Author: Ifetayo Adeniyi

2040 Or 2044 Games: Poland Raises Hand For Olympic Bid While Poland has not hosted the Olympics before, it has experience with major sporting events. The country co-hosted the European football Championship with Ukraine in 2012 and hosted the European Games in 2023. Donald Tusk, Polish Prime Minister announced on Friday that Poland will officially bid to host the Olympic Games in 2040 or 2044. This decision marks a significant step for the country, which has never hosted an Olympic Games before. Tusk explained: “I dedicate this decision to the 10, 12 and 15-year-olds of today. Poland will officially bid…

Oluremi Advocates For Right Education  To Boost African Development As She Hosts Burundian Ambassador L-R Ambassador of Burundi to Nigeria, HE Edouard Nduwimana, First Lady of Nigeria Senator Oluremi Tinubu, CON and the First Counsellor, Embassy of Burundi in Nigeria, Engr. Pancrace Cimpaye during the courtesy visit of the Ambassador to the First Lady at the State House, Abuja on Friday 16th August, 2024 Highlighting the key role of education as a tool for the right stand at world market place, youths have to braced up themselves. First Lady of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu CON, says…

LAGOS LAUNCHES MOST ADVANCED, SIMPLIFIED REVENUE COLLECTION PORTAL On the portal, each revenue-generating Ministry, Department and Agency (MDA) has unique generated code to facilitate levy payment without having to physically visit the office. Lagos State has accomplished the most advanced technique in its revenue collection and management system with the launch of a one-stop automated portal for the collection of all taxes and levies payable to the State Government. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Thursday, launched the Lagos Revenue Portal (LRP) — a user-friendly digital platform designed for ease and efficient administration of the State’s Internally Generated Revenue (IGR). The portal,…

‘Wife didn’t tear my national passport, it was staged,’ – Nigerian “Please, I’m begging everybody, this is not passport, my passport is intact. Nobody should drag this thing to the mud. Viral video of a man whose wife reportedly tore up his passport upon their return to Nigeria, he has made it known that the entire incident was not real but staged. “We are sorry, we cannot defile the law of Nigeria, we are full bonafide Nigerian, we cannot go against the law by destroying the passport of Nigeria, it is not possible.” In a recent video shared on the…

2024 MTV VMAs Awards: There will be 21 categories, schedules There are different groups and categories while voting is ongoing. The event will come up in September 11 (wednesday) 2024, at the UBS Arena in Elmont, New York at 8 a.m. The world shall be witnessing the thrilling, most creative and impactful music videos, artists, and songs released over the past year. The star-studded affair will feature nominees such as Taylor Swift, Ariana Grande and Megan Thee Stallion to rising stars like Chappell Roan, Sabrina Carpenter, and Gracie Abrams. These are industry powerhouses. MTV 2024 Video Music Awards is one…

FG shares 11 websites for Nigerians to register for initiatives “Nigerians have at least eleven different initiatives created by the federal government to apply and register for these eleven key initiatives,” Idris. These key initiatives span various sectors, including education, transportation, business, housing, and skills acquisition, among others The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, announced that Nigerians can access at least eleven different initiatives established by the Federal Government. Idris made this disclosure in a Wednesday noon post on X, using the hashtag #HMMohammedIdris. He also shared a two-minute and 52-second video on his page. He posted,…

Agbolayah Charts a New Course for Community Development in Delta State The Special Adviser to Governor of Delta State on Community Development, Amb. Dr. Toyin Agbolayah convened his first meeting with Senior Special Assistants (SSA), Special Assistants (SA), and Executive Assistants (EA) on Community Development. This meeting marked the official start of his tenure as the newly appointed Special Adviser to the Delta State Government. Amb. Dr. Toyin Agbolayah began the meeting by expressing his sincere appreciation to the Governor of Delta State for entrusting him with the crucial role of Special Adviser. He pledged to execute his duties with…

FG is not under any contractual obligation with Zhongshan company – Bayo Onanuga A Chinese company, Zhongshan Fucheng Industrial Investment Co. Limited,  making claim to take over offshore assets of the Federal Government of Nigeria through subterfuge has reached the presidency. Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Mr. Bayo Onanuga clearly stated that, “The Federal Government is not under any contractual obligation with the company. The case in which Zhongshan tries to use every unorthodox means to strip our offshore assets is between the company and the Ogun State Government”. “The Federal Government is fully aware of…

Education sector will thrive through LG autonomy – Shettima “I want to assure Nigerians that the ongoing reforms initiated by President Bola Tinubu will address inadequacies and ideologies frustrating universal education in the country,” he averred. The Vice President, Kashim Shettima, has backed the recent Supreme Court judgement which granted full financial autonomy to local government councils, noting that the move will enhance the nation’s universal basic education system. The vice president, who warned against abuse of LG autonomy, stated this at the public presentation of a book titled ‘Navigating the Politics of Universal Education Policies in Nigeria’, written by…

AEW2024: UTM Offshore CEO, Julius Rone, Others To Speak At Cape Town Rone will provide a project update on the planned FLNG facility, detailing the role floating liquefaction plays in Africa and the project’s impact on the Nigerian energy industry. The Chief Executive Officer of UTM Offshore, Mr. Julius Rone, will join others from across the globe to speak at the African Energy Week, AEW, taking place in Cape Town, South Africa. The event, slated for November 4-8, has as theme: “Invest in African Energy conference.” Rone will provide a project update on the planned FLNG facility, detailing the role…