Impact Investors Foundation Convenes Stakeholders to Scale Nigeria’s Impact Economy

Launch of the 2025 Nigeria Impact Investing Ecosystem Mapping and Market Sizing Report Highlights Need for Data-Driven Growth The Impact Investors Foundation (IIF), Nigeria’s leading platform for advancing impact investing, successfully kicked off its 8th Annual Convening on Impact Investing (ACII), a two-day event that brought together leaders in Nigeria’s impact industry. The convening, held at the […]
Impact Investors Foundation Honours Nigerian Trailblazers at Annual Awards Dinner

The 8th ACII Concludes with Recognition of Leaders Driving Measurable Social and Environmental Value Across Nigeria The 8th Annual Convening on Impact Investing (ACII), hosted by the Impact Investors Foundation (IIF), culminated in a night of inspiration and recognition at the prestigious Dinner and Awards Ceremony. Held at the Civic Center in Lagos, this grand […]
Why Fair Digital Access is the Foundation of Nigeria’s 2030 $1 Trillion Roadmap Ambition

Nigeria’s pursuit of a $1 Trillion Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by 2030 is perhaps the most significant economic objective in the nation’s history. This goal is audacious, yet wholly achievable, rooted in the nation’s greatest asset: its dynamic and youthful population. With a median age well below the global average, this demographic dividend is a […]
Shakara Festival Set to Redefine ‘Detty December’ with Groundbreaking Four-Day Music and Culture Experience in Lagos

Lagos is set to host its first-of-a-kind outdoor multi-day music festival, Shakara Festival, from Thursday, December 18th to Sunday, December 21st, 2025. The groundbreaking event will take place at Nautica Beach Resort, Lekki, Lagos, offering a four-day immersive celebration of music, culture, and lifestyle designed to take African music to the world. Shakara Festival is poised to become the […]
Leveraging Gen Z, the true architects of Nigeria’s Detty December By Nosa Iyamu

It might seem premature to initiate discussions about December’s festivities, but considering last year’s monumental success—which analysts estimate generated over $71.6 million in revenue for Lagos’s tourism, hospitality, and entertainment sectors—brands that have not yet launched their campaigns to capture this economic and cultural momentum are potentially lagging behind. Detty December, the legendary end-of-year festive […]
Impact Investors Foundation Launches Ground-breaking GESI Roadmap at Annual Summit

… Targets mobilisation of $8 billion in inclusive capital in 10 years The Impact Investors Foundation (IIF), Nigeria’s leading platform for unlocking impact capital today unveiled the groundbreaking Gender Equity and Social Inclusion (GESI) Roadmap 2025 -2035. This decade-of-action blueprint for gender equity and social inclusion in Nigeria was launched at the third Gender […]
Impact Investors Foundation Set to Host 3rd Gender Impact Investment Summit

The Impact Investors Foundation (IIF), Nigeria’s leading platform for unlocking impact capital has announced that the third edition of its Gender Impact Investment Summit (GIIS) will be held on October 2, 2025 at the Civic Centre in Lagos, Nigeria. The annual event serves as a crucial platform where stakeholders converge to address systemic barriers that […]
IIF Opens Nominations for the 2025 Annual Awards for Impact Investing

…celebrating changemakers advancing social and environmental impact The Impact Investors Foundation (IIF), Nigeria’s leading platform for advancing impact investing, has announced the call for nominations for its 2025 Annual Awards for Impact Investing. Now in its seventh year, the Awards celebrate outstanding organisations and individuals whose investments, products, services, or programmes have created measurable social […]
5 Tips to Make the Back-to-School Hustle Smoother By Diana Tenebe, COO, Foodstuff Store

September is here, and for many parents in Nigeria, that means the start of the back-to-school frenzy. The mornings become a blur of getting kids ready, packing lunchboxes, and making sure everyone has what they need for a successful day. The challenge begins with finding out what is on the menu for the kids to […]
A New Dawn for Nigeria: How Tinubu’s Tax Reforms are Forging a Path to Prosperity By Alex Oware, Regional Director, YP4T

In a move widely heralded as a watershed moment for Nigeria’s economic future, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on June 26, 2025, signed four landmark tax reform bills into law. These comprehensive reforms, set to revolutionize the nation’s fiscal landscape from January 1, 2026, are not merely adjustments to tax rates; they represent a visionary blueprint […]