The Governor of Ekiti State, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, yesterday revealed plans to establish and strengthen private sector relationship with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) with a view to driving sustainable developments in the state. The IFC is an international financial institution of the World Bank that offers investment, advisory and asset management services to encourage…
read moreThe Teach For Nigeria Fellowship program is a 2 year full-time paid commitment that is designed to build a movement of leaders who will work towards eliminating educational inequity in Nigeria. As a Fellow, you will set targets and work towards ambitious goals that will put your students on a different life path. The experience…
read moreThe Higher Education Authority (HEA) is pleased to issue the 2020 Call under the Government of Ireland International Education Scholarships Programme. Under the initiative 60 scholarships will be provided for one year study at Bachelor, Master or PhD levels to successful candidates who have an offer of a place at an eligible Irish higher education…
read moreCOMMUNIQUE An array of energy experts, government representatives, host community members, and other stakeholders, including celebrities from oil-producing communities gathered in Lagos to deliberate on pathways for more sustainable community engagement processes in Nigeria’s extractive industries during the 8th Sustainability in the Extractive Industries (SITEI) Conference, with the theme, ‘COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT: A PANACEA FOR PEACE…
read moreFollowing the rate of the spread of the novel Coronavirus outbreak from China, the Lagos State Government has directed all returning travellers from the Asian nation and those exposed to travellers from the country to observe self-quarantine for 14 days on arrival in Lagos. The state government has also dismissed reports that a case of…
read moreFor displaying excellent financial performance, leveraging technology for business growth, creating a universal payment gateway and advancing efforts towards creating a sustainable future, Africa’s largest retail bank, Access Bank Plc, emerged winner of the Best Bank in Nigeria and Best Product Launch (Pan Africa) categories at the 2019 Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) Finance…
read moreAfrica’s largest bank in assets and customer base, Access Bank Plc. has continued its recent trend of wins, as it emerged the ‘Bank of the Year’ at The Bankers Awards which took place at Sheraton Grand Park Lane in London. The Bank was selected winner based on its impressive financial performance over the years, meeting…
read moreThe United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has said Nigeria may lose two million children to pneumonia in the next decade if modalities are not put in place to curb the disease. The UN body identified malnutrition, air pollution and lack of access to vaccines and antibiotics as the drivers of preventable deaths from pneumonia, which…
read moreThe International Children’s Peace Prize is awarded annually to a child who fights courageously for children’s rights. Winning the International Children’s Peace Prize puts your changemaker in news headlines around the world. Last year, the winners’ message reached more than 1.6 billion people! Nominate your changemaking candidate now! Last year we received 137 nominations from 56…
read moreNominations for the 2020 Champions of the Earth award has opened. This is the UN’s highest environmental honour aiming to recognise the contribution of outstanding leaders from government, civil society and the private sector whose actions have had a positive impact on the environment. The nominations will remain open until 20th March 2020. Established in 2005,…
read moreThe Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva has disclosed that the modular refinery by Waltersmith located in Imo State, has advanced to a completion stage of over 90 percent, stressing that the development would improve supply of petroleum products in the country. Speaking during the inspection of the ongoing works in the refinery,…
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