Category: Leadership

NCDMB Promotes Obinna Ezeobi PhD Ag. GM Corporate Communication

ADEOLA YUSUF

  ‘Profile: The Rise And Rise of Ezeobi, Energy Communication Scholar, And Foundation Staff At NCDMB’s Corporate Communications Department Since May 2010′   The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has announced the promotion of Obinna Ezeobi, Ph.D. as the acting general manager, Corporate Communications Division. Platforms Africa, which exclusively gathered this, reported that Ezeobi’s promotion was announced in a letter in Wednesday, May 7, 2025, as a part of the move to build on the achievements by the board in the area of strategic communication. His predecessor, Esueme…

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‘Who’s He?’ 1.4Bn Catholics Expectant As Conclave Elects New Pope

ADEOLA YUSUF

‘White smoke rising, 133 cardinals inside,’ How Robert Prevos emerged first America Pope In History   White smoke billowed from the chimney atop the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel on Thursday, signalling that the 133 cardinals inside have elected a new pope. They picked a successor to Pope Francis on the second day of voting, but the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics will have to wait for the official announcement from the balcony of St Peter’s Basilica to learn who he is. How 40,671 Nigerian Pilgrims Will Be Airlifted To Saudi – NAHCON…

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How 40,671 Nigerian Pilgrims Will Be Airlifted To Saudi – NAHCON

ADEOLA YUSUF

‘315 From Imo, Abia, Bayelsa ,’ 5 Facts About Nigeria’s First Airlift Slated For Friday, May 9     The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has given graphical details of how 40,671 pilgrims from Nigerian would be airlifted to Saudi beginning from Friday, May 9. The Commission, which confirmed that it had closed the registration of pilgrims for the 2025 Hajj on May 2 to enable it to concentrate on airlift of pilgrims, stated that the inaugural flight would took off from Imo, with pilgrims from Abia, Imo, and…

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‘Off The Hook,’ Social Media Activist, VDM, Leaves EFCC Custody

ADEOLA YUSUF

Popular social media activist, Martins Otse, widely known as VeryDarkMan, VDM, has regained his freedom from the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. VDM has been in the custody of the anti-graft agency since he was arrested in Abuja on Friday. READ ALSO: Senate Passes Two Tax Reform Bills, Rejects VAT Increase Nigeria Inks $158m Agric Deals For Northern Region The illusions of a cabal in the mindset of an entrepreneur by Mfei Alol-Nugo EFCC Interrogates Iyabo Ojo Over Money Spraying At Daughter’s Wedding The Fraud Called…

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Senate Passes Two Tax Reform Bills, Rejects VAT Increase

ADEOLA YUSUF

The Senate has passed two out of four major tax reform bills, marking a significant milestone in the ongoing overhaul of the nation’s tax administration framework. The two bills, one seeking to repeal the Federal Inland Revenue Service (Establishment) Act and another to establish the Joint Revenue Board (Establishment) Bill 2025 along with the Nigeria Revenue Service Bill 2025, were passed following a clause-by-clause consideration during the Committee of the Whole and their subsequent third reading on the Senate floor. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu had in October 2024 transmitted the…

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Nigeria Inks $158m Agric Deals For Northern Region

ADEOLA YUSUF

As part of ongoing efforts to revolutionalize the nation’s agriculture sector, the Federal Government on Wednesday signed a financing agreement for the Value Chain Programme in Northern Nigeria (VCN). With the signing of the agreement, the implementation of the $158.15 million VCN project begins immediately to support agriculture value chain development and value addition for farmers in nine states of the northern part of the country. The initiative is co-funded by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (@IFAD), the French Development Agency (@AFD_en), and the Government of Nigeria @NigeriaGov. The…

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’52 Years After,’ Govt Begins NYSC Overhaul, Reassesses Scheme’s Relevance

ADEOLA YUSUF

‘Corps members safety, decayed infrastructure,’ the minister of youths development wants Nigerians to know about the NYSC comprehensive review      The federal government has inaugurated a reform committee to carry out a comprehensive overhaul of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC). Omolara Esan, the public relations director at the federal ministry of youth development, announced the move in a statement on Tuesday. Esan said the reform is aimed at strengthening the structure, relevance, and impact of the NYSC, while aligning it more closely with Nigeria’s national development priorities and…

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Men, Stop Joining Your Ancestors, By Funke Egbemode

ADEOLA YUSUF

For many years, women were held responsible for men not living to ripe old ages. Grieving women were subjected to the most inhuman cultural or traditional widowhood rites which I insist point to the backwardness and wickedness of those who inflict them. I mean, what kind of woman forces a fellow woman who had just lost her husband to drink the water used to bathe a corpse? My friends, if your mother had ever participated in doing this evil to another woman, go and pray, so that God will not…

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Sahara Group Foundation Deepens Commitment To African Entrepreneurs With MADAA Reloaded

ADEOLA YUSUF

The Sahara Group Foundation has repositioned the Making A Difference Around Africa (MADAA) initiative to support entrepreneurs on the continent with seamless access to markets, technology, and business advisory services. Platforms Africa reports that the Director of Sahara Group Foundation, Chidilim Menakaya, declared this during the launch of MADAA Reloaded in Lagos. “Through the MADAA initiative,” she said; “we aim to connect entrepreneurs with opportunities that will grow their businesses and ultimately unlock Africa’s potential for inclusive development.” “As a flagship initiative of the Sahara Group Foundation’s dynamic and bold…

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Trump Threatens 100% Tariff On Foreign-Made Movies

ADEOLA YUSUF

UNITED States President, Donald Trump, is opening a new salvo in his tariff war, targeting films made outside the United States with 100 per cent tariffs in a bid to save “dying Hollywood.” In a post Sunday night on his Truth Social platform, Trump said he had authorized the Department of Commerce and the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative to slap a 100 per cent tariff on any and all movies coming into the US that were produced in foreign lands. “The movie industry in America is dying a…

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