LAPO
9 Mar
Wife of Edo State Governor, Betsy Obaseki, at the weekend, said providing equal opportunities for education, economic participation and leadership for women can create a more inclusive and prosperous future for generations to come and uplift women in our society. Obaseki spoke in Benin City at the 12th LAPO Outstanding Women Leadership Award (LOWLA), held…
12 Nov
The Executive Director, Lift Above Poverty Organisation (LAPO), Honesty Obadiora, has identified inadequate funding, poor infrastructural facilities, shortage of academic staff, brain-drain, weak monitoring and inspection as major challenges bedeviling ,,,
2 Nov
LAPO Microfinance Bank Limited has won the ‘Microfinance Bank of the Decade’ in the Marketing Edge Brands and Advertising Excellence Award 2023. In a statement, the Director of Communications, LAPO Microfinance Bank, Oluremi Akande, said the award was in recognition of the firm’s leadership and sustained contributions to the growth and development of the microfinance…
23 Oct
The Lift Above Poverty Organization (LAPO) has reiterated the position of the Federal Ministry of Budget and National Economic Planning that the private sector is critical to driving the economic growth and overall development of Nigeria.
20 Oct
The Minister of Budget and National Economic Planning, Senator Abubakar Atiku Bagudu, has said the federal government was facing enormous challenges, noting that it was barely managing to pay salaries. Bagudu stated this at the 30th Annual Development Forum organised by the Live Above Poverty Organisation (LAPO) in Abuja on Thursday. While emphasizing the need…
20 Oct
The Minister of Budget and National Economic Planning, Senator Abubakar Atiku Bagudu, has said the federal government is facing enormous challenges, noting that it is barely managing to pay salaries.
17 Oct 2023
Lift Above Poverty (LAPO) Micro-Finance has lamented that most farmers are inconsistent in the repayment of loans. Loan Recovery Officer, Susan Adoga, stated this, yesterday, during a stakeholders’ meeting organised by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) in Makurdi.
24 May 2023
A NON-Governmental Organisation (NGO), Lift Above Poverty Organisation (LAPO), in partnership with Edo State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), yesterday, provided free medical services to over 195 school children of indigent families in the state.
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Four people died and at least 19 more were missing after a boat ferrying them across a swollen river capsized in Indian-administered Kashmir on Tuesday, officials said. Rescuers in rubber boats, joined by marine commandos, were scrambling to find survivors as hundreds of worried and mourning family members gathered at the riverbanks after the accident.…
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In compliance with the Nigerian Oil and Gas Content Development Act, Green Energy International Limited (GEIL), the operator of Otakikpo marginal field OML 11, Lekoil Oil & Gas Investment Limited (JV) in partnership with the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has commenced the training of several Nigerians in oil and gas engineering. Aimed…
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There seems to be no respite for Nigerians on food prices despite the rise in naira value as the March inflation figure rose to 33.20 per cent.
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Nigeria’s power grid, operated from Osogbo in Osun State, collapsed in the early hours of yesterday, throwing the country into nationwide darkness amid ongoing furore over the hike in electricity tariff for premium consumers.
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Like the other arms of government in the country, the judiciary that administers the nation’s laws is beset with peculiar challenges, which have clogged the wheel of justice administration for so many years.
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The mutuallove lost between Edo State governor, Godwin Obaseki, and the immediatedeputy governor, Philip Shaibu, reached its feverish pitch on Monday, April 8, with the impeachment of Shaibu by the State House of Assembly.
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The National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, has said the Federal Government has rescued over 1,000 victims of verified mass abduction across the country without paying ransom.
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The Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN)has described the qualification by U.S.-based Nigerian speed star, Favour Ofili, for the Paris 2024 Olympics Games as ‘fantastic’.