Abdul Samad Rabiu Initiative joins IFC to scale She Wins Africa to 1,000 women founders
IFC and ASR Africa will scale She Wins Africa to 1,000 women entrepreneurs after the first group mobilized more than $4 million.
Abdul Samad Rabiu Africa Initiative
Nigeria’s second-richest man gifts $250,000 lecture theatre to Adamawa University
Billionaire Abdul Samad Rabiu, founder of ASR Africa and chairman of BUA Group, has funded a 500-seat lecture theatre at Adamawa State University for ₦350 million (US$241,379), extending his structured philanthropy in Nigeria’s tertiary sector.
Nigerian business tycoon Abdul Samad Rabiu begins construction of world-class research laboratory for FUL
The world-class research laboratory is one of many interventions under ASR Africa’s Tertiary Education Grants Scheme (TEGS), which is funded by ASR Africa’s $100-million Fund for Social Development and Renewal.
Nigerian billionaire Abdul Samad Rabiu donates $2.5 million to reconstruct mosque
Rabiu, Nigeria’s second richest man, is a devoted muslim and one of Africa’s most generous philanthropists.
Nigerian tycoon Abdul Samad Rabiu falls out of Bloomberg Billionaires Index
Rabiu is no longer ranked on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index of the 500 richest people in the world.
Nigerian billionaire Abdul Samad Rabiu donates $4.8 million to construct University College of Medical Sciences in Sokoto
The ASRi is the philanthropic arm of BUA Group.
Nigerian billionaire Abdulsamad Rabiu makes $2.4-million donation to University of Maiduguri
It is one of a handful of donations that the Abdul Samad Rabiu Africa Initiative is making to Nigerian universities.
Abdul Samad Rabiu Africa Initiative appoints Ubon Udoh as managing director and CEO
The ASRi has announced the appointment of Ubon Udoh as its managing director and CEO.
WorldRemit founder Ismail Ahmed commits $500 million to philanthropy in Somaliland
WorldRemit founder Ismail Ahmed has launched a $500-million fund to support education, healthcare and infrastructure development in his native Somaliland.