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By Precious Olisa Three Nigerian women entrepreneurs have been selected among 24 finalists for the 2023 African Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) awards. The Nigerians are the CEO of Bridge Merchant Enterprise (Agri Entrepreneur Award), Ms Chinwendu Nweke; the CEO of Clean Technology Hub (Energy Entrepreneur Award), Ms Ifeoma Malo; and the co-founder/CEO of D-Olivette Global Enterprise, (Social Entrepreneur Award), Ms Damilola Aminat Adeyemi. Launched in 2017, the annual AWIEF Awards is an initiative to recognise, honour, and celebrate women entrepreneurs and business owners in Africa across various industry sectors for their achievements and contribution to the continent’s inclusive

By Modupe Gbadeyanka A socio-political group known as Save Enugu Group has congratulated Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State on his recent Supreme Court victory. The organisation described the victory as well-deserved, urging politicians in the state to join forces with the governor to move the state forward. Last Friday, the country’s apex court dismissed an appeal filed by the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the governorship election in the state, Mr Uche Nnaji. The opposition party challenged the victory of Mr Mbah of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the March 18, 2023, gubernatorial poll, asking

By Modupe Gbadeyanka On October 1, 2023, food enthusiasts and stakeholders will gather at the Tafawa Balewa Square, Lagos to have a taste of Nigerian cuisine at an event organised by 3X4 Foods, a subsidiary of 3 BY 4 Gourmet. The founder of 3X4 Foods, Ms Banke Makinde, said the programme, Street Food Celebration, would be used to showcase the Nigerian culture, through food, to the world. She said the event would provide an opportunity to celebrate Nigeria’s culture, history, and people through street food, and promote cultural entertainment, and delicious gourmet street food. According to her, Street Food Celebration

By Adedapo Adesanya The Group Managing Director (GMD) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited, Mr Mele Kyari, is not heading to the exit door despite speculations amid continued organisational changes to the management of the state oil company. In a statement on Monday night, it was stated that in “addition to the recent exit of three Executive Vice Presidents, other Management Staff with less than 15 months to statutory retirement will be exiting the company effective 19th September 2023.” What this means is that the exit is happening downward since three Executive Vice Presidents were changed over the

By Dipo Olowookere Some stars in the Nigerian film industry have been nominated for the 2020 edition of the prestigious Best of Nollywood (BON) Awards. The likes of Toyin Abraham, Odunlade Adekola, Alex Ekubo, Adesua Etomi, Kehinde Bankole, Nkechi Blessing, Funsho Adeolu were among the notable faces on the screens nominated for the event, which has 33 different categories. The nominees were unveiled to the world at a virtual ceremony held recently with Joke Silva, Gbenga Adeyinka, Segun Arinze, Dele Momodu, Shina Peller, Wale Ojo-Lanre, Femi Akintunde Johnson and others in attendance. Convener of BON Awards, Mr Seun Oloketuyi, while

By Adedapo Adesanya  The Naira maintained stability against the United States Dollar at both the interbank and parallel segments of the foreign exchange (forex) yesterday. At the official window of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), which is also the interbank segment of the market, the local currency traded flat at N306.90/$1. Similarly, the domestic currency closed flat against the greenback at the black market, trading at N360 per Dollar. It also remained unchanged against the British Pound Sterling at N475/£1 and against the Euro at N396/€1. However, it depreciated against the Dollar by 34 kobo or 0.09 percent at

By Adedapo Adesanya President Muhammadu Buhari has claimed that his administration’s agricultural revolution has led to the creation of over 13 million direct and indirect jobs in the last seven and half years, insisting that Nigeria is self-sufficient in rice production, thanks to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The Nigerian leader made these remarks last Friday in Washington D.C. at an interactive session entitled, A conversation with President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria, co-hosted by the United State Institute of Peace (USIP), the International Republican Institute, the National Endowment for Democracy, and the International Foundation for Electoral Systems. He used

By Modupe Gbadeyanka Minister of Budget and National Planning, Mr Udoma Udo Udoma, has maintained that the country was conducive for business environment despite the few challenges being experienced at the moment in Nigeria. Mr Udoma made this known on Wednesday, when he received the Japanese Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr Sadanobu Jusaoke, who paid him a courtesy visit in Abuja. The Minister said the ease of doing business in Nigeria had been worked on, reassuring foreign investors of a conducive business environment. Mr Udoma said the government expects partnership with foreigner investors in the areas of refinery, power, railways and

By Aduragbemi Omiyale The President of Haiti, Mr Jovenel Moise, has been assassinated by some gunmen, a statement from the country’s officials have confirmed. The leader of the Caribbean nation was killed in the early hours of Wednesday, the Interim Prime Minister, Mr Claude Joseph, confirmed. Mr Moise, 53, was attacked in his home and his wife, Mrs Martine Moise, was injured in the process. She has been taken to the hospital. At the moment, the police and military are in charge of security in Haiti, while Mr Joseph is now in control of the government. For more than a

By Investors Hub Asian markets were mostly subdued on Friday as investors once again refrained from making significant moves, choosing to wait for a clear signal. There were some positive economic data from the region, but trading was thin once again as the U.S. markets, which were closed on Thursday, will have just a short trading session today. Chinese stocks rebounded a bit, erasing some of the losses posted in the previous session. After a solid start, the market tumbled but recovered swiftly and held in positive territory until the end of the session. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index climbed

By Investors Hub European stocks have moved higher on Friday as solid economic data from Germany and the U.K. helped ease concerns over growth and investors remained hopeful of a breakthrough in U.S.-China trade talks. While the German DAX Index has climbed by 0.6 percent, the French CAC 40 Index is up by 0.4 percent and the U.K.?s FTSE 100 Index is up by 0.2 percent. Swiss engineering firm ABB has moved notably higher after its Power Grids business won a triple digit million-euro order from the Aibel/Keppel FELS consortium. Altice Europe has also shown a strong move to the

By Dipo Olowookere Ahead of its planned voluntary delisting, the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) has announced the suspension of trading on the shares of Paints and Coatings Manufacturers Nigeria (PCMN) Plc on its platform. Earlier this year, shareholders of the company had given their approval for the delisting of PCMN shares from the stock exchange as well as conversion of the firm into a private limited liability company. This followed a directive to the paint maker by a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos to convene a meeting on February 15, 2018 in Lagos, where shareholders are to deliberate and