Author: Ifetayo Adeniyi

AYO OGUNSAN RECEIVED INTERNATIONAL PEACE ADVOCATE – UN-POLAC His continued efforts at ensuring peace, safety, community development and security nationwide across Nigeria has taken him global. This is the story of Dr. Ayo Ogunsan who today was named International Peace Advocate by the United Nations Positive Livelihood Award Centre Foundation (UN-POLAC). This, further, asserts the capacity and capability towards peacebuilding and societal development that the Board Member of the Lagos State Security Trust Fund (LSSTF) cum Chairman of Police Campaign Against Cultism and Other Vices (POCACOV) in Lagos State has demonstrated over the years. The letter of the UN-POLAC…

African Banker Lifetime Achievement Award, Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede Honoured in Kenya Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede giving remarks after receiving the award. Nairobi, Kenya – 29 May 2024: Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede, CON, Chairman of Access Holdings PLC and Coronation Group, has been honoured with the prestigious African Banker Lifetime Achievement Award. This distinguished accolade was presented at the African Banker Awards gala dinner and awards ceremony held in Nairobi, Kenya, on the sidelines of the 2024 Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank. L-R: Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede, Chairman, Access Holdings PLC with His Excellency, President William Ruto, during Aig-Imoukhuede’s visit to the state house in Nairobi…

To cushion the effect of petroleum subsidy removal, FG unveils CNG plant in Lagos The Federal Government on Thursday inaugurated a 5.2 million standard cubic feet per day Compressed Natural Gas plant in Lagos, in an attempt to lessen the impact of petrol Subsidies removal on Nigerians. The CNG plant was built through a partnership between NNPC Gas Marketing Limited and Transit Gas Nigeria Limited, owned by Axxela. Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas), Ekperikpe Ekpo, who commissioned the plant at the Isolo Industrial Area, Ilasamaja in Lagos, said the occasion, under the theme ‘From Gas to Prosperity: CNG…

To boost productivity and achieve goals effortlessly, Google introduces new AI tools Google is transforming productivity with its latest suite of AI tools, designed to help users streamline tasks, boost efficiency, and achieve their goals effortlessly. In this article, JUSTICE OKAMGBA delves into the exciting features and capabilities of these innovative tools Recently, Google unveiled a series of groundbreaking AI tools that promise to enhance the online experience and productivity for all users. These AI tools were created to make the lives of Internet users easier. We will explore the features and benefits of each tool and provide tips on…

18th Annual General Meeting: Transcorp Group Announces N142 Billion Revenue, N58.8 billion PBT, and Celebrates 10 year’s unbroken Dividend payment Transnational Corporation Plc (Transcorp Group or the Group), Nigeria’s leading listed conglomerate, announced 57% revenue growth, from N90.3 billion in 2022 to N142.1 billion in 2023, at its 18th Annual General Meeting (AGM), held on Monday, May 27, 2024, at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja. The Company’s outstanding financial results were driven by successful execution across all business lines and demonstrated Transcorp Group’s ability to deliver to all its stakeholders, including shareholders. At the AGM, Transcorp Group confirmed excellent year-on-year…

Tinubu approves six-month free ride on Abuja Metro instead of two • To cushion the effects of difficulties faced by Nigerians, the federal government gives solace through transportation. President Bola Tinubu has approved the extension of free train rides on the Abuja Rail Mass Transit, also called the Metro Rail, for the next six months until the end of the year. The President gave the approval during his address at the inauguration of the commencement of operations of the Abuja metro rail in Abuja on Wednesday. It was reported that the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, had earlier announced free train…

First national anthem: See the Old clip of MRA orchestra singing Nigerