Month: February 2024

13 Year-old Nigerian-Canadian, Olufisayo Bakenne, Shines As Manitoba Govt Marks Black History Month

Abibat Babalola

A 13-year old Nigerian-Canadian, Olufisayo Bakenne, has joined his fellow youths in calling on the world leaders to utilise part of the Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights which proclaims that all human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights and that everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set out therein, without distinction of any kind, in particular as to race, colour or national origin. The UN should also consider that all human beings are equal before the law and are…

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Effective Risk Management Essential In Telecoms Industry -Maida

Abibat Babalola

Executive Vice Chairman/CEO of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Dr Aminu Maida, has said effective risk management is paramount to advancement in the telecoms industry. He said effective risk management became essential as a necessary tool to navigate an era marked by rapid technological advancements. Maida stated this in his opening remarks at a two-day Telecoms Industry Risk Management Conference, held on 20 and 21 February at Ikeja, Lagos. The conference had the theme “Evolution And Future Risk Management In the Telecoms Industry: Harnessing Emerging Technologies And Trends”. It brought together various stakeholders, including risk…

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CBN Increases Interest Rate To 22.75

Abibat Babalola

The Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has raised the monetary policy rate (MPR), which benchmarks interest rates, from 18.75 percent to 22.75 percent.     READ ALSO: Kunle Afolayan Dance Moves With Daughter Stirs Reactions Local Govt Chairman Sacked For Diverting Palliatives Lagos Announces 24-Hour Total Closure Of Third Mainland Bridge The regulator announced the rate adjustment at a news conference in Abuja on Tuesday, after the monetray policy committee meeting. The rate hike is the first monetary policy decision made by the committee since Olayemi Cardoso assumed…

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Kunle Afolayan Dance Moves With Daughter Stirs Reactions

Ganiyu Amodu

Movie Producer, Kunle Afolayan has stirred reactions online over his dance moves with his daughter, Eyiyemi. During the weekend, the actor hosted the premiere of his highly anticipated series, “Anikulapo: The Rise of the Spectre.” The event had notable actors including Sola, Sobowale, Lateef Adedimeji, Mo Bimpe, Bimbo Ademoye, singer D’Banj, Tunde Kelani, and others. Videos from the premiere’s after-party captured Kunle Afolayan dancing with his eldest daughter, Eyiyemi, who plays a significant role in the Anikulapo series. READ ALSO 3,200 Policemen Deployed In Akwa Ibom For NLC Protest NLC…

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Local Govt Chairman Sacked For Diverting Palliatives

Abibat Babalola

The immediate removal of Hassan Atawodi as the Transition Chairman of Ofu Local Government Area of Kogi State has been approved by the state Governor, Usman Ododo. Atawodi was said to have been removed for allegedly diverting government palliative. Atawodi was alleged to have been involved in the diversion of the state government palliatives currently being shared across the 21 local government areas of the state to citizens. Kogi state government had provided palliatives to cushion the effects of the rising cost of food items in the state. READ ALSO:…

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Lagos Announces 24-Hour Total Closure Of Third Mainland Bridge

Abibat Babalola

There will be a total closure of the Third Mainland Bridge for 24 hours to allow the contractor execute a major aspect of the ongoing repair works on the bridge. The closure by the Federal Ministry of Works was announced in a statement by the Lagos State Commissioner for Transportation, Oluwaseun Osiyemi, on Monday. According to him, the closure will affect both bounds of the carriageways from 12 noon on Wednesday, February 28 to 12 noon on Thursday, 29, 2024. The commissioner advised all road users to use alternative routes…

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3,200 Policemen Deployed In Akwa Ibom For NLC Protest

Abibat Babalola

The Commissioner of Police, Akwa Ibom State, Waheed Ayilara, has deployed 3,200 police officers across the State after a meeting with the State Chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress ( NLC ), affiliate bodies and other stakeholders given the planned protest by the labour Union. Police Public Relations Officer for the State SP Odiki Macdon said in a statement on Tuesday that the CP had agreed that freedom of expression and association are enshrined constitutional rights. He, however, noted that in exploring such rights, especially that of protest, peace and…

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Customs Suspends Sale Of Seized Items

Ganiyu Amodu

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has suspended the sale of seized food items over a stampede that claimed lives at NCS Old Zonal Headquarters in the Yaba area of Lagos State last Friday. A spokesperson for the Customs, Abdullahi Maiwada, announced this in a statement on Monday. The Customs had on February 20, 2024 said it would disposed seized food items to cushion the hardship and cost of living in the country. To start with, the Customs disposed food items at its Yaba office last Friday in the presence of…

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NLC Protest Is About Hunger, Not Minimum Wage, Says Ajaero

ADEOLA YUSUF

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) says the two-day protest by members of the union is about hunger and not just a clamour for a review of the minimum wage. While there was a meeting between the Federal Government and NLC authorities to forestall the protest, the dialogue ended in a deadlock. But speaking on Tuesday, the president of the NLC Joe Ajaero said contrary to some claims, the union is not protesting only about a hike in the country’s minimum wage of N30,000. “You have to understand it. This protest…

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JAMB Begins Direct Entry Registration February 28

ADEOLA YUSUF

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has commenced the sale of Direct Entry registration forms nationwide and in selected foreign centres. JAMB,in a statement by its spokesman, Fabian Benjamin, Tuesday,said the “registration process starts on Wednesday, 28th February, 2024, and closes on Thursday, 28th March, 2024.” “The sale is open to foreign candidates desirous of tertiary education in Nigeria through the Direct Entry mode. Furthermore,the Board will continue to ensure a level playing field for all candidates irrespective of status,”it explained. It, however,warned that,”The Board would not process candidates’…

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