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The African Development Bank (AfDB) through its Affirmative Finance Action for Women in Africa (AFAWA) program has secured a $61.8 million funding facility from Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative (We-Fi) to support women entrepreneurs in Nigeria and 20 other African countries. We-Fi is a partnership among 14 donor governments, eight multilateral …

University of Lagos (UNILAG) Vice Chancellor of the Prof Oluwatoyin Ogundipe was at the Federal Ministry of Education (FME) Abuja yesterday. It was over the crisis between the institutions management and the Government Council over alleged financial misappropriation. The Nation gathered that the VC met with the Permanent Secretary of …

The Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment and Procter and Gamble (P&G) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that will see Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs) upgrade and expand their business process to compete internationally. The programme will also see P&G develop and promote leadership talent and human capital …

By Deborah Odekola (Lagos) Fanfare as the Lagos State University will today be holding the grand finale of the 23rd Convocation of the institution today. The Vice President of Nigeria Professor Yemi Osibanjo, former President of Ghana John Mahama and the Lagos State Governor Akinwumi Ambode are expected to grace …