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Experts have identified the current African economic outlook shaped by global market dynamics, international markets, key regulatory changes in the import/export landscape, and global future market access as some of the reasons African female entrepreneurs should go green if they want to remain relevant in business.
3 Dec
To accelerate Africa’s green economy, government leaders, representing over 20 per cent of the continent’s countries, would gather at the African Women Sustainability Conference 2024.
6 May 2024
ImpactHER, a not-for-profit organisation focused on empowering African female entrepreneurs by bridging the gender gap to enable them realise their full economic potential, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the African Union in realisation of the Union’s 2063 Gender Goals.
11 Mar 2024
To foster the inclusion of female entrepreneurs in Nigeria, experts have identified the need for a concentrated effort on the dissemination of accurate information, more access to finance, creating a pool of women with similar businesses...
4 Mar 2024
About 250 women are set to be trained for free in Lagos by a non-governmental organisation (NGO), as part of activities to mark this year’s International Women’s Day (IWD) to be held on March 8.
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Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka says she and her American rapper boyfriend Cordae have split up just days ahead of the Australian Open.
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The Golden Globes drew more than 10 million TV viewers to post a small audience increase from the previous year, producers said Monday, after a well-received show in which "Emilia Perez" and "The Brutalist" scored big wins.
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The Police Command in Bauchi State says it has apprehended 2,322 suspects for various offences in the last year. The command recorded 1,182 cases and recovered stolen vehicles, arms and ammunition during various operations within the period under review. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Awwal Musa, said this at a news conference on…
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Gov. AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara has directed the Ministry of Business Innovation and Technology to provide additional free buses as palliative for students returning after Christmas and New Year holidays. The Commissioner, Damilola Yusuf, disclosed this in a statement issued to newsmen in Ilorin on Monday. Yusuf stated that the gesture was intended to ease…
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The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has vowed that the 50 individuals detained for vandalising manhole covers on Abuja’s roads would face prosecution. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that on Monday, the Nigerian Police Command in the FCT announced the detention of 50 suspected vandals, who were caught…
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Bauchi State governor Bala Mohammed has sacked five commissioners in a cabinet reshuffle to enhance governance and ensure optimal service delivery. This is contained in a statement by his media aide, Mukhtar Gidado, in Bauchi on Tuesday. Those affected by the reshuffle are Dr Jamila Dahiru, Commissioner for Education; Abubakar Bununu, Commissioner for Internal Security…
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Airtel Nigeria has stated that a tariff increase is necessary to maintain and improve its services in the face of rising operational
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The Vice-Chancellor of Lagos State University (LASU) has approved the commencement of online course registration for full-time undergraduate students for the First Semester of the 2024/2025 academic session. This announcement was made in a statement posted on the university’s official X (formerly Twitter) handle on Monday. New and returning students can now access the registration…
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The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on Monday demonstrated its unwavering commitment to ensuring road safety and free traffic flow following a lone accident at Otedola bridge. The FRSC Lagos Sector Commander, Corps Commander, Mr Kehinde Hamzat, in a statement said a lone Mark Truck (Registration No: AGL 140 YE) carrying a container fell at…
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The Police Command in Katsina State has decorated 181 newly promoted officers with their new ranks. The ceremony took place at the command’s headquarters in Katsina on Monday. Commissioner of Police, Katsina State, Aliyu Abubakar-Musa, congratulated the officers and charged them to ensure professionalism, integrity, and dedication in discharging their duties. He urged them to…