Lagos Plans 3 Welfare Centres for Residents

By Dipo Olowookere President Bola Tinubu has arrived at the National Assembly to present the 2024 Appropriation Bill to the federal lawmakers. The President got to the parliament at about a few minutes past 11 am on Wednesday, November 29, 2023, and was accompanied by the Vice President, Mr Kashim Shettima; his Chief of Staff, Mr Femi Gbajabiamila; the National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr Abdullahi Gandoje; and the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr George Akume; among others. He is expected to present the 2024 budget of N27.5 trillion to a joint

By Adedapo Adesanya Tata International is set to expand operations in Nigeria through a strategic partnership with the Lagos Free Zone (LFZ) following the signing of a fresh arrangement. The agreement was signed in the presence of the Managing Director of Tata International Limited, Mr Anand Sen, by the Managing Director of Tata Africa Holdings Pty Ltd, Mr Len Brand. This move will help Tata International build on its existing relationship in the country since 2006 when it established operations in Nigeria. “As a brand synonymous with quality products and ethical business operations in Africa, Tata International is excited to

By Adedapo Adesanya A Federal Capital Territory High Court, Abuja, has adjourned an alleged procurement fraud case involving ex-Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Godwin Emefiele, to January 18 and 19, 2024, for continuation of trial. Mr Emefiele is standing trial on a six-count amended charge on alleged procurement of vehicles to the tune of N1.6 billion. He had pleaded not guilty to the charges. He was granted bail on November 17, 2023, to the tune of N300 million, and two sureties and remanded at the Kuje Correctional Centre, pending when he meets his bail conditions. However,

By Bliss Okperan The Deputy Governor of Edo State, Mr Philip Shaibu, has announced his interest in the governorship election slated for 2024. Mr Shaibu, who fell out with former Governor Adams Oshiomhole to pitch his tenth with Governor Godwin Obaseki, declared his interest in the number one office of the state on Monday. In a televised announcement, the former student union leader said he intends to govern the state because of his desire to transform the Heartbeat of the Nation. According to him, his past records will make it easy for him to clinch the sole ticket of the

By Dipo Olowookere Last week, a total turnover of 1.370 billion shares worth N19.5 billion were traded in 16,076 deals by investors on the floor of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) in contrast to a total of 960.9 million equities valued at N18.3 billion that exchanged hands the previous week in 16,896 deals. The Financial Services industry, measured by volume, led the activity chart with 1.077 billion shares valued at N14.9 billion traded in 9,527 deals, contributing 78.62 percent and 76.12 percent to the total equity turnover volume and value respectively. This was followed by the Services sector with 78.3

By Adeniyi Ogunfowoke Social media is one of the most virile tools for creating awareness in today’s digital world. You don’t even need to break the bank to run a social media campaign. These free modes of communication are therefore available for everyone to use. Due to this many users, waste the opportunity to take advantage of it. You will observe that despite their aggressive social media presence, they are getting little or no traction, Jumia Travel, roll out five reasons why your social media engagement is low. You don’t post regularly If your frequency of posting drops, there will

By Modupe Gbadeyanka Results of the 2018 Cowbellpedia Secondary Schools Mathematics TV Quiz Show qualifying examination have been released by the National Examinations Council (NECO), which conducted the exercise. The results showed that three candidates from two schools in Port Harcourt in Rivers State and Abuja had perfect scores of 100 percent. They are Favour Okarike and Benny Sampson from Graceland International School, Port Harcourt, Rivers State; and Chiedozie Okezie Uzoschukwu of Nigerian Tulip International College, Abuja, all in the junior category. About 40,000 students sat for the examination conducted held on Saturday, February 17, 2018 to participate in the

By Quantitative Financial Analytics Traditionally, investors’ appetite and need for income comes from fixed income instruments like treasury bills and bonds. Until recently, 10-year Nigeria treasuries have delivered an average yield in the upwards of 15 percent thereby providing a high level of income to investors with a relatively minimal level of risk. However, current economic events are giving rise to low interest rates. Yield curves have been falling across all tenors. The 10-year yield fell by 6 percent between January and October while the 20-year yield decreased by 8 percent to 15.07 percent and 14.74 percent respectively. Granting that

By Adeniyi Ogunfowoke With the holidays approaching, it’s not too late to get your business and marketing prepped for the shopping season. This is the most hectic and busiest time of the year for almost every business. Hence, it is essential for you to get your business ready for the season. Make your premises or website festive Customers love getting in the holiday mood, and if you don’t keep up with the competition, you might lose out. Try and make your premises or website reflect the festive season. This will tell your customers that you recognise the season and for

Save yourself the hassle of creating a watchlist because we’ve got you covered with a weekend of compelling stories lined up just for you on Africa Magic Showcase on GOtv Supa +.Join in as we Embark on a journey of intense redemption in Slum King, explore unbreakable bonds in Flawsome, and delve into thrilling heists in Chronicles, and much more. Your weekend is about to get a lot more exciting with these shows; Slum King: Delve deep into the life of Edafe, also known as Maje Esu Umukoro. A young man haunted by the scars of his past and yearning

By Dipo Olowookere The opportunity for young entrepreneurs, ICT startups, and academia, to learn about the IGRPweb platform and start developing innovative applications for electronic governance in a simple, safe and low-cost way has been opened. This rare opportunity was given by NOSi, in partnership with the government of Cabo Verde, through the State Department of Innovation. In order to make many youths have access to the IGRPweb application development platform, NOSi has officially launched the Kriol Campaign. By joining the Kriol campaign, users can obtain the license through the online store www.store.NOSi.cv and immediately begin developing applications on IGRPweb

By Modupe Gbadeyanka The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has revealed easy ways to confirm payment of duty on vehicles as it plans to begin clampdown on defaulters. Addressing a media stakeholders meeting in Abuja on Tuesday, the Comptroller-General of the agency, Mr Hameed Ali, said this move was to avoid causing hardship to Nigerians in regards to duty payment on old vehicles and verification. Mr Ali said at the meeting that, “For effective and easy customs duty clearance verification, you can dial or send SMS to this number, 094621597, with your vehicle C-number, the year you paid the duty and