The US-Nigeria Trade Council, a body that specializes in facilitating trade and investments between the United States and Nigeria, on behalf of Nigerians in the diaspora (United States) has endorsed the Flag’It App, a mobile technology Application Portal recently launched by the Akin Fadeyi Foundation for reporting corruption. The group, in a statement, enjoined Nigerians…
Month: January 2020
Primate Ayodele To Host United Nations in Lagos
The leader of INRI evangelical spiritual church, Primate Babatunde Elijah Ayodele, is set to host the United Nations for the official flag off ceremony of the 75th anniversary of the body. The flag off ceremony is set to come on Friday, February 14, 2020 at the church premises in Lagos state. The event will also…
CAN Should Commend Pantami For Blacklisting 9.2million Pre-registered SIM, By Adewole Kehinde
My attention was recently brought to the allegations of Christian Association of Nigeria statement asking President Buhari “What is the essence of SIM card registration if the authorities cannot utilize it to find these killers who depend on phones as a mean of interaction to do their criminalities?” I will like to bring the attention…
THISDAY Award: Eze Describes Amaechi as Catalyst for National Development
Former National Publicity Secretary of the defunct New Peoples Democratic Party, (nPDP), and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, Chief Eze Chukwuemeka Eze, has joined well-meaning Nigerians and people of goodwill to felicitate with the Hon. Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi CON. over the award investiture on him as THISDAY Editor’s Choice Minister of…
NIPR Fellows Pays Tribute To Chief Alex Akinyele
Professionals in the Marketing Communications Industry on Thursday, 23rd of January 2020, paid their last respect to the late Chief Alexander Opeyemi Akinyele, at the Night of Tributes organized by the Body of Fellows of the Lagos State Chapter of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) in Ikeja. At the gathering, Public Relations Practitioners…
2020: E-Commerce Trends That Will Redefine The Sector
The future of e-commerce is both exhilarating and daunting for players in the sector, depending on how receptive they are to the dynamic nature of the sector. With the current outlook for 2020, the market is growing rapidly and there are changes that will help businesses grow while there are also new challenges that some…
NIPR Fellows Hosts Night Of Tributes For Alex Akinyele
The Body of Fellows of the Lagos State Chapter of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations, (NIPR) on Thursday, January 23, 2020 hosted a Night of Tributes in honour of the late High Chief (Sir) Alex Akinyele, who died on Thursday, 14th November 2019, after a brief illness, aged 81years. Chief Akinyele, a High Chief…
Africa Needs Massive Capital Investment in Power, Human Resources to Drive Economic Growth – Elumelu at the UK Africa Investment Summit
The Chairman, United Bank for Africa(UBA), and Founder, Tony Elumelu Foundation, Tony Elumelu has advocated massive private capital investment as well as increased support to youth development as catalysts for driving the much needed economic growth on the continent. Elumelu said this while speaking on a panel at the UK-Africa Investment Summit 2020, in London.…
UBA Connect Set to Deepen Intra-African Trade
As Customers Can Now Make Cash Withdrawals In Local Currencies Pan African financial institution, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, has announced the official launch of a flagship product UBA Connect, a service that enables the customers of the bank to conduct traditional banking transactions at any UBA branch in the 20 African countries where…
Ex-Delta Commissioner Raises Alarm Over Planned Conversion of Mariam Babangida Women Development Centre to Appeal Court
A former commissioner for women affairs in Delta State, Queen Betty Efekodha has raised an alarm over the plan to convert the Mariam Babaginda Women Development Center that was built during the tenure of former governor Emmanuel Uduaghan of the state to Appeal Court premises. According to Efekodha, the building has been roofed and painted,…