Gender equality is achieved when women and men enjoy the same rights and opportunities across all sectors of society, including economic participation and decision-making - when the aspirations and needs of women and men are equally valued and favoured. According to the United Nations (UN), “Gender equality is not only a fundamental human right, but…
read moreItalian multinational energy company, Eni S.p.A and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) are collaborating to boost access to sustainable energy in Africa. This agreement was signed on September 24, 2018, by Eni CEO, Claudio Descalzi and UNDP Administrator, Achim Steiner during an official ceremony on the sidelines of the 73rd General Assembly. This comes…
read moreThis scholarship supports Guinness Nigeria’s commitment to implementing transformative schemes that foster youth development. The scholarship will provide full tuition for students who are currently studying in Nigerian Universities and Polytechnics. Student from our host communities are encourage to apply. Guinness Nigeria Undergraduate Scholarship Eligibility. Applications are open to students studying the following courses: Engineering…
read more2019 is kicking off with an exciting, innovative, youth-led and multi-partner programme called the Goalkeepers Youth Action Accelerator! The launch of the Accelerator is a direct response to the challenges young people face in accessing sufficient and appropriate resources to meaningfully engage in development decisions and activities that affect their communities. The Accelerator will support…
read moreData analytics, a relatively new word, but old concept in the field of Data Analysis is more likened to a revolution which draws on existing and new sources of real-time information to fully integrate statistics into decision making, promote open access to, and use of, data and ensure increased support for statistical systems. Data analytics…
read moreThe UN Women representative in Nigeria, Mrs Patience Ekeoba has said in a monthly SDGs dialogue at the United Nations Information Centre in Lagos, that a world of gender equality and justice is possible but all must work collectively to turn the promises to action. She said that Goal 5 of all the 17 Sustainable…
read moreThe Statistician General of the Federation, Mr Yemi Kale, says the National Bureau of Statistics will commence the Nigeria Living Standard Survey from September 27. Kale disclosed this at a One Day Stakeholder’s Sensitisation Workshop on NLSS in Keffi, Nasarawa State. He said: “work is going to start next week; for us to be sensitising…
read moreThe Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF) with support from Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL) offers research grants to Nigerian citizens wishing to undertake research work in fields related to nature conservation and sustainable livelihood. The grant shall be to support a PhD programme. This year’s theme is ‘Mangrove Conservation and Combatting Desert Encroachment’. VISION: NCF has a vision of a Nigeria…
read moreIntroduction At YouTube, we believe that the work of trusted journalistic organisations is as critical as ever, especially when it comes to providing information about current events online. In July, we Google News Initiative to support the future of news in online video and our efforts to improve the news experience on YouTube. This included a $25M…
read moreAt age 10, Titi was taken from her family in the Republic of Benin, and brought to Nigeria to become a domestic help to a family of six. Now aged 12, Titi neither knows her surname, nor heritage. The young child works round the clock cooking, cleaning, washing and scrubbing. Titi wakes at 6am or…
read moreOIL companies operating in the Niger Delta can enjoy a peaceful business environment if they implement robust Corporate Social Responsibility, CSR, which guarantees host-communities’ ownership of their operations. The Managing Director of Mainstream Energy Solutions, Engr. Lamu Audu, said in Abuja, on Tuesday, 11 September, that such oil companies have a lot to learn from…
read moreSome Information and Communication (ICT) experts have warned that addiction to the use of cell phones has socio-cultural and economic consequences.The experts told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in separate interviews in Abuja that cell phone addiction was affecting social relationships and perforating the pockets of users.But they noted that clutching on cell phones…
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