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JURY FINETUNES MODALITIES FOR 2016 MALTINA TEACHER OF THE YEAR

Thursday, August 25, 2016: Lagos, Nigeria: As the deadline for the submission of entries for the 2016 Maltina Teacher of the Year, MTOTY ended last month, the panel of Judges has met in Lagos to deliberate on the assessment scheme for the initiative. The jury led by Professor Pat Utomi after their meeting agreed that profile of teacher, strategic approach ... Read More »

Mikel’s father unhappy with FG

Pa Michael Obi, father of the national Under-23 team captain Mikel Obi, has expressed his disappointment over the treatment of the team after winning bronze at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Pa Obi said that he had expected his son to lead the team to the country to be given a rapturous welcome and a presidential reception, but lamented the ... Read More »

Opinion!The man who named his dog Buhari – by Reuben Abati

The one absolutely unselfish friend that a man can have in this selfish world, the one that never deserts him and the one that never proves ungrateful or treacherous is his dog – George Graham Vest (1870) Joe Fortemose Chinakwe, the man who named his dog after President Muhammadu Buhari is right now probably regretting his decision to honour his ... Read More »

UNBUNDLE POTENTIALS OF STATES FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH, AMBODE TELLS FG …Says States Must Explore Comparative Advantages, Multiple Revenue Streams

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Thursday said the Federal Government has a critical role to play in addressing the fundamental structural challenges undermining sustainable and inclusive economic growth in the states of the federation, among which is unbundling the potentials of each of the federating units. Speaking in Kaduna at the 4th Progressive Governance Lecture Series organized by ... Read More »

For The Recordss!Babatunde fashola speech at national council on Lands,housing and urban development

ADDRESS DELIVERED BY HONOURABLE MINISTER OF POWER, WORKS AND HOUSING, BABATUNDE RAJI FASHOLA, SAN AT THE 5TH NATIONAL COUNCIL ON LANDS, HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, HELD IN ILORIN, KWARA STATE Ladies and Gentlemen: I would start this address by expressing the gratitude of the Federal Government to the government and people of Kwara State for accepting to host this annual ... Read More »

Elumelu Tasks Nation’s Policy Makers on Poverty Reduction at NIPSS, Kuru

Lagos, Nigeria, August 25, 2016 ­– Tony O. Elumelu, Chairman of Heirs Holdings and UBA Plc. has advocated entrepreneurship as a veritable solution to achieving poverty reduction in the country. Elumelu who is also the Founder of The Tony Elumelu Foundation delivered a paper themed: “Entrepreneurship, Corporate Social Responsibility and Africapitalism: The Role of The Private Sector In Fighting Poverty ... Read More »

BATTLE OF THE YEAR NIGERIA 2016 – The Heat Is On!

It’s that time of the year again when the entire community of youths erupts to celebrate what has variously been described as one of the biggest dance experiences in Nigeria as Battle of the Year Nigeria (BOTY) 2016 returns for the eighth consecutive year to light up the Nigeria entertainment circuit. This year’s edition is coming bigger and better with ... Read More »

Cbn reabsolves Uba to forex transcations

Further to our press statement of yesterday, we are pleased to inform our valued customers, stakeholders and business partners as well as the general public that the CBN has re-admitted us into the Foreign Exchange Market following our remittance of all NNPC/NLNG dollar deposits. UBA wishes to thank you all for your continued support and patronage Read More »