Eighty-five (85) female internally displaced persons (IDPs) in 3 batches since July with the latest set of 28 women on Saturday, 22 August 2020 receiving funding for their micro businesses at Sesor Empowerment Foundation (Sesor)’s IDP Support Centre in Lagos. Since 2016, Sesor has partnered with the Grooming Centre to provide livelihood support to displaced Read More…
Day: 26 August 2020
NSE All-Share Index grows further by 0.15%
The bulls continued to dominate trading on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on Wednesday with the key market indices improving further by 0.15 per cent. Specifically, the NSE All-Share Index which opened at 25,291.73 inched higher by 38.37 points or 0.15 per cent to close at 25,330.10. Also, the market capitalisation rose by N20 billion Read More…
141m Africans gain from better agric tech to boost food security – Adesina
The President of African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr Akinwumi Adesina says 141 million people have benefitted from improved agricultural technologies to enhance food security in the last five years he assumed office. Adesina made this known during the opening of the bank’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) held virtually on Wednesday. He said about 18 million Read More…