Day: October 27, 2021

StartUpper Key for SDGs attainment, National Dev -TotalEnergies

ADEOLA YUSUF

TotalEnergies has underscored the benefits of StartUpper, its corporate Social Responsibility programmes, to the attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as well as the development of Nigeria’s young entrepreneurs. Platforms Africa reports that the Executive General Manager, TotalEnergies Country Services, Mrs Bunmi Popoola-Mordi, who said this at a virtual press briefing to announced the third edition of the Startupper of the Year 3, described the three critical areas of the StartUpper – youth entrepreneurship, education and inclusion -as key to achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and the…

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Gorontula: Sex-enhancing fruit turns Gombe into tourist attraction

Aliyu Aliyu

The saying is common in Gombe State, the entire Northeast up to neighboring countries of Chad, Niger Republic and Cameroon: marry a Tula woman and you will never taste of another woman. While that might sound as a myth, recent developments in scientific research into herbal medicine, particularly in the past one decade, seem to confirm the popular saying as the development has been traced to a fruit called gorontula. A report by The Nation read that Goro is the Hausa word for kolanut, the caffeine fruit commonly consumed in…

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e-Naira Disappears From Google Play Store barely 48 hours after launch

Gbenga Adeoti

The e-Naira speed wallet has disappeared from the Google Play Store barely 48 hours after its launch. Platforms Africa reports that the digital currency has two applications, which are eNaira speed wallet and eNaira merchant wallet. “However, the e-Naira merchant wallet, which is designed for businesses, is still running and has over 10,000 downloads on the Google Play Store made available to Android users,” a report by News Direct read. Checks showed that the app had only gained 1.9 stars out of 5 stars preview. Also, in the review section,…

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African Union slams suspension on Sudan over coup

ADEOLA YUSUF

The pan-African body says tsaid Sudan’s suspension would be in place until ‘the effective restoration’ of the transitional authority steering the country towards elections. The African Union (AU) has said it suspended Sudan from all its activities after the country’s military overthrew the civilian-led transitional government in a coup. The African Union Political Affairs Peace and Security on Wednesday tweeted the news of the suspension, an expected move typically taken in the wake of military coups. In a communique, the pan-African body said the suspension would be in place until…

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Nigeria Marks ex-Oil Minister Diezani’s 30 Bras, Braziers, Others For Sale

Efe Wellington

The Diezani world’s most expensive bras valued at the $12.5-million (£8.5-million) include Heavenly Star Bra, by sapphires, which has at its centerpiece a 90-carat emerald cut diamond that was worth $10.6 million (£7.28 million) alone at the time.   The Nigerian Government has begun the process for the valuation and sale of property belonging to the country’s former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke. Platforms Africa reports that the property includes Bras, Brazier, Jewellery, wristbands and gold wristwatches earlier forfeited to the government. Asides these, “Diezani property located in the…

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