Restoring Sight, Transforming Lives: NNPC/SNEPCo vision first outreach empowers nearly 3,000 @Badagry - ITREALMS

Nearly 3,000 residents across Badagry Local Government Area have benefited from the latest edition of the Vision First medical outreach, a joint Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) and Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Limited (SNEPCo), reports ITREALMS.

The five-day medical intervention saw large turnouts as community members from various parts of Badagry gathered early each day to access comprehensive healthcare services. 

ASA Women USA empowers 8 breast cancer survivors with medical grants in Lagos - ITREALMS

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Marking a milestone of fifteen years of dedicated humanitarian and healthcare interventions, the Anambra State Association, Women in USA, Inc. (ASA Women USA) and the ASA Women USA Cancer Coalition in Nigeria have provided vital medical grants to some eight breast cancer survivors to assist with their treatment and recovery, reports ITREALMS.

The high-profile 2026 Grant Presentation ceremony, held at the Patgelina Event Centre in Ebute Metta, Lagos, was co-hosted and chaired by the President of the Association of Anambra State Development Unions (AASDU-Lagos), Chief (Sir) Amechi Ebeledike, (Ikedinigwe).

BAYWO empowers 60 adolescent girls with leadership, advocacy skills - ITREALMS

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The Abiola-Ariyo Youths and Women (BAYWO) Foundation has successfully concluded a specialized training program for 60 Adolescent Girls and Young Women (AGYW) across selected Local Government Areas in Lagos State, reports ITREALMS.

Supported by a coalition including the Gender Equality Fund (GEF), Global Network of Young People Living with HIV, HERVoice Fund, Y+Global, and ANAYD, the initiative focuses on transforming leadership capacity and ensuring young women participate meaningfully in decision-making processes that impact their health and wellbeing.

Afinni empowers 620 residents, reiterates commitment to renewed hope agenda - ITREALMS

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The lawmaker representing Lagos Island Constituency II at the Lagos State House of Assembly, Hon. Suleiman Olanrewaju Afinni, has distributed capital equipment to artisans and cash support of ₦50,000 each to some 500 petty traders in his constituency, reports ITREALMS.

This, ITREALMS gathered was in a move aimed at boosting small businesses and alleviating the economic hardship faced by residents.

Senator Natasha empowers 250 Kogi youths with advanced tech skills - ITREALMS

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Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, representing the Kogi Central Senatorial District, has spearheaded a significant empowerment initiative, successfully training and equipping 250 young constituents with crucial digital and technical skills, reports ITREALMS.

This programme, ITREALMS gathered was designed to bridge existing technology and skill gaps, fostering self-reliance and sustainable livelihoods across the region.

Afinni Job Ready Program: Empowers Youths in Lagos Island Constituency 11 - ITREALMS

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The Lagos State Assembly Lawmaker representing Lagos Island 11, Hon. Suleiman 'Lanre Afinni, has launched the maiden Afinni Job Ready Program, in partnership with the Lagos State Employment Trust Fund (LSETF), reports ITREALMS.

The program aims to address the growing concerns of unemployment among young people in the constituency.

Marginalised: Flame Initiative, RCCG empowers widows in FCT - ITREALMS

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To foster empowerment in marginalised communities, Flame Initiative, a Non-Governmental Organisation under the CINTA Widows Empowerment Programme, have donated food items, funds, and other materials to widows in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

The outreach carried out in Abuja, was in collaboration with the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), The Lord's Place, Abuja.

Konga’s Back-to-School campaign: Empowers learners, educators - ITREALMS

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Konga's Back-to-School campaign has been a game-changer for parents, students, teachers, and other stakeholders in Nigerian education.

Since its launch three weeks ago, the campaign—which offers necessary school supplies and educational tools at discounts of up to 80%—has given educators and families alike a lifeline.

Konga tech month empowers Nigerians with unprecedented deals - ITREALMS

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Konga, Nigeria's leading e-commerce giant, has altered tradition with its innovative "Tech Month" campaign, reports ITREALMS.

Unlike anything seen in the e-commerce sector before, Tech Month has transformed the way Nigerians shop for technology products and home essentials. This month-long extravaganza, a first of its kind in the Nigerian e-commerce space, is empowering Nigerians by offering massive discounts and deals on tech products, home essentials, and kitchen appliances.

