Lagos State is set to experience a unique Shopping Festival that will be a fusion of commerce and entertainment that will stamp her destination proposition as a premium destination for business and leisure in December. The state Commissioner for Tourism, Arts and Culture, Mrs. Toke Benson-Awoyinka disclosed this during the visit of a delegation from the organisers of the planned Lagos Shopping Festival to the Ministry on Tuesday, 26 September, 2023, adding that she is excited and anticipatory of the good development. The Commissioner declared that the Lagos Festival is an idea whose time has come and that the State…
Author: Khadijah Olowode
Former star actress Regina Askia who is a certified medical practitioner in the US, has decided to run vaginal rejuvenation services. The procedure is being run alongside other micro-needling procedures as well as other medical services at her centre, Regina Medical Services in New York. According to her, many women are now taking advantage of the procedures to solve medical issues relating to their privates. Vaginal rejuvenation consists of surgical and nonsurgical treatments that firm up the skin around the vagina or tighten the vaginal canal. It helps improve issues such as sexual dysfunction, urinary incontinence and vaginal dryness. The…
“Dear Compatriots, “It is my unique honour to address you on this day, the 63rd anniversary of our nation’s independence, both as the President of our dear country and, simply, as a fellow Nigerian. “On this solemn yet hopeful day, let us commend our founding fathers and mothers. Without them, there would be no modern Nigeria. From the fading embers of colonialism, their activism, dedication and leadership gave life to the belief in Nigeria as a sovereign and independent nation. “Let us, at this very moment, affirm that, as Nigerians, we are all endowed with the sacred rights and individual…
The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has said it has trained 185 collation officers across the nine states of the Niger Delta region to create awareness in the rural communities for its youth development scheme, tagged: Holistic Opportunity Projects of Engagement, HOPE. Addressing newsmen on the progress made on the youth empowerment scheme at the NDDC headquarters in Port Harcourt, the Commission’s Director, Agriculture and Fisheries, Mrs. Winnifred Madume, stated that another batch of 185 supervisors were being trained for the programme. She said that over one hundred thousand youths of Niger Delta region have so far registered in the…
Organisers of ArtsForChange have confirmed that the closesing entry for the art talent hunt competition is October 15th. The competition aimed at uncovering, and promoting creativity amongst Nigerian youths in the area of painting, sculpture, visual arts, drawing and ceramic, among several others is the brainchild of White & Black Ideas. At a press conference held recently, organizers informed journalists about the progression of the competition, confirming entries across the nation have started pouring in. According to Mr. Titiloye Amzat, a representative of ArtsForChange, entry for the competition closed on October 15, with a torrent of entries coming from six…
The Chairman, Senate Committee on Banking, Insurance and other Financial Institutions, Senator Mukhail Adetokunbo Abiru, FCA on Saturday, 30 September, 2023, distributed over 6,000 Food Packs to vulnerable members of the society in the Lagos East Senatorial District. It will be recalled that the Senator representing Lagos East Senatorial District launched the quarterly Food Packs Programme in June, 2023. This is the second edition of the well applauded programme targeted at vulnerable people, namely: widows, unemployed youth, aged, women and People living with disabilities; drawn from across the 98 wards in the five local government areas and 11 Local Council…
The Lagos State Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Mr. Tokunbo Wahab on Saturday reopened the Alayabiagba Market in Boundary Ajegunle after adherence to all prescribed sanitation measures by the state. Speaking at Ajegunle before a mammoth crowd of market men and women during its inspection , Mr. Tokunbo said government decided to re-open the market after it certified that all checklist given to the officials of the Market have been fully addressed. Wahab who was accompanied by Special Adviser, Environment, Kunle Rotimi Akodu, Permanent Secretary Drainage Services, Engr. Lekan Shodeinde, Environmental Services, Gaji Omobolaji and MD LAWMA, Dr…
Facing-Kaaba Nigeria Limited has announced the unveiling of KaabaNews Magazine, a specialised Hajj and Umrah news medium in Lagos. In a released signed by its Publisher/Editor-in-Chief, Haroon Ishola Balogun, the medium states, “We are excited to announce the unveiling of Kaabanews Magazine in hard and e-copies for the reading pleasure of Muslims and non-Muslims who desire to know more about the pillar of Islam that draws the largest assembly in the world. According to him, the magazine is coming to fill the yearning gap in all aspects of the reportage of Hajj sector. “It is a medium that matches quality…
The Managing Director/CEO of the Nigerian Agricultural Insurance Corporation, Mrs. Folashade Joseph, on Thursday, celebrated her 60th birthday. The insurance industry professional of immense repute, in a bid to add more color to the celebration of six decades of God’s grace in her life, took to some orphanage homes and the abodes of the old people in Abuja, where she gave out food items and a few other needs. A shinning Amazon of great influence and an outstanding woman player in a male dominated industry, Mrs Folashade Joseph, was joined by family, friends and colleagues in visiting the locations as…
Better days are ahead for Small and Medium Scale Enterprises and other manufacturing companies as Ogun State Government said it is committed to building power infrastructure that will guarantee stable electricity supply across the State. Governor Dapo Abiodun stated while speaking as the special guest of honour at the 38th Annual General Meeting of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN), Ogun State chapter held at the Conference Hotel, Abeokuta. Abiodun, represented by the Secretary to Ogun State Government, Mr Tokunbo Talabi, said the government is taking full advantage of its opportunity as the state with the widest gas reticulation in…