By Rukayat Adeyemi Access Bank Plc says it has enhanced its Agriculture Desk to boost sustainable agricultural business and attract global investments. The Executive Director, Commercial Banking, Access Bank, Ms Hadiza Ambursa, at a news conference in Lagos, said that the move aimed at improving value for itsContinue Reading
By Funmilola Gboteku QNET, an e-commerce company, has partnered Transblue Nigeria Ltd. to empower over 750 youths on financial literacy in the second phase of FinGreen, its corporate social responsibility initiative. The Managing Director of Transblue Nigeria Ltd., Mr Akeem Ajisafe, said this on Wednesday during the graduation ceremony ofContinue Reading
By Yunus Yusuf The Major Oil Marketers Association of Nigeria (MOMAN) has reiterated plans to collaborate with the Federal Fire Service and other relevant stakeholders to ensure safety of all petroleum facilities in the downstream. Mr Gabriel Orupke, Chairman, MOMAN’s Health, Safety Environment and Quality (HSEQ) committee,Continue Reading
By Mercy Omoike The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (FMAFS) distributed 14,633 hybrid coconut seedlings to farmers in five states on Tuesday to boost productivity. The states that benefitted are Lagos, Edo, Anambra, Akwa-Ibom, and Kogi. The ministry explained that it carefully selected the five major coconut-producingContinue Reading
By Adeyemi Adeleye The CrimsonBow Sickle Cell Initiative on Saturday urged the Federal Government not to ignore people with sickle cell aneamia in its policies and and programmes. The Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) made this appeal during an empowerment programme for sickle cell patients in Lagos. The News Agency of NigeriaContinue Reading
By Oluwafunke Ishola Melinda French-Gates, Co-chair, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, says investing in women’s healthcare, particularly in high quality, affordable, equitable healthcare is a sure way to build a better future we all imagine. French-Gates said this during the 2023 Goalkeepers Conference held on the sidelines of theContinue Reading
By Adekunle Williams No fewer than 1,000 women have benefited from the Gbolahan Olusegun Yishawu (GOY) skills acquisition aimed at empowering women in Eti-Osa Constituency II in Lagos State. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Mr Gbolahan Yishawu, a Member, Lagos State House of Assembly, spoke withContinue Reading
By Yusuf Yunus Canada (Calgary), Sept. 20, 2023(NAN) Mr Gabriel Aduda, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Petroleum Resources, has expressed concern over the failure of global leaders to invest approximately 10 billion dollars in Nigeria’s net-zero and energy transition plans by 2060. The News Agency of NigeriaContinue Reading
By Olatunde Ajayi The Federal Government, through the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (FMAFS), on Wednesday, trained and empowered selected women and youths from Oyo and Ogun states on small ruminants production. The Permanent Secretary of the ministry, Dr Ernest Umakhihe, while declaring open a two-day trainingContinue Reading
By Funmilola Gboteku/ Stellamaris Ashinze The U.S. Deputy Treasury Secretary, Wally Adeyemo, says the U.S. government will be investing in small, medium, and large enterprises to boost Nigeria’s economy. Adeyemo disclosed this on Tuesday while speaking with the media during his visit to some tech founders at the VibraniumContinue Reading