Why NNPC/First E&P JV empowered NGOs with N53.4m - ITREALMS

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In fulfillment of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) and First Exploration & Production Limited (First E&P) joint venture (JV) has donated the sum of N53million to non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in Nigeria.

Under the JV’s Impact First Initiative, the donation, targeted towards enhancing societal welfare, would address areas such as good healthcare and well-being, quality education as well as economic growth within the nation.

How cybersecurity research empowers law enforcement against cybercriminal Goliaths - ITREALMS

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Trend Micro works closely with law enforcement around the world to ensure cybercriminals are stopped in their tracks.

Emmanuel Tzingakis, Technical Lead, African and Venture Markets at Trend Micro, discusses the importance of threat intelligence and how this has an impact on ransomware gangs and hackers on a global level.

#NLNGChangeYourStory: NLNG empowers journalists with digital skills - ITREALMS

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The Nigeria LNG Limited has successfully concluded the 2023 #NLNGChangeYourStory workshop for journalists, aimed at enhancing their digital communication and social media skills.

The workshop, which spanned three days, brought together over 20 journalists from various editorial sections. The annual capacity-building workshop, sponsored by NLNG, also focused on mobile and multimedia journalism. The event was organised in collaboration with The Journalism Clinic, a renowned institution in the field.

Rotary Club empowers traders, artisans with loans, tools - ITREALMS

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In furtherance of its empowerment programme, the Rotary Club of Ikeja, on Monday brought smiles to trading clusters and artisans in Isolo, Agidingbi, Ikorodu and the Nigerian Air Force Officers Wives Association (NAFOWA) with interest-free loans and trade tools worth millions of naira, reports ITREALMS.

The donations included a quarterly N500,000 interest-free loan to the Isolo Market Men/Women Association, which is spread at N25,000 to each of 20 beneficiaries.

The others were such vocational tools as sewing machines, hair driers and washing stands, grinding machines and oven for the artisans from Agidingbi Village, Laara Village in Ikorodu and NAFOWA respectively.

Presenting the items at a programme to mark his first official visit to Ikeja Rotary Club, the Governor, Rotary International District 9110, Kola Shodipo, explained that the micro credit scheme is a poverty alleviation package to help the beneficiaries meet their trading needs and expand their businesses.

According to Shodipo, “one good thing about the loan scheme is that it is interest-free and is returned every three months, after which it goes to another batch of 20 persons to complete the target of 80 persons each year.

“This has been run for 10 years on behalf of the Rotary Club of Ikeja, others have theirs.We have a management team that helps monitor these beneficiaries and it includes the executives and past leaders of the associations.

“They identify their members and help to ensure that they remain focused, while our team pays periodic visits to monitor and counsel them on how to keep their businesses profitable and able to return the loan on schedule.

“We also help in the area of health and education by partnering government in rehabilitating and equipping schools with laboratories and other teaching aids.”

Also speaking, former District Governor, Prince Julius Adelusi-Adeluyi, noted that wherever there are rotarians, they look around to see how they could assist the community, and“those in Nigeria will continue to ensure that those in their communities feel better, feed better and have better health.

“We don’t just do things for the beneficiaries, we monitor and ask them what they want,what we can do together; they tell us and we help to satisfy their needs. We have been doing this year in year out and are encouraged by the sustainability of the programme.”

He urged people of goodwill in different callings to “look at the usefulness of rotary as a means of doing good in this kind of environment. The more the number of persons they can assist, the better forthey themselves. We also raise funds from non-members, and it is quite significant.”

Similarly, President of the Rotary Club of Ikeja, Niyi Adelaja, described the loan scheme as the club’s signature programme through which 20 beneficiaries per quarter and 80 persons per year get assistance, stating that the club has adopted the Isolo community for the scheme.

On behalf of her group,leader of the Isolo trading community, Wosilat Yusuf, commended the organisation for sustaining the programme for over a decade, during which many of them have had life-changing business experiences.

Likewise, leader of Agidingbi artisans, who were given five sewing machines and five hair driers, commended the rotary’s consistency with the programme, stating that some of former beneficiaries have acquired two or more tools from proceeds from the tool they got from the club some years ago.

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