PachiPanda Challenge
MTN Nigeria Communications Plc, in partnership with the Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF) through its local partner, the Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF), and the United Nations Development…
- 2 Sept 2025
MTN Nigeria, WWF/NCF, and UNDP Launch 2025 PachiPanda Challenge to Drive Youth-Led Environmental Innovation
In a bold move to tackle Nigeria’s pressing environmental challenges, MTN Nigeria Communications Plc, in partnership with the Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF), the Nigerian Conservation Foundation…
- 29 Sept 2016
Bank of Industry, UNDP Seal $2m Solar Energy Pact
The Bank of Industry (BoI) yesterday sealed a $2m (N611m) agreement with the United Nations Development Programme for the implementation of solar electrification projects in some select…
- 29 Jul 2026
MTN Nigeria, Partners Launch Third PachiPanda Challenge to Boost Green Innovation
MTN Nigeria, in partnership with the Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF) through the Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Nigeria and Deloitte Nigeria,…
- 7 Jul 2026
History as Abia Unveil Nigeria’s First Manu-Tech UniPod @ MOUAU
Abia State has inaugurated of the country’s first Manufacturing Technology University Innovation Pod (Manu-Tech UniPod) at the Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike (MOUAU). Dr. Maruf…
- 8 Dec 2025
MTN Nigeria Announces Winners of the 2025 Nigeria PachiPanda Challenge
MTN Nigeria has announced the winners of the 2025 Nigeria PachiPanda Challenge, a national innovation programme delivered in partnership with Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF) through its local…
- 31 Oct 2022
Mobile Tech Tap to Drive Africa’s Financial Inclusion
New research urges African governments to work collaboratively with all role-players to introduce strong mobile tech-driven financial innovations in support of national development priorities and the…
- 19 Jul 2020
Softcom Advocates for Human-Centred Technology to Meet SDGs in COVID-19 Era
Softcom Limited, an indigenous and innovative technology company, has recommended the use of human-centred technology to meet the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals in this COVID-19 era.…
- 28 May 2013
Natural Resources can Fuel Africa’s Economic Transformation-Report
Africa’s agricultural, mining and energy resources could boost the continent’s economic growth and pave the way for a breakthrough in human development, according to the African Economic Outlook 2013…
- 26 Sept 2015
New UN Report says 3Q of Women & Girls Exposed to Cyber Violence
A new report released by the United Nations Broadband Commission reveals that almost three quarters of women online have been exposed to some form of cyber violence, and urges governments and…
- 9 May 2017
Zinox Supports Nigeria Participation @ Global IoT Summit
In furthrance of its corporate philosophy and superior business principle to continue the acceleration and development of the digital revolution, Zinox Technologies Group is sponsoring Chris Uwaje –…
- 8 Feb 2017
IBM Commits $70m to Create 25m New Collar Jobs in Africa
IBM is investing $70 million in building much-needed digital, cloud, and cognitive IT skills to help support a 21st century workforce in Africa. The initiative, “IBM Digital - Nation Africa”,…
- 21 Jan 2017
BoI Unveils N1Bn Solar Energy Fund
The Bank of Industry (BoI) has launched its N1-billion solar energy fund to boost its off-grid electricity generation project. The fund would be made available to firms partnering with the bank in…
- 2 Nov 2021
Elumelu@ GEN-U Sahel, Says TEF Funded 10, 898 Entrepreneurs across Africa
Tony Elumelu, founder and chairman of Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), has said that the foundation has funded 10, 898 entrepreneurs across Africa, who have gone on to create further 400, 000 direct…
- 26 May 2020
Global Leaders @ 2nd UBA Africa Day Conversations Urge Government, Private Sector Collaboration
United Bank for Africa (UBA) celebrated Africa Day 2020, by bringing together global leaders at the 2nd UBA Africa Day Conversations, screened live across the continent. UBA helps set the debate…
- 6 Dec 2016
African Economic Conference Opens in Abuja Focusing on Industrialization
The 11th African Economic Conference (AEC) kicked off in Abuja, Nigeria, yesterday with a consensus on the need to scale up the continent’s agricultural transformation to spur…
- 29 Aug 2019
Elumelu Seeks Japan’s Partnership to Empower African Entrepreneurs
Tony O. Elumelu, African investor and philanthropist has challenged the Government of Japan to invest 5% of its $50billion commitment to Africa, in empowering African entrepreneurs. He gave…
- 26 Aug 2019
Tony Elumelu to Deliver Keynote Address at TICAD Africa Development Conference in Japan
Tony O. Elumelu, founder of the Tony Elumelu Foundation and chairman of the United Bank for Africa (UBA), will speak at the Seventh Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD),…
- 24 Mar 2019
TEF Entrepreneurship Selects 3,050 Entrepreneurs for 5th Cycle Programme
The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), the leading African philanthropy committed to empowering African entrepreneurs, has announced 3,050 African entrepreneurs, drawn from all 54 African countries,…