Author: Ifetayo Adeniyi

Alerzo and Schneider Light-Up Oyo with Solar; 3000 women empowered By Elegbede Abiodun The duo, Alerzo and Schneider Electric have collaborated in the Light-Up initiative to empowered 3000 women in the retail sector in Oyo State, Nigeria, with Mobiya solar lamps.  Alerzo is Nigeria’s leading B2B e-commerce and financial services platform and Schneider Electric is a global leader in digital automation and sustainability. Established to tackle Nigeria’s electricity challenge within the micro-business sector, this partnership represents a noteworthy stride in shaping a more sustainable and promising future for women entrepreneurs in Oyo State, Nigeria. Adewale Opaleye, CEO of Alerzo, sheds…

Job Opportunities at Awari AI as over 100 Trained at Sen Abiru’s Sail Innovation Lab get employed By Adeniyi Ifetayo … minister of Communications, Dr Bosun Tijani, Lagos State Commissioner for Science, Innovation and Technology, Hon. Tunbosun Alake, Others Laud Senator Abiru’s Visionary Leadership Over one hundred young people who had undergone Tech Talent and Data Science training at the SAIL Innovation Lab have gotten decent artificial intelligence jobs with Awari AI, a fast growing AI/Robotics firm that is enabling the development and adoption of frontier technology on the African continent starting from Nigeria. The firm which has chosen the…

Dangote Cement positioned to tackle Africa’s Waste, Climate Change Issues – Pathak (Pix 1 MB) L-R: Francis Awowole-Browne, General Manager, Branding & Communications Department, Dangote Industries Ltd.; Rebecca Cheng of the Centre for Management Technology (CMT), Singapore and Head, Sustainability, Dangote Cement Plc, Dr. Igazeuma Okoroba, at the Summit in Abidjan, Cote D’Ivoire. …as Africa Cement Trade Summit opens in Abidjan The 12th Africa Cement Trade Summit has kicked off in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire, with the Group Managing Director of Dangote Cement Plc, Mr. Arvind Pathak enlightening industry players on how the cement giant is leading the campaign for save…

For Africa to develop in its industries, women must be empowered- Babajide Sanwo-Olu By Elegbede Abiodun The governor of Lagos State, in his speech, has emphasised the importance of empowering women, saying it was crucial for accelerating industrialisation across Africa. Sanwo-Olu spoke on Thursday at an event marking the 2023 Africa Industrialisation Day, with the theme, ‘Accelerating Africa’s industrialisation through the empowerment of women in processing for an integrated market’. He said, “Women make up a significant portion of the continent’s population, and their active participation in the workforce can contribute significantly to economic growth and development.” Sanwo-Olu…

NigComSat-1R: Nigeria wants to put its satellite to full use 3 years to expiration • The new management of the Nigerian Communications Satellite company is making moves to get the country’s satellite fully utilized after being underutilized for several years. • These moves may, however, be coming late as the satellite has only 3 years left to complete its lifespan. • NIGCOMSAT will also need to tackle the issues that have led to Nigerian telecom operators abandoning their service to source for satellite services outside the country. Recent activities of the newly appointed Managing Director of the Nigerian Communications Satellite,…

GVEST GLOBAL FETES MENTEES, INVESTORS AT DINNER MEETING Gvest Global, a subsidiary of Gtext Holdings and a cooperative multipurpose society has held a dinner meeting to fete investors and mentees at the Red Restaurant of Eko Hotel in Lagos, to appreciate their loyalty and support to the group. The event which was well attended by investors, mentees and pressmen was an opportunity for GTEXT Holdings and Gvest Global to promote their products and services and also, to give awareness of how the brand has helped many mentees to be financially empowered and to have a stake in the group. There…

Eniola Badmus, Davido – Reactions Follow Comment “Your Mind No Go Touch Ground” By Elegbede Abiodun People are already giving their comments about Davido and Eniola Badmus with their alleged misunderstanding. This came up due to the message of Nollywood actress Eniola Badmus to Davido.  Eniola had expressed her excitement over the singer’s birthday while penning down a heartfelt wish for the artiste. Reacting to this, netizens stormed the comments section to react massively with many expressing their love for Eniola’s courage and kind gesture. While some applauded Eniola for wishing the singer a happy birthday amid their alleged beef,…

Eniola Badmus, Davido – Reactions Follow Comment “Your Mind No Go Touch Ground” By Elegbede Abiodun People are already giving their comments about Davido and Eniola Badmus with their alleged misunderstanding. This came up due to the message of Nollywood actress Eniola Badmus to Davido In her post, Eniola had expressed her excitement over the singer’s birthday while penning down a heartfelt wish for the artiste. Reacting to this, netizens stormed the comments section to react massively with many expressing their love for Eniola’s courage and kind gesture. While some applauded Eniola for wishing the singer a happy birthday amid…

Reps Member Set To Marry Out 100 Orphans In Kebbi In one fell swoop, a member of the Green Chamber (House of Representatives) at the National Assembly representing Argungu/Augie Federal Constituency of Kebbi State, Hon Sani Yakubu Noma said he has concluded arrangement to give out100 female orphans for marriage. While Speaking to journalists at his country home of Argungu in Kebbi State, he said the marriage plan is part of his contributions to his religious obligations and sympathy to female children that lost their parents in his constituency. He said arrangements have been concluded for the marriage ceremony which…

Wizkid, Davido fall behind Afrobeat Artist Burna Boy – Billboard ranks By Elegbede Abiodun Burna Boy, Grammy-winning Nigerian singer, Damini Ogulu, has been ranked No. 1 on the Billboard Year-End U.S. Afrobeats Artists Chart. Rema took the second spot while Tems, Cameroonian diva, Libianca, and Wizkid are placed third, fourth and fifth, respectively. Ayra Starr, CKay, Asake, Davido and Oxlade complete the top 10 in the list released on Tuesday evening via Billboard website. Meanwhile, Rema’s ‘Calm Down’ remix featuring Selena Gomez topped the Billboard Year-End U.S. Afrobeats Songs chart, Libianca’s ‘People’ and Tems’ ‘Free Mind’ ranked at number 2…