Makinde Constitutes Palliative Committee in Oyo

By Adedapo Adesanya The two leading opposition presidential candidates in the 2023 general elections, Mr Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Mr Peter Obi of the Labour Party, on Tuesday, approached the Supreme Court to upturn the judgment of the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC), which on September 6, affirmed Mr Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as winner of the exercise held on Saturday, February 25. Mr Atiku, in his Notice of Appeal predicated on 35 grounds, insisted that the tribunal, in the judgment delivered by Justice Haruna Tsammani, committed grave error and miscarriage

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 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

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The importance of informing and educating the consumers on the challenge and dangers of cybercrime by network service providers in the telecommunications sector has been stressed by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). At the 110th edition of Consumer Outreach Programme (COP) held on Thursday, September 12, 2019 at in Umuahia, Abia State, Director of Consumer Affairs at NCC, Ms Felicia Onwuegbuchulam,, noted that, “Cybercrime is on the increase and service providers must provide on their networks the necessary technological solutions and measures to mitigate telecoms consumers’ exposure to cybercrime.” At the Outreach, focused on the role of the consumer in

By Ahmed Rahma A member of the green chamber of the National Assembly representing Ihiala Federal Constituency of Anambra State, Mr Ifeanyi Momah, has donated 110 laptops to Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University. The lawmaker explained that the donation was to assist the institution’s  ICT department and foster e-learning. According to Mr Momah, the project, which he supervised, was facilitated through the office by the Nigerian Communications and Commission (NCC). He said, “Yesterday, I supervised the delivery of 110 laptops to the staff and management of Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University. “This project was facilitated through the office by the Nigerian Communications

By Dipo Olowookere Two Nigerian movies, ‘The Wedding Party’ and ‘76’ have been announced as joint winners of the 2017 NollywoodWeek Public Choice Award. The festival trophy was given to Mr Izu Ojukwu, the Director of 76 and Mr Moses Babatope who represented the film in the absence of the film Director, Kemi Adetiba in a closing ceremony that was followed by the World Premiere screening of Ctach[dot]er by the Director Walter Taylaur. “I was not expecting this award. It’s an honour for me and for everybody who worked on the film,” said Mr Ojukwu. In his acceptance speech, Mr

By Nneka Okumazie The worth of any language is also the amount of original knowledge in that language that is of importance and great interest to others, requiring them to seek translations from that language. Communication is an important use of language, but it is basic in terms of what a language is worth. English was not worth as much as it is now centuries ago when knowledge was spread across many other languages, mostly European. Those who spoke English sought translations to English; others had to learn those languages to access the knowledge in them. There are many countries

By Adedapo Adesanya President Muhammadu Buhari has joined many Nigerians to celebrate the President-elect, Mr Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on his 71st birthday today, Wednesday, March 29, 2023, saying his vast experience as a politician will help achieve effective governance. In a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, the President joined “members of the President-elect’s family, especially his wife, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, business partners and political associates in celebrating the recently elected president who is expected to lead the country from May 29.” Full of praise, he said his successor, endeared as Asiwaju, is

By Dipo Olowookere The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the ratification of the agreement for the establishment of the West African Tax Administration Forum. This was part of the resolutions reached on Wednesday, meeting of the council in Abuja. Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun, who revealed this to journalists after the meeting, said the body would enhance cooperation on handling of tax matters within the sub region. “The Forum would serve as a platform of promoting mutual agreement and cooperation among West African Tax Authorities. Nigeria is the host of this body but we have just ratified the

By Adedapo Adesanya  Major oil futures finished lower last week after hitting the highest since September earlier in the week due to heightened tensions in the Middle East that threatened to affect supply. U.S. West Texas Intermediate and the international benchmark Brent crude oil as a result, lost more than $5 as there was no retaliation heavy enough to cause the market to panic. According to market trends, prices are likely to see heightened volatility and overreactions to the upside if the tensions in the Middle East escalate, but that is highly unlikely especially with US President Donald Trump saying

By Nkem Ndem If you are in Lagos and you live on the Lekki Peninsula, chances are you spend at least one Saturday or Sunday per month visiting one of the beaches in the area. Despite the rapid emergence of new private beaches in Lekki though, Elegushi beach seems to attract the most visitors. Situated at the Ikate area of Lekki and harboring exceptional restaurants, night clubs and hangout spots, selling mouth-watering local dishes and playing host to a variety of live shows, the Elegushi beach is typically a fun-zone. We do not mean to be the fun police, but