The Governing Council of Yaba College of Technology, under the leadership of Professor Funso Isolaowa Afolabi, has announced the appointments of Mrs. Henrietta Adebola Gbemisola Badejo as the substantive Registrar and Dr. John Olusola Dada as the substantive Bursar of the College. In a memo issued by the Acting Registrar, Dr. Emmanuel Akinwale, the appointments were confirmed following the council’s meeting held on Tuesday, 10 December, 2024. Both appointments, effective January 2, 2025, are for a tenure of five years. These pivotal decisions mark a significant step in strengthening the College’s administrative and financial frameworks. Mrs. Badejo, a seasoned administrator,…
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It is a privilege and an honour to stand before you today at the Gazelle News Public Lecture 2024, an event that brings together some of the passionate advocates for societal progress. I thank the organizers for choosing a theme that resonates deeply with the challenges and aspirations of our time: “Poverty Alleviation: Fantasies, Expectations, and Realities of People’s Empowerment.” What is this global phenomenon called poverty? Poverty is not merely the absence of wealth; it is a multifaceted problem that manifests as limited access to basic needs, education, healthcare, and opportunities for economic participation. Globally, over 700 million people…
It is a privilege and an honour to stand before you today at the Gazelle News Public Lecture 2024, an event that brings together some of the passionate advocates for societal progress. I thank the organizers for choosing a theme that resonates deeply with the challenges and aspirations of our time: “Poverty Alleviation: Fantasies, Expectations, and Realities of People’s Empowerment.” What is this global phenomenon called poverty? Poverty is not merely the absence of wealth; it is a multifaceted problem that manifests as limited access to basic needs, education, healthcare, and opportunities for economic participation. Globally, over 700 million people…
The send-off party held in honour of Adesola Adeduntan, immediate-past Group Managing Director (GMD) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of First Bank at the Harbour Point, Victoria Island, Lagos, on November 2, 2024 (who exited in April) has caused a major shakedown in Nigeria’s oldest bank and sent panic across its top echelon. A major fallout from the event saw Folake Ani-Mumuney lost her job. According to a report by The Cable, Folake was asked to resign as First Bank’s Global Head of Marketing and Corporate Communications by Femi Otedola, Chairman of the Holding Company. Quoting a top employee of…
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a suspected drug trafficker, Egwu Inya who claims to be a building engineer, while attempting to take delivery of illicit consignments concealed in pressure machines imported from South Africa. According to a statement on Sunday by the spokesman of the anti-narcotics agency, Femi Babafemi, the 42-year-old Egwu was arrested last Monday at Okeyson motor park Enugu when he showed up to collect three units of pressure machines inside which were hidden parcels of Loud, a synthetic strain of cannabis, weighing 7.4 kilogrammes. Babafemi said the consignments had arrived the…
The Federal Government has described the ambassadorial nominees list presently published on the social media as fake, insisting that no such list has been approved by President Bola Tinubu. A statement on Sunday by the acting spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kimiebi Ebienfa read that the appointment of ambassadors remains the prerogative of Mr. President The statement read: “The Ministry of Foreign Affairs wishes to inform the general public to kindly disregard the fake list of Ambassadorial nominees, which is currently in circulation on some social media platforms. “The Ministry wishes to state unequivocally that the apointment of…
Alhaji Kashifu Inuwa, the Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has been at the forefront of Nigeria’s technological advancement. Appointed in August 2019, Inuwa’s tenure has been marked by transformative initiatives that are reshaping Nigeria’s digital landscape. Under his leadership, NITDA, a federal government agency responsible for fostering and regulating the country’s information technology sector, has made significant strides in driving innovation, digital inclusion, and economic growth. Advancing Nigeria’s Digital Economy One of Alhaji Kashifu Inuwa’s most notable achievements is his contribution to the implementation of Nigeria’s National Digital Economy Policy and Strategy (NDEPS) 2020–2030. This…
Barring any change of plans, a clique in Ekiti State is planning to remove the Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Adeoye Aribasoye. Members of this clique claimed responsibility for the emergence of the present leadership of the Ekiti State House of Assembly including the present Speaker. According to investigations by this medium, they had grudgingly accepted the present Speaker to be installed because he is seen as a loyalist of former Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi. Our correspondent gathered that this same clique ignored the Standing Rule of the House during the inauguration of the present Assembly.…
MTN Group and MTN Nigeria have expressed delight at participating in the 11th South Africa-Nigeria Bi-National Commission held in Cape Town on Tuesday, 3 December, 2024, during which the strong bonds between the two countries were reinforced and plans were made to accelerate cooperation. The MTN delegation, led by Group President and CEO, Ralph Mupita; MTN Nigeria Chairman, Dr. Ernest Ndukwe; and MTN Nigeria CEO, Karl Olutokun Toriola; was honoured to engage with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on the sidelines of the meeting, which was hosted by South Africa’s Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, Hon Parks Tau. MTN Nigeria…