Students have been advised to focus on their abilities and talents in order to take advantage of opportunities in their chosen career. Speaking on Thursday in Lagos at this year’s edition of Beyond the School, an initiative of the Nigerian Breweries/Felix Ohiwerei Education Trust Fund, Emilia Asim-Ita, a Senior Consultant with Thistle Praxis Consulting, enjoined the participants on how ... Read More »
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Gulder Hosts Winner of Ultimate Party Contest
Celebrities and other socialites joined the winner of the Ultimate Party online contest, Adedamola Awoniyi, for a memorable night hosted by Gulder in Lagos, last weekend. The all-night gig brought together leading entertainers. MI Abaga, Dr. Sid, Ice Prince, Alexx Ekubo, Uriel Oputa and Blossom Chukwujekwu. The Ultimate Party, a dream-come-true experience, was one of the brand’s activations ... Read More »
Gov Ahmed presents N181b budget for 2018
Gov Ahmed presents N181b budget for 2018 Kwara State Governor, Dr Abdulfatah Ahmed has presented a budget estimate of N181, 886, 056, 555.00 for the 2018 Financial Year. Laying the budget before the lawmakers at the State House of Assembly yesterday, Governor Ahmed said the proposed budget reflects an increase of N15,781,009,150 or 9.5% compared to the 2017 Revised Appropriation. Tagged ... Read More »
GRIDLOCK: LAGOS BEGINS EVACUATION OF ARTICULATED VEHICLES ON APAPA- OSHODI EXPRESSWAY
GRIDLOCK: LAGOS BEGINS EVACUATION OF ARTICULATED VEHICLES ON APAPA- OSHODI EXPRESSWAY In its determination to ensure free flow of traffic and safety on the road, the Lagos State Government on Wednesday commenced the process of clearing Apapa-Mile 2 axis of illegal parking of tankers and articulated vehicles. This action, the Government said is aimed at freeing Apapa – Oshodi Expressway ... Read More »
KOGI PDP ASSURES DANIEL OF UNFLINCHING SUPPORT
. The Chairman of the Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP in Kogi State, Engr. (Dr.) Sam Ohuotu has assured a leading aspirant for the position of PDP National Chairman, Otunba Gbenga Daniel not to entertain any fear that money will determine the direction of the votes of delegates at the upcoming National Convention of the party. Mr. Ohuotu, who, alongside other ... Read More »
Samuella Sam-Orlu Emerges Winner of 2017 UBA Foundation National Essay Competition
It was an all-female affair as fifteen year old Samuella Sam-Orlu of British Nigerian Academy Abuja, emerged the overall winner of the 2017 edition of the UBA Foundation National Essay Competition, winning an educational grant of N1,000,000.00 to study in any African university of her choice, as well as a laptop. Samuella clinched the first position at ... Read More »
Nigeria floats US$3bn dual-tranche bond
…Announces pricing of US$1.5bn 10-year; US$1.5 billion 30-year notes under its Global Medium Term Note programme The Federal Government on Monday announced that it has priced its offering of US$3 billion aggregate principal amount of dual series notes under its US$4.5 billion Global Medium Term Note programme (increased from US$1.5 billion). The Notes comprise a US$1.5 billion 10-year series and ... Read More »
ZENITH BANK NAMED ‘BEST COMPANY IN SUSTAINABILITY REPORTING’ IN AFRICA
Zenith Bank has been named ‘Best Company in Sustainability Reporting In Africa,” at the 2017 Sustainability Enterprise Responsibility Awards (SERAS) CSR Awards held at the weekend. Zenith Bank has blazed a trail, with its 2016 Sustainability Report titled “Creating Wealth Sustainably” being the first Sustainability report in Nigeria, and indeed, the first from Africa’s financial services sector to have adopted ... Read More »
STOP GIVING PROMINENCE TO DISRUPTIVE ISSUES, VARSITY DON CHARGES NIGERIA MEDIA
Former Dean at the School of Communication, Lagos State University (LASU), Professor Lai Osho has urged media organisations in the country to desist from giving voice to disruptive issues and instead use their platforms to help citizens build consensus. Osho gave the advice at a three-day retreat organised by the Lagos State Government for Correspondents covering activities at the ... Read More »
MATERNAL MORTALITY: UTILISE GOVT HEALTH FACILITIES, AMBODE’S WIFE TELLS EXPECTANT MOTHERS
EXPECTANT MOTHERSWife of the Governor of Lagos State, Mrs. Bolanle Ambode, has again called on expectant mothers in the state, to utilise Primary Health Centres (PHCs) and skilled birth attendants, to reduce the incidence of maternal and infant mortality.She gave the charge on Tuesday at a town hall meeting on reduction of maternal and child mortality, in Epe local government, ... Read More »