Nigerian fintech product marketer, Fiyinfolu Adekunle, has earned a Master of Science (MSc) in Digital Marketing from the University of Chester Business School, United Kingdom, and has been named a TIME100 Fintech Product & Growth Leader of the Year. The twin achievements underscore the growing global recognition of African fintech professionals and their contributions to […]

By Akeem Salau Happy Woman Solutions Limited, in partnership with Mayden Microfinance Bank, has launched the Happy Woman Match Fund, a financing initiative aimed at helping women entrepreneurs acquire business equipment to expand their businesses and improve their income. The initiative seeks to address one of the major challenges facing women-owned businesses — limited access […]

By Esther Onyegbula The Global Environment Facility Small Grants Programme (GEF-SGP), implemented by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), on Tuesday inaugurated an expanded 3-horsepower (hp) solar-powered cold room in Sagbokoji fishing community, Amuwo-Odofin Local Government Area of Lagos State, to strengthen fish preservation and improve the livelihoods of women in the riverine settlement. The […]

Kaduna State is witnessing a quiet yet transformative shift in its livestock sector, driven by the Livestock Productivity and Resilience Support (L-PRES) Project, a World Bank–supported initiative aimed at strengthening productivity, sustainability, and conflict-sensitive agricultural development across Nigeria.

Professor Ogbonna Collins Nwabuko has emerged as one of West Africa’s leading physician-scientists, earning recognition for pioneering research that has advanced the understanding, diagnosis and management of multiple myeloma and sickle cell disease across Nigeria and the sub-region. With more than 16 years of research experience, Nwabuko has led multi-centre studies that have strengthened evidence-based […]

By Ebunoluwa Sessou & Danielle EnukorahAfrica’s leading digital rights and inclusion organisation, Paradigm Initiative, PIN, has expanded its efforts to promote digital transformation across the continent, reaching more than 1,300 people in 11 African countries through 26 programmes focused on digital rights, inclusion, artificial intelligence, AI, election integrity and grassroots digital literacy. The organisation said […]

SQI College of ICT has launched its 2026 Annual Scholarship Programme, reaffirming its commitment to expanding access to quality technology education for young Nigerians and other eligible Africans. The scholarship programme was unveiled on Sunday during the institution’s monthly MindTalk event, which promotes behavioural, leadership and interpersonal skills alongside technical training. Speaking at the launch, […]

…as Bukola Bakare Becomes District Governor By Akeem Salau Traditional rulers and other stakeholders have commended Rotary International for its humanitarian contributions, describing the organisation as a model of selfless service and community development. The commendations were made at the installation of entrepreneur and Rotarian, Mrs Bukola Olabisi Bakare, as District Governor of Rotary International […]

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The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), in collaboration with OFY Multi Dynamics Ltd., has commenced a training and empowerment programme on electricity meter repairs and electrical distribution switchgear for 50 beneficiaries in Ikeja, Lagos State. The programme, which started on July 13 and will run until July 24, is designed to equip participants […]

By Lawani Mikairu Minister of State Petroleum Resources (Oil), Sen. Heineken Lokpobiri was at the exhibition booth of Engineering Automation Technology Limited (EATL), at the just-concluded NOG Energy Week Conference and Exhibition in Abuja. The Minister, who was received by the Managing Director/CEO of EATL , Dr. Emmanuel Okon took a comprehensive tour of the […]

By Ebunoluwa SessouThe Sooko Agoriesin of Ile-Ife, Aare Sooko Oladotun Hassan, Esq., who is also the Aare Yoruba Agbaye and President of the Yoruba Council Worldwide, has urged former Vice President Atiku Abubakar to reconsider his presidential ambition and support President Bola Ahmed Tinubu ahead of the 2027 general elections. He made the call while […]

The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), in collaboration with Fab Development Co. Nig. Ltd., has commenced a one-month training programme in steel welding and fabrication for 50 youths in Oshodi, Lagos State. The programme, which began on July 6 and will run until July 31, is aimed at equipping participants with practical, industry-standard […]

By Dayo Johnson, Akure The Ondo State chapter of the Renewed Hope Ambassadors has commended President Bola Tinubu following the successful rescue of pupils and teachers abducted in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State. In a statement signed by its State Coordinator, Rt. Hon. Victor Olabimtan, the group described the operation as a major […]

By Esther Onyegbula All On, Nigeria’s leading off-grid energy access investor, has launched the 2026 All On Off-Grid Energy Challenge, offering between $200,000 and $1 million in blended funding to support innovative Nigerian clean energy companies developing solutions to bridge the country’s energy access gap. Applications for the nationwide competition opened on July 2 and […]