No fewer than 19,691 primary school pupils in Ogun State have been screened into its 42 Flagship Secondary Schools for the 2024/2025 Academic Session. The state Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Prof. Abayomi Arigbabu, while monitoring the screening examination process in Ijebu-Ode, Ikenne and Sagamu Local Government Areas of the state, expressed satisfaction over the learners and parents’ conduct during the exercise, promising to provide transformational initiatives for smooth academic pursuit. Prof. Arigbabu, accompanied by the Director of Education, Department of Curriculum and Evaluation, Mr. Temitope Lasilo, assured that learners of flagship and other public schools would be in…
Author: Abimbola Ogunaike
EZ37 Solutions Limited, a leading human resource and management consulting firm that provides coaching, learning and development, assessments, HR advisory, public sector solutions, and business and management consulting services, has announced that it will host the virtual International Coaching Expo (ICE) in Nigeria on 10 and 11 October 2024. Themed “Empowering Change Agents: Coaching for Sustainable Impact,” the ICE will bring together experts and practitioners in the coaching industry to explore emerging trends, best practices, and innovative strategies for maximising coaching effectiveness and creating sustainable outcomes. Alongside the conference, there will be a virtual exhibition which displays the latest solutions and tools…
In line with its commitment to supporting youth empowerment and technological innovation, and creating opportunities for Nigerian youths to thrive in the digital economy, Unity Bank Plc recently held a high-impact webinar to explore the role of digital technology in sustainable development. The event drew participants from across Nigeria featuring the Telecommunications, Media and Technology, (TMT) ecosystem including start-ups, players in fintech, content creators, etc. The event featured two Nigerian technology industry leaders including Mr. Gbolahan Salami, Senior Vice President, Growth, Product, and Strategy at WakaNow, and Mr. Micheal Ogundare, who is the CEO and Co-founder of Crop2Cash. Both speakers shared insightful…
A 72-year-old Ohio man has been taken into custody twenty years after he was charged in a 2004 shooting death, and allegedly fled the country. Antonio Riano, 72, has been on Ohio’s “Most Wanted” list for 20 years now, since the 2004 shooting death of Benjamin Becarra, 25. Riano’s story was told on TV’s America’s Most Wanted in 2005 but he continued to evade law enforcement for nearly two more decades, even as he worked as one of them. On August 1, 2024, Riano was finally arrested and taken in after US Marshals reported finding him working as a police…
A teenage resident in Osogbo, Osun State, (name withheld), has accused a clergy also based in the town, simply identified as Femi, said to be her stepfather, of putting her in the family way at the age of 13. The victim, aged 16, had approached a Non-Governmental Organisation, the World Institute for Peace, to report the matter and seek Alternative Dispute Resolution. She had also claimed in an affidavit, sworn to at the Osun State Ministry of Justice, that after her stepfather impregnated her, the pregnancy was aborted. She further said during a meeting held with the officials of the…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced a significant increase in remittance inflows, reaching $553m in July 2024. It said the amount is a 130 per cent increase from the corresponding period in 2023. A statement by the Apex Bank’s acting Director of Corporate Communications, Hakama Ali on Tuesday, 20 August, 2024, noted that the figure represented the highest monthly total inflows on record and reflects ongoing efforts by the CBN to enhance liquidity in Nigeria’s foreign exchange market. The statement read, “The CBN has reported a significant increase in remittance inflows, reaching $553 million in July 2024, a…
The Police Command in Lagos State has confirmed the death A 58-year-old man (name undisclosed) has been confirmed death after embarking on a 19-day fast The Lagos State Police Command Public Relations Officer SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria on Tuesday, 20 August, 2024 in Lagos. Hundeyin, who said that the sad incident happened in the Alagbado axis of the state on Monday, 19 August, 2024 at about 6:00 am, said the deceased younger brother, whose name was not also mentioned, reported the incident at the Alagbado Police Division at about 7 pm on Monday. According…
A Nigerian man, identified as Yomi Olayeye has been arrested and charged with conspiracy, wire fraud, and identity theft for his alleged role in a $10 million pandemic unemployment assistance fraud scheme in the United States. The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts under the Department of Justice revealed this in a statement posted on its website on Monday, 19 August, 2024. The statement read, “A Nigerian man was arrested on Aug. 13, 2024 upon arriving at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City on charges that he and other conspired to fraudulently obtain at…
Months after a mine collapsed in Shiroro, Niger State, resulting in the death of scores of miners, another mine collapsed in the Paikoro, killing two siblings. Two brothers identified as Zubairu Ibrahim, 20, and Sadiq Ibrahim, 25, have died when the mine collapsed in Kakaki village in the Paikoro Local Government Area of Niger State. The death of the brothers came months after a mine collapsed in Shiroro, Niger State, resulting in the death of scores of miners. The sad incident, it was gathered, occurred on Saturday, 18 August, 2024 when the two brothers were said to have left their…
Nigerian Basketball player, Usman Garuba, has agreed deal with Real Madrid that will see him join the club for the next three seasons, until 30 June 2027. The Spanish club made this disclosure in a statement placed on their website on Tuesday, 20 August, 2024. “Real Madrid C. F. has agreed to a deal with Usman Garuba that will see the player join the club for the next three seasons, until 30 June 2027,” Real Madrid’s statement read in part. Garuba had joined Real Madrid’s youth academy in 2013 and made his made his senior team debut with the Real…