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By Aduragbemi Omiyale An economist and public affairs analyst, Mr Tope Fasua, has been appointed by President Bola Tinubu as a Special Adviser on Economic Affairs. Mr Fasua, a former presidential candidate and consultant would work in the Office of the Vice President, he disclosed in a message on his official X platform. “So, yours truly has been appointed Special Adviser to the President on Economic Affairs in the VP’s office; just what I wanted for national impact. “We thank God Almighty and those who remembered me and insisted. For God and country,” Mr Fasua, who is also an accountant

By Adedapo Adesanya President Bola Tinubu has nominated Ms Jamila Bio Ibrahim to serve as the Minister of Youth and Mr Ayodele Olawande as the Minister of State for Youth. These nominations indicate a separation of the ministry, which used to be joined with the Ministry of Sport in the previous administration of President Muhammadu Buhari. In a statement signed by Mr Ajuri Ngelale, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, on Sunday, it was emphasised that the nominees would have to undergo screening at the Senate for confirmation. Upon confirmation by the Mr Godswill Akpabio-led parliament,

By Dipo Olowookere One of the news anchors of a local broadcasting company, TVC, Mr Mike Okwoche, has exited the organisation after 11 years. The broadcaster announced his resignation from the Lagos-based firm last week, though he did not disclose his future direction. Also, the television platform announced the departure of his top employee, who has won several awards, from the company. “On TVC Breakfast today, TVC News award-winning Senior anchor, Mike Okwoche, officially announces his departure from TVC after 11 years of stewardship,” the broadcast station stated. Mr Okwoche, during last Friday’s TVC Breakfast Today, said, “I must say

By Modupe Gbadeyanka The immediate past Minister of State for Labour, Mr Festus Keyamo, has finally been nominated for a ministerial position by President Bola Tinubu. He was nominated by the President for screening by the Senate in a letter transmitted to the upper chamber of the National Assembly. Mr Tinubu also included Mairiga Mahmud in the fresh list. Mahmud will replace Maryam Shetty, whose name has been withdrawn from the list sent to the Senate. Mr Keyamo had been taunted online for missing out on Mr Tinubu’s cabinet after working tirelessly for his victory at the polls, which is

By Dipo Olowookere The 6th World Hydropower Congress (WHC) kicked-off in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on Wednesday with Acting Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) Executive Secretary, Abdalla Hamdok, calling on the continent to come up with strong and coherent policies to promote faster and more inclusive growth through the optimal use of hydropower and other sources of renewable energy. Mr Hamdok said with more than 600 million people in Africa living without access to electricity and households continuing to rely on traditional biomass for cooking, it was pertinent for Africa to tap into its vast renewable energy sources. “With clear vision

By Modupe Gbadeyanka The Senator representing Ogun East District at the National Assembly, Mr Buruji Kashamu, has concluded plans to put smile on the faces of people across the state. Business Post correspondent learnt that the lawmaker has purchased some items to be distributed to people in his constituency in Ijebu Igbo, Ogun State to celebrate the Eid el-Kabir with next week. Muslims in Nigeria will join others across the world to mark the celebration and the Federal Government has already declared Monday and Tuesday next week as public holidays to celebrate Eid el-Kabir. It was reliably gathered that the

By Dipo Olowookere The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has said it would carry out a major health campaign in the Lake Chad Basin area in order to vaccinate over 41 million children against polio to contain the recent outbreak of the disease in north-east Nigeria. Populations fleeing conflict are on the move within the sub-region, raising concerns that the virus could spread across borders. Nearly 39,000 health workers are deployed across Nigeria and neighbouring Chad, Niger, Cameroon and the Central African Republic to deliver polio vaccines in areas at high-risk for the virus during five rounds of coordinated vaccination

By Adedapo Adesanya The Chairman of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) Board, Mrs Lauretta Onochie, has appealed to Nigerians, especially people from the Niger Delta region, to give the newly inaugurated board the necessary support to deliver on their mandate. “We are going to do things differently so that the people of Niger Delta can benefit from what Nigeria has been investing in the region. In the past, many investments in the Niger Delta have found their way to Abuja, London, Dubai and elsewhere,” she pleaded. Mrs Onochie added that part of the new board’s goal was to change

By Sodeinde Temidayo David Nigeria e-commerce company, Konga, has launched a new initiative called the Konga Yakata to commemorate this year’s Black Friday, a period considered to be the busiest shopping day of the year on the platform. The Konga Yakata is set to bring smart deals that would be of interest to customers. It is slated to go live on Thursday, November 11 and end on Sunday, December 12, 2021. According to the company, this year’s edition is set to take an extra dimension as millions of shoppers await what has been described for the first time as Konga

By Modupe Gbadeyanka A relief official of the United Nations (UN) has warned that millions of Nigerians are at risk of food shortage despite famine being averted in the north eastern part of the country. Since the beginning of the Boko Haram conflict, more than 20,000 people have been killed, thousands of women and children abducted, many forced into displacement, and subjected to violations of international humanitarian and human rights law. In north-east Nigeria, at least 8.5 million people are dependent on humanitarian assistance. Noting important progress in delivering life-saving aid to millions in north-east Nigeria, the top United Nations

By Sodeinde Temidayo David The production of a documentary series dedicated to the 60th independence anniversary of Nigeria, which is expected to gulp N1.1 billion and backed by the federal government, has commenced. The series, titled Nigeria’s 1914 Posterity Documentary, was originally billed for 2020, but the production was put on hold as a result of the global health challenge caused by the Coronavirus pandemic. The film reflects on the past and envisions a greater future. The project is being done with the support of the Federal Ministry of Information and Culture, the National Institute for Hospitality and Tourism (NIHOTOUR),

By Adedapo Adesanya The last trading session of the week on the NASD Over-the-Counter (OTC) Securities Exchange closed on a positive note on Friday by 0.42 per cent. This was influenced by the gains recorded by Niger Delta Exploration and Production (NDEP) Plc and Central Securities Clearing System (CSCS) Plc. NDEP grew during the day by N18 or 10 per cent to close at N198.00 per unit compared to the previous day’s N180.00 per unit, while CSCS Plc rose by 20 kobo or 1.37 per cent to close at N14.80 per unit as against the N14.60 per unit it was previously