ASR Africa embarks on N250m laboratory project at UNILAG
Post AMUGE
November 28, 2024
Onome Amuge R-L: Folasade Ogunsola, vice-chancellor, University of Lagos; Ubon Udoh, managing director/CEO, ASR-Africa; Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, immediate past VC, UNILAG; Lucian Chukwu, deputy vice-chancellor (Management Services); and Olakunle Makinde, the Ag. Registrar, during the groundbreaking ceremony of the Abdul Samad Rabiu Laboratory Complex in UNILAG, recently. The Abdul Samad Rabiu Africa Initiative (ASR Africa), the […]
UBA Foundation’s 14th National Essay Competition concludes with N16m educational grants
Post AMUGENovember 26, 2024
16-year-old Tehilah Isimah emerges winner of N7.5m grand prize Onome Amuge The UBA Foundation, United Bank for Africa’s Corporate Social Responsibility arm, has awarded N16 million in educational grants to the top three winners of its flagship National Essay Competition (NEC), an annual event that seeks to identify and support the academic excellence of Nigerian […]
ASR Africa breaks ground on N250m Abdul Samad Rabiu Corrosion Research Centre at FUPRE
Post AMUGENovember 21, 2024
Business a.m. The Abdul Samad Rabiu Africa Initiative (ASR Africa) has broken ground on its latest philanthropic endeavour, the Abdul Samad Rabiu Centre for Corrosion Research, at the Federal University of Petroleum Resources (FUPRE), Effurun, Delta State. The Abdul Samad Rabiu Centre for Corrosion Research is being constructed with a N250 million grant from ASR […]
Dangote Cement Ibese celebrates senior citizens in host communities
Post AMUGENovember 17, 2024
Gives free medical checks, drugs, wheelchairs (L- R from Back) Lydia David, CEO, Novia Hospital; Akin Abe, chief finance officer, Dangote Cement Ibese Plant; Roy K. Uttam, plant director, Dangote Cement Ibese ; Wakeel Olayiwola, group head, social performance, Dangote Cement Plc; Olugbemiga Aina, general manager, human asset management /admin, Dangote Cement Ibese Plant; (Beneficiaries […]
Dangote leads the way in environmental preservation with 10,000 mangrove trees planting project
Post AMUGEOctober 31, 2024
Business a.m. Dangote Industries Limited (DIL), in its commitment to environmental sustainability, has launched a restoration project in partnership with Eco-Restoration Foundation to plant 10,000 mangrove trees in coastal states across Nigeria. This initiative, which commenced at Akodo-Ise, Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos, is aimed at mitigating the global effects of climate change by conserving, protecting, and restoring […]
Sahara Group commences 2025 GMT Programme to boost talent sustainability
Post AMUGEOctober 21, 2024
Bamidele Famoofo Chinenye Okeke, finance analyst, Sahara Group; Oluwatomiwa Abidakun, strategy analyst, Sahara Group; and Naomi Nwokocha, government relations and business development officer, Asharami Synergy (A Sahara Group Downstream Company), all members of the Sahara Group GMT 2023 Set. In keeping with its commitment to robust talent development, Sahara Group has flagged off the 2025 […]
Access Bank, NDLEA strengthen collaboration to tackle drug trafficking, money laundering
Post AMUGEOctober 16, 2024
Joy Agwunobi Access Bank Plc is stepping up its efforts to combat drug trafficking and money laundering by forging a stronger alliance with the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). This comes as Nigeria battles an escalating wave of illicit drug activities, which have posed numerous challenges to national security and the financial sector. At […]
Access Holdings steps up CSR with N1bn donation to aid flood victims in Borno
Post AMUGESeptember 30, 2024
Business a.m. Access Holdings Plc, a leading African financial group, has showcased its dedication to community support, following a donation of over N1 billion to aid relief and recovery efforts in Maiduguri, with the donation channeled through its banking arm – Access Bank Plc. Access Holdings’ contribution was officially unveiled during a visit to the […]
Abdul Samad Rabiu offers N2bn in aid for Maiduguri flood victims
Post AMUGESeptember 25, 2024
Abdul Samad Rabiu, a renowned industrialist, philanthropist and founder of BUA Group, one of Africa’s leading conglomerates,, has extended a generous donation of N2 billion to aid the victims and support recovery efforts in Maiduguri, Borno State capital, which was hit by devastating floods recently. The contribution comes in response to the call made by […]
Aig-Imoukhuede, Dangote co-founded ABCHealth leads malaria alliance, CAMA
Post AMUGESeptember 17, 2024
Access Bank, Chevron, ExxonMobil, ADF on CAMA’s council Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede Aliko Dangote The African Business Coalition for Health (ABCHealth), a pan-African private-sector driven organisation co-founded by two of Nigeria’s global business leaders, Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede and Aliko Dangote, is now to lead-manage the global initiative against malaria in Africa known as the Corporate Alliance on Malaria […]