Nigeria Aquatics Federation has disclosed that it would work with Loya Milk, a premium brand of Promasidor Nigeria Limited and sponsor of the yearly Loya Milk Swim Meet, in identifying and nurturing young professionals in swimming. Secretary General of the Federation, Sani Mohammed said this during the Abuja edition of the Season Three of the…
Month: November 2018
Nigerian Breweries Promotes Poetry
Leading brewing company in the country, Nigerian Breweries Plc, has demonstrated its strong commitment to the promotion of intellectual talent through the sponsorship of the Lagos International Poetry Festival, which attracts poets from across the world. The five-day festival, the fourth in the series, with the theme “Wide Awake”, got off the ground on Wednesday,…
2018 NETSummit Holds December 13
All is now set for the 2018 edition of the NETSummit formerly known as National Career Fair scheduled for December 13 at the University of Lagos, Akoka Yaba, Lagos. Organisers have pledged massive decline in unemployment in the forth coming summit through training, skill acquisition, and partnerships. This is as the National Employment Transformation Initiative…
Black Friday Campaign Will Promote Domestic Tourism—Jumia
Managing Director of Jumia’s Hotel and Flight Marketplace, Omolara Adagunodo, has said the company’s Black Friday campaign will promote domestic tourism in the country. She made the announcement at a press conference in Lagos. She said the campaign will achieve this because of the promise to offer huge discounts to customers on hotel and flight…
El Marino Manager Wants More Local Players In Super Eagles
Team Manager of El Marino Sports Club Lagos, Mr Anthony Akamagwuna, has made a strong case for home players, appealing to the Super Eagles head coach, Gernot Rohr, to include them into the national team. According to Akamagwuna, the Super Eagles coach may not need to always rely on foreign-based Nigerian players to prosecute matches…
Make Payments on UBA PoS and Win Big
In a bid to further encourage payments on its Point of Sale Terminal (PoS) terminals, Pan African Financial services group, United Bank for Africa (UBA) has announced that it will be rewarding 25 lucky customers with N100,000 each, when they make payments with their UBA cards on UBA POS terminals at any merchant location. The…
As Sen Attai Aidoko Woos Kogi East Elders With Cash Gifts, SDG Contracts, By Ibrahim Isah
After the court verdict of October 24, 2018 which seemingly asked Senator Attai Aidoko to vacate the Senate for Air Marshall Isaac Alfa, the embattled Aidoko has gone all out to pacify stakeholders, especially elders, in Kogi East. He is said to be on a visiting and spending spree with Greek gifts ranging from cash…
Libation Not Fetish, But Prayer–HRM Appolus Chu
As civilization erodes today’s society and as the advent of western culture threatens the African tradition, a paramount ruler in South South region, HRH (Dr) Appolus Chu, Egbere Emere Okori of Eleme kingdom, has called on traditional rulers and care givers across the country, to do well within their power to preserve and promote the…
St Ives Specialist Hospital Opens Branch In Akowonjo Egbeda
A new branch of foremost healthcare company, St Ives Specialist Hospital, has now been opened in Akowonjo, Egbeda, Lagos State. The new state-of-the-art specialist hospital was launched in Egbeda on Thursday, November 1, 2018 amid pomp and pageantry, with eminent personalities in attendance. With the new facility, residents of Alimosho and environs, especially the women…
Dangote Refinery To Save Nigeria From Dirty Fuels With Euro V Specification
Dangote Oil Refinery Company (DORC) says the 650,000 barrels per day refinery has been designed to process a variety of light and medium grades of crude and produce extremely clean fuels that meet Euro V specification. Sulphur in petroleum fuels results in vehicle exhaust emissions that have negative impact on health and environment. Nigeria has…