The ATA Movement, a socio-political platform led by the young and upwardly-mobile entertainment consultant and serial entrepreneur, Ademola Titilopemi Ajibola, had concluded plans to commence her #ATAjere programme, a market invasion created to alleviate and complement the economic development of market women across different markets of Ibadan. ATA’JERE (which translates to SUCCESS IN TRADE) is one of the many programmed ... Read More »
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OSINBAJO @ 4TH MSMES AWARDS: WE ARE ENCOURAGED BY INNOVATION, RESILIENCE OF YOUNG NIGERIANS
The Federal Government is encouraged by the resilience and innovation of young Nigerians across different sectors and is committed to doing more to support their growth and prosperity, according to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN. Prof. Osinbajo stated this last night at the 4th National MSME Awards held at the State House Banquet Hall, Abuja. Twelve (12) MSMEs across the ... Read More »
HOW FG WILL TAX PROFITS MADE BY GLOBAL TECH, DIGITAL GIANTS IN NIGERIA, BY OSINBAJO
Nigeria is set to utilize its legal provisions that empower the Federal Government to collect taxes on profits made in the country by global technology and digital firms not based in the country, but with significant economic presence here. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, hinted at these issues and others while interacting with a delegation of the Chartered Institute of ... Read More »
SANWO-OLU FELICITATES WITH FASHOLA AT 58
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu (SAN), has felicitated with the former Governor of the State and current Minister of Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola (SAN), on the occasion of his 58th birthday. Governor Sanwo-Olu in a statement issued on Monday by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Gboyega Akosile, described Fashola as a seasoned administrator, legal icon and technocrat ... Read More »
BRF AT 58 : A RETURN TO THE MIND’S INFRASTRUCTURE
Twelve years ago, in his Year 2010 budget presentation to the Lagos State House of Assembly on Tuesday, 3 November 2009, as Governor of Lagos State, Babatunde Raji Fashola, SAN, had said, in part, “…while a lot of work has been done in our attempt to bridge the infrastructure gap and a lot of projects, too numerous to mention will ... Read More »
BRF: Toast to An Omoluabi at 58
Ask around and honestly so, not many of his contemporaries, today, can pass the Omoluabi test. This is not in any way playing to the gallery, it is what it is: fact! Yet, being an Omoluabi is a pride of the Yoruba people. Respectable, disciplined and always guided, the Minister of Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Raji Akanni Fashola (SAN), ... Read More »
20 years after, AbdulRazaq fixes, inaugurates abandoned Kwara Poly auditorium · Restates commitment to complete Osi, Ilesha Baruba campuses of KWASU · Announces new scholarship for Kwara students
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Friday commissioned the expansive fully air-conditioned Kwara State Polytechnic auditorium initiated by the late former Governor Muhammed Lawal some 20 years ago, reiterating his commitment to ensure that all abandoned projects funded with tax-payers would be fixed in phases and as resources permit. “The construction of this auditorium started over 19 years ago. It ... Read More »
AU UNVEILS CALENDAR OF EVENTS FOR AFRIMA 2021…Call for entries starts on June 28 at 12.00noon (CAT)
The African Union, in partnership with the International Committee of the All African Music Awards, AFRIMA, has formally unveiled the calendar of events for the upcoming 2021 edition of the awards ceremony. The unveiling event took place at the African Union headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on June 23, 2021. The unveiling activity marks the formal opening of AFRIMA 2021 ... Read More »
How our campaign slogan Otoge came about, by Kwara Gov · Explains roots of party crisis · Says donations by Govs, Ministers not delivered to him · He insists Kwarans own the freedom struggle
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has offered rare insights into the protracted crisis rocking the state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), tracing it to his refusal to fund a campaign structure that was formed without his prior knowledge or input as the governorship candidate. Speaking on Saturday at the launch of a book titled Otoge in Ilorin, the ... Read More »
When Social Media Personalities Stormed Bodex Social Media Hangout
At a time when the Nigerian government’s ban of Twitter and decision to prosecute those who continue using the platform has continued to cause uproar in the country, the 2nd edition of the annual Bodex social media hangout this year focused on the theme ‘Digital media: freedom of internet use and the rights of the citizens. CEO of Bodex media ... Read More »