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- 23 Aug 2019
CNN Celebrates Africa's 3 Top Innovative Waste-to-Wealth Managers
The new edition of the Globacom-sponsored CNN African Voices Changemakers, a 30-minute magazine programme, celebrates three top innovative Africans, who are into waste-to-wealth ventures with a view…
- 23 Jan 2023
Championing Africa’s Sustainable Future Through Innovation and Exemplary e-waste Management
By Ayub Osman Climate change is currently the most pressing global issue due to its devastating effects on all aspects of human life. Health and wellbeing, wildlife, agriculture, ecosystems, 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…
- 20 Aug 2020
Coca-Cola Champions Partnerships Towards Plastic Waste Reduction, Creates Green Recycling Hubs Across Abuja & Lagos
Coca-Cola, through its philanthropic arm, The Coca-Cola Foundation (TCCF) has recently provided a grant to the Initiative For The Advancement of Waste Management in Africa (W.A.S.T.E AFRICA), a…
- 14 Apr 2021
Coca-Cola Supports Environmental Sustainability with “Cash 4 Trash” Initiative in Lagos
Coca-Cola Nigeria recently launched its “Cash 4 Trash” initiative in Lagos, as the leading total beverage company partnered with Initiative for the Advancement of Waste Management in Africa…
- 8 Aug 2013
Africa’s 20 Entrepreneurs Make Business Case
Africa’s 20 entrepreneurs will be presenting a business case for investment at Viridis Africa in October and among them will be Ben van Rooyen, CEO, ZEO Africa Zeo Africa was established in 2013 in…
- 13 Jan 2022
Coca-Cola Launches JAMII: Its New Sustainability Platform in Africa
Coca-Cola Africa Operating Unit (“AOU”) and its bottling partners have announced the launch of JAMII, the new Africa-focused sustainability platform. The platform houses the Company’s existing and…
- 3 Jul 2024
Nigeria Dubbed as Africa’s Next Silicon Valley @IoT West Africa
Shitij Taneja, Managing Director of Vertex Next, a subsidiary of Vertex Group and organisers of IoT West Africa Conference and Exhibition has tipped Nigeria as the new African Silicon Valley because…
- 21 Jan 2015
MTN, Ericsson Partner on e-Waste Disposal, Recycling in Benin
MTN Benin, has partnered with Ericsson under their Ecology Management Program, to launch the first electrical and electronic equipment waste (e-waste) collection and awareness drive in Benin. This…
- 26 Nov 2017
Booking.com Partners iamtheCODE.org in Search of Tech Solution to Human Trafficking in Africa
Chowberry Inc. wants food waste curtailed By peter oluka Human trafficking has been identified as one of the major challenges in the tourism sector in Africa. To curb the trend and related vices on…
- 20 Feb 2017
Disruptive Expo ‘17 Centers On Smart Cities, Citizens’ Participation
Some decades ago, the internet became a world-wide sensation, as people no longer wait for a post office, telegram, fax or physical libraries to send or receive information. The society has been…
- 12 Nov 2024
Odemwingie Crowned National PachiPanda Champion by MTN Nigeria and WWF/NC
MTN Nigeria, in partnership with the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) through its local partner Nigeria Conservation Foundation (NCF), is pleased to announce the winners of the 2024 Nigeria…
- 25 Aug 2021
Hybrid Working is the Way Forward, Here's How to Get it Right for Your Business
By Andrew Bourne, Regional Manager, Africa, Zoho Corp. As Nigeria enters its third wave of COVID-19 with cases of the Delta variant increasing in several states, companies are urged to take…
- 4 Jun 2020
World Environment Day: Coca-Cola Continues To Lead Plastic Recovery And Recycling Efforts Across Nigeria
As the world celebrates World Environment Day, the Coca-Cola System in Nigeria comprising Coca-Cola Nigeria and its bottling partner, Nigerian Bottling Company, reaffirms its commitment to making the…
- 30 Mar 2021
Curacel Secures $450,000 Pre-seed Funding to Drive Insurance Inclusion in Africa
Curacel, an AI-powered platform for claims processing and fraud management in Africa, has raised $450,000 pre-seed funding in a round that was led by Atlantica Ventures and Consonance with…
- 29 Nov 2017
Cleaner Lagos Initiative Announces Hotlines for Feedback, Enquiries From Residents
By peter oluka The Cleaner Lagos Initiative (CLI) has announced 08042532637 and 08139840260 as hotline numbers through which residents can directly make enquiries, complaints or offer suggestions on…
- 10 Jan 2020
Coca-Cola Foundation Commits $100,000 for Mental and Environmental Development Initiative for Children
To further express its commitment to empowering women, youth and building sustainable communities, The Coca-Cola Foundation, through the New World Program (NWP), has given a grant worth $100,000 to…
- 18 Jun 2014
DHL Nigeria Employees Participate on GoGreen-program for WED
On the occasion of the United Nations’ World Environment Day, Deutsche Post DHL, the world’s leading mail and logistics Company, called its 480, 000 employees for action, to participate in activities…
- 17 Jan 2014
Ribena, Tetra Pak Donate Recycled Furniture to Schools
Ribena in partnership with Tetra Pak West Africa recently handed over 80 desk and chair units made from recycled empty packs of Ribena to the LOTS Foundation in Dustbin Estate in Ajegunle area of…
- 21 Sept 2021
Cleanbuild.africa Calls for Climate Action Volunteers
The word 'climate change' has been recurring for more than a decade, but now we all are feeling the effects, some more than others. Although we read and hear about the effect of climate change and…
- 22 Oct 2020
Airtel, Ericsson Partner to Drive Responsible E-waste Disposal & Recycling in Zambia
Airtel Networks Zambia Plc has partnered with Ericsson on a ‘Product Take-Back’ program to minimize the potential environmental impact associated with the disposal of decommissioned electrical…
- 30 Dec 2021
Stephanie Okereke Linus partners Coca-Cola to Educate Consumers on the Benefits of Recycling
In many parts of the world, plastic waste has been a major source of concern for environmentalists. In Nigeria, waterways and drainages sport floating plastic bottles and nylons, leading to flooding,…
- 4 Nov 2022
PMI Nigeria Expo 2022 Returns to Lagos & Abuja, Focuses on Improving Project Outcomes
The need to address lingering challenges in project management will be at the centre of discourse during the Project Management Institute (PMI) Nigeria Chapter Expo 2022. L-R: Paul Omugbe, President,…
- 28 Apr 2015
Tears-of-Joy as Winners Emerge in Microsoft Devices’ "Passion to Empire" Campaign
Jessica Yahaya, an entrepreneur with passion for agricultural produce preservation was reduced to tears-of-joy as she joined Daniel Isa, Emmanuel Ugwueke, Emmanuel Okena and Godwin Benson as five top…
- 26 Jan 2022
TD Africa Commits to Empower Over 10 Million Nigerian Women By 2025
TD Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa’s leading distributor of tech, lifestyle and cutting-edge solutions has unveiled plans to engender a mindset shift and contribute to harnessing the latent potential of…
- 20 May 2024
Open Access Data Centres Recognize Sustainability as Key in its Operations - Aduloju
Mr Olatunji Aduloju is Operations Manager at Open Access Data Centres (OADC) on Sustainability in Data Centre Operations. He has an enviable career in operations of data centre, and has worked with…
- 6 Jul 2015
West Africa Needs Advanced Mobile Infrastructure, says IBM Nigeria Boss
Increased investments in relevant new technologies like mobile, cloud and big data analytics that offer advanced solutions and services are essential for West Africa’s socio-economic development. In…
- 23 Apr 2021
World Earth Day: Coca-Cola Reaffirms Its Commitment to Ensuring a World Without Waste
In commemoration of World Earth Day, Coca-Cola Nigeria through its recycling initiatives reaffirmed its commitment to the support of environmental protection and sustainability in Nigeria. Amaka…
- 24 Oct 2025
IHS Nigeria Reaffirms Commitment to Sustainable Infrastructure at the Sustainability Table Discourse Series
IHS Nigeria, part of the IHS Holding Limited group, one of the largest independent owners, operators, and developers of shared communications infrastructure in the world, has reiterated its…
- 24 Oct 2018
Altron, Huawei Seal IOT Partnership for Africa
Huawei and Altron, the Johannesburg Stock Exchange-listed technology company, have partnered to deliver tangible and real Internet of Things (IoT) solutions for businesses in Africa. The two…