Nigeria and 15 other countries have been boosted with 36.5m dollars in new funding, to eliminate trachoma in their countries. Dr Joy Shu’aibu, Country Director for Sightsavers, an international development organisation, made this known in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. Trachoma is a neglected tropical disease, which begins …
Read More »Food Security: AfDB, BUK partner on climate adaption, entrepreneurship partnership
The African Development Bank (AfDB) says it will partner with Bayero University Kano (BUK), on entrepreneurship and climate adaptation towards addressing food security in Northern Nigeria. Dr Beth Dunford, the AfDB Vice President of Agriculture, Human and Social Development, made this known on Wednesday when she visited the University Centre …
Read More »Not Good Enough: Klopp Reacts To Liverpool’s 2-0 Loss To Everton
Calvert-Lewin Celebrates Against Liverpool Liverpool coach, Jurgen Klopp has described his team’s performance in the 2-0 loss to Everton at Goodison Park on Wednesday night as ‘not good enough’. The Reds title hopes suffered a major blow with a poor performance against their City rivals, who boosted their relegation survival …
Read More »D’banj to mark 20 years on stage with new song ‘Since 04’
D’banj Nigerian pop star Oladapo Oyebanji, better known as D’banj has announced that he will be dropping a new single titled ‘Since 04’ to celebrate the start of his career 20 years ago. In the post shared on April 24, 2024, D’banj looked back on his illustrious career that …
Read More »DSTV, GOtv Subscribers To Pay More As Multichoice Increases Tariff By 25%
Multichoice Group, the owner of DSTV has again hiked the tariff plan for its satellite television service by 25.4 per cent despite public outcry. The price raise was announced on Wednesday in a message sent to customers, adding it will take effect on May 1, 2024. The statement signed by …
Read More »Oyo 2027: ‘I Won’t Support Any Aspirant Above 52’ — Makinde
The Oyo State Governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde, has revealed his succession plans for the State ahead of expiration of tenure. Makinde noted that he would not support any aspirant or candidate within Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) that is above the age of 52. The Oyo governor spoke at a Students’ Legislative …
Read More »Discounted foodstuff: Quickteller Paypoint partners Ogun to provide digital payment platform
Quickteller Paypoint Quickteller Paypoint, the agency banking arm of Interswitch Financial Inclusion Services (IFIS), has announced a strategic partnership with the Ogun State Government. This collaboration aims to facilitate digital payment collections for a new initiative that provides discounted food stuff to the state’s residents. Through this partnership, civil servants …
Read More »SMEDAN, Microsoft conduct training on use of AI to boost businesses in Ogun
SMEDAN Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria, SMEDAN and Microsoft Nigeria have collaborated to train no fewer than 500 market men, women, and youths on how they can use Artificial Intelligence to boost their businesses. The one-day training which was done both online and physically held at …
Read More »Take Advantage Of Consumer Credit Scheme To Boost Economy – Speaker Abbas Urges Nigerians
Speaker of the House, Rep. Tajudeen Abbas The Speaker of the House of Representatives Hon. Abbas Tajudeen, has urged Nigerians in business to take advantage of the Credit Consumer Scheme approved by President Tinubu to boost businesses as well as strengthen the economy. Speaker Abbas said the president’s approval for …
Read More »Murtala Muhammed Airport Experiences Third Fire Incident In Seven Months, As FAAN Diverts Flight Operations
Murtala Muhammed International Airport Another fire incident at the Murtala Muhammed Airport Lagos has forced the Federal Airport Authority (FAAN) to divert all flight operations from the Murtala Muhammed Airport terminal 1 to the D wing of the airport. The Authority disclosed the diversion after the incident occurred at the …
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