In Lagos on December 5, 2023, Heirs Insurance Group announced the donation of a 30KVA solar power station to the Ikoyi Passport Office of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) to enable round-the-clock passport production. Dr. Awele Elumelu, Non-Executive Director of Heirs Holdings, highlighted the initiative’s objective, stating, “Through this project, Heirs Insurance Group demonstrates its Read More…
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WaterAid and PepsiCo Foundation provide clean water and toilets for 2000 Students in Lagos
A partnership between WaterAid and the Lagos State Government resulted in the unveiling of a newly installed 6,000-litre solar-powered borehole, refurbished toilets, and handwashing stations at Community and LGA Primary schools in Ijegun. Evelyn Mere, WaterAid Nigeria’s Country Director, emphasised that the commissioning, coinciding with World Toilet Day 2023, marked a significant step. The project Read More…
18 innovators seek $49.6 million investment at Africa Social Impact Summit
African inventors and entrepreneurs have set their sights on securing a $49.6 million investment from stakeholders during the recently concluded Africa Social Impact Summit (ASSIS). The event, which took place in Lagos, featured a deal room where 18 businesses, chosen from a pool of over 500 applicants across Africa, presented their proposals. These finalists, representing Read More…
Celebrating International Women’s Day at BAT in West and Central Africa
This year’s International Women’s Day (IWD) themed ‘Embrace Equity’ marks a call to action for accelerating women’s opportunities and promoting equity to forge harmony, unity, and help drive success for all. British American Tobacco in West and Central Africa recognizes that our employees are all unique and have different needs, experiences, and opportunities, and through Read More…
Coca-Cola: Creating A Better Shared Future Through Women Economic Empowerment
‘Equality is not just the right thing to do, it is smart economics. No society can ever truly flourish if it stifles the potential of its women and deprives itself of the contribution of half its citizens.’ At Coca-Cola, we know that women are not only essential to building thriving communities – we truly believe Read More…
Coke Foundation gives $10,000 support for Nigerian businesswomen
The Coca-Cola Foundation says it is supporting Nigerian businesswomen with a $10,000 grant to acquire digital skills. This is contained in a statement signed by Mr Segun Olabode, Analyst at Precise platform and made available to the newsmen on Sunday in Lagos. According to the statement, Wivesroundtable Foundation has announced the relaunch of its Digital Read More…
Flour Mills joins African business leaders to fight climate change
Leading Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) Company Flour Mills of Nigeria (FMN) Plc is the first FMCG firm to join the Africa Business Leaders Coalition (ABLC) to combat climate change. This was said in a statement released by Mr. Boye Olusanya, Group Managing Director of FMN, on Wednesday in Lagos. Olusanya claimed that the action was Read More…
TotalEnergies, NNPCL, others splash CSR projects across 7 states
In furtherance of its Corporate Social Responsibility, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd. (NNPC) and TotalEnergies Upstream Nigeria Ltd., operator of OML 130, and partners, inaugurated projects in seven states (CSR). The projects were launched in the states of Osun, Kwara, Imo, Enugu, Anambra, Benue, and Rivers, according to a statement made on Tuesday in Read More…
Cakasa Ebenezer Foundation donates school kits to three Lagos schools
Cakasa Ebenezer Foundation (CEF), the CSR arm of Cakasa Nigeria Limited, recently gave school bags, books, and writing tools to three Lagos public elementary schools in Mushin Local Government Area (LGA). The donation was part of Cakasa Ebenezer Foundation’s Kit-a-child campaign. The schools are Oduduwa Pry School, Estate Pry School, and Papa Ajao Pry School. Read More…
ASR Africa donates N1bn to University of Ibadan as part of its Tertiary Education Grants Scheme
…commences project initiation process in collaboration with University In picture above: Acting Vice Chancellor of the University of Ibadan, Prof. Adebola Ekanola (in sky-blue safari suit) flanked by representatives of the ASR Africa Initiative, Dr Aliyu Idi Hong (L), and O’tega Ogra (R) at the presentation ceremony and project initiation process meeting for the N1billion Read More…