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Sahara Go Recycling Initiative Facilitates Over N93m In Payouts

25.01.2026

The Sahara Group Foundation, the corporate social impact arm of Sahara Group, has announced that its Sahara Go Recycling Initiative has, since inception, collected over 660 tonnes of recyclable waste, facilitated more than ₦93 million in payouts, and positively impacted over 1,700 households by creating alternative income streams across Lagos. The foundation recently commissioned its...

SDGs, AUDA-NEPAD Empower 490 Smallholder Farmers In Bauchi

25.01.2026

In a bid to improve livelihoods and promote self-reliance, the Bauchi State Government, through the Office of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), has empowered 490 smallholder farmers across the state’s 20 Local Government Areas. As part of the empowerment tour, the agency distributed N5.5 million in cash and 108 goats to beneficiaries, aimed at enhancing...

Author, Retired NIS Comptroller, Reverend Sister Appointed UN Peace Ambassadors

25.01.2026

An award-winning international scholar, author, and speaker, Dr. Ambassador Lilian Ajayi-Ore; retired Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) Comptroller, Ambassador Muhammed Aliu Akadri; and Rev. Sister Christiana Oluwafunmike Olagunji, Administrator of Holy Child College, Ikoyi, Lagos, have been appointed as Global Peace Ambassadors by the International Association of World Peace Advocates (IAWPA), United Nations Peace Volunteers. According...

NGX Group, Lagos State, HEI Expand Project BLOOM To Alimosho, Building On Measurable Social Impact

25.01.2026

Nigerian Exchange Group Plc (NGX Group), in partnership with the Lagos State Government and the Health Emergency Initiative (HEI), has extended Project BLOOM (Bringing Life to Our Overlooked Minors) to Alimosho Local Government Area, continuing efforts to tackle child malnutrition in underserved communities across Lagos State. The third outreach under the initiative, held within Lagos...

C’ttee Announces Burial Rites Of Senator Ezea

25.01.2026

The National Burial Committee for the late Senator Okechukwu Ezea, who represented Enugu North, has announced the official burial programmes. In a statement by Mr. Ike Abonyi, Chairman of the Media Subcommittee, the late senator will be laid to rest in his hometown of Itchi, Igbo Eze South Local Government Area, Enugu State, on Friday,...

Oborevwori Mourns Legendary GCU Principal, Siakpere

25.01.2026

Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, has expressed deep sorrow over the passing of renowned educationist and elder statesman, Chief David Mafuvbe Siakpere, former Principal of Government College Ughelli (GCU), who died on January 18 at the age of 84. In a condolence message issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Sir Festus Ahon, the governor described...

Kogi L-PRES Project Launches Stakeholders’ Engagement

25.01.2026

The Kogi State Livestock Productivity and Resilience Support (L-PRES) Project has launched a stakeholders’ engagement and sensitisation programme on Gender-Based Violence (GBV), Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (SEA), and Sexual Harassment (SH) for contractors and service providers in Lokoja. The programme, aimed at promoting responsible and ethical project implementation, underscored the project’s zero-tolerance policy for GBV,...

Bauchi Reviews AGILE Life Skills Programme, Seeks Stakeholder Feedback

25.01.2026

The Bauchi State Ministry of Education has commenced a performance review of the life skills component of the Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE) project, aimed at improving implementation and programme outcomes. The review was the focus of a quarterly community engagement meeting held in Bauchi, which brought together education managers, school principals,...

NDIC, EFCC Close Ranks To Enhance Asset Recovery, Prosecution Of Bank Failure Offences

25.01.2026

The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening collaboration with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to enhance the recovery of assets and debts of failed banks, as well as the investigation and prosecution of individuals whose actions contribute to bank failures. The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of...

Adeniyi Tasks Young Officers To Pursue Global Expertise

25.01.2026

The Comptroller-General of Customs (CGC), Adewale Adeniyi, has charged younger officers of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) to aspire to global expertise in Post-Clearance Audit (PCA), describing it as a cornerstone of modern customs administration and the future of Nigerian trade facilitation. Adeniyi gave the charge at the conclusion of the five-day World Customs Organization...