Author: Ifetayo Adeniyi
Adeniyi Ifetayo Moses is an Entrepreneur, Award winning Celebrity journalist, Luxury and Lifestyle Reporter with Ben tv London and Publisher, Megastar Magazine. He has carved a niche for himself with over 15 years of experience in celebrity Journalism and Media PR.
PIC, the 36th shareholder of Africa50 with $40m investment Africa50 PIC, the 36th shareholder of Africa50 with $40m investment Africa50 Group, the pan-African infrastructure investor and asset manager, on Tuesday, announced that the Public Investment Corporation (PIC), representing the Government Employees Pension Fund (GEPF) of South Africa, has made an investment of $40 million, becoming its 36th shareholder. The PIC—one of Africa’s largest asset managers—joining Africa50 as a shareholder is an important milestone and provides a significant boost to Africa50’s mission of mobilising African institutional investors to drive infrastructure development across the continent. The PIC is South Africa’s state-owned asset…
Guinness World Record: Hannatu Musawa, UN praise 15-year-old for breaking record Hannatu Musawa and Kanyeyachukwu Guinness World Record: Hannatu Musawa, UN praise 15-year-old for breaking record A Nigerian 15-year-old painter with autism, Kanyeyachukwu Tagbo Okeke, has broken the Guinness World Record for largest art canvas by an individual. The artwork, spanning 12,303 square meters and titled “Impossible is a Myth,” took him 12 weeks to complete. While addressing people at the presentation of certificate by the Guinness World Record Organisation yesterday in Abuja, UN Resident Coordinator in Nigeria, Mohamed Fall, described the art piece as an extraordinary masterpiece, one that…
Benue takes National Sports Festival Torch of Unity Gov. Hyacinth Alia of Benue Benue takes National Sports Festival Torch of Unity. * States past administrations didn’t take cognizance of sports like the present. Governor Hyacinth Alia of Benue received the Torch of Unity for the National Sports Festival on Wednesday. The event is set to take place in Ogun from May 16 to 30. Benue Deputy Governor, Sam Ode, accepted the torch from the National Sports Commission delegation on behalf of Alia. The governor described the visit as a symbol of unity that would bring sports lovers together and strengthen…
Kwara gets 1,982 nutrition packs from UNICEF UNICEF Kwara gets 1,982 nutrition packs from UNICEF The Kwara State Government has been given 1,982 cartons of Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food from UNICEF to combat child malnutrition across the state. While collecting the supplies on behalf of the government, the State Commissioner for Health, Amina El-Imam, reaffirmed the administration’s commitment to improving child nutrition and reducing malnutrition-related deaths. In accordance to a statement by Press Secretary of the Ministry of Health, Saad Hamdalat, on Wednesday, the Commissioner said, “The supply was procured through Ariel Foods Nigeria and made possible through the UNICEF Child…
Sterling Bank discontinues transfer fees on transactions Sterling Bank discontinues transfer fees on transactions Sterling Bank has announced the removal of transfer fees on all local online transactions, becoming the first major Nigerian bank to eliminate the contentious charges for digital banking. The move was confirmed by the bank on Tuesday in a press release. The statement noted that the bank reaffirmed its commitment to customer-centric banking, declaring that the zero-transfer-fee policy is real and effective immediately. The bank’s Growth Executive in charge of Consumer and Business Banking, Obinna Ukachukwu, described the decision as a values-driven approach aimed at ensuring…
Tinubu is on two-week working visit to France President Bola Tinubu Tinubu is on two-week working visit to France President Bola Tinubu will on Wednesday depart for Paris, France, on a two-week working visit. “During the visit, the President will appraise his administration’s mid-term performance and assess key milestones,” Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, revealed in a statement Wednesday. The statement is titled, ‘President Tinubu to embark on working visit to Paris’. Our correspondent had sighted the President’s convoy departing his official residence at about 11:00 am (local time). The Presidency says Tinubu will also use…
FG able to boosts power generation by 2,000MW in two years – Adelabu Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu and President, Nigerian Society of Engineers, Engr. Margret Aina Oguntala FG able to boosts power generation by 2,000MW in two years – Adelabu *Achieving the unimaginable success in less than 2 years in power. The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, has stated that it took Nigeria nearly 40 years to increase its power generation by 2,000 megawatts from 2,000MW in 1984 to 4,000MW by 2022. Adebayo Adelabu said this feat has been achieved in less than two years of the current administration,…
Germany reiterates support to boost Nigeria’s digital career Weert Börner Germany reiterates support to boost Nigeria’s digital career. * Germany to fill gender gap through STEM. Germany has reaffirmed its commitment to fostering digital education and career development in Nigeria with the launch of Makerspace under the BeMINT_Nigeria training project. Supported by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and implemented by Siemens Stiftung, in partnership with a Nigerian NGO, Empowering Africans through Education Initiative (EAE), the initiative aims to equip Nigerian youths with essential technological skills. The 25-square-metre Makerspace provides hands-on IT training and entrepreneurial skills…
Lionel Messi’s Bodyguard Has Been Banned From MLS Sidelines Yassine Cheuko (left) is Lionel Messi’s (right) personal bodyguard. / IMAGO/Icon Sportswire Lionel Messi’s Bodyguard Has Been Banned From MLS Sidelines There will be a notable absence on the touchline of Inter Miami’s MLS matches from now on, not a player or coach, but Lionel Messi’s famous bodyguard Yassine Cheuko. The decision means that Cheuko won’t be on the touchline waiting to take action if a pitch invader tries to get close to the eight-time Ballon d’Or winner. Cheuko will now only be permitted access to the locker room and mixed…
Nigeria’s net forex reserves rises 479% to $23bn — CBN Nigeria’s net forex reserves rises 479% to $23bn — CBN The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) yesterday said that the nation’s Net Foreign Exchange Reserve (NFER) rose by 479 per cent to $23.11 billion in 2024 from $3.99 billion in 2023. The CBN disclosed this in a statement explaining that the increase reflected a substantial improvement in the country’s external liquidity, reduced short-term obligations, and renewed investor confidence. NFER, which adjusts gross reserves to account for near-term liabilities such as FX swaps and forward contracts, is widely regarded as a…