Kresta Laurel Limited, a Nigerian electro-mechanical engineering company, has marked its 35th anniversary with a special programme aimed at training young engineering students on leadership and technical development. The company …
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Bet9ja Foundation Completes 206 Projects Across 33 States, Impacts 180 Communities in Two Years
The Bet9ja Foundation says it has completed 206 humanitarian projects across 33 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in less than two years of its operation in Nigeria, impacting …
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JA Africa, Boeing Launch STEM, Entrepreneurship Programmes in Nigeria, Togo
Junior Achievement Africa and global aerospace giant Boeing have announced plans to launch two major STEM and entrepreneurship initiatives in Nigeria and Togo aimed at equipping young people with the …
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Unity Bank Launches GenFi to Teach Nigerian Children Financial Literacy
Unity Bank Plc has introduced a new digital banking app called GenFi to help Nigerian children and teenagers between ages 8 and 18 learn financial literacy. The bank said the …
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SMEDAN Creates Over 90,000 Jobs, Empowers 116,000 Entrepreneurs in First Quarter of 2025
The Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) says it created 90,160 jobs for unemployed Nigerian youths in the first quarter of 2025. The agency also said it …
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FXTM Academy Organises Charity Cycling Event with Over 200 Riders Across Nigerian Cities
FXTM Academy, a company focused on financial markets education, recently organised a charity cycling event that attracted over 200 participants from different parts of Nigeria. Cyclists came from major cities …
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KLCI Gets N75m AWS Support to Launch Rafiki AI Career Buddy for African Youth
The Kayode Alabi Leadership and Career Initiative (KLCI), a Nigerian nonprofit focused on youth empowerment, has been selected for the first-ever Amazon Web Services (AWS) Education Equity Initiative. As part …
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Sundry Foods Offers ₦250,000 Annual Scholarships to Students in Host Communities
Sundry Foods Limited (SFL), a Nigerian-owned food services company, has awarded scholarships worth ₦250,000 annually to undergraduate students from its host communities across the country. The announcement was made during …
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Nigerian Tech Innovator Hanu Fejiro Trains Youths on Crypto for Free
A young Nigerian tech entrepreneur, Hanu Fejiro, has launched a free online training programme to teach Nigerian youths about cryptocurrency, blockchain, and decentralised finance (DeFi). The aim of the programme …
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The Foundation for a Better Environment (FABE) has trained over 30,000 students on environmental sustainability through its EcoSchoolsNG initiative, which started in 2016. The initiative aims to educate young Nigerians …