Author: Ifetayo Adeniyi

TRADE MINISTER, DR DORIS UZOKA-ANITE CONGRATULATES PRESIDENT BOLA TINUBU ON HIS TRIUMPH AT THE SUPREME COURT The Honourable Minister for Industry, Trade and Investment; Dr Doris Uzoka-Anite has congratulated her principal, His Excellency, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu GCFR on the affirmation of his electoral victory by the apex court on Thursday, 26th of October, 2023. Dr Uzoka-Anite described the victory as the will of God and also a win for Nigerians and democracy, which will further rejig the administration’s commitment to the Renewed Hope mandate for a better and stronger Nigeria. The Minister also used the opportunity to call on…

Annual DAAF Memorial Merit Awards for Best Health Reporters Instituted The annual Dr AbdulAziz Anako Fache (DAAF) Memorial Merit Awards for the best reporters in both Print and Electronic Media have been instituted in Abuja.  In a released signed by its Media Adviser, Onche Odeh, it said entries for the two categories of awards, which carry a monetary prize of N250,000 for each beneficiary, will take effect from March 2024 while the award ceremony will hold in September next year. The Fache Family instituted the annual merit awards to immortalise its illustrious son and seasoned medical practitioner who died tragically…

SMEs: Scaling Growth Via AFCFTA Ugo Aliogo writes on how Small Medium Scale Enterprises can scale growth through the African Continental Free Trade Area The World Economic Forum (WEF) in its January 2023 report stated that the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement, which was signed in 2018, ratified in 2019 and officially launched in 2021, created a single market in Africa, offering tremendous opportunity for unlocking business potential across Africa and the world. Taking into account the additional benefits from increased foreign direct investment (FDI) expected from the AfCFTA, the World Bank projects that the AfCFTA could lift…

Pretty Okafor Reelected as PMAN President, Welcomes Ara as Lagos Chapter Leader In a recent election held at the Performing Musicians Association of Nigeria (PMAN) Music House in Lekki, Pretty Okafor, the incumbent president who assumed office in August 2018, has been reelected to continue leading the association. The election, which took place yesterday, marks Okafor’s successive tenure at the helm of the association. In another development, musician Aralola Olamuyiwa, mononymously known as Ara, was issued a certificate of return as governor of the Lagos State Chapter of the association. Okafor noted her ascent to the position was a timely…

Megawatts Wins Best Electrical, Mechanical Company Award at World Standards Day Celebration Megawatts Nigeria Ltd., one of Nigeria’s foremost electrical and mechanical engineering companies, has been recognised as the “best electrical and mechanical engineering company of the year” at the just concluded International Standards Excellence Awards organised by the World Quality Alliance to celebrate World Standards Day. The World Standards Day is an annual event that is celebrated on the 14th of October across the world to raise awareness about standards across various industries. The “best electrical and mechanical engineering company” award conferred upon Megawatts Ltd was in recognition of…

Four S’West states show interest in Tobi/Abiola Meet The 2023 edition of the Tobi/Abiola Sprint and Relays Meet is set to be bigger than organizers initially planned as athletics clubs and schools from four South Western States have expressed interest in participating. An initiative of the world recorder holder in 100m hurdles Tobi Amusan and renowned quarter-miler Abiola Onakoya, both based in the United States. The duo started the competition a few years ago to give budding athletes from Ogun State an opportunity to showcase their talents to be discovered and then get assistance and the support they need to…

SENATE COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENT LED BY SEN. YUNUS AKINTUNDE & SEN. NED NWOKO PAYS A FAMILIARIZATION VISIT TO MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT The Nigerian Senate Committee on Environment had a fruitful familiarization visit to the Ministry of Environment today 26th October 2023. The committee was led by its chairman and Vice Chairman, Senator Yunus Akintunde & Senator Prince Ned Nwoko respectively. The delegation engaged in insightful discussions aimed at strengthening collaboration for sustainable environmental policies and practices in the country. During the visit, the committee members were warmly received by the Honourable Minister of Environment, Balarabe Abbas Lawal who extended a…

Akpabio Hails Tinubu On Supreme Court Victory The President of the Senate Senator Godswill Akpabio, CON, has congratulated President Bola Tinubu on the revalidation of his February 25, 2023 election victory by the Supreme Court describing the decision as reflective of the will of the people. Senator Akpabio in a congratulatory message to President Tinubu said the decision of the apex court was a welcome relief as it finally unfastens the last bolts to the path for social-political engineering that President Tinubu promised the nation. “Mr President, I am personally elated that the jurists of the Supreme Court saw through…

Olu of Warri admonishes Chevron to turn Warri to Dubai Olu of Warri, Ogiame Atuwatse III being crowned in 2021 Olu of Warri, Ogiame Atuwatse III, Utieyinoritsẹtsọla Emiko, has charged Chevron Nigeria Limited to turn Warri to Dubai, development-wise, in the shortest possible time. He gave the charge as Chevron inaugurated the long-awaited Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Warri Coastal Host Communities Development Trust, in line with the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA), to ensure economic and sustainable development of host communities. Represented by the Oshodi of Warri, Chief Anthony Onuwage, the Olu lamented that Warri kingdom remained largely undeveloped…

Femi Otedola Gifts 750 Augustine University Students N1m Each Nigerian billionaire investor and Chairman, Geregu Power, Femi Otedola, has gifted 750 students of Augustine University N1 million each. Gatekeepers News reports that Otedola gifted the students during his inauguration as the Chancellor of the institution on Thursday. The business mogul, disclosed this while sharing photos from the event on his Instagram page. Otedola captioned the photos, “Today, I was officially inaugurated as the Chancellor of Augustine University. I strongly believe in transforming establishments that I am associated with. “Therefore, to commemorate my appointment and in recognition of the harsh economic…