The Minister of State for Industry, Trade and Investment, Ambassador Mariam Katagum, has assured Federal Government’s commitment to providing a conducive environment for women in business in the country. The Minister gave this assurance in her keynote address at the virtual launch of the Ebi Market Place, the first indigenous E-Commerce Market place platform for […]
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), Federal Ministry of Women Affairs, United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR), United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and civil society organizations (CSOs) in Nigeria on Thursday restated their commitment to collaborate with a view to tacking all forms of gender -based violence in the country as a strategic step […]
As part of a global initiative on climate change and environmental sustainability, the Development Bank of Nigeria (DBN) Plc, Financial Centre for Sustainability Lagos (FC4S Lagos) and Nigeria Climate Innovation Center (NCIC) have signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to fund green projects in Nigeria. The MoU signing event, which took place at the DBN head […]
Seplat Energy Plc, a leading Nigerian independent energy company listed on both the Nigerian and London stock exchanges, has launched the Seplat Awesome Women’s Network (SAWN) under its Seplat Gender Diversity programme at an event held in its corporate headquarters in Lagos. The Special Guest of Honour at the event and Nigeria’s Vice President, Prof. […]
Paramount ruler of Egbaland, His Royal Majesty, Oba Adedotun Gbadebo, on Monday commended the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) for its commitment to Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives at the grassroots which, he noted, had positively impacted on the lives of the people and communities nationwide. The royal father made this remark during the Annual Alake […]
One of Nigeria’s transparency advocacy organistions, Nigeria for All Nigerians (NAN), has charged the regulatory authorities to stop a likely violation of the Nigerian Investments and Securities Act by the impending listing by the introduction of the shares of Nigerian Exchange Group on the Main Board of Nigeria Exchange Limited with effect from October 13, 2021. […]
The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) has hinted of its moves to report oil and gas companies that have defaulted in remittance of their profit taxes to the federation account to anti-graft agencies. The organisation’s Executive Secretary, Dr .Orji Ogbonnaya Orji , reported that based on the 2019 Oil and Gas Industry and Solid […]
The African Centre for Justice and Human Rights (ACJHR) has commended the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on its planned digital currency – eNaira – project, describing it as a welcome development with huge benefits to the nation’s economy. The civil society group’s Acting Director of Operations and Programmes Development, Bridget Akpeh, gave the commendation […]
The Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the Nigeria Communication Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta, has stressed the need for digital training of women to uplift their socio-economic standards and bridge the gender gap among professionals in the country. The telecom industry chief, who made this remark recently in Lagos at the maiden edition of the […]
Worried by the potential negative social and economic implications of the rising debt stock of Nigeria, the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has asked the leadership of the National Assembly to decline approval for the latest President Buhari’s request for a fresh $4 billion and €710 million foreign loans. Specifically, SERAP appealed to the […]