Author: Khadijah Olowode
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps Commandant General’s Special Intelligence Squad (CG’s SIS) in strategic surveillance and tactical operations has clamped down on illegal bunkers sabotaging the nation’s economy through their alleged involvement in illegal dealings in Petroleum products in Obiapu forest, Ukwa West, Abia State, the spokesman of NSCDC, Babawale Afolabi has said. In a statement on Tuesday, Babawale said while responding to the Corps’ Correspondents in an interview the CG SIS Commander, Deputy Commandant Appolos Dandaura had told journalists that the four suspects were notorious Syndicate that specializes in operating and controlling multiple artisanal oil refineries in…
Women CEOs and relevant stakeholders have met in Lagos to form a coalition to address the gender disparity in access to economic opportunities in Nigeria and to advance women’s economic empowerment. The coalition, according to a statement by United Nations Women on Tuesday, has one goal, make life better for women and girls by pushing for improved implementation of economic policies that will enhance women’s access to public and private procurement as well as income generating opportunities. Nigeria has one of the highest numbers of female entrepreneurs in the world, yet women-owned businesses do not secure procurement contracts, suggesting systematic…
The Federal Ministry of Environment has revealed its intention to create a sustainable future for environmental sanitation practices in Nigeria by breathing life into the evaluation of students’ knowledge on environmental sanitation and hygiene. The Ministry while stating that the evaluation would help the Nigerian students in strengthening their knowledge of the importance of personal hygiene, a clean environment and a lifestyle that protects climate as well as enhancing their critical thinking skills on environmental sanitation issues, said the essence of environmental sanitation is to develop and maintain a clean, safe, healthy and pleasant environment in all human settlements, and…
. Jorg Potreck has been appointed as the new General Manager of Transcorp Hilton Abuja. He replaces the outgone, Mr. Burlent Tarlan, after successfully completing his tenure. He brings on board an impressive hospitality background spanning over four decades, 20 of those as General Manager in various locations including Germany, United Kingdom, Austria, South Africa, and Egypt. He returns to Hilton following his recent General Manager role at the Johari Rotana in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Potreck started his career as a Management Trainee in Germany in 1982 and progressed through the ranks before his first General Manager position at…
Eighteen lecturers from Nigerian higher institutions of learning have gone through the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund)’s Research for Impact Initiative (R4I) have received a grant of $250,000 from the Science Granting Councils Initiative (SGCI) to develop four prototype projects into commercially v18 Nigerian Lecturers Get $250,000 Grants to Develop Prototypes into Commercially Viable products. The 18 lecturers, who were distributed into four groups were assisted at Innov8, an innovation hub in Abuja to come out with four prototypes; Development of Technology to Mitigate the Effect of Drought in Desert Areas of Northern Nigeria, Development of Automated Garri Frying Technology…
A major feat in live coverage of matches of the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) was accomplished on the final matchday of the 2023/24:season by Propel Sports Africa which streamed nine of the ten games in its NPFL_Live app. It is an achievement that got stakeholders applauding the NPFL Streaming Broadcast partners as such number of matches have never been achieved on any platform in the history of the league. Basil Kabbani, the Chairman of Propel Sports explained that the company chose the final day to push for total coverage to ensure that millions of soccer loving Nigerians are able…
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, celebrated his 59th birthday on Tuesday, 25 June, 2024 with children living with disabilities at Lagos House, Ikeja. The birthday event organised by the Lagos State Executive Council was attended by about 250 special needs students and their teachers, who sang various Thanksgiving songs and displayed their talents to celebrate Governor Sanwo-Olu. The Governor, accompanied by his wife, Dr. Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu, and the wife of the Deputy Governor, Mrs. Oluremi Hamzat, cut his birthday cake surrounded by the children with special needs from different schools in Lagos State. He pledged to continue to prioritise…
A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, has dismissed a N20 billion suit instituted by a legal practitioner, Ejumejowo Anthony against two Abuja based hospitals and the FCT Minister on the alleged negligence he claimed to have led to his wife’s death. Justice Edward Okpe on Tuesday, 25 June, 2024, at the Nyayan Division of the FCT High Court, threw out the suit for lack of merit and substance. Ejumejowo who claimed to be a human rights activist had slammed the N20 billion suit marked FCT/HC/CV/2866/2021 against NISA Garki Hospital, NISA Premier Hospital and the FCT Minister as…