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By Adedapo Adesanya Fils has launched a platform to help global businesses turn intent into action when integrating sustainable values into the core of digital payments. The new innovation paves the way for trust and safety in carbon markets, bringing together buyers with capital, and suppliers with high-integrity carbon credits, at the rate and scale required to rebalance the planet.  Designed as a holistic, enterprise-grade B2B2C product offering, Fils leverages the power of leading technologies for its end-to-end infrastructure to transform various industries, including financial services, hospitality, and e-commerce. This makes it easier for businesses to act on the core

By Adedapo Adesanya  The Vice President,  Mr Kashim Shettima,  has said the private sector forms an integral half of the crucial foundation that holds the Nigerian government, noting that President Bola Tinubu is committed to creating an environment that fosters entrepreneurship and innovation. This, according to him, explains why the president’s vision for Nigeria is grounded in eight priority areas, including poverty eradication, economic growth, job creation, and equitable access to capital. The Vice President spoke on Thursday while commissioning some projects, including the Ijele 93.1 FM Radio Station, Phase Two of the Sir Emeka Offor Foundation (SEOF) Touch-a-Life Housing

By Bliss Okperan The Governor of Ogun State, Mr Dapo Abiodun, has asked Nigerians to give President Bola Tinubu more time, saying he has performed well in office since taking over on May 29, 2023, noting that he inherited an almost comatose economy from former President Muhammadu Buhari. “The President Tinubu-led administration has been very bold and audacious. They’ve taken the bull by the horns. They’ve done what no government has done in the history of Nigeria,” Mr Abiodun said during an interview on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics show. Recall that a few days ago on Channels TV, the Governor

By Bliss Okperan A helicopter operated by the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Friday crash-landed and exploded at the NAF Base, Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The NAF Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, confirmed the incident in a statement, noting that the NAF-35p had taken off on an operation against oil thieves in Rivers State before the unfortunate incident. He said five persons on board survived the air mishap with minor injuries. “A Nigerian Air Force (NAF) MI-35P helicopter crashed at Port Harcourt today, December 1, 2023. The unfortunate incident occurred at about 7.45 am shortly

By Aduragbemi Omiyale Governor Dave Umahi of Ebonyi State has lamented that a lot of people have a misconception about the Biafra agitation. Mr Umahi, who doubles as the Chairman of the South-East Governors Forum, stated that the people of the region of the country want to be a part of a fair Nigeria where justice, equity and freedom exist. Speaking at the State House Briefing on Thursday in Abuja, the Governor said, “The situation in the South-East is a mixture of reality, fake news and war propaganda. “There are rightful agitations in the South-East, but they’ve been hijacked. In

Communications and Public Affairs experts have advocated for collective and strategic engagement efforts to mitigate the negative effects of COVID-19 on businesses and governance.  They also emphasised that Public Affairs function as a management function has become the new deal breaker for organizations that want to thrive during this COVID-19 crisis period. These were some of the resolutions advanced at a webinar held on June 10, 2010 and hosted by Re-Ignite Public Affairs Limited with the theme Managing the Public Affairs Function Post COVID-19. The carefully selected panellists who are authorities in the field of communications, government relations, stakeholders’ engagement,

By Adedapo Adesanya Computer Professionals Registration Council of Nigeria (CPN) at its 93rd regular council meeting which held in Abuja recently ratified the appointment of Mr Mohammed Bello Aliyu as the New Registrar/Secretary to Council. The approval was based on the recommendations of the Screening Sub Committee of the council, which reviewed and interviewed applicants for the position, according to a statement by the Head, Corporate Communications, Mrs Aderemi Raji-Awe. Mr Aliyu, who hails from Sokoto State, holds a Bachelors degree in Computer Science from the Usman Dan Fodio University, Sokoto, an M.Sc in Computer Science from Abubakar Tafawa Balewa

By Ahmed Rahma Clinician physician and public health expert, Dr Adepeju Adeniran; a public health practitioner and medical director, Dr Omadeli Boyo; and a teacher and nutritionist, Dr Beatrice Oganah-Ikujenyo have all confirmed participation in a special webinar session to deliberate on the urgent need to have a national nutrition policy that will address the rising deficiency in protein in Nigeria. During the event, these experts and others will look into ways to combat and curtail the rising incidences of protein deficiency and general malnutrition across the country. A statement from the organisers of the Protein Challenge Webinar Series said

The Acting General Manager, Lagos State Public Procurement Agency, Mr Fatai Idowu Onafowote has tasked civil servants in the State Public Service on the need to build team work in the course of carrying out their duties. Mr Onafowote gave the charge while declaring open a workshop on Procurement Processing organised by the Agency for some staff of Lagos State Development and Property Corporation (LSDPC), Lagos State Polytechnic, Lagos State Signage and Advertisement Agency and Ministry of Science & Technology at LSDPC in Ilupeju. According to him, “When a team works well together, they will be able to accomplish more

By Investors Hub European stocks have moved mostly lower on Wednesday as rising bond yields on expectations of higher interest rates and the recent surge in oil prices has spurred investors to lock in some profits after recent gains. The German DAX Index has slumped by 0.9 percent and the French CAC 40 Index has fallen by 0.4 percent. However, the U.K.?s FTSE 100 Index is bucking the downtrend and inching up by 0.2 percent. In economic news, French industrial production decreased as expected in November after rising in the two previous months, data from statistical office Insee showed. Separately,

By Modupe Gbadeyanka The first international cargo flight landed at the Akanu Ibiam Airport Enugu State on Tuesday amidst funfair. During the historic event, Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, who was on ground to witness it, expressed his joy over the development. In his address, Mr Ugwuanyi said the event marks yet another very significant milestone in the history of aviation in Enugu State and indeed, the entire south east region. He reminded the gathering that three years ago, precisely on August 24, 2013, the first ever international passenger flight to Enugu operated by the Ethiopian Airlines landed at the same airport.

By Modupe Gbadeyanka Some politicians have been accused of working tirelessly to frustrate the cashless policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for their selfish interests. At a media briefing on Monday in Abuja, the Conference of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP) and civil society organisations (CSOs) under the aegis of the Coalition of National Civil Society Organisations (CNCSOs) said the reason behind the moves to stop the policy is vote-buying. During elections, politicians induce voters with cash. This is a practice across most of the political parties in Nigeria. Some offer voters less than N5,000 for votes. A few