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ASIS summit to focus on sustainable development

25.03.2025
The Africa Social Impact Summit will focus on sustainable development and policy innovation as it returns for its fourth edition on July 10-11, organisers said in a statement on Sunday. Co-convened by the Sterling One Foundation and the United Nations Nigeria, the summit aims to drive practical solutions to Africa’s most pressing challenges, the organisers...
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Support Africa’s $450bn growth target, Elumelu urges investors

24.03.2025
Nigerian billionaire businessman, Tony Elumelu, has called on global investors to support Africa’s economic transformation, citing the continent’s projected $450bn Gross Domestic Product boost from the African Continental Free Trade Area by 2035. Elumelu, who also serves as Chairman of Heirs Holdings and United Bank for Africa, said Africa’s potential is often overlooked despite its...
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CNG loan programme begins Q2 2025 – FG

24.03.2025
The Federal Government, through the Presidential Compressed Natural Gas Initiative, has clarified that the much-anticipated CNG loan programme for private drivers is not yet operational. It said the framework is still being finalised in collaboration with Credit Corp and other financial institutions. The Programme Director, PCNGI, Michael Oluwagbemi, disclosed this to our correspondent in Abuja....
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NCF, partners host UNFCCC delegation in Nigeria

24.03.2025
The Nigerian Conservation Foundation and other partners hosted the Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, Simon Stiell, and his delegation on a four-day (March 4-7, 2025) visit to Nigeria. A statement from the NCF stated that the UNFCCC has been pivotal in supporting climate policy development, capacity building, and other...
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Coca-Cola Foundation provides water to Borno communities

24.03.2025
Coca-Cola Foundation has improved access to clean water for over 16,000 people in Borno State through its Strengthening Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Service Delivery initiative. The Foundation noted in a statement that it implemented the S-WASH initiative in partnership with the Global Environment & Technology Foundation and WaterAid to rehabilitate boreholes, set up handwashing stations,...
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Leadway unveils product to empower women

24.03.2025
Financial services group Leadway has unveiled a special community, Hersurred, to empower women. At the launch in Lagos on Friday, it was revealed that the community is a vibrant one and designed to empower women to thrive in business, life and everything else in between. The Chief People Experience Officer at Leadway Group, Kunbi Adeoti,...
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N600bn capital injection expected on insurance bill passage

24.03.2025
Pan-African credit rating agency Agusto&Co projected that insurers would pour in about N600bn to recapitalise their firms on the passage of the Nigeria Insurance Industry Reform bill. This was revealed in its latest 2025 Nigerian Insurance Industry Report made available to The PUNCH. The National Insurance Commission recently hailed the passage of the bill by...
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Consumer group condemns price hike by Multichoice

24.03.2025
A Nigerian consumer rights group, Save the Consumers, has condemned the recent price hikes on DStv and GOtv subscriptions by MultiChoice Nigeria, describing the move as “insensitive and exploitative.” The group made this known in a statement signed by the Executive Director, Aliyu Ilias, on Sunday. The statement partly read, “Save the Consumers, a Nigerian...
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