Wife of industrialist and billionaire businessman, Chief Razak Okoya, Shade, is celebrating her birthday today, Wednesday, April 25, 2018. The well-known Lagos socialite turned 41 today and to mark the day, she has released some pictures. However, the ever charming and gorgeous Shade Okoya will not be rolling drums like she did last year. It…
Year: 2018
Akinkuowo, Cowbellpedia Champion, Gets Foreign Scholarship
Ayodele Akinkuowo, the 2015 Senior category winner of the Cowbellpedia Secondary Schools Mathematics TV Quiz Show, has secured a scholarship to study Aeronautic Engineering at the University of Moscow, Russia. Promasidor Nigeria Limited, the makers of Cowbell Milk brand sponsors of the Quiz Show also donated the sum of USD $2,500 in appreciation of the…
Ishmael Annobil Unveils CINEAFRI Network For African Filmmakers
An innovative network dedicated to African film and video making called CINEAFRI, is launching this week. Founded by London-based Ghanaian filmmaker Ishmael Fiifi Annobil, CINEAFRI offers African filmmakers and related companies and institutions a meeting place, where and they can reach out to each other; recruit and offer talent, skills and facilities; and share videos…
Tony Elumelu Urges African Leaders To Prioritize Youth, Leapfrog Traditional Development Paths
During the annual spring meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank in Washington, DC, African philanthropist and entrepreneur Tony O. Elumelu insisted that prioritizing Africa’s youth by fixing the policy and regulatory issues impeding their innovations would also help attract foreign investors. The Tony Elumelu Foundation Founder spoke alongside World Bank President…
Heritage Bank, CeLD Innovations Unveil Cashtoken
Heritage Bank Plc, Nigeria’s Most Innovative Banking Service Provider has partnered with CeLD Innovations to launch CashToken, a consumer electronic reward system into the Nigerian economy. The product was launched at the Hyper Consumer Centricity conference held at the Lagos Continental Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos with top 500 Nigerian CEOs in attendance. Speaking at the…
UBA Group Starts Strong in 2018, Grows Profits to N26.6b In Q1 2018
Pan African financial institution, United Bank for Africa Group (UBA) has released its unaudited first quarter results, showing significant growth across major income lines. Following a sterling performance in the 2017 financial year, UBA Group delivered another impressive 18% percent year-on-year growth in gross earnings in the first three months of 2018. Leveraging on strong…
AXA Mansard Health Launches New Plan To Promote Affordable Healthcare
The nation’s leading health care insurance company, AXA Mansard Health, duly regulated by NHIS, and member of the AXA Mansard Group has launched a new health plan called “Easy Care health insurance plan” to help Nigerians access affordable and quality health plan. With the new Easy Care health insurance plan, subscriber can with as low…
Here Is How To Formally Apply For Your Nigerian Passport
An important travel document is your Nigerian passport. Without it, you cannot travel. In Nigeria, almost everyone thinks that you can never get your passport without going through the back door. This is wrong. There are laid down rules for applying for your passport. You only need to be patient or else you will be frustrated.…
Eat These Foods To Lower Cholesterol
Choosing a healthy diet, low in saturated fat is important in helping to keep your cholesterol (this is a fat-like substance that’s found in all the cells in your body) low. However, you can reduce your cholesterol levels further by including these foods shared by Jumia Food, the no 1 food ordering platform in Nigeria, in your everyday…
Triple O Entertainment Plans Lagos Achievers Award 2018
The management of Triple O Entertainment has concluded plans to stage an award ceremony for the entrepreneurs who have succeeded in various sectors of the economy. The event tagged Lagos Achievers Award aims to recognize the success and vitality of all sectors in Nigeria specifically in Lagos. According to the organisers, this unique annual award…