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By Adedapo Adesanya  General Electric (GE) Vernova’s Gas Power business and Junior Achievement Nigeria (JAN) have trained 100 school girls in secondary schools in Nigeria as part of efforts to bridge the gender gap in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) careers and prepare the next generation of women engineers and innovators. According to UNESCO’s Institute of Statistics (UIS) data, less than 30 per cent of the world’s researchers are women, with low representation in the public, private, and academic sectors. Recognising this gap, the Girls in STEM event was held in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria, to explore different STEM

By Aduragbemi Omiyale Airtel Africa has reaffirmed its commitment to continue driving the digitalization of the continent to unlock new opportunities and promote inclusive, sustainable growth. This reassurance was given by the chief executive of Airtel Africa, Mr Segun Ogunsanya, during a meeting with the President of Malawi, Mr Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera. He said the organisation intends to boost investments geared towards supporting the country’s target of achieving at least 20 per cent internet access by 2030 in the quest of the Malawian government to become a self-reliant, industrialised middle-income economy. “Our purpose is to transform lives across the continent.

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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 Ahmed Rahma Owners of hotels in Imo State under the aegis of the Imo State Hoteliers Association (ISHA) have decried the low patronage, blaming the police for this. The group, during its year-end party held recently at the Harvester’s  Hotel and  Suites in Owerri, said people do not patronise their members because of insecurity in the state, alleging that the security operatives have failed to perform their duties. “Visitors who patronise the hotels do not come because of insecurity, the police are no longer doing their duties in the state,” the chairman of ISHA, Mr Chima Chukwunyere said. He charged the

By Dipo Olowookere Wife of former President of Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, Helen, is organising a mentorship class for Chief Executive Officers of companies in the Nigeria. The event, in its fifth edition, is slated for Saturday, December 28, 2019 at the African Broadcasting Network, Delta state, Nigeria by 2:00pm. Participants of the previous editions of the programme have testified of how valuable the class has been to their businesses. Mama Helen Oritsejafor, as she is fondly called, is a first-class entrepreneur and business tycoon, who is a practical success of how to run a viable

By Modupe Gbadeyanka Activities on the floor of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) finished strong again on Thursday after the market reversed Tuesday’s bearish trend on Wednesday. This comes a day after the Dow broke above 20,000 as US stocks hit all-time highs. The all-share index close at 26,289.95 points after rising by 49.50 points or 0.19 percent, while the market capitalisation ended at N9.05 trillion after improving by N17 billion. A total of 24 stocks appreciated on the floor of the NSE today compared with the 19 equities that went down. Forte Oil topped the gainers’ chart with a

By Modupe Gbadeyanka Mr Peter Nwaoboshi, the Senator representing Delta North in the National Assembly, has been taken to the Ikoyi Correctional Centre on Wednesday to commence his prison term. Senator Nwaoboshi was convicted and sentenced to seven years imprisonment by the Lagos Division of the Court of Appeal for money laundering. According to a statement from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), the lawmaker was intercepted by its operatives at a hospital in Lagos on Monday, February 6, after months of avoiding them. The Court of Appeal had, in a judgement, it delivered on July 1, 2022, sentenced

By Dipo Olowokere November 2 and 3, 2016, has been slated for the CyberXchange Conference 2016, which holds in Lagos. The event, which takes place at the Landmark Event Centre, Lekki Peninsula, seeks to identify the key trends and technologies in Cyber Security; emerging from diverse industries such as Finance, Payments, ecommerce, Banking, Telecommunications, Law enforcements, Oil and Gas, Insurance, Digital Media, Energy, and emerging start-up companies. Professionals, academia, researchers, IT gurus, developers of cyber security in the private and public sector have been urged to attend the programme, which promises to be exciting. Participants will have the opportunity to

Rafael Nadal will be facing Stefanos Tsitsipas in the Masters 1000 event finals. The current world number one marched into the finals after a tough match with world number six, Karen Khachanov on Saturday night. While everyone is excited about Nadal playing in the finals, Greek teenager Tsitsipas will be on the lookout.  We know that if you love betting on your favorite sports matches, you are already on 1xbet trying to bet on the game. So, how would it be like? Would Tsitsipas be able to make a difference and face up to Nadal in the final? While it

By Sodeinde Temidayo David Telecommunications company, 9mobile, has partnered with MEDICAID Foundation in a campaign to support the fight against cancer. Recently, the two parties held a 6-kilometre-walk against cancer in Abuja, which was themed Walk Away Cancer.’ The initiative, championed by MEDICAID Foundation, was to raise cancer awareness in the country and support people suffering from the disease. 9mobile said it decided to support the programme because it was in line with its obligation to throw its weight behind initiatives that promote healthcare in Nigeria. Speaking on this development, the Executive Director, Regulatory and Corporate Affairs, 9mobile, Ms Abdulrahman

By Adedapo Adesanya Crude oil closed on a positive note on Friday, October 29 supported by expectations that the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, Russia and their allies, jointly known as OPEC+, would maintain production cuts. Brent crude rose by 6 cents or 0.07 per cent to close at $84.38 per barrel, while the United States benchmark, West Texas Intermediate (WTI), gained 76 cents or 0.92 per cent to end at $83.57 per barrel. Even as Iranian supply may come online, it looks like OPEC+ is unlikely to raise production which has strengthened the market. The 23-man alliance has