Author: Ifetayo Adeniyi

AfDB financial approval, $10.9bn in Nigeria AfDB President Akinwumi Adesina The Director-General of West Africa Region, African Development Bank (AfDB), Lamin Barrow, says the bank’s cumulative financing approvals in Nigeria stands at 10.9 billion dollars. Barrow said this at the Second Interactive Session and Workshop on Developing Bankable Business Proposals/Business Plans for Youths in Agriculture on Monday in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the event is being held as part of the activities to celebrate the Bank’s 60th Anniversary with stakeholders. “Over the last 60 years, the Bank has grown into a trusted partner and the…

WTO: African group re-elects Okonjo-Iweala for 2nd term, response pending Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala of WTO The African Group at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) presented a proposal at its General Council (GC) to re-elect Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as director-general of the organisation. Adebayo Thomas, the Director, Press and Public Relations, Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, said this in a statement in Abuja. According to him, the proposal was for members to consider Okonjo-Iweala to run for another term as chief executive officer of the organisation. He said ithe proposal was to also enable the Chair of the General Council (GC) to…

Prof. Soyinka expresses his intention about Tinubu’s administration Nobel Laureate Prof. Wole Soyinka and President Bola Ahmed Tinubu Nobel laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka has said he intends to keep quiet for now about the performance of the Bola Tinubu’s administration. Soyinka said this while responding to questions in an interview session by a team from The NEWS magazine in commemoration of his 90th birthday. The team had asked Soyinka when he would fulfil the promise he made about speaking on the performance of President Tinubu after after the administration marked one year in office. The literary giant made the promise…

Davido’s father offers automatic jobs to first-class engineering graduates Nigerian billionaire and founder of Adeleke University, Dr. Adedeji Adeleke, has pledged his support for first-class degree graduates of engineering from the institution. Adeleke made the announcement during his address at the university’s 10th undergraduate and 6th postgraduate convocation. Adeleke, who is also the group chairman of Pacific Energy Company, stated that every first-class engineering student is welcome to serve at the branches of the Pacific Energy plant in Ondo or Ogun State for their National Youth Service Corps programme. Furthermore, Adeleke pledged automatic employment for these graduates after the completion…

Paris Olympic: Macron says France is ready to host President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday that France was ready to host the Paris Olympics as he visited the Athletes’ Village four days before the Games begin. “We are ready and we will be ready throughout the Games,” Macron said. “We have been working on these Games for years now and we are at the start of a decisive week which on Friday will see the opening ceremony and then the Olympiad which will be held in Paris, 100 years since the last one.” He added, “This is the fruit of…

‘Who and Who’ To Watch out For At Paris Olympic 2024 As the Paris 2024 Olympic Games approach, football fans have much to anticipate beyond the recent Euro 2024 and Copa America tournaments. The Olympic football competition, set to kick off on Wednesday across seven French cities, promises to showcase both rising talents and established stars. Among the standout players to watch is Argentina’s Julian Alvarez. Fresh from their Copa America victory, Alvarez joins as one of the three overage players allowed in the men’s under-23 squad. The Manchester City forward, who scored 11 goals in 36 appearances last season,…

Osimhen’s Wage At PSG, To Earn €4m Increment Super Eagles forward Victor Osimhen will receive a €4 million wage increase at Paris Saint-Germain after agreeing personal terms with the French giant. According to Tuttosport, the reigning African best footballer striker has penned a five-year deal worth €14 million per season with PSG, which represents a significant pay rise from his current €10 million annual salary at Napoli. The 25-year-old’s agent, Roberto Calenda, was in Paris earlier this week to negotiate with PSG, but the Ligue 1 side must still reach an agreement with Napoli to finalise the transfer. While Napoli…

Jos Biden’s race withdrawal comes with lessons for all Joe Biden On Sunday, July 21, 2023, the President of the United States of America, Joe Biden, stepped down as the presidential candidate of the ruling Democratic Party. Biden said his decision — following a series of blunders in the wake of his disastrous debate performance against Donald Trump — was in the best interest of his party and the country. With his withdrawal from the race, Biden became the first sitting president to stand down from a possible reelection since Lyndon B. Johnson in 1968. The president’s recent gaffes reinforced concerns that the 81-year-old…

Brain Jotter, Veteran Singer, Mike Ejeagha Finally Meet Nigerian content creator and comedian, Brain Jotter has finally met with veteran singer, Mike Ejeagha. The meeting took place on Monday. Recall that the content creator had gone viral after using one of the songs of the singer in one of his skits. Sharing a photo with the singer, he wrote: “So happy i did this. Full story coming soon”

See Home Made Power Bank Created With Bottle Caps By Nigerian Lady A Nigerian lady has captivated social media with a unique homemade power bank crafted entirely from recycled bottle caps. The video showing the creation has quickly gone viral, leaving viewers stunned The video shows the lady holding the power bank, which appears to be a compact device made up of neatly arranged bottle caps. To the shock of onlookers, the woman then proceeds to successfully charge her mobile phone using the power bank, demonstrating its capabilities. According to the lady, she stumbled upon the unique power bank while…