‘How Nigeria’s Art, Culture, And Creative Economy Can Yield $100 Billion by 2030’

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Minister of Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy, Hannatu Musa-Musawa, in this interview, provides answers to questions on activities of her ministry, including how the ministry is driving President Tinubu’s vision for art, culture, and creative economy. Excerpts;   Since your appointment as minister of Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy, what are those things that have happened in that space? A lot! I think one of those things that shows that President Bola Tinubu is an innovator is the fact that he really was committed to diversifying from our…

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Firm, In Feud Over Exxon’s Golden Pass, Sacks 4,430 Workers

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▪️Zachry Industry, contractor of gas liquefaction plant for ExxonMobil and Qatar Petroleum, files for bankruptcy   Zachry Industrial, a construction and engineering firm working to build a gas liquefaction plant for Exxon Mobil and Qatar Petroleum, laid off thousands of workers in East Texas after filing for bankruptcy last month. Zachry notified the Texas Workforce Commission of its plan to lay off 4,430 workers in East Texas, according to a list of WARN notices updated this week. The San Antonio-based company said in a statement that it was “forced to…

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Court Orders Permanent Forfeiture Of Private University To Nigerian Govt

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A Federal High Court in Abuja has issued an order of final forfeiture of all assets of a private university, NOK University, located in Kaduna State to the Federal Government. Justice Joyce Abdulmalik, in a judgment on Friday, held that the promoter of the university, Anthony Hassan failed to prove, with convincing evidence, that he did not acquire the assets with proceeds of crime. Also to be forfeited by Hassan, a former Director of Finance and Accounts (DFA) in the Federal Ministry of Health, are three other investments – Gwasmyen…

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Why UNILAG Cancel Biochemistry, Petroleum Engineering Admission For 2024

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The University of Lagos (UNILAG) has announced the suspension of admissions into its Biochemistry and Petroleum & Gas Engineering departments, effective from the 2024/2025 academic session. This information was shared in a statement by the Registrar, Mrs. Olakunle Makinde. While the university did not provide specific reasons for halting admissions into these programmes, it advised prospective UTME and Direct Entry candidates to be aware of the change. The statement emphasised that no new students would be admitted into these programs until further notice. “All prospective UTME and Direct Entry candidates…

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When Egbin Power Honoured 144 Employees For Long Service, Outstanding Performance

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In appreciation of its employees’ contributions to the sustainable progress and achievements recorded over the years, Egbin Power Plc has held its prestigious Long Service Award and Employee Recognition Award (ERA) 2024 to honour individuals and teams for their dedication and outstanding performance. A total of 144 employees received the Long Service Award for completing a decade with the company as of May 2024. Additionally, numerous employees were recognized with the Employee Recognition Award for their stellar performance over the past year. Recipients of the Long Service Award represented a…

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In Ogun, NIPR Leads The Charge Against Climate Crisis

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On the bright morning of Saturday, June 1, 2024, members of the Ogun State Chapter of Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) set out to make a bold statement. Decked in branded red shirts, with fitting green Fez caps, and armed with a shared vision, they spiritedly spread the word about creating a greener, sustainable environment. The public relations professionals were apparently concerned about the state of the environment which, from all indications, has been negatively impacted by climate change, and were determined to lead efforts towards mitigating the attendant…

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Female Lawyer Weds Man She ‘Helped’ His Wife To Divorce

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. ‘She handled divorce case for me, snatched my husband two weeks after the process’ ex-wife in tears, shared how she ‘learnt bitter lesson’   A Nigerian woman has cried out after she learnt her ex-husband married her lawyer. The post-divorce story was shared on Facebook by Ojong Agbor. According to Ojong, the lawyer had handled the lady’s divorce case. Two weeks after handling their divorce process, she tied the knot with the woman’s ex-husband. READ ALSO Mother Dragged To Court For ‘Assault’ On Vice Principal Nigerian Tribunal Slams N150m…

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Mother Dragged To Court For ‘Assault’ On Vice Principal

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The police, on Friday, arraigned a 35 year-old woman, Chinanso Chinyere, in an Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly assaulting a vice principal. The defendant, of no fixed address, is standing trial on a three-count charge of breach of peace, assault, and malicious damage. The Police Prosecutor, Insp Akinwale Oriyomi, told the court that the defendant and others at large, committed the offences on June 1 at about 08:30 a.m at St. Lawrence Metropolitan College, Basiri, in Ado-Ekiti. He alleged that the defendant and others at large, conducted themselves in…

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Nigerian Tribunal Slams N150m Fine On Multichoice + Reason

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A Competition and Consumer Protection Tribunal (CCPT) on Friday slammed N150 million fine against Multichoice Nig. Ltd. for disobeying its order on subscription rates hike for DStv and Gotv packages. The tribunal, sitting in Abuja, also ordered the PayTv operator to give one month free subscription to all its Nigerian subscribers on the DStv and Gotv platforms, for flouting its order. The three-member tribunal chaired by Thomas Okosun in a ruling, found Multichoice culpable of contempt, by flouting its earlier order restraining the PayTv operator from implementing hike in its…

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Staff Hacks Into GTBank System, Steals N9.9m From Customers

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For allegedly betraying the trust reposed in him by his employer as the officer in charge of payment of drivers’ retirement benefits and stealing close to N10 million from Guaranty Trust Bank (GTBank), Komolafe Oluwayomi of the Oyin Jolayemi Street, Victoria Island, Lagos branch of the bank has been remanded at Ikoyi correctional facility. When the fraud was discovered, a lawsuit was filed by the bank against the 45-year-old Banker by the bank. He was alleged to have hacked into the bank’s system, stealing N9,989,000 from its account for personal…

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