Author: Ifetayo Adeniyi

I went from Ojuelegba to owning 5 houses in Lekki, Skiibii shares grass to grace story It’s one thing to buy one house, but he takes it up a notch by owning five. Let the poor breathe! Skiibii has shared his grass-to-grace story from Ojuelegba to owning houses in Lekki. In a new interview with Adesope Olajide on the Afrobeats Podcast, the Nigerian artist talks about an array of topics, including his impressive come-up. Revealing his humble beginnings, Abbey Elias, popularly known as Skiibii, said he used to live in Ojuelegba. There, he had to engage in different hustles to…

How telecoms investment in Nigeria has grown – NCC Danbatta added that telecoms contribution to national GDP had grown significantly since his assumption of office as the executive vice chairman of NCC in August, 2015. The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) on Wednesday announced that foreign direct investment (FDI) and local investment in the nation’s telecommunications sector reached 75.6 billion dollars as of 2021. The Executive Vice Chairman of NCC, Prof. Umar Danbatta, made the announcement officially during an interactive session with stakeholders in the communications media ecosystem in Lagos. He said this was one of the landmark developments that had…

NSCDC uses tracking device to nab driver who allegedly stole ₦1.8m The suspect said that he swapped his ATM card with the victim’s ATM card after the transaction and used a POS machine to withdraw the money and paid the agent his charges. The Kwara Command of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) on Wednesday said its operatives have arrested one Babatunde Adekunle for allegedly withdrawing money fraudulently from a customer’s account.The Kwara Commandant of the NSCDC, Umar Mohammed, told newsmen in Ilorin that the suspect, a commercial driver, was arrested through a tracking device at the corps’ Intelligence…

Breaking: Speaker Abbas Names Ihonvbere House Leader *Kumo emerges chief whip, Chinda, minority leader The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, has announced Hon. Julius Ihonvbere (Edo) as the House Majority Leader and Rt. Hon. Usman Kumo (Gombe) as Chief Whip of the House. The speaker at resumed plenary on Tuesday while reading letters from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and minority caucus also named Hon. Halims Abdulahi from Kogi as Deputy Majority Leader and Rt. Hon.Oriyomi Onanuga from Ogun as the Deputy Chief Whip. He further announced Hon. Kingsley Chinda (PDP, Rivers) as the…

PSG Appoints Ex-Spain and Barcelona Boss, Luis Enrique as New Manager Following the sack of Christophe Galtier by Paris Saint-Germain, PSG, after just one season, former Barcelona and Spain boss, Luis Enrique, has been appointed as the club’s new manager. It comes after the club earlier confirmed the sacking of Christophe Galtier after just one season. Enrique has been out of work since leaving Spain at the end of the World Cup, and it is his first job in club management since his departure from Barcelona in May 2017. Speaking to the club’s official website, he said:…

Achieving Data-driven Decision, Profitability in Organisations Organieations can effectively measure progress, make data-driven decisions, and improve profitability and sustainability performance, should they effectively utilise Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) metrics, writes Emma Okonji Experts are of the view that sustainability is crucial for humanity’s survival and is increasingly proving to be a key driver of business strategy, offering opportunities for positive environmental and societal impact while also increasing profitability. They however said organisations often face challenges in developing efficient and sustainable models. A Nigerian supply chain management professional with a background in ExxonMobil, a global Fortune 10…

Nigeria’s .ng Domain Name Users Rose from 189,158 in March to 193,085 in May Having maintained a steady growth in nine consecutive months from June 2022 to February 2023, Nigeria’s .ng domain name registration, renewal and restoration continued to grow with a new record of 193,085 as of May this year. The current statistics, which THISDAY obtained from the official website of the Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NiRA), the body responsible for managing Nigeria’s country code Top Level Domain (ccTLD), showed that the .ng domain name registration, renewal and restoration, rose again from 189,158 in March this year, to…

Encomiums pour in for Nigerian NewsDirect Publisher, Dr Samuel Ibiyemi Encomiums have continued to pour in for Nigerian NewsDirect Publisher, Dr Samuel Ibiyemi who passed on Tuesday at Babcock University Teaching Hospital. Osun has lost an icon of great repute — Governor Adeleke Governor Ademola Adeleke has described the death of Nigerian NewsDirect Publisher as the loss of an icon to Osun State. In a condolence message issued by the Governor’s Spokesperson, Mallam Olawale Rasheed, Adeleke said Osun State and the journalism profession has lost a major icon, a media entrepreneur and community worker of great repute. “I just…

Gas Supply: Tinubu endorses $5bn LNG floating project …Targets 300,000 tons of LPG annually …Project to kickoff in 2026 …Estimated 7,000 direct jobs expected President Bola Tinubu, has given an endorsement to the implementation of a $5billion floating Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) project expected to supply 40 per cent of the nation’s gas needs by Q4 2026, Nigerian NewsDirect has learnt. The project is also expected to produce 300,000 tons LPG annually, and is estimated to provide no less than 7,000 direct jobs, as part of efforts to revamp the Country’s economy. Reports revealed the President gave his endorsement on…

Encomiums pour in for Nigerian NewsDirect Publisher, Dr Samuel Ibiyemi Encomiums have continued to pour in for Nigerian NewsDirect Publisher, Dr Samuel Ibiyemi who passed on Tuesday at Babcock University Teaching Hospital. Osun has lost an icon of great repute — Governor Adeleke Governor Ademola Adeleke has described the death of Nigerian NewsDirect Publisher as the loss of an icon to Osun State. In a condolence message issued by the Governor’s Spokesperson, Mallam Olawale Rasheed, Adeleke said Osun State and the journalism profession has lost a major icon, a media entrepreneur and community worker of great repute. “I just got…