Day: November 25, 2024

No Boyfriend, No Distractions, Wesley Varsity’s Best Graduate Shares Success Secret

Precious Ibekwe

“Desire to make my parents proud,” Ifeoluwa tops University, completes BSc at 19   A 19-year-old student, Miss Ifeoluwa Adeyemi, has shared how staying focused and avoiding distractions helped her emerge as the best graduate in the 2023/2024 academic session at Wesley University, Ondo State. Adeyemi, who graduated with a degree in microbiology, achieved a Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 4.97. ‘From 1.3 CGPA To First Class Degree,’ Inspiring Story of UNILORIN Student Triplets Bag First Class From Same Varsity, Same Day ‘Casino Journalism And The End of History,’…

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Ministers, Heads of Agencies, Industry Leaders Confirmed To Speak at PNC Forum

Ganiyu Amodu

Countdown begins for PNC 2024, which will serve as a vital platform for industry stakeholders to review successes, address pressing challenges, and explore opportunities for expanding Nigerian content implementation.   In line with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration’s efforts to attract investment into the oil and gas sector, the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) is set to introduce new Contracting Cycle Guidelines for the industry at the Practical Nigerian Content (PNC) Forum, which will be held from 2 – 5 December 2024 at the Nigerian Content Tower in…

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How World’s Tallest Woman Met World’s Shortest Woman In Extraordinary Scene

Abibat Babalola

Rumeysa, a researcher from Turkey, towers at 215.16 cm (7 ft 0.7 in), while Jyoti, an actor from India, stands at just 62.8 cm (2 ft 0.7 in).     World’s Tallest Woman Meets World’s Shortest Woman In London. They shared tea and were presented with Icon certificates by Guinness World Records. In a video shared on Friday, November 22, Rumeysa, a researcher from Turkey, towers at 215.16 cm (7 ft 0.7 in), while Jyoti, an actor from India, stands at just 62.8 cm (2 ft 0.7 in). Rumeysa holds…

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Oyedepo’s Jet Can’t Leave Private Airstrip Without Clearance – Minister

Abibat Babalola

Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, says there’s no way the private plane of privileged Nigerians, including the Founder and Presiding Bishop of Living Faith Bible Church Worldwide, Bishop David Oyedepo, can leave the country directly from their airstrips without first securing clearance from relevant authorities. Keyamo stated this on Sunday while featuring as a guest on Channels Television’s Politics Today. The Minister spoke barely two months after members of the House of Representatives demanded a revocation of airstrip licences issued to certain individuals and private organisations, citing…

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‘Looming,’ CBN Likely To Raise Interest Rates Again – Expert

Abibat Babalola

A financial expert, Prof. Uche Uwaleke, has said that the Monetary Policy Committee, MPC, of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, is likely to raise interest rates again. Uwaleke, the Director, Institute of Capital Market at the Nasarawa State University, is also the President, Capital Market Academics of Nigeria. He said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, on Sunday in Abuja, against the backdrop of the 298th MPC meeting scheduled to hold on Monday and Tuesday. READ ALSO: ‘As Bolaji Osunsanya Exited,’ Meet Ogbemi Ofuya…

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‘As Bolaji Osunsanya Exited,’ Meet Ogbemi Ofuya, Axxela’s New Group CEO

Abibat Babalola

‘MBA from London Business School as a Mo Ibrahim Scholar and others,’ six things to know about the University of Benin (UNIBEN’s) Civil Engineering graduate.         Axxela Limited, a leading gas and power portfolio company in sub-Saharan Africa, announces the official retirement of its Chief Executive Officer, Bolaji Osunsanya and the appointment of a successor, Ogbemi Ofuya as the new Group Chief Executive Officer. After more than two decades of outstanding leadership at Axxela, and a distinguished career spanning over 35 years across consulting, financial services, banking,…

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