In a bid to empower outgoing students not to become job seeker but employers of labour, Miss Alade Olumegbon, on behalf of the Olumegbon family, donated three industrial machines to the graduating students of Fashion Design Department, School of Art Design and Printing, Yaba College of Technology. The donation was made as the star prizes to be awarded to the participants at the Graduate Fashion Show organized for the Higher National Diploma (HND2) students in Fashion and Design Department, that are graduating, to showcase their creativity through their works. The first position will go home with a steam iron, industrial…
Author: Olamide Obayemi
Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum on Sunday, 25 February, 2024 distributed 447 resettlement housing, food items and other basic necessities to Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) at Dalori community in Konduga Local Government Council of the state. The Borno State Government constructed the houses to resettle families dislodged by the Boko Haram insurgency. The newly resettled community have been provided with a hospital, school and water facilities. According to a statement on Sunday, the resettled IDPs were drawn from two locations: 197 households from Kawar Maila camp and 250 families from Dalori town. The statement said each of the 447…
Members of the Council of European Union’s Africa Working Party (COAFR) have arrived in Abuja to begin a four-day working visit to the country. During the visit taking place from 26-29 February 2024, the COAFR members will engage with Nigerian authorities, government agencies, civil society groups, regional and international organisations and private sector actors in Abuja and in Lagos. According to a statement on Sunday by the European Union in Nigeria, the Africa Working Party (COAFR) is mandated with the supervision and management of EU external policy towards the 46 countries of the sub-Saharan Africa, the African Union and other…
Nigerian youths have been asked to earnestly seek opportunities available in the country rather than insatiable search for Golden Fleece outside the shores of Nigeria. The advice was given at the weekend in Abuja at Beyond Talent Conference organised by Africa Relief Trust Initiative (ARTI). Speaking at the Conference, which had in attendance mainly fresh graduates, the founder of ARTI, Olatunde Popoola noted that there are massive opportunities in the country for anyone to excel and it was needed engaging in irregular migration in search of Golden Fleece outside the country. He noted that: “Youths as well as women’s level…
The disputed Business and Investment Forum (BIF) planned during the proposed official visit of President Bola Tinubu to Qatar is now going to hold, the Embassy of Qatar in Nigeria has revealed in an official correspondence with Nigeria’s ministry of foreign affairs. It would be recalled that a leak official correspondence between The Qatari government and Nigeria’s ministry of foreign affairs last week had said the forum would not be holding during Nigeria’s President planned visit on March 2 and 3 due to the lack of a legally binding agreement between Qatar and Nigeria for the promotion of investment. The…
The former Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Seriake Dickson, has lauded the Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Dr. Samuel Ogbuku, for the achievements of the Commission under his stewardship. Senator Dickson, representing Bayelsa West Senatorial District, spoke at Ayakoro community, Ogbuku’s home town in Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, during the 2024 edition of the community’s annual cultural festival, the Eyal Obeyin. He noted that the developmental footprints recorded by Ogbuku in the community speak volumes of the benefits of having a son who knows what to do and urged states in the Niger…
Two wanted armed bandits’ leaders, Baldo and Baban Yara, together with scores of their foot soldiers, have been eliminated by Nigerian troops. The warlords were behind the coordination of movement and exchange of kidnapped victims within camps in the Zamfara/Katsina axis. A defence intelligence source confirmed to PRNigeria that the terrorists were killed on Saturday in a deadly military operation along the Zamfara/Katsina axis. “Our troops engaged the terrorists at Aliero West axis and succeeded in killing the two bandit kingpins and 28 of their foot soldiers. Lately, our troops have intensified their aggressive operation in the North West and…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike At least eleven persons have been arrested by the operatives of the Kano Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for allegedly selling new naira notes. The agency’s Head of Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale, confirmed the arrests of the suspects in a statement issued on Saturday, 24 February, 2024. Oyewale said the suspects were arrested on Monday, February 19, 2024, following intelligence that unmasked a syndicate of fraudsters operating in Kano. According to him, five members of the syndicate were arrested with new naira notes being sold to members of the public, while the…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike The Lagos State Police Command has vowed that its operatives will not hesitate to arrest protesters who try to impede the free flow of traffic while protesting. The State Police Spokesperson, Benjamin Hundeyin, made this disclosure on Sunday, 25 February, 2024 According to Hundeyin, the police are aware of the plan by some people to protest in the state and will ensure that necessary measures are put in place for the safety of the lives and property of Lagosians. The police image-maker added that nothing would hinder the free flow of traffic or a peaceful environment to…
The Ogun State Government has disowned a message circulating on various social media platforms, falsely claiming that Governor Dapo Abiodun is offering N10,000 cash palliative per person across the state. The scam message also provides a link, urging individuals to apply for the said cash palliative and also share the information for others to benefit. In a statement signed by the Special Adviser on Media and Communications to the Governor, Hon. Kayode Akinmade, the State Government categorically disclaimed the message in its entirety informing the public that it is a scam. It urged the good people of the state not…