Category : CSR

Corporate social responsibility

Access Bank partners with Optimal Cancer Care Foundation to provide free breast and cervical screening.

NigGalAugust 3, 2021August 3, 2021

Access Bank, through the W Initiative has partnered with Optimal Cancer Care Foundation to provide free breast and cervical screening treatments for 1,000 women in...

CSR

Orange Mali and the German Cooperation Inaugurate the 4th Orange Digital Center in Africa and the Middle East.

NigGalJuly 28, 2021July 28, 2021

Orange Mali and the German Cooperation Inaugurate the 4th Orange Digital Center in Africa and the Middle East, a Center Dedicated to Digital Development and...

CSR

African Development Bank, partners, renew commitment to end child stunting in Africa.

NigGalJuly 14, 2021July 14, 2021

Urging unity and action to accelerate nutrition targets amid the global Covid-19 pandemic, representatives of the African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org), the Aliko Dangote Foundation and...

CSR

Coca-Cola, BAF’s Tech Teacher Initiative Impacts 24,000 Pupils.

NigGalJuly 12, 2021July 12, 2021

The Coca-Cola Foundation announced that it had completed the training of 24 thousand school pupils in partnership with the Bunmi Adedayo Foundation. The project, titled...

CSR

Abdul Samad Rabiu Africa Initiative builds N2.5bn oncology centre for Kwara.

NigGalJuly 8, 2021July 8, 2021

The Abdul Samad Rabiu Africa Initiative, ASR Africa, the brainchild of industrialist, philanthropist and Founder of BUA Group, Abdul Samad Rabiu, and the Mallam Abdulrahman...

CSR

The Green Climate Fund approves $170.9m in co-financing for African Development Bank’s Leveraging (LEAF) program.

NigGalJuly 7, 2021July 7, 2021

The Board of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) (www.GreenClimate.Fund) has approved $170.9 million in financing for the African Development Bank’s (www.AfDB.org) Leveraging Energy Access Finance...

CSR

Multilateral Development Banks’ (MDBs) climate finance rose to $66 billion in 2020, joint report shows.

NigGalJuly 1, 2021July 1, 2021

MDBs publish 2020 Joint Report on Multilateral Development Banks’ Climate Finance; Eight MDBs committed $66 billion for climate finance in 2020, up from $61.6 billion; Of...

CSR

Rotary Club Donates Neonatal Building to Ifako-Ijaiye General Hospital.

NigGalJune 25, 2021June 25, 2021

The Rotary Club of Omole Golden, on Wednesday, commissioned a newly built structure donated to the Ifako-Ijaye General Hospital to enhance maternal delivery of infants...

CSR

Are you a woman in tech? Plan to attend the AFF & ‘W’ Initiative ‘Women in Tech’ fireside chat

NigGalJune 7, 2021June 7, 2021

Women have consistently broken through the glass ceiling and are shattering societal stereotypes in terms of the kinds of roles they play in the labour...

CSR

Wema Bank hosts creative essay competition for kids.

NigGalMay 26, 2021May 26, 2021

Wema Bank Plc, the creators of Nigeria’s first fully digital bank – ALAT– and one of Nigeria’s leading commercial banks, is hosting a creative essay competition...

CSR

UNICAF Sets Out Plan to Expand to 17 African Countries Following UN Call for Investment In Digital Education.

NigGalMay 14, 2021May 14, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic unearthed the fault lines for what could be a generational catastrophe in education. Even before the pandemic resulted in school closures affecting...

CSR

Sterling Bank Trains Secondary School Students on Financial Literacy

NigGalApril 16, 2021April 16, 2021

In a bid to inculcate financial discipline, Sterling Bank Plc, Nigeria’s leading commercial bank, held a financial literacy training session for secondary school pupils in...

CSR

Experts advocate improved investment in CSR initiatives

NigGalMarch 30, 2021March 30, 2021

In both developed and emerging markets, Corporate and Social Responsibility has become an essential element for firms, with experts and scholars emphasising that CSR strategies...

CSR

Titan Trust Bank partners IFC to train over 200 entrepreneurs on digital marketing.

NigGalFebruary 25, 2021February 25, 2021

Titan Trust Bank partners IFC to train over 200 entrepreneurs on digital marketing As part of its initiative to continuously support entrepreneurs in the country...

CSR

Stanbic IBTC Gives N34.8m In Scholarship to Successful UTME Students.

