Author: Ifetayo Adeniyi

Osinbajo: Africa Requires Industrialisation to Move Millions Out of Poverty By Adeniyi Ifetayo •Wants countries in the continent to position for sustainable energy The Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo has stressed the need for the African continent to accelerate its industrialisation drive in order to move millions of the citizenry out of poverty line. Delivering a keynote address yesterday, at the formal opening of the exhibition at the Nigeria International Energy Summit (NIES), holding at the International Conference Centre in Abuja, Osinbajo also noted that Nigeria has a crucial and strategic role to play in the transition to a…

CashToken Rewards Africa and Five Years of Transforming Lives, Businesses Oluchi Chibuzor reports that in the last five years, CashToken Rewards Africa Limited has deployed a unique system that has redefined consumer reward, with the end goal being to enhance the businesses of manufacturers and service providers and the economy of individual consumers, while contributing to the economic growth of Nigeria In the last five years, CashToken Rewards Africa Limited – a Nigerian RewardTech company – has deployed technology to revolutionise customer loyalty and customer reward with a first-of-its-kind reward program in this part of the world. It is a…

Inspirational Claressa Shields Is Undisputedly The Greatest Woman… Claressa Maria Shields is an American professional boxer and arguably the greatest woman boxer of all time. Shields was born and raised in Flint, Michigan, where she was a high school junior in May 2012. She was introduced to boxing by her father, Bo Shields, who had boxed in underground leagues. Bo was in prison from the time Shields was two years old, and released when she was nine. After his release, he talked to her about boxer Laila Ali, piquing her interest in the sport. Bo, however, believed that boxing was…

UCL: Peter Okoye Flies To Italy To Support Osimhen By Elegbede Abiodun- April 18, 2023 Peter Okoye of the Psquare has landed in Italy ahead of Tuesday’s UEFA Champions League quarter-finals second-leg match between Napoli and AC Milan to show support to striker, Victor Osimhen. Okoye made this known on his official Twitter handle on Tuesday. Osimhen missed the first leg of the encounter due to an injury he sustained during the Super Eagles’ Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Guinea-Bissau last month. The 24-year-old however returned to action on Saturday as he featured for 15 minutes in the Serie…

OOU Graduating Students Invent HD Smart Display Board By Elegbede Abiodun The 2021/2022 graduating students of Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU), Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State, have presented to the management of the institution, a High Definition-Video Player (HD-VP410) Controller Based Smart All-in-One Display Board. The smart board was invented by the graduating students in Advanced Science Laboratory Technology (ASLT) of the institution’s Faculty of Science. The project was part of the 2021/2022 graduating students’ research work, presented to the university management. Giving insight into the features of the smart board, the ASLT Coordinator, Dr. Bolarinwa Adekoya, explained that the invention is not…

We Settled Area Boys To Allow Us Shoot ‘Gangs Of Lagos’ – Chioma Akpotha By Elegbede Abiodun Nollywood actress, Chioma Akpotha has made a new revelation about the movie, ‘Gangs of Lagos’. She revealed that the producer of the crime thriller, ‘Gangs of Lagos’ settled some residents of Isale Eko to allow them shoot the movie in the area. Chioma who played Mama Ifeanyi, a market woman and mother of musician-cum-gang member; Ify aka Panamo in the movie disclosed in a recent interview on The Corner Shop Network alongside Tobi Bakre and Adesuwa Etomi-Wellington. On her part, Adesuwa revealed that…

Omojuwa, Ogbe Share Practical Tips to Leverage New Media at Awosika’s Int’l Woman Leadership Conference Dubai One of the highlights of the second edition of the Ibukun Awosika International Woman Leadership Conference (TIWLC) held recently at the Intercontinental Dubai Festival City in the United Arab Emirates, was the plenary on ‘Leveraging New Media for Effective Communication and Influence.’ The session was held on the last day of the conference and anchored by two prominent new media experts, J J Omojuwa and Omawumi Ogbe. The conference, with the theme: ‘Against All Odds’, was a gathering of women professionals, entrepreneurs and…

Ooni, The Ojaja Pan-African Business Initiatives Finds Foothold in Kenya By Elegbede Abiodun The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, recently visited Kenya as part of his ongoing efforts to promote peace and business opportunities across the African continent. During his visit, he met with Kenyan President William Samoei Ruto and other dignitaries to discuss his global peace agenda and the Ojaja Pan-African Business Initiatives. The Ojaja Pan-African Business Initiatives, which the Ooni is championing, aims to promote economic development and prosperity across Africa by investing in various sectors, including retail, hospitality, and education. The Ooni’s investment footprint is expanding…

What I have Achieved so far, Motivates to me to press on in achieving greater heights – Yomidun It is the era of social media and this has opened a gateway for young people to showcase their talent and creativity to the world. One of the young Nigerians who social media has changed their lives for the better is Raheem Aishat Olabisi popularly known as Yomidun. At 23 years old, Yomidun as she is fondly known on social media has achieved a lot in a career she started off just playing and posing for the camera. “I grew up in…

Complete List of Nigerian Banks With New Names With CBN Approval, One Splits Into Two Some Nigerian banks have embarked on massive restructuring, which will affect their operations. Specifically, these banks adopted subtle name changes to reflect their new directions First Bank, Sterling Bank, and Zenith Bank have all announced change of names recently. Nigerian banks are repositioning for more significant impacts, better product offerings, and higher returns on investment. Apart from announcing several changes, the banks moved to solidify their leadership positions by changing names, branding, and operational structures. Godwin Emefiele, Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria Credit:…