Author: Ifetayo Adeniyi

Africa, Next Best Destination For FDIs’ Frontier: CFA Investment Summit With over 400 million young Africans getting ready with the right professions, talents and skills set to be exported into the global workforce, the continent stands the chance of emerging the best destination for Foreign Direct Investments (FDIs) by the year 2035. That future beckoning on Africa would only become reality through a deliberate re-thinking or re-strategizing of the abundant investment opportunities on the continent, embracing digital transformation, sustainable financing options that would lift the people from poverty in a diverging global landscape that is seeing the end of ‘cheap…

Adenuga Chair Lecture: Embrace Entrepreneurship Nigerians To guarantee value creation in the country, Nigerians and governments at all levels have been urged to adopt a focus on “entepreneurship” as a matter of policy and conscious desire. In addition to addressing the problems of deprivation, hunger, unemployment, and emigration this will bring a lot of unofficial enterprises into the formal system. Vice Chancellor, Lagos State University, Professor Ibiyemi Olatunji –Bello, Deputy VC, Management Services, Unilag, Professor, Lucian Nwosu, Vice Chancellor, Unilag,, Professor Folasade Ogunsola, 1st Occupier of Dr. Mike Adenuga jr. Professorial Chair ,Professor Sunday Adebisi, Mrs Adetoun Adebisi and Olowo…

Gbenga Daniel Inspects Nigerian Navy Hydrographic Site in Ogun Waterside Chairman of the Senate Committee on Navy, His Excellency the Senator, Otunba Gbenga Daniel, FNSE, FAEng, led a momentous inspection visit to the untapped Nigerian Navy Hydrographic landed property in Abigi, Ogun Waterside Local Government. In the company of notable figures, including HRH Oba (Engr.) Ogunye, the Ojumotoro of Abigi, and HRH Oba Salami, the Osobia of Makun Omi, as well as various political leaders from Ogun Waterside, Senator Daniel’s delegation aimed to assess the facility’s current state and explore developmental avenues for enhanced naval operations and community engagement. Senator…

BATN Foundation Rewards Six Successful  Agripreneurs With N10m Grant In line with its objectives of touching lives in many positive ways, the British American Tobacco Nigeria Foundation (BATNF) has rewarded six successful agripreneurs who entered for the 2023 edition of the Farmers For Future (F4F) grant, with the sum of N10 million. The Farmers for the Future (F4F) Grant is an Agricultural Entrepreneurship grant designed to support young people with viable Agri-Business with equity-free capital and other associated support they require to scale their businesses. With over 30,000 applications from this year’s edition of the F4F program, is a resounding…

Thankful At 54th Birthday as Obaseki Sends Birthday Wishes To Shaibu The deputy governor of Edo state, Philip Shaibu, has expressed gratitude to Governor Godwin Obaseki on the surprise message on the occasion of his 54th birthday.  Shaibu said: “I want to express my deepest gratitude for your thoughtful wishes on my birthday. Your kind words mean a lot to me, and l am truly grateful for your support over the last seven years. “Throughout the years, we have fought numerous battles together, and l am proud to have stood by your side, as it was the right thing to…

President Tinubu Holds Strategic Talk with UAE President to Enhance Bilateral Ties President Bola Tinubu engaged in a significant meeting with the President of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, on Sunday. The purpose of the meeting was to fortify the existing partnership between the two nations. Captured moments from the meeting were shared on social media by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Social Media, Dada Olusegun, on his official page. The shared photos were accompanied by a caption emphasizing the productive discussion between President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and UAE President Sheikh Mohammed…

U.S. Embassy in Nigeria, David Greene has affirmed the embassy’s commitment to resolving issues related to visa applications. The Chargé d’Affaires of the U.S. Embassy in Nigeria, David Greene has affirmed the embassy’s commitment to resolving issues related to visa applications. Greene provided this assurance during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja. Greene emphasized the embassy’s dedication to resolving visa-related issues, acknowledging the current gap between demand and supply for visa appointments. “The demand for visa appointments exceeds the supply, but we want to reassure the public that appointments are available, and we are…

$4.5 billion For Supporting Renewable Energy Project In Africa: UAE The United Arab Emirates has announced a $4.5 billion fund to support renewable energy projects across Africa. This was disclosed by Sultan Ahmed Al-Jaber, the UAE special envoy on climate change and President of COP28 during an interview with CNBC Africa on the sidelines of the COP 28 summit.  He stated, “The hands-on experience we have enabled us to go with a special proposition that is the Africa fund which we have announced a $4.5 billion with five entities representing the UAE”  “The mandate of that fund is simply to…

Changing The World For The Better Through Business Entrepreneurship A few years ago, Lawal Razaq developed his business brand that was directly targeted at developing and transforming the maritime and the oil sectors. As soon as his brand took off, oil trading and production quickly became an item and his approach has since managed to redesign operations in the maritime industry. Singleness of purpose is one of the chief essentials for success in life, no matter what may be one’s aim. Juwon set out with a purpose to model his business style off of the successful business leaders from decades…

Changing The World For The Better Through Business Entrepreneurship A few years ago, Lawal Razaq developed his business brand that was directly targeted at developing and transforming the maritime and the oil sectors. As soon as his brand took off, oil trading and production quickly became an item and his approach has since managed to redesign operations in the maritime industry. Singleness of purpose is one of the chief essentials for success in life, no matter what may be one’s aim. Juwon set out with a purpose to model his business style off of the successful business leaders from decades…