By Oluwafunke Ishola Mr Udom Emmanuel, the former governor of Akwa Ibom, has advised citizens to be optimistic and resilient, irrespective of the challenges being faced as individuals, a nation and global community. Emmanuel gave the advice on Thursday at the fifth Convocation Lecture of MountainContinue Reading
By Olayinka Olawale A Canadian disc jockey and music producer, Derek San Vicente, popularly known as DJ Power, is set to tour Africa, starting with Nigeria. Dr Monica Eimunjeze, Executive Director, BAROQUE Works Studios, and official promoter of DJ Power in Nigeria and across Africa, stated this inContinue Reading
By Olayinka Olawale The Chairman of Onigbongbo Local Council Development Area in Lagos State, Mr Oladotun Olakanle, on Wednesday presented a budget estimate of N3.8 billion for 2024 fiscal year to the council legislators. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the budget is tagged “BudgetContinue Reading
By Funmilola Gboteku The Federal Institute of Industrial Research Oshodi (FIIRO) has tasked Nigerian scientists, engineers and technicians on developing useful local technologies to stem challenges ravaging Nigeria. The Director-General of FIIRO, Dr Jummai Tutuwa, said this during a courtesy by executives of the NigerianContinue Reading
By Rukayat Adeyemi The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Education, Mr David Adejo, has described the approval of the revised national policy on inclusive education as a working document aimed at providing equal access to quality education. Adejo said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)Continue Reading
By Lydia Ngwakwe Parallex Bank Ltd. has been recognised as the Reputable Bank of the Year by the Global Reputation Forum in the United Kingdom. The Chief Executive Officer of Parallex Bank, Dr Olufemi Bakre, who represented the bank at the event, made this known in a statement onContinue Reading
By Oluwafunke Ishola Mountain Top University (MTU), Ogun State, says it will start five Allied Health Sciences programmes to enhance human resources and knowledge in the nation’s health sector. The Vice-Chancellor of the university, Prof. Elijah Ayolabi, made the disclosure on Monday in Lagos at a news conference onContinue Reading
By Taiye Olayemi/Jide Awoyinfa As Christmas and New Year celebrations approach, a cross section of Lagos residents, on Monday, said that the economic hardship had forced them to downplay giving of gifts, cheery outing, gaily decoration of homes and fireworks during the season. A cross-section of the residents, who spokeContinue Reading
By Taiye Olayemi The Lagos State Government on Friday said that the ‘2024 #Greater Lagos Fiesta’ would feature a three-day entertainment show across the five divisions of the state. Mrs Toke Benson-Awoyinka, the state’s Commissioner for Tourism, Arts and Culture, who disclosed this at a news conference in Lagos, saidContinue Reading
Features How new NCC boss will navigate telecoms headwinds An Analysis by Funmilola Gboteku, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) If any sector of the Nigerian economy prides itself as recording tangible achievements in recent times, certainly it must be the telecoms industry. It is one of a few sectorsContinue Reading
