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     Project to strengthen domestic gas distribution, support industrial growth and expand access to cleaner, cost-effective energy across southwestern Nigeria. OCTAGRAM Fusion CNG Limited (“OCTAGRAM”) and the Ondo State Development and Investment Promotion Agency (“ONDIPA”) are pleased to announce a strategic agreement for the development of a proposed 9 million standard cubic feet per day (MMSCFD) Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) mother station within the Ore industrial Park in Omotosho area of Ondo State. The long-term agreement, executed on 14 October 2026, provides for the location of the proposed facility within the industrial park, in proximity to existing national natural gas pipeline infrastructure. This strategic location is expected to facilitate access to gas feedstock, subject to the necessary technical and commercial arrangements, while positioning the project to serve industrial and transportation energy demand across Ondo State and the wider southwestern Niger...

Free medical outreach brings eye surgeries, medication, and eyeglasses to underserved communities in Abule Egba, Ojodu Berger and Ikorodu. LoveWorld Medicaid has announced the successful completion of its Vision 10,000 initiative, a large-scale humanitarian healthcare outreach that recently delivered free medical care to more than 2,500 beneficiaries across three communities in Lagos State: Abule Egba, Ojodu Berger and Ikorodu. Held under the theme “Restoring Sight. Restoring Hope. Transforming Lives.”, the initiative set out to tackle one of the most preventable causes of hardship in low-income communities: untreated vision impairment. For many of the families reached, poor eyesight had become a barrier to work, schooling and independence, while the cost of eye care placed treatment far beyond reach. Over the course of the outreach, volunteer medical teams provided comprehensive eye screenings and consultations, free corrective surgeries for patients with treatable conditions, prescri...

Founders, executives and institutional leaders gather for the second edition, with the Refined Woman Honours.  Zuri Circle Network will host The 2nd Annual Refined Woman Conference in Lagos on Saturday, 19 December 2026. It brings together women founders, executives, professionals and institutional leaders from a wide range of industries. The day includes an Executive Breakfast, a plenary, a networking lunch, a VIP Reception and the Refined Woman Honours, an evening celebrating leadership and enterprise growth. It follows ZCN’s second Fearless Female Founders programme, which received 2,810 applications. At the programme’s centre is a compliance gate that checks verified registration, financial documentation and confirmed operations. 54.9% cleared it on first submission, and 98 founders were formally selected. “The conference puts verified women-led businesses in the same room as the institutions that can back them,” said Linda Obi, Founder and Executive Director of ZCN. “The women...

A verified pipeline shows where Nigeria’s women-led lending opportunity is ready, and what moves the rest. Banks say they want more women-led businesses on their books. Zuri Circle Network’s recent programme suggests the opportunity is larger than many institutions assume, and the obstacle sits further upstream . Of 2,810 applications to the second Fearless Female Founders programme, 54.9% cleared ZCN’s compliance gate on first submission. The remaining 45.1% did not. The gate checks verified business registration, financial documentation and confirmed operations, the same kinds of documents a credit team asks for before it opens a file. What it means for lenders Readiness can be measured. A first-pass rate is a baseline. An institution can see whether a pipeline is improving, and where. A verified pipeline reduces screening. A founder who has shown registration, records and operations is a different conversation from one who hasn’t. The opportunity is national. Applications came from ...

  African B2B commerce raised over $400 million to digitise the supply chain, and most of it is gone. Nigeria's $6 billion alcohol market kept running on key distributors and WhatsApp the whole time. Sippy thinks the survivors, not the casualties, wrote the playbook. In February 2026, a Lagos court froze the assets of Alerzo, the Ibadan B2B retail startup that raised over $20 million and once claimed 100,000 retailers. Moniepoint was chasing ₦4.38 billion of a loan. Alerzo was selling its buses and motorcycles to pay it back. Seven months later Twiga Foods, the Kenyan supply chain company that raised $185 million, entered administration. MarketForce had already shut RejaReja in 2024 after raising $40 million, citing "razor-thin margins" and a "race to the bottom" on price. Sabi, valued at $300 million in 2023, cut a fifth of its staff in 2025 and pivoted from FMCG to exporting minerals. Wasoko and MaxAB merged, shed three markets and quietly became a lender inst...

   Babatunde140 and Noku Dlamini share a powerful message of unity through ‘Ubuntu’, a soulful Afro-fusion collaboration inspired by community and human connection. Afro-fusion artiste Babatunde140 has teamed up with Noku Dlamini on “Ubuntu,” a soulful collaboration inspired by the African philosophy of Ubuntu — “I am because we are.” The song, which blends rich African rhythms with heartfelt vocals, delivers a message centred on unity, human connection and the importance of community. “Ubuntu” is scheduled for release on October 7, 2026, and will be available across major streaming platforms through Prime Music Partners. Speaking on the inspiration behind the track, Babatunde140 said, “Ubuntu is a reminder that none of us exists in isolation. Our strength comes from the people around us, the connections we create and the way we support one another.” He added, “With this song, we wanted to celebrate that sense of togetherness and remind listeners of the power that comes when p...

    What began at his father’s dining table, alongside his co-founder, Emmanuel Obi, has grown into a bold journey of building a creative company in Nigeria. But building a business in Nigeria is rarely a straightforward path. It means navigating changing consumer behaviours, economic realities, rapidly evolving technology and an increasingly competitive industry.  For Tseyi Agharaye, CEO and Lead Director of Bloom Digital Media, these challenges have become part of the journey of building one of Nigeria's emerging multidisciplinary media and communication companies.  As Bloom celebrates five years, Tseyi is looking beyond the traditional agency model.  His ambition is to build a company that sits at the intersection of media, technology, creativity and communication.  Over the past several years, Tseyi has led Bloom's growth from a digital marketing-focused business into a broader organisation providing strategic communication, digital marketing, media and...

Accoridng to several reports online, the Nigeria Assisted Parenthood Forum has hosted the Fertility Choices Women’s Brunch in Abuja and is set to bring its programme of practical education on assisted parenthood to London in October. The Fertility Choices Women’s Brunch took place on 19 September 2026 in Abuja and online. The Nigeria Assisted Parenthood Forum UK will follow from 16 to 17 October 2026 at Coram Campus in central London, with online participation also available. Organised by Ôka’mara Law & Consulting, the programmes bring together medical, legal and emotional perspectives on fertility treatment, fertility preservation, donor conception, surrogacy and adoption. Both events form part of the   Nigeria Assisted Parenthood Forum , an education and advocacy initiative created to address the information gap facing people navigating infertility and different paths to parenthood. Fertility Choices Women’s Brunch, Abuja The Abuja brunch provided a private setting in which w...