By SAMUEL MOBOLAJI Sahara Group has deepened its environmental sustainability efforts through a strategic partnership between its flagship Adopt-A-Forest Initiative and the Gelegele Forest Reserve in Edo State, Nigeria, with the launch of a project to plant 20,000 tree seedlings. The collaboration targets the regeneration of degraded areas within the reserve and reinforces Sahara Group’s […]
The Sahara Group Foundation has repositioned the Making A Difference Around Africa (MADAA) initiative to support entrepreneurs on the continent with seamless access to markets, technology, and business advisory services. Speaking at the launch of MADAA reloaded held yesterday in Lagos, the director of Sahara Group Foundation, Chidilim Menakaya, said, “Through the MADAA initiative, we […]
BY MOTOLANI OSENI The executive directive of Sahara Group, Mr. Kola Adesina has announced his company’s plans to key into Africa’s collaborative energy strategy to address the continent’s energy deficiency. In particular, the Group has indicated interest in Nigeria’s ambitious energy strategy that requires private sector participation. Adesina, said Africa needs to adopt collaborative policies, […]
By Godwin Anyebe Sahara Group Foundation, the corporate sustainability vehicle for Sahara Group; Lagos State Employment Trust Fund (LSETF), an agency under the Lagos State Government for job and wealth creation, and Wecyclers, a recycling social enterprise, have launched the first of its 12 recycling hubs (under the partnership) to be rolled out across several […]
Leading energy conglomerate, Sahara Group is dedicating the month of February to a campaign against substance abuse which claims the lives of 11.8 million each year, that is more than the number of deaths from all cancers. Tagged #CleanLoveFeb, the focus of the campaign is to sensitize the public, particularly young people, to the dangers […]
Ensuring equal access to resources and opportunities regardless of gender, is essential for promoting sustainable development across the globe, Pearl Uzokwe, Director, Governance and Sustainability, Sahara Group has said. Uzokwe who spoke in Paris at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Private Finance for Sustainable Development Conference said galvanizing private finance alongside other sources of […]
Lagos – Mr Temitope Shonubi, Executive Director, Sahara Group on Friday said Africa’s huge economic growth potential could be harnessed through robust intra-African trade and collaboration. A statement issued by the company in Lagos quoted Shonubi as saying this at the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) event tagged “High Level Dialogue” in Accra. The theme […]