United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed has called on private sector organizations to increase their investment in social development to help achieve the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Speaking virtually at the MTN Foundation’s 20th anniversary celebration, Mohammed emphasized that the resources needed to accomplish the UN’s 2030 […]
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Young Entrepreneurs Win TotalEnergies N24m Grant
From Left to Right: Temitope Yakubu, Interkool by Farm CI, Winner Best Entrepreneur Award in the Innov’Up category, Dr. Samba Seye, Managing Director TotalEnergies Marketing Nigeria PLC., Emmanuel Abah, Waste2light LTD, Winner Best Sustainable and Affordable Energy Award in the Power’Up Category, Mr. Matthieu Bouyer, Managing Director upstream companies of […]
Africa’s Abundant Gas Reserves Offer Immediate Solutions To Prevailing Problems – Seplat CEO
Africa has abundant gas reserves, and these rich reserves offer immediate solutions to the continent’s immediate and prevailing challenges if well leveraged. The Chief Executive Officer, Seplat energy Plc, Mr. Roger Brown, said this during the ongoing Africa Oil Week (AOW) Conference and Exhibition in Cape Town, South Africa. […]
NGX Group Applauds German Government, DEG for Commitment to Sustainability … to Collaboration on Climate Action in Nigeria
Nigerian Exchange Group Plc (NGX Group) has lauded the German Government and its development finance institution, Deutsche Investitions- und Entwicklungsgesellschaft (DEG), a subsidiary of KfW Bank, for their unwavering commitment to advancing impact investing in Nigeria. This comes as NGX Group looks to strengthen partnerships aimed at fostering sustainable […]
400 investment professionals walk for sustainability in Lagos
L-R: Akinbola Akintola of Pension Fund Operators Association of Nigeria (PenOp): Yemi Ajagun; Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer, CFA Society Nigeria,; Oludare Moses-Adenkan; Chief Operating Officer, Fund Managers Association of Nigeria (FMAN), Olumuyiwa Adeyemi; Council Member, Association of Securities Dealing Houses of Nigeria (ASHON), Babatunde Adewolu […]
Access Bank’s Contributions in Africa’s Transition to a Low Carbon Economy
Africa is facing a growing challenge of managing its waste and natural resources in a sustainable way. The current traditional linear economic model, characterized by a “take, make, dispose” pattern that is extracting, consuming, and disposing of materials, is inefficient, wasteful, and harmful to the environment and human health. According […]
Gates Foundation Urges Global Action as Climate Change Puts 40 Million More Children at Risk of Stunting
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has urged world leaders to increase global health spending where it is needed most in order to boost children’s health and nutrition, especially in the face of the global climate crisis. The Foundation stated this in its eighth annual Goalkeepers report released today. The […]
HEI wins ACT Foundation grant to tackle NCDs in Nigeria
The Health Emergency Initiative (HEI) has been selected as one of the 2024 grantees by Aspire Coronation Trust (ACT Foundation) aimed at reducing Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) across four states in Nigeria. Mr Paschal Achunine, Ashoka Fellow and Executive Director HEI, confirmed this in a statement on Monday in Lagos. […]
Africa loses $15 billion annually to climate change despite low emissions-AfDB
President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr. Akinwumi Adesina has said that Africa suffers an annual loss of between $7 billion and $15 billion due to climate change. He made this statement during an interview with the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). Despite contributing only 3% of global emissions, Africa […]