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- 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)…
- 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 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,…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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 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.…
- 29 Sept 2020
FG Mulls Renewable Energy for Improved Power Supply
Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu, minister of Science and Technology, has said that the federal government plans to diversify the country’s energy supply sources to include renewable energy towards accelerating…
- 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…
- 7 Dec 2023
Unity Bank MD Advocates Policy Actions to Stem Gender-Based Violence
Mrs. Tomi Somefun, Managing Director of Unity Bank Plc has called for comprehensive policy actions that will dismantle the structures that enable gender-based violence in Nigeria. Group Head,…
- 7 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…
- 11 Aug 2024
TETFUND Researchers want FG to Invest in Technology
The federal government has been urged to invest more in technology such as drones, implementing satellite enhanced surveillance and monitoring of hard-to-reach locations to tackle banditry. These…
- 17 Aug 2025
NGF Plans Investopedia to Showcase Investments in 36 States
Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) will launch its ‘Investopedia’, a platform designed to showcase investment opportunities across Nigeria’s 36 states. Yunusa Abdullahi, director of Media and Strategic…
- 11 Sept 2025
GITEX NIGERIA Debut Draws 78 Nations, Puts Nigeria’s Digital Economy in Global Spotlights
The debut of GITEX NIGERIA brought a global spotlight to Nigeria's digital economy, with international exhibitors and investors confirming strong engagement and immediate business opportunities.…
- 5 Mar 2014
NASS to Lift Embargo on Electronic Voting
Sen. Ike Ekweremadu, deputy Senate President, said the National Assembly was working towards amending the Electoral Act to allow for the use of electronic voting in the country. Ekweremadu made this…
- 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…
- 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…
- 2 Aug 2010
Banks Should not Manage Risks Alone - Agu
Mr. George Agu is chief executive officer of ActivEdge Technologies Limited, a Pan African Information Technology Company, focused in development, Integration and Support of a wide range of Strategic…
- 30 Mar 2026
FG Awards N50m Each to 45 Students under S-VCG
Federal government has awarded N50 million each to 45 students selected from 65 finalists drawn from public and private tertiary institutions nationwide under the Student Venture Capital Grant…
- 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…
- 31 Jul 2017
Financial Inclusion: Paga Records 12,000 Entrepreneurs in her Agent Network
Paga, Nigeria’s pioneering Payments and Digital Financial Services Company has empowered over12,000 entrepreneurs as of July 2017. This is officially the strongest and most active agent network in…
- 28 Aug 2025
Fluxis Capital Charts the Future of Startup Debt Financing in Nigeria
Fluxis Capital recently brought together founders, investors, and debt providers for a private roundtable in Lagos, where participants exchanged ideas on the growing importance of debt in Africa’s…
- 9 Sept 2025
Nigerian Entrepreneurs Are the Architects of the Digital Future, Says Lagos Deputy Governor at GITEX Nigeria 2025
The inaugural GITEX NIGERIA concluded in a tremendous fashion this Thursday in Lagos, as West Africa’s largest tech, AI, and startup show cast a spotlight on the influence of emerging local and…
- 27 Jun 2017
IBM Boss Says “New Collar” Jobs to Transform Skills Market
Africa has approximately 200 million people between the ages of 15 and 24. By 2040, the continent is expected to be home to the world's largest labor force, with an estimated working age population…
- 12 Nov 2024
Airtel Nigeria Reinforces Commitment to Youth Empowerment Hosts UNICEF GenU 9JA Steering Committee Meeting
Airtel Nigeria hosted the 2024 UNICEF Generation Unlimited (GenU) Steering Committee meeting at the Airtel Nigeria headquarters in Banana Island, Lagos, yesterday. The breakfast meeting served as a…
- 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…
- 22 Sept 2013
SON to Destroy Fake Bulbs, Others
Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has dispatched its enforcement officers to go to various markets nationwide to seize and destroy substandard electric bulbs and lamps, saying 80…
- 20 Aug 2025
NGF Launches Digital Platform to Bridge $100bn Infrastructure Gap
The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has launched a digital platform to attract local and international investors to Nigeria’s sub-national infrastructure projects and close the country’s estimated…
- 2 Nov 2025
Reps Propose N3,500 Daily Wage for Unskilled Labour
House of Representatives is considering a bill seeking to promote sustainable rural development, reduce poverty, and enhance the livelihoods of Nigerians living in agrarian communities. Titled “The…