The Sahel today is marked by food insecurity, persistent poverty, ineffective governance, high population growth rates, and recurrent climate shocks. This often drives vulnerable communities into a chronic cycle of crisis, conflicts, and the need for large amounts of humanitarian assistance for millions of people. This is particularly true in Zinder, a region of southern…
Announcement Took Place During UNCDF’s 1st Annual Investment Forum Co-Hosted with The Rockefeller Foundation The UN Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) today announced the Capital Pathways platform on the sidelines of the 77th session of the UN General Assembly. This platform is intended to scale pathways to capital in support of sustainable finance, specifically for the world’s frontier…
The Utility would make climate transition-related data openly available in a single place for the first time and providing accurate, trusted, and verifiable data – a potential game-changer to enabling the delivery of a net-zero economy. September 21, 2022 – The Climate Data Steering Committee has unveiled recommendations on the design of a new open-data utility,…
The Atiku Business Support Group(ABSG) has assured the citizens of Nigeria and the business community that the PDP Presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has the best plans for the private sector and the Nigerian economy following his presentation at the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry. The group said the PDP candidate has workable solutions…
The Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Business Entrepreneurship Skills and Technology (ACCI BEST) Centre is set to launch a virtual e-learnjng course on gender equality and disability inclusion for better wellbeing of the beneficiaries. The programme is organised by ACCI- BEST Centre in collaboration with the GIZ-SKYE program and Vocational Education and Training (VET)…
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has cautioned Ministries, Departments and Agencies of Government (MDAs) against the appointment of consultants and concessionaires to collect taxes due to the Federal Government or any of its agencies, as the FIRS is the sole agency of government saddled with the responsibility of tax collection. In a Public Notice…
