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Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Governor Dapo Abiodun and former Governor Olusegun Osoba on Tuesday officially revalidated their membership of the All Progressives Congress in Ogun State. The membership registration and revalidation exercise of the ruling APC in Ogun State was flagged off by the Vice President at his country home in Ward 1, Unit 3, Egunrege in Ikenne, Ikenne Local Government. Governor Abiodun was registered at Ward 3, polling unit 1, Iperu-Remo also in Ikenne local government, while Chief Osoba revalidated his membership at Sodubi Primary School, Ward 7, polling booth 3 in Obafemi/Owode local government. Osinbajo, accompanied by the…
Jumia seller and owner of Deeski.com, Jumoke Akinsanaya has lauded the ecommerce lending platform for helping expand her business. Akinsanya who sells groceries and home essentials on Jumia said the platform has helped her company achieve a lot in the last five years. According to her, Jumia has opened up her business to a lot of opportunities, one of which is prompt collateral-free loans. “It has been really exciting five years selling on Jumia and with the help of Jumia, we have been able to achieve a lot of things. Jumia has given a lot of opportunities, but one I…
Some youths suspected to be internet fraudsters popularly known as ‘Yahoo Boys’ are protesting their incessant arrests by security Agencies The suspected Yahoo Boys, according to eye witness on Tuesday, were said to have blocked Osogbo/Ilesa expressway in the state. They were said to have stormed the Ilesa West Local Government Secretariat, Ilesa, and made a bonfire on the road, therefore halting free flow of traffic along the busy road. The bonfire was made at the entrance of the Ilesa Council office. The protesters, were protesting their recent arrest by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. They alleged…
Qualifying for the Olympic Games is a process that takes years, significant financial investment, and relentless resolve. The qualification period for some sports ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics began way back in January 2019, and because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the window has been extended to 29 June 2021, which includes the world rankings period. Athletes can qualify for the Olympics in one of two ways; by virtue of the athlete’s position on the World Athletics Ranking System at the end of the qualification period, or by achieving the entry standard within the qualification period. Making of Champions’ (MoC)…
Mr Zhao Yong, Deputy Ambassador of China to Nigeria has disclosed that Nigeria is China’s major investment destination in Africa with a bilateral trade growth ranking first among China’s top 40 trading partners globally. Zhao made this known on Monday in Abuja while briefing journalists as part of activities to mark the commemoration of the 50 years of bilateral relations between both countries. He said that Nigeria had surpassed Angola and South Africa to become China’s second largest trading partner and largest export market in Africa. ABUJA DOCTOR REVEALS HOW MOST NIGERIA MEN ARE NOW OVERCOMING TERRIBLE BEDROOM PERFORMANCE DUE TO…
Abuja-based Centre for the Study of Economies of Africa (CSEA) has reported that a research it conducted had revealed that 28,876 deaths related to tobacco smoking are recorded annually in Nigeria. Mr Marco Castradori, a Research Associate with the CSEA, revealed this, on Monday, in Kano, at the report dissemination workshop on the health burden and economic cost of smoking in Nigeria. According to Castradori, the number represents around 16 per cent of deaths from smoking-related diseases and above five per cent of all cases of deaths. “Among the disease analysed, nearly 737,366 events are expected each year, of which…
Nigeria’s customer champion, 9mobile, has commenced the National Identification Number (NIN) registration exercise in select Experience Centres in Lagos and Abuja. The development follows the Federal Government’s approval granting telecoms the license for NIN enrollment to ease the pressure of large crowd turnout at the various enrollment centers of the Nigeria Identity Management Commission (NIMC).Speaking on the development, the Chief Commercial Officer, 9mobile, Stjepan Udovicic stated that, “as Nigeria’s customer champion in this industry, 9mobile always seeks opportunities to collaborate with regulators and other stakeholders on initiatives that will enable Nigerians to achieve their full potential. We pride ourselves as…
IBADAN- Contrary to view in some quarters, the Commandant of the Oyo State Security Network Agency (Amotekun Corps), Col. Olayinka Olayanju.(rtd) has declared that Ibarapaland is safe and free of killer herdsmen and kidnappers. The Commandant, who stated this in a statement on Monday and made available in Ibadan, the Oyo state capital, said that he will volunteer to lead anyone who is interested in taking a tour of parts of Ibarapaland earlier hit by herders/farmers crisis. He also denounced some audio and video posts in the social media, which tend to raise what he called “clearly unfounded alarms” about the…
In furtherance of the need to promote the business activities of its foremost agent banking platform – Firstmonie Agents – Nigeria’s leading financial inclusion services provider, First Bank of Nigeria Limited, has announced the provision of loan facilities – up to one million naira – to its banking agents. The Bank currently has over 86,300 Firstmonie Agents, spread across the country’s 772 Local Government Areas. With its location in every neighbourhood, Firstmonie Agents have been integral to filling the financial exclusion gap, providing convenient banking services that are easily accessible, thereby saving time and travel costs for individuals in the…
By Reginald Onabu The year 2020 was an unusual one in every sense of the word. The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic made sure of this. To remove any doubt about the threat that the virus posed to every country in the world, the World Health Organisations (WHO) recognised the COVID-19 as a global pandemic. Today, the impact of COVID-19 pandemic is global. There is hardly anyone who has not been affected by the pandemic to some degree. In a country like Nigeria, it has precipitated mental, emotional, social, business-related and financial impact. Nigeria is home to over 230 million people, the bulk of…