NigGalFebruary 19, 2021February 19, 2021

Stanbic IBTC Holdings PLC, a member of Standard Bank Group, has awarded scholarships to successful candidates in the 2019 and 2020 University Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME). This was...

CSR

AfriWomen trains 2500 women.

NigGalFebruary 17, 2021February 17, 2021

A Non-Governmental Organisation, The AfriWomen Initiative, has embarked on an adult literacy and entrepreneurship training programme. The programme is targeted to empower 2500 women. Its founder,...

CSR

MTN partners AU on COVID-19 vaccination, donates $25 million.

NigGalFebruary 2, 2021February 2, 2021

In its public/private partnership, a telecommunications firm, MTN, has donated $25 million to support the African Union’s COVID-19 vaccination programme. The donation is expected to...

CSR

Keystone Bank donates sanitary kits to over 2000 marginalised girls.

NigGalFebruary 1, 2021February 1, 2021

Keystone Bank Limited, through its ‘Pink Network’ initiative, in partnership with Giveback Nigeria and Hayat Holdings (Molped pads), has donated menstrual period kits to over...

CSR

NGO to empower 30,000 Oyo women on best practices for quality Shea nut collection.

NigGalFebruary 1, 2021February 1, 2021

NO fewer than 30,000 women in Oyo State will, within the next three years, benefit from an empowerment scheme of a Non-Governmental Organisation, Shea Empowerment...

CSR

FG Begins Disbursement Of Grants To 2,800 Rural Women In Anambra.

NigGalFebruary 1, 2021February 1, 2021

The Federal Government on Sunday began the disbursement of Rural Women Cash Grant Programme to elderly and indigent women in Anambra.Hajiya Sadiya-Umar Farouk, Minister of...

CSR

MTN, Facebook Begin Training for SMEs.

NigGalJanuary 28, 2021January 28, 2021

MTN Nigeria has commenced a partnership with Facebook to deliver digital marketing training to SMEs under the telco’s accelerator programme, Y’ello 200. The programme is...

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Ecobank to support MSMEs with N50bn funding.

NigGalJanuary 28, 2021January 28, 2021

The Managing Director, Ecobank Nigeria, Patrick Akinwuntan, has said the bank’s newly sourced N50bn credit will be deployed to support micro, small and medium-scale enterprises...

CSR

Access Bank’s ‘W’ Initiative supports Nigerian women with free breast cancer screenings.

NigGalJanuary 5, 2021January 5, 2021

In commemoration of Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October, Access Bank’s ‘W’ Initiative, a flagship women empowerment program, organised a breast cancer awareness campaign for...

CSR

Dangote Fertiliser donates classrooms, others to Ibeju-Lekki community.

NigGalJanuary 4, 2021January 4, 2021

Dangote Fertiliser Limited (DFL) has constructed and handed over to the Lagos State Basic Education Board (SUBEB) a multi-million-naira modern block of classrooms and other...

CSR

Rotary Club of Falomo donates 15 wheelchairs to FAAN

NigGalDecember 31, 2020December 31, 2020

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has received 15 wheelchairs from the Rotary Club of Falomo, District 9110, Lagos. At a handover ceremony at...

CSR

COVID-19: FirstBank Launches ‘Mask Up, Stay Safe’ Campaign.

NigGalDecember 24, 2020December 24, 2020

FirstBank of Nigeria Limited, Nigeria’s premier and leading financial inclusion services provider, has announced its ongoing digital campaign, “Mask Up, Stay Safe”, as part of...

CSR

TECNO Blue Santa Xmas: N20m, special gift packages up for grabs.

NigGalDecember 16, 2020December 16, 2020

Christmas is in the air. As we begin to deck the halls with boughs of holly, lights and gorgeous trees, it’s great to remember that...

CSR

FirstBank joins SMEs Finance Forum to expand access to finance.

NigGalDecember 16, 2020December 16, 2020

FIRSTBank of Nigeria Limited has joined the SME Finance Forum, which comprises financing experts from over 80 countries. “Forty percent of small and medium businesses...

CSR

MTN to launch mobile applications to support SMEs.

NigGalDecember 16, 2020December 16, 2020

As part of its commitment to help build resilience for businesses in a post-COVID economy, MTN Nigeria has revealed plans to launch new mobile applications relevant...

CSR

BUA donates 3 ambulances, 50,000 face masks to Bauchi.

NigGalDecember 10, 2020December 10, 2020

As COVID-19 cases continue to rise in Nigeria, BUA Group, one of Africa’s leading foods and infrastructure companies has donated three ambulances and 50,000 facemasks to...

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