30 results
- 9 Oct 2019
United Nations World Summit Tech Solution Awardees to Feature @ MoDiTECH 2019
United Nations World Summit Awards Nigeria National Nominees FARMZ2U, CAMPUSTORCH, CHEKITT, AFRIMART including a past youth winner OMOMI , will on the 24th October 2019 under the anchor of the WSA…
- 28 Jun 2015
Sahara Partners United Nations on Youth Development
Sahara Group is partnering with the United Nations on the "Building Bridges" project which seeks to position young people for effective participation in activities that will be designed to achieve…
- 20 Oct 2017
AfDB, OpenOil Launch Report on How African Governments Manage Extractive Resources.
African Development Bank (AfDB) and OpenOil, a Berlin-based financial analysis firm, have jointly produced a report on how African governments use financial models to manage oil & gas and mining…
- 5 Jun 2023
2023 World Environment Day: Polaris Bank restates commitment to environmental sustainability in Nigeria
Polaris Bank, Nigeria's leading digital financial institution, has restated its commitment to environmental sustainability in the country. The Bank's commitment is coming on the heels of the 2023…
- 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…
- 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,…
- 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…
- 7 Aug 2020
GSMA, UN Use Mobile Money in Digital Assistance Drive
Industry body for mobile operators, the GSMA, and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) are accelerating the use of mobile money in times of global emergencies, including pandemics and…
- 8 Jun 2015
eWaste: Africa Generates 1.7 kg/inh Least of Global- Study
The global quantity of e-waste generation in 2014 was around 41.8 million tonnes according to United Nations University’s Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability study. United Nations…
- 6 Oct 2024
Polaris Bank partners UI, NCF on environmental conservation, tree planting
Polaris Bank Limited has collaborated with the University of Ibadan (UI) and the Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF) on environmental conservation through a tree planting initiative. Polaris Bank…
- 14 Oct 2015
Challenges before Buhari’s Ministers
With the clearing of some ministerial nominees by the Senate yesterday, a full component of President Muhammadu Buhari’s ‘Change’ team is almost ready, according to the Vanguard. Expectedly, if the…
- 9 Jun 2020
Africa Recycles Less Than 0.1% E-waste - Report
The African continent recycles less than 0.1% of electronic waste (e-waste), according to data from the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). This comes to light just as the world marked the…
- 2 Aug 2021
Zenith Bank GMD Seeks Impact Investment for Africa's Development
Mr. Ebenezer Onyeagwu, Group Managing Director/Chief Executive of Zenith Bank plc, has called for increased impact investing in Africa to enable it attain its full potential. He made the call during…
- 30 Nov 2023
Fidelity Bank Plc Signs the UN Principles for Responsible Banking
Fidelity Bank Plc has become an official signatory of the UN Principles for Responsible Banking (PRB) – a single framework for a sustainable banking industry developed through a collaboration between…
- 16 May 2021
Polaris Bank Unwraps New Digital Bank
With the rising opportunities in the e-payment systems accelerated by the COVID-19 era sweeping across the world, there are indications that Polaris Bank, one of Nigeria’s leading retail franchise,…
- 17 Jul 2024
Defend Your Skin Against Climate Change with QNET's Revolutionary Visage+ Device
QNET, a global leader in lifestyle and wellness-focused direct selling, proudly celebrates the success of its groundbreaking Physio Radiance Visage+ Facial Device. This state-of-the-art skincare…
- 14 Dec 2021
BoI Wins SERAS Awards for Impact in Financial Inclusion
The Bank of Industry (BOI) has received top honours at the just concluded Sustainability, Enterprise and Responsibility Awards also known as the SERAS CSR Awards 2021. BOI won the award for the ‘Best…
- 14 Mar 2022
Satellite Technology Capable of Saving African Governments Billions
African governments and private sector organisations could save billions of dollars by adequately leveraging satellite networks and next-gen satellite technology for more effective disaster…
- 27 Nov 2020
NESREA Partners UN to Clear 300,000 Tonnes of eWaste in Lagos
National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA) is to collect over 300,000 tonnes of e-waste in Lagos. This is part of the project on circular economy approaches for the…
- 28 Sept 2009
UPU Creates more Awareness on Environment with Seal the Deal
The Universal Postal Union has in recent times been promoting activities that will ensure environmental safety. To help more operators to reduce their carbon emissions, the UPU is producing the…
- 20 May 2015
ITU Marks 150th Anniversary with Global Celebrations
ITU celebrated its 150th anniversary on 17 May, marking a long and illustrious history at the cutting edge of communication technologies. “ITU has earned its global reputation for resilience and…
- 10 Jun 2018
9mobile Donates Recycling Bins to Curb Plastic Pollution
The leading telecommunications company in innovation, 9mobile, has further affirmed its commitment to promoting a clean and sustainable environment in Nigeria with the distribution of recycling bins…
- 2 Feb 2022
ITU Unveils AI Platform to Hasten Community Development
The United Nations (UN) tech agency International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has launched an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered platform, which seeks to step up global collaboration on the use…
- 2 Jun 2026
NATEP Advances Policy Reform and Expanded International Partnerships A Year After Relaunch
The National Talent Export Programme (NATEP) marks one year since its strategic relaunch with significant institutional progress, policy milestones, and international partnerships that have…
- 18 Mar 2015
CPC @ World Consumer Rights Day, Discourages 'Junk' Food Consumption
‎The Consumer Protection Council (CPC), identified Safety, Choice, Information and Basic needs, as critical in addressing Consumer Right related issues. ‎This is part of message from CPC on…
- 18 Dec 2020
eWaste Dumping in Nigeria, Others Amounts to Environmental Racism
Ifesinachi Okafor-Yarwood, lecturer, University of St Andrews, has said that the dumping of toxic waste and electronic waste (e-waste),in Nigeria and other West African countries amounts to…
- 24 Apr 2015
St. Saviours' Schools to Commission Olympic- size swimming pool
In a bid to blend sports with quality education, an Olympic- size standard swimming pool, projected to help improve the skills of Nigerian children, especially from the primary school level…
- 26 Sept 2018
Canon Celebrates Third Anniversary of the UN Sustainability Development Goals
Canon, a provider of imaging technologies and services, will celebrate the anniversary of the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals along with thousands of individuals, organisations, and…
- 15 Jun 2022
NITDA to Train 1m Application Developers in 18 Months
The deployment of digital technologies is a necessary fundamental tool in the implementation of the United Nations 17 sustainable development goals to make the world a better and safer place and the…
- 9 Feb 2018
Most Nigerians Drink Faeces-Stained Water
A survey by the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has revealed that 90.8 percent of households in Nigeria consume water that is contaminated by impure substances. …