● The $30,000 fund is powered by Heirs Insurance and Heirs Life Assurance ● Open to journalists, filmmakers, content producers, visual and performing artists ● Projects must amplify entrepreneurs and entrepreneurship in Africa 30 June Lagos, Nigeria: Africa No Filter, a donor collaborative working to transform stereotypical narratives of Africa, has launched the Tony Elumelu Storytellers Fund. Named after African ... Read More »
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agos Speaker, INEC Lament Poor PVC Collection, Voter Apathy
L – Delta, Bayelsa trump Lagos in voter registration – Delta, Bayelsa trump Lagos in voter registration Ahead of the 2023 general elections in Nigeria, the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, has appealed to qualified residents of the State not to only register, but ensure that they vote. Dr. Obasa gave this advice ... Read More »
*Peller pushes for implementation of 35% affirmative action for women inclusion in governance*
’ … leads House delegation to Spanish Parliament A federal lawmaker representing Iseyin/Itesiwaju/Kajola/Iwajowa federal constituency at the lower chamber of National Assembly, Honourable Shina Peller has charged leaders of various political parties in Nigeria to ensure full implementation of 35% affirmative action on women inclusion in governance. The Oke Ogun-born federal legislator made this call on Tuesday while he led ... Read More »
For the Records!THE TOWN AND GOWN DICHOTOMY, BLENDING LEARNING WITH PRACTICE AMIDST JOB SCARCITY by Seun Okibaloye
Being paper delivered Maiden EDITION OF KWASU Advancement centre Public Lecture 1. Introduction I have been tasked with the responsibility of delivering a paper on the topic, “The Town and Gown Dichotomy, Blending Learning with Practice amidst Job Scarcity”. I thank the organisers of this event for deeming me worthy to deliver this paper and picking a very germane topic. ... Read More »
LAGOS ON TRAJECTORY TO EXPAND ACCESS TO CLEAN WATER, SANITATION SERVICES
…As LASWARCO Holds 3rd International Water Conference The Lagos State Government has said it is working assiduously to expand access to clean water and sanitation services with a commitment to close the existing gaps in the sector in the best interest of residents and the general public. Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Mr. Tunji Bello disclosed this at ... Read More »
OPINION!Whoever fights on Socialmedia because of Politicians is worse than a ballotbox Snatcher Akin Fadeyi
So, I made a jocular Post yesterday. One OBIdient called Ifeanyi Ogbuka “washed” me very well. Even after explaining to him that he should read my Post again and see the clear intent and laughter emojis, he was pathetically implacable. Nnenna Okoronkwo was actually shocked that I was still politely explaining to him notwithstanding his rude conduct. I told her ... Read More »
Court discharges false alarmist Ameerah Sufyan on mental health grounds
A Magistrate Court in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory has granted Ameerah Sufyan, who raised a false alarm that she had been kidnapped, bail on medical grounds. Sufyan had raised the alarm via her Twitter handle on June 14 that she had been kidnapped alongside 16 people which included three pregnant women and two children. The alarm turned out to ... Read More »
Iyorchia Ayu Remains PDP National Chairman -Party …Dismisses Suspension Report as Fake News
The attention of the National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has been drawn to a fictitious report being circulated in a section of the social media suggesting that the National Chairman of our great Party, His Excellency, Sen. Dr. Iyorchia Ayu has been suspended by the NWC. Such report is completely false and a product of ... Read More »
Ekweremadu’s Organ Harvesting Saga: Senate Dispatches Delegation To UK
The Senate has said that it will send a delegation of lawmakers to the United Kingdom to see the former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, who is facing an organ harvesting charge in the European country. Senate President Ahmad Lawan disclosed this on Wednesday after the Red Chamber emerged from a closed-door session, which lasted for about an hour. Two ... Read More »
BREAKING: Senate Begins Screening Of Buhari’s Ministerial Nominees
The Senate has begun the screening of the ministerial nominees forwarded to it by President Muhammadu Buhari. Buhari had last week forwarded a list of seven nominees, namely Ikoh Henry Ikechukwu, Abia; Umana Okon Umana, Akwa- Ibom; Ekumankama Joseph Nkama, Ebonyi; Goodluck Nana Opiah, Imo; Umar Ibrahim El-Yakub, Kano; Ademola Adewole Adegoroye, Ondo, and Odun Udi, Rivers for screening and ... Read More »