Year: 2021

Eko Shortlets Launches Holiday ShortStays amid Expansion Plans

Consolidating its one-year anniversary, top Nigerian apartment Management Company, Eko Shortlets has announced the launch of Holiday ShortStays, the latest indication of its growth capacity and expansion plans. The new company positioned to serve travellers who want to vacation anywhere in the world will help with the best of planning and lodging solutions in their…

Shows Evidence of Money Borrowed – Wike Tells FG

  Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike says Nigeria has enormous resources, if well managed, can change, not only the fortunes of the country but the life of every Nigerian. He has therefore, challenged the Federal Government to show evidence where it has deployed all the money borrowed from external creditors. Governor Wike made…

AFRIFF 2021: Theo Ukpaa Empowers Africa Filmmakers Through Creative Industry Grant Session

The 2021 edition of the Africa international film festival (AFRIFF) was held on 7 – 13 November, in Lagos. Themed Africans for Africa highlighted the journey of AFRIFF through its first to the tenth anniversary, culminating in mutually beneficial partnerships with global film superpowers like Amazon Prime, and representation from a wide array of film…

EFCC Arraigns Man Who Concealed 2863 ATM Cards in Noodles

The Lagos Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, December 8, 2021, arraigned one Ishaq Abubakar before Justice P.O. Lifu of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos on an 11-count charge bordering on cybercrimes. The suspect was arrested by officers of the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, on August 22,…

NDDC Pledges to Pay Contractors, Calls for Calm

By Francis Udoka Ndimkoha The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has pledged to settle all verified outstanding claims by its contractors in its efforts to facilitate sustainable development of the oil-rich region. A source close to the Interim Administrator of the Commission who spoke on condition of anonymity said the NDDC boss was saddened that…

Huawei, IUCN Launch Tech4Nature for Nature Conservation

Tech company, Huawei, has launched Tech4Nature, an initial 3-year program aimed at using digital technology innovation to aid nature conservation in partnership with the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN). The project, launched at a hybrid event entitled ‘Tech4Nature: an innovative technology partnership for conservation’ impact was held at the IUCN World Conservation…

Sanwo-Olu Unveils New Power Policy to Meet Lagos Electricity Needs

The Governor of Lagos state, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has unveiled an electricity sustainability framework that will provide reliable power to residential and industrial areas in the State. Sanwo-Olu, on Wednesday, launched the State’s Electricity Policy at an energy stakeholders’ event organised by the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources at Eko Hotel and Suites, Victoria Island.…

Finance Bill 2021 Scales Second Reading in Senate

The Finance bill 2021, forwarded by President Muhammadu Buhari to the National Assembly on Tuesday has scaled second reading in the Senate. The bill was sponsored by the Senate Leader, Yahaya Abdullahi (Kebbi North). President Buhari, in the letter to the Senate, on Tuesday, explained that the request for the passage of the Finance bill…

Fearless Energy Drink Sponsors Allstar Futball Season 6 for Celebrities

Fearless Energy drink has taken sports promotion to a new dimension with the sponsorship of the Allstar Futball Season 6 tournament for Nigerian celebrities and social media influencers to showcase their support to talents in football while having fun. The event which was held at the Campos Mini Stadium on Sunday, December 5, 2021, was…