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By Modupe Gbadeyanka About 170 of the 200 graduate trainees of Flutterwave (85 per cent) have been absorbed into the organisation as full-time employees after the completion of their programme. The leading payments technology firm in August 2022 launched its Graduate Trainee (GT) scheme to nurture young talents seeking clear career growth opportunities in technology. Some days ago, a graduation ceremony was held in Lagos to celebrate the end of the rigorous 12-month-long paid traineeship scheme. The participants were put through technical and soft skills and practical experiences. “We are excited that our aim of giving 200 extremely bright young

By Adedapo Adesanya The Institute of Food Technologists (IFT), a nonprofit scientific organisation committed to advancing the science of food and its application across the global food system, has announced Mr Sean Leighton as the new Board President. Mr Leighton, the global vice president of food safety, quality, and regulator at Cargill, succeeds Mr Christopher Downs at the helm of the affairs of the organisation.  A member of IFT since 1999, where he was a participant in the IFT Student Association (IFTSA) product development competition, Mr Leighton has served in several volunteer roles as a presenter, panellist, podcast thought leader,

By Bliss Okperan The Kogi State Governor, Mr Yahaya Bello, has ordered the immediate removal of his Special Adviser on Stakeholders Relations, Mr Anthony Ogah. A statement issued on Monday by the Secretary to the Government of the state, Ms Folashade Ayoade, confirmed this development, though it did not state the reason surrounding the sacking of the Governor’s aide. However, it was disclosed that the termination of Mr Ogah’s appointment was with effect from Sunday, September 24, 2023. He has been directed to submit all government items. “In light of this press release, Mr Anthony Ogah is instructed to promptly

By Modupe Gbadeyanka Thirty-eight out of the 39 persons presented to the Osun State House of Assembly by Governor Rauf Aregbesola for the position of Commissioners and Special Advisers in the state have been confirmed. The nominees were confirmed on Monday after they were screened by the state lawmakers. One of the nominees Mr Adeola Tejumola, we gathered, was unfortunately not confirmed by the state Assembly because he allegedly failed to appear before the lawmakers for questioning. Last week, the congressmen screened the nominees, but were confirmed today at a plenary on the floor of the Assembly. Speaker of the

By Dipo Olowookere A popular actress in Nigeria, Mrs Funke Akindele Bello, has been delivered of two bouncing baby boys, multiple reports said. The movie star reportedly gave birth to the twins a moment ago outside the country. It is the first time the woman is having children for her musician husband, Mr Abdul Rasheed Bello, otherwise known as JJC Skillz. After her first marriage to one Lagos-based politician, Kenny Almaroof failed, Funke Akindele, fondly called Jenifa, secretly married her new husband in 2016 in the United Kingdom. After her second marriage, a Lagos-based cleric and founder of Mountain of

**Blasts President Over Termination of Atiku Firm’s Deal with NPA By Dipo Olowookere A group known as Democracy Coalition has slammed President Muhammadu Buhari over the cancelation of a deal signed between the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) and a firm belonging to former Vice President, Mr Atiku Abubakar, Intels. In a statement issued yesterday by the National Coordinator of Democracy Coalition, Mr Michael Williams, the group accused the President of witch-hunting those he feels might stop his return to Aso Rock for the second time in 2019. The coalition alleged that the Mr Buhari administration’s “witch-hunting policy” led to the

By Investopedia At some point in your financial life you have more money than you need to live on, so you invest it. But even after you have built a big nest for the money eggs, you still need a cushion, an emergency fund, or some readily available cash that’s always there when you need it. But how much do you need? Here are two ways to help you find the answer. First Things First The first step in creating a cash cushion is to realize you really need one. Stuff happens. Things change. Big expenses pop up. Families change.

By Kester Kenn Klomegah In this interview, Patrick Makokoro, the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Nhaka Foundation, discusses the organisation’s efforts at supporting education and health care in rural regions in Zimbabwe, a landlocked country located in southern Africa. According official information, Zimbabwe’s total population stands at 12.97 million. Due to large investments in education since independence, Zimbabwe has the highest adult literacy rate, in 2013 was 90.70 percent, in Africa, but much still remains to be done in the sector. Makokoro founded the Nhaka Foundation in 2008 as a charitable organisation that provides education, health care and counselling,

By Dipo Olowookere It was a memorable day on Sunday, May 27, 2018 as some kids were hosted by Nigeria’s number one malt drink, Maltina, in commemoration of the Children’s Day celebrations. Maltina is the first locally produced malt drink in Nigeria and is fortified with vitamins and calcium for healthy families. On Children’s Day, Maltina, hosted hundreds of children and their parents in Lagos and Ibadan to a party, in line with the brand’s mission to nourish precious family moments and spread happiness. The families got to enjoy fun activities like face-painting, sack races, carousel rides, Tug of War,

By Dipo Olowookere The average yields of treasury bills at the secondary market increased on Tuesday amid renewed bearish activity of investors at the market, Business Post is reporting. For the most tenors of the debt instrument monitored during the trading session, yields faced north as market players prepare for the sale of T-bills today by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). During today’s primary market auction, the central bank would sell treasury bills valued at N122 billion in the usual three tenor. The bank said it would sell N5.85 billion worth of the 91-day bills, N3.50 billion worth of