The Wife of the President, Aisha Buhari on Wednesday demanded a full retraction of a widely-circulated material distributed by Ekiti State governor, Ayo Fayose, in which he claimed to have uncovered how Mrs. Buhari was allegedly mentioned as having transferred funds to a convicted former U.S. lawmaker, Williams Jefferson. In a warning letter dispatched through her legal representatives, Mrs. Buhari ... Read More »
Today the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) acknowledged the impact being made by the global organisation Mercy Corps and MasterCard, highlighting the role of the National eID (NeID) card in empowering those previously excluded from the formal financial system. Mercy Corps and MasterCard aim to register 18 000 young girls and women in ... Read More »
Against the background of its commitment to increasing basic knowledge that will correct wrong perceptions about beer, Nigerian Breweries Plc is set to host the third Nigerian Beer Symposium in Lagos. The one-day symposium which comes up on Thursday, June 30, 2016 at Eko Hotel and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos has as its theme: “Beer and Culture”. It will focus ... Read More »
…Commends Total’s Investment In Nigeria Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Wednesday called on members of the Organized Private Sector (OPS) to key into the graduate internship scheme of the State Government aimed at equipping fresh graduates with necessary skills to transform them into job creators rather than job seekers. Governor Ambode, who spoke at the Lagos House in ... Read More »
Goldberg Lager Beer, a product from the stable of Nigerian Breweries Plc, has deepened its support for the culture and tradition of the Yoruba people living in the western part of Nigeria. The brand gathered the lovers and enthusiasts of Fuji music at the first of its kind Fuji Roundtable, a forum organized for the intellectual discussions on how to ... Read More »
The Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has opened up on how his election was funded two years ago by the Zenith Bank Plc, fund raising, donations from friends and associates as well as sales of campaign souvenirs. Fayose said in a statement on Wednesday: “I have no financial transaction whatsoever with the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) under ... Read More »
(Being full text of a press conference addressed on Tuesday, June 21, 2016 by the Ekiti State House of Assembly at the House chamber in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital) Our attention has been drawn to an interview granted a national newspaper by self-proclaimed human rights activist and lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN, in which he likened the June 21, 2014 governorship ... Read More »
by Muideen Femi Akorede A major fallout of Nigeria’s shrinking economy in view of the global oil crises has been a recognition by Governments at all levels in Nigeria to diversify the economy. A major component of this strategy is a renewed resolve to increase foreign investment in the country. President Muhammed Buhari demonstrated this resolve with his recent trips ... Read More »
As the National Examination Council, NECO released the results of the 2016 Cowbellpedia Mathematics Qualifying Examination, conducted on Saturday, 19th March, 2016, the Managing Director of Promasidor Nigeria Limited, Mr. Olivier Thiry, has explained that the company has significantly increased the prize money for the finals for both students and teachers. This year, he said, the top prize student winner ... Read More »
…as SSG, 15 commissioners take oath of office Oyo State Governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi, has sworn in Secretary to the State Government, Mr. Olalekan Alli and 15 commissioners, with a warning that there would be no room for backbiting, character assassination and frivolities in his administration. The governor handed down the warning while addressing the new cabinet members at a ... Read More »
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