Category: Thematic Issues

UN holds Soft-launch Event for the 2025 UN International Year of Cooperatives
Thematic Issues

UN holds Soft-launch Event for the 2025 UN International Year of Cooperatives

July 14, 2024

The International Year of Cooperatives (IYC2025) celebrations kicked off on 9 July with a soft-launch event at the UN Headquarters in New York. The event was ... Read More

Katsina Government Launches “Peace Architectures” Program to Enhance Women’s Livelihoods
Government, Business

Katsina Government Launches “Peace Architectures” Program to Enhance Women’s Livelihoods

July 14, 2024

The Katsina State Government, UNDP, and WANEP have empowered women from 300 cooperative clusters in Kaita and Faskari Local Governments. On Thursday, the governor's Chief ... Read More

Lagos State Cooperative College Starts Admissions for the 2024/2025 Academic Session
Cooperative, Development

Lagos State Cooperative College Starts Admissions for the 2024/2025 Academic Session

July 14, 2024

Lagos State Cooperative College (LASCOCO) invites applications for Full-Time National Diploma and Part-Time Professional Diploma Programs for the 2024/2025 academic session. Mr. Akorede Ojomu Provost ... Read More

Senator Karimi to Empower 50 Women Cooperative Societies In Kogi West
Cooperative, Business

Senator Karimi to Empower 50 Women Cooperative Societies In Kogi West

July 14, 2024

Senator Sunday Karimi launched a N100 million small business funds scheme to empower 50 registered women cooperative societies in Kogi West. This is in fulfillment ... Read More

Wema Bank Collaborates with Lagos State to to Address Cooperative Societies Challenge
Thematic Issues, Banking & Finance

Wema Bank Collaborates with Lagos State to to Address Cooperative Societies Challenge

July 14, 2024

Wema Bank is partnering with the Lagos State government to tackle issues facing cooperative societies in the state, such as limited loan access, manual recordkeeping, ... Read More

Lagos State Government Applauds Ogbonge-Swofon Farmers on Food Production
Agriculture, Business

Lagos State Government Applauds Ogbonge-Swofon Farmers on Food Production

July 9, 2024

The Lagos State Government has applauded the Ogbonge-Swofon Women farmers for their resilience in ensuring that farm produce are available for citizens of the state. ... Read More

New FPO Policy seeks to Transform Farming with Amul Cooperative Model
Cooperative, Agriculture

New FPO Policy seeks to Transform Farming with Amul Cooperative Model

July 9, 2024

The draft FPO policy looks to empower farmers by establishing an ecosystem of financial support, market access, and management. New draft FPO policy: The Union ... Read More