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- 2 Jun 2023
MTN Joins United Nations Women Empowerment Principles, Advocates for Gender Equality in Workplace
MTN Nigeria, leading ICT firm, has signed the United Nations Women Empowerment Principles (UN WEPs) as part of its commitment to gender equality in the workplace through the Nigeria2Equal programme…
- 20 Aug 2020
Stanbic IBTC Partners United Nations on Women Empowerment
Stanbic IBTC Bank Plc has disclosed that it recently partnered the United Nations on an initiative to provide seed funding for women across the six geopolitical zones of Nigeria and the Federal…
- 24 Jun 2025
MTN Nigeria Receives UN Women Award for Empowering Women Nationwide
MTN Foundation has received accolades from UN Women, the United Nations entity dedicated to gender equality and the empowerment of women. L - R: Chukwuemeka Onyimadu (PhD), National Economist, UN…
- 24 Apr 2015
Cisco Supports United Nations’ Girls in ICT Day in Nigeria
Cisco hosted its first ‘Girls Power Tech’ mentoring sessions in Nigeria this week, as part of a global mentoring initiative to support and complement the United Nations’ Girls in ICT Day’ on the 23rd…
- 22 Sept 2023
NGX, UN Women Partner to Promote Gender Bonds in Nigeria
Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) and United Nations Women (UN Women) will partner on the integration of gender bonds and other gender-themed sustainable financing mechanisms as strategic instruments…
- 9 Mar 2021
NSE Urges Private Sector to Challenge Gender Inequality
The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) joined the rest of the world on Monday, 8 March 2021 to commemorate International Women’s Day (IWD) and the 7th Ring the Bell for Gender Equality. With the theme…
- 19 Sept 2016
GSMA, UN, Project Everyone Collaborate to Drive Sustainable Development Goals
The GSMA has announced collaboration with the United Nations and Project Everyone, a non-profit global campaign, to increase awareness of and engagement with the United Nations Sustainable…
- 16 Oct 2022
FG Donates 1,000 Laptops to Nigerian Women
The National Centre for Women Development, a parastatal of the Federal Ministry of Women Affairs, has given over 1,000 brand new laptops to Nigerian women trainees in the six geopolitical zones of…
- 8 Jun 2015
UNIC, TWYEF Tasks Parents on Digital Savvy Children
As the United Nations Information Centre (UNIC) Lagos in collaboration with Tehila Women and Youth Empowerment Foundation (TWYEF) joined the rest of the world recently to mark the Global Day of…
- 12 Mar 2023
NITDA Reveals Gender Digital Inclusion Plan
In a bid to unlock the full potential of Nigeria's digital economy and promote greater social and economic development for all Nigerians, the Director General, National Information Technology…
- 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…
- 25 Aug 2015
Supermart.ng on #WomenEqualityDay Says Online Grocery Store Offers Better Living
As the women Equality Day is being commemorated in the United States, well- meaning citizens of Nigeria have also continued to urge the various stakeholders in the Nigeria polity to formulate…
- 13 Feb 2015
World Radio Day Broadcast Focuses on Youth, Innovation
World Radio Day, organized this year by UNESCO, EBU, the United Nations Office in Geneva, and ITU brings attention to the theme: “Youth and Innovation”, looking ahead to new and innovative means to…
- 20 Mar 2025
Nigeria Charts New Course to Bridge Gender Digital Divide at UN's CSW69
In a resounding commitment to bridging gender digital divide, the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Women Affairs (FMWA), has…
- 19 Feb 2015
Airtel, UNAIDS Partner to Tackle Mother-To-Child HIV Transmission in Nigeria
The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS and leading telecommunications services provider, Airtel Nigeria, have partnered to support the National Agency for the Control of AIDS in an initiative…
- 5 Mar 2023
Nigeria Can Boost Digital Economy by Ensuring Equal Participation of Women - DG NITDA
Kashifu Inuwa, Director General, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has said that Nigeria can potentially and significantly boost its digital economy by ensuring equal…
- 19 Mar 2018
Some $408m Fund for Internet Access Sitting Idle
New research indicates more than $4008million in public funding collected to expand internet access in Africa is sitting dormant in public coffers. The research from the Web Foundation,…
- 10 Jan 2015
UN Sees Jonathan, Buhari Contest as ‘Grave Test’
Mr. Ban Ki-Moon, secretary general of United Nations (UN), has expressed profound concern about the forthcoming Nigerian election, calling the presidential polls between President…
- 7 Oct 2021
Nigerian Falconets Receive Boost from MTN Nigeria for U-20 Women's World Cup
Nigeria's Falconets have received a boost from MTN Nigeria as they took on the U-20 girls of the Central African Republic in their World Cup qualifiers game. The second leg of the U-20 World cup…
- 16 Dec 2018
P&G, UN Women, Partner to Empower Women on Financial Literacy
In furtherance of its commitment to empower women and promote gender equality, Procter and Gamble, leading Consumer Goods Company in Nigeria has collaborated with the United Nations, Entity for…
- 18 Mar 2021
Empowering Women in Critical Sectors to Challenge the Status quo
By Lamin Manjang Although women's rights have seen a significant positive change in the last decade, it remains a critical topic of conversation across various sectors in different parts of the…
- 28 Oct 2025
The Alternative Bank, Utiva Partner on Scholarships to Boost Digital Skills for Women
The Alternative Bank (‘AltBank’) has announced the launch of The Alternative Bank-Utiva Women in Tech Scholarship, a landmark initiative designed to empower women entrepreneurs with digital skills,…
- 28 Nov 2023
Sterling One Foundation partners Live Abundantly, British High Commission on gender based violence
Sterling One Foundation, in collaboration with Live Abundantly and the Deputy British High Commissioner to Nigeria, has officially launched the 2023 edition of the 16 Days of Activism Against…
- 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…
- 30 Nov 2022
WISCAR Unveils Illustrious Line-up for 2022 Annual Leadership & Mentoring Conference
Women in Successful Careers (WISCAR), a leading not-for-profit and non-governmental organization focused on women empowerment and strategic mentoring for professional women has unveiled the agenda…
- 18 Sept 2022
WEETS 2022: NITDA Explains Role of Women in Driving Digital Economy
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has explained that women's participation is crucial in the digital economy pursuit being championed by the Federal Ministry of…
- 24 Sept 2025
Ould Tah, AfDB President Presses for Scaled-Up Financing and Stronger Partnerships to Realize Africa’s Development Goals @ UNGA80
Sidi Ould Tah, President, African Development Bank Group is attending the United Nations’ 80th General Assembly this week to push the continent’s development priorities and mobilise support for the…
- 20 Sept 2016
GSMA Publishes Report Detailing the Mobile Industry’s Impact in Achieving SDGs
At yesterday’s United Nations Private Sector Forum, the GSMA unveiled the ‘2016 Mobile Industry Impact Report: Sustainable Development Goals’, a ground-breaking study that provides a current…
- 3 Nov 2022
Empowering Women for Trade Through Digital Technology
A report by PriceWaterCoopers has said that women account for 41 per cent ownership of micro-businesses in Nigeria, with 23 million female entrepreneurs operating in the segment. The United Nations…
- 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…