Johnvents Group, an indigenous agribusiness and manufacturing firm, has taken a significant step towards empowering young women in Nigeria by engaging 103 female secondary school students from 19 schools in a targeted initiative to promote…
The Gateway Programme, a five-year initiative aimed at tackling youth unemployment, has opened registration to connect about 340,000 Nigerian youths to global gig opportunities. The programme was launched in Lagos, where organisers announced that it…
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has approved a ₦10,000 monthly transport allowance for civil servants, following the sharp rise in petrol prices that has increased transportation costs and strained workers’ welfare. The governor made…
The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) has announced that entrepreneurs supported under its programmes have generated over $4.2 billion in revenue and created approximately 1.5 million direct and indirect jobs across Africa since 2015. The foundation…
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has launched a specialised training programme to equip Nigerian women with cybersecurity skills and boost their participation in the country’s digital security workforce. The programme, tagged Cyber for…
inDrive has partnered with healthtech firm Heala to provide affordable telemedicine services to top-performing drivers, committing more than N1.2bn in rewards and healthcare support. The initiative is designed to prioritise the welfare of its Nigerian…
A strike by app-based transport operators in Lagos has entered its third consecutive day, disrupting ride-hailing services, as Uber Technologies signals its willingness to engage drivers in dialogue to resolve the dispute. The industrial action,…
The National Industrial Court, sitting in Lagos, has nullified the dismissal of Mr. Borisade Joel Oluwafemi by the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), ruling that the action breached his constitutional…
EasyBuy, a smartphone and electronics financing provider, has announced plans to recruit 10,000 business developers across Nigeria as part of its expansion strategy. The initiative, tagged the EasyBuy Sales Talent Programme, is designed to empower…
The Ogun State Government has announced that retirees in its civil and public service will now receive significantly higher retirement benefits following the introduction of a new Additional Pension Benefit (APB) under the Contributory Pension…
