The Nigerian Content Vanguard (NCV), has urged President Muhammed Buhari and the various government agencies in the oil and gas sector to probe the indigenous ownership claim of the Lagos Deep Offshore Logistics (LADOL) to put the raging controversy over the ownership of the company to rest. In a statement issued from […]
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Alhaji Suleiman Adeshina “Jafo Authority” gets Kingmakers nod as new Oniba of Iba
The announcement of the demise of Lagos First-class monarch, The Oniba of Iba, Oba Goriola Yishau Oseni, who went to join his ancestors on the 25th of May 2020 after a successful 45 years reign after ascending the throne of his fore-fathers at age 31, threw the whole of Iba town into mourning, as […]
COVID 19: Step up your game, NGO tells government
Some members of Beulah World Initiative, a nongovernmental and faith based organisation, have advised the federal government to up its game in the fight against the Corona Virus pandemic which has claimed millions of lives across the globe. Speaking at the sensitisation programme/food distribution to the less privileged in the Arobieye community in Otta, Ogun […]
I I’m yet to receive one Naira from FG to fight Covid-19, says Gov Emmanuel
…announces guidelines on conducting burials, weddings Governor Udom Emmanuel has stated that Akwa Ibom State Government has not received any financial assistance from federal government in the fight against Covid-19. The governor, who made this known during a routine media chat to update citizens on efforts of state government in […]
Fasuyi: Covid-19 beautiful on canvas, but…
Renowned artist and founder, TAFAS Legacy Gallery, Chief Timothy Banjo Fasuyi, professionally known as Tafas, in this interview with TONY OKUYEME, shares his thoughts about Covid-19 and how it has affected on the arts and culture sector. The octogenarian artist and former Federal Art Adviser also talks on the other side of the pandemic […]
Reviving late Chief M.K.O’s goodies for the masses
Title: Farewell to Poverty: Let There Be Light in Africa Author: Modupe Onitiri-Abiola Publisher: Dorrance Publishing Co., Inc. Pennsylvania, U.S.A Reviewer: Adjekpagbon Blessed Mudiaga T here is an African saying that ‘nobody can run away from his shadow.’ It is based on this adage […]
CBN: Leveraging I&E window for exchange rate stability
Having successfully used the Investors and Exporters’ (I&E) foreign exchange window to stop the naira from crashing to a record low three years ago, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is clearly determined to use the same strategy to relieve the local currency of its current Coronavirus-induced pressures, writes Tony Chukwunyem G iven […]
‘When the hunter becomes game’
The corn has come to roast. The hunters have become the hunted in Delta state. The deadly virus has gone after members of the ‘COVID-19 Quick Response Team’ in the state and infecting residents of the state in geometric progression. This is so because residents of the state took the disease for granted. They cried […]
BIS tasks central banks on digital payment challenge
Assignment Issuance of Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDC) offers safe, accessible means of payment A s guardians of the safety and integrity of the payment system, central banks must keep evolving to meet the challenge of rapidly accelerating digital innovation, the bank for International Settlements (BIS) has said. The BIS stated this […]
Agric: IITA, Mastercard partner to equip Nigerian youths
OPPORTUNITY 242,724 young Nigerian women and men are to build skills and secure dignified and fulfilling work opportunities T he International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), through its Youth in Agribusiness office, is partnering with the Mastercard Foundation in Nigeria to implement the Young Africa Works strategy. According to report by […]