Category: ESG

ESG

ISSB-Aligned Disclosures Will Lower Capital Costs, Attract Global Investors — SEC

    The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has unveiled plans to drive the adoption of International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) disclosure frameworks in Nigeria, asserting that alignment with the global standards will strengthen market transparency, reduce information risk, and attract international capital flows into the country’s capital markets. Speaking […]

Alternative Bank, AMWMF Partner to Empower Entrepreneurs Nationwide

The Alternative Bank, one of Nigeria’s non-interest financial institutions, has entered into a partnership with the Association of Market Women/Men and Farmers of Nigeria (AMWMF) to boost economic empowerment and expand financial inclusion for millions of grassroots entrepreneurs across the country.   The initiative, launched in collaboration with Sterling Financial […]

Nestlé Nigeria Trains 100 Plastics Waste Workers

    Nestlé Nigeria Plc has launched a comprehensive Safety, Health, and Environment (SHE) Training Program, empowering 100 plastic waste workers across Lagos and Abuja.   This initiative aims to enhance the safety and wellbeing of these invaluable workers while empowering them and promoting their dignity within the plastics recycling […]

Africa Tops BII’s Investment Portfolio With £1.09bn in 2024 ………UK Development Finance Institution Increases Africa Commitments by 40%

    British International Investment (BII), the UK government’s development finance institution, has disclosed that it committed £1.09bn to African companies in 2024, marking a 40 per cent increase from the £725m invested in the region the previous year.   The figure represents 62 per cent of BII’s total global […]

Plural Health Emerges to Tackle Africa’s Fragmented Healthcare Systems

As African countries push for universal health coverage, a persistent challenge continues to undermine progress: fragmentation. From disconnected hospital systems to slow insurance processing and inaccessible patient records, the lack of coordinated digital infrastructure remains a major barrier to effective healthcare delivery on the continent. Plural Health, a Nigerian health […]

NEPL/Seplat JV Launches Mini-Grid Project, Celebrates YEP Graduation In Edo State

  The NEPL/Seplat Joint Venture (JV) has unveiled a solar-powered mini-grid project, graduation of its pioneer Youth Entrepreneurship Programme (YEP) participants and the commissioning of a borehole project in Ologbo N’ugu, Edo State. Themed, “Building Capacity for a Greener Grassroots Economy,” the three-pronged initiative is centered on providing access to […]

Otedola Declared the Activist Investor and Market Maker of the Year at Nairametrics Awards……….First Holdco Plc, FirstBank and First Asset also Shine at the Awards

First HoldCo Group had a great outing at the Nairametrics Capital Market Choice Awards ceremony which was held last Friday at the Civic Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos. The harvest of awards started with the Group Chairman of the Holding Company, Mr. Femi Otedola, CON, blazing the trail by being honoured […]