International Women’s Day: UN Global Compact Network Nigeria Advocates for More Investment in Women
Lagos, Nigeria, March 8, 2024 —Earlier today, the UN Global Compact Network Nigeria joined stakeholders at the 10th annual Ring the Bell for Gender Equality/Closing Gong ceremony held at the Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX) to mark International Women’s Day. In keeping with this year’s theme, “Invest in Women: Accelerate Progress,” the event underscored the significance […]
Nigerian Businesses Embrace Sustainability at the Sustainable Futures Africa Breakfast Event
Lagos, Nigeria, October 25, 2023 — The Sustainable Futures Africa event, hosted by Hudson Sandler in collaboration with the United Nations Global Compact Network Nigeria, took place at The Wheatbaker in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Wednesday, October 25th. The event brought together industry leaders, experts, and stakeholders to explore and discuss the Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) […]
UN Global Compact Network Nigeria Welcomes the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited to the United Nations Global Compact
LAGOS, NIGERIA, 21 September 2023 — On Thursday, 21 September, during the opening of the 2023 Global Africa Business Initiative (GABi), a prestigious two-day event convening on the side-lines of the 78th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA78) in New York, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited formally joined the United Nations Global Compact. The […]
UN Global Compact Network Nigeria and Sightsavers host Nigeria’s first disability event for private sector employers
Major Nigerian employers learned about the benefits of mainstreaming disability inclusion into their operations. LAGOS, NIGERIA, 26 April 2023 — On Wednesday, April 26, the UN Global Compact Network Nigeria and the international NGO Sightsavers co-hosted a virtual event to discuss how private sector employers in Nigeria and across West Africa can mainstream disability inclusion […]
International Women’s Day: Organizations, governments encouraged to commit to gender equality
International Women’s Day: Organizations, governments encouraged to commit to gender equality Lagos, Nigeria 9 March 2022 The Executive Director of UN Global Compact Network Nigeria, Naomi Nwokolo, made the clarion call in her goodwill message at the “Ring The Bell for Gender Equality” symposium held in commemoration of this year’s International Women’s Day on Tuesday, […]