File: Accident scene Not less than five people died on Wednesday, while nine others sustained injuries when a Toyota Hiace bus suddenly caught fire in a motion opposite Tabiorah Church, Ogere, on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway. Ahmed Umar, the sector commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun, confirmed …
Read More »Emirates elevates Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises as the engines of growth
“Small businesses account for over 70% of total employment.” Lagos, Nigeria, 28, June 2022: To mark the United Nation’s Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSME) Day, and the vital role these enterprises play in post-pandemic recovery, Emirates is empowering MSMEs to seek growth opportunities with an attractive incentive for new …
Read More »Micro businesses overcoming the challenges of doing business in rural areas
Contrary to the erroneous belief in some quarters that doing business in rural areas is immune from the common challenges that businesses generally face, reality is that micro business owners in underserved areas also have peculiar challenges they go through. Some of these challenges include difficulty in accessing goods on …
Read More »OVER 40,000 STUDENTS TO BENEFIT FROM HUAWEI’S E-LEARNING CENTER INITIATIVE
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. has consciously and consistently pulled great efforts in supporting the development of Nigeria owing to the astronomical growth in the youth population. The 21st century has seen the rapid advancement in technology revolutionizing the world and Nigeria is not left out. Huawei’s vision in Nigeria is …
Read More »Huawei trains 2,000 youths, 1,000 civil servants on ICT
No fewer than 2,000 youths and 1,000 federal civil servants have so far benefited from the Huawei training on Information and Communication Technology (ICT). The training is aimed at producing an ICT talent ecosystem that would form the foundation for Nigeria’s digitisation plan. “Following the MoU signed with the …
Read More »LASG To Reward School Teachers With Cars
In continuation of its tradition of recognising excellence, the Lagos State Government will reward outstanding teachers and school administrators with 12 car gifts at the second edition of the Teachers Merit Award scheduled for Wednesday, June, 29 2022. The Annual Education Merit Awards, an initiative of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s administration, …
Read More »Voter Registration: INEC Creates Additional 14 Centres In FCT
Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, INEC Chairman. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has created 14 additional Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) centres in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to address the upsurge in registrants’ turnout. INEC said this in a statement by the FCT INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) Mr. Yahaya Bello …
Read More »JUST IN: ‘Ameerah’ To Be Arraigned In Court On Wednesday
Ameerah The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command on Tuesday revealed that Amira Safiyanu who reported false news of her kidnap is set to be arraigned in court. Updated information on the case by the police, said Safiyanu, also known by her Twitter handle: @Ameerah_Sufyan will be arraigned in the Wuse Magistrate …
Read More »PIA: FG Unveils Template For Host Communities Development Fund
The federal government in a bid to implement Section 235 of the Petroleum Industry Act on Tuesday unveiled the template for the Host Communities Development Trust. The unveiling, which was done during the issuance of Petroleum Prospecting Licence for the 2020 marginal field bid round held in Abuja, will attract …
Read More »Landlords who rent houses to ‘Yahoo boys’ risk 15-year jail term – EFCC
EFCC operatives The Economic Financial Commission Commission (EFCC), has warned landlords that they risk 15-year jail term if they rent houses to internet fraudsters, popularly called ‘Yahoo boys.’ The anti corruption agency disclosed this ahead of its next edition of its public conversation series tagged, “ #EFCCConnect,” which has been …
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