FG Switches Approach to Need-Based, Demand-Driven Researches

By Aduragbemi Omiyale More than 17,000 students from across the nation have registered for the prestigious Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) competition, Interswitch SPAK. The educational contest is organised by Africa’s leading integrated digital payments and e-commerce enabler, Interswitch, to promote STEM subjects in secondary schools. The programme, in its 5th year, is currently operational in Nigeria and Kenya and was conceptualised by the organisers in 2017 to ignite, promote, and reward STEM interest in young Africans. It has since drawn over 9,000 schools and over 60,000 students from senior secondary schools across Nigeria, six of which appear in

By Aduragbemi Omiyale At least 63 students from Rivers State admitted to the Nigerian Law School have been awarded scholarships by the O.B. Lulu-Briggs Foundation. The beneficiaries were those chosen for this year’s edition of the gesture. They were given a grant of N120,000 and a brand-new laptop each at the 14th Law School Students Scholarship award ceremony held on Tuesday, July 25, in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. Since the foundation started offering scholarships to students of the state in 2009, not less than 868 persons have benefited. “The O.B. Lulu-Briggs Foundation firmly believes in the power of education and

By Modupe Gbadeyanka A leading human capital development consultancy company, KloverHarris, has given out free books and writing materials to top-performing students of Local Government Primary School, Isiwu, in Ikorodu, Lagos State, as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) aimed at inspiring and encouraging brilliant academic performances. The CSR project undertaken on Friday, July 21, 2023, at the school premises saw the company gifting the best students in each class academic materials aimed at creating a positive impact on the beneficiaries and others, as well as reinforcing that there is dignity in labour. The Managing Partner of KloverHarris, Ms

By Modupe Gbadeyanka At least 180 teachers in Enugu State have undergone a six-month training in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) subjects. The advanced STEM training is to equip the educators picked from public schools in the state with the latest STEM teaching tools and methodologies. The programme was facilitated by the Teacher Aid Initiative (TAI) and the TY Danjuma Foundation to boost STEM education. Recent statistics highlight a growing gap in STEM education across Africa, underscoring the pressing need to invest in initiatives that inspire and prepare the next generation for STEM careers. This collaboration between TAI and

**Appoints Solanke, Kupoluyi Directors Leading telecommunications services provider, Airtel Nigeria, has elevated Dinesh Balsingh, erstwhile Marketing Director, to the position of Chief Commercial Officer, effective immediately. The company has also announced the appointments of Seun Solanke as Information Technology Director and Femi Kupoluyi as Sales & Distribution Director. In his new role, Dinesh will directly supervise Airtel’s Sales & Distribution, Marketing, Customer Service and Regional Operations functions with responsibility for growing revenue market share, customer market share, brand development, customer experience as well as leading and driving innovation. Dinesh, an alumnus of TSM in South India, has over 20 years’

By Modupe Gbadeyanka A promo aimed to reward movie lovers in Lagos and Abuja will commence on Friday, December 24, 2021, Rite Foods, makers of Bigi drinks has confirmed. The campaign tagged Watch and Win will enable customers to win prizes through a raffle draw slated for March 19, 2022, a statement from the company disclosed. It was explained that fun-seekers who watch any movie at any Silverbird Cinema in Lagos and Abuja will win a raffle ticket which is redeemable at any of the participating Silverbird movie outlets for a chance to win incredibly exciting prizes which include a

By Aduragbemi Omiyale Fund managers operating in Nigeria have been reminded by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of the annual supervisory fees they are expected to pay to the agency. In a circular issued at the weekend, the commission said the fees are to be paid in full on or before January 31, 2022, as failure will attract sanctions. “The commission hereby draws the attention of all registered fund/portfolio managers to SEC Rule on annual supervision fees for Collective Investment Schemes (CIS) and regulatory fees for discretionary and non-discretionary funds/portfolios issued on January 21, 2021, and the amendment thereto

By Modupe Gbadeyanka By virtue of its human and natural resources endowments, Nigeria has the potential to become a major player in the global economy. This was the submission of Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Prof Stephen Ocheni, when he received executive members of the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN), Abuja and District Society led by its Chairman, Mr Ben Ogbeide. According to the Minister, “Nigeria has the potential to become a major player in the global economy by virtue of its human and natural resource endowments. “In order to propel the economy towards sustained accelerated

By Modupe Gbadeyanka The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has predicted that Nigeria’s economy will experience a growth rate of about 8 percent this year. The global financial institution made this known in its latest report released on Tuesday. According to the report, the increase would be influenced by both the sustained growth in the agricultural sector and recovery in oil production. In the report titled ‘World Economic Outlook, April 2017: Gaining Momentum?’, the IMF also projected that the world economy would grow by 3.5 percent in 2017 from 3.1 percent in 2016 and rise to 3.6 percent in 2018. It

By Adedapo Adesanya  PAC Capital Limited has assured its clients of high-quality advisory and fund arrangement services that will enhance their growth and expansion prospects. The firm made this assurance after its role as the lead financial adviser and fund arranger to Access Holdings Plc’s $300 million investment finance facility for its lending subsidiary, Access Bank Plc. The Managing Director of PAC Capital, Mr Humphrey Oriakhi, stated that the organisation was committed to ensuring it continues to support growth and expansion for its clients. “We are delighted to bring this landmark deal to a close for our client. This is

By Dipo Olowookere The sum of N100 million has been donated by BUA Group to the Kebbi State government to support victims of the recent flooding in the northern state of Nigeria. The conglomerate said the financial assistance was given to the state government as part of its corporate social responsibility (CSR) programmes. Chairman of BUA Group, Mr Abdul Samad Rabiu, stated that his company remains committed to its sustainable development obligations as a responsible corporate citizen and will keep supporting various social and humanitarian interventions wherever it can. He commiserated with the Governor, Mr Abubakar Atiku Bagudu, the Kebbi