Day: January 21, 2023

South West Governor Declares Work-free Day For PVC Collection

ADEOLA YUSUF

Ondo State Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu declared Tuesday, January 24, 2023, a work-free day for the collection of Permanent Voter Cards, PVCs, in the state ahead of the upcoming general elections. According to Akeredolu, the move will allow every eligible voter in the state to pick up their PVCs at the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, designated locations in their respective local government areas. READ ALSO: South Africa Disconnects Power Supply To Nigerian Consulate Over N10.465m Debt  JUST IN: Nigeria’s First Professor Of Medicine, Oladipo Ogunlesi, Dies At 99 Sterling One…

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South Africa Disconnects Power Supply To Nigerian Consulate Over N10.465m Debt 

ADEOLA YUSUF

Power authorities in Johannesburg this week cut off the power supply to the  Nigerian Consulate in South Africa The city power visited multiple premises around joburg’s region E, disconnecting electricity to recoup more than R360 million it is owed by individuals and organizations in the region. The city power authority said the Nigerian Consulate owed more than R400 000 ($23 300). READ ALSO: JUST IN: Nigeria’s First Professor Of Medicine, Oladipo Ogunlesi, Dies At 99 Sterling One Foundation Wins CSR Award Of Excellence Just in: Gunmen Abduct Nigerian School Pupils…

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JUST IN: Nigeria’s First Professor Of Medicine, Oladipo Ogunlesi, Dies At 99

ADEOLA YUSUF

The first Nigerian Professor of Medicine, Theophilus Oladipo Ogunlesi, has died at 99. Ogunlesi, an Emeritus Professor who hailed from the Sagamu area of Ogun State, died on Thursday. He made history in 1965 as Nigeria’s first Professor of Medicine. Ogunlesi started on the path of a medical doctor at Yaba College of Medicine in 1947 and advanced his career at the University of London, 1953, where he qualified as a registered medical officer in England. READ ALSO: Sterling One Foundation Wins CSR Award Of Excellence Ghana: Fuel Prices Shoot…

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Sterling One Foundation Wins CSR Award Of Excellence

Ganiyu Amodu

Sterling One Foundation has won AS+A Communications’ Award of Excellence for Corporate Social Responsibility in recognition of its positive impact across Nigeria. As part of its annual award ceremony and commemoration of its Managing Director’s 70th birthday, AS+A Communications awarded the Sterling One Foundation its Corporate Social Responsibility Award of Excellence at an event held in Lagos recently. The award presented by the company’s Managing Director, Mrs. Adenike Shobanjo, was in recognition of the foundation’s developmental legacies in the areas of health, education, and environment, in partnership with its corporate…

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Ghana: Fuel Prices Shoot Up After  Significant Reduction In New Year

ADEOLA YUSUF

Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) in the Republic of Ghana have adjusted their pump prices upward after they reviewed prices downward in the first pricing window of January 2023. The upward adjustment of fuel prices is due to the appreciation of the dollar against the local Ghanaian currency Cedi and rising crude oil prices on the international market. As of Tuesday afternoon, most of the OMCs had adjusted their pump prices with Pacific Oil selling petrol at Gh¢13.98 per litre while diesel is sold at Gh¢14.44. READ ALSO: Google Parent Company,…

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Google Parent Company, Alphabet Sacks 12,000 Workers

ADEOLA YUSUF

Google parent company, Alphabet has announced its plans to layoff 12,000 workers in 6% of its global workforce. The Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Sundar Pichai made the announcement in an email on Friday, according to the Economic Times. He said the layoffs will affect jobs globally and across the entire company, writing that he takes “full responsibility for the decisions that led us here.” READ ALSO: Wabote Emerges Leadership Local Content champion Of The Year Why Nigerians Are Suffering Fresh Fuel Crisis – Major Marketers Robbers Injure Scores, Rape Ladies…

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