In pursuance of its mission to uplift the lives of the communities in which the United bank for Africa (Plc) operates, UBA Foundation’s initiative, Read Africa is visiting schools in African countries to encourage young children embrace the culture of reading. Read Africa is an initiative of UBA Foundation geared at rekindling the dwindling reading culture amongst…
Month: June 2017
Humblesmith Renews Deal With Tummy-Tummy Noodles
Fast-rising music star, Ekenedilichukwu ‘Humblesmith’ Ijemba, has renewed his endorsement deal with one of Nigeria’s best-selling noodles, Tummy-Tummy. It will be recalled that the Osinachi Crooner first landed the muti-million naira endorsement deal a year ago. This according to the General Manager, Mr Chijoke Anumoka, was because Humblesmith has the qualities, capacity and potential to…
New Media Conference Holds First School Debate in Lagos
To kick off activities for the annual digital conference, the New Media Conference hosted a school debate at the Children International School in Lekki, Lagos on Thursday, 22nd of June 2017. The debate, which focused on the subject, ‘Social Media and the Classroom; Does Social Media Enrich Education’ was discussed between CIS Lekki, going head…
Excitement As ‘Transformers: The Last Knight’ Hits Cinemas
A new movie produced by Don Murphy, Tom Desanto, Lorenzo di Bonaventura and Lan Bryce has been released and it is presently catching the attention of movie lovers. The flick was released on June 18, 2017 at the Odeon Leicester Square as well as on June 21, 2017 in the United States. The 1 hour…
Need To Empower NHIS In Its Regulatory And Oversight Functions Is Now, By Adewole Kehinde
On Thursday, June 22, 2017, major headlines such as “NHIS: FG Wants Health Management Organisations Scrapped Over Mismanagement of N351bn – Daily Times; “Health Insurance: FG Wants To Scrap HMOs For Mismanaging N351bn – Independent Newspaper and “Health Insurance: FG may scrap HMOs over N351bn fraud – Authority Newspaper hit the news stand. Many comments…
Toks Modupe Emerges PR Personality Of The Decade
Lead Strategist and Chairman of TPT International Limited, Adetokunbo Modupe, has emerged Outstanding PR Personality of the Decade. His overwhelming recognition was the highpoint of the 2017 Marketing Edge Awards, held at the Federal Palace Hotel, last weekend in Lagos. According to the organisers, the programme is aimed at recognising and rewarding excellence in Nigeria’s…
Wahala Of Dating Outside Your Social Class, By Nkem Ndem
We grew up watching classics like Cinderella, Coming to America, Pretty Woman, Nollywood’s Violated and a couple of other movies where love conquered the social class divide. Fast forward to 2017, the Internet rules; anyone can meet anyone, and nobody kicks up a fuss about cross-class relationships or marriages anymore. It is not considered overtly…
LBS Trains South African Bankers
Lagos Business School in partnership with Duke Corporate Education (South Africa) is hosting an International Executive Development Programme (IEDP) for the Banking Sector Education and Training Authority (BANKSETA), in Lagos, Nigeria. The programme, which started on Monday, June 19, 2017, is currently immersing the participants through an action-based learning intervention to ensure that they have…
Zamfara Governor Buys $1m House In Maryland
Governor Adbul’aziz Abubakar Yari of Zamfara State has been accused of spending close to $1 million to purchase a mansion in Maryland, USA. A report by Sahara Reporters said the property was acquired two years after Yari became Governor of the Sharia state. The house was reportedly bought for $950,000 and it is located at…
5 Things To Know Before Selecting Web Hosting Provider
There are so many web hosting providers online that you will be confused about which one to choose. Hence, this is a difficult task because if you end up selecting a terrible, erratic and poor web host, you may be unable to build an effective and great online presence and it can also have a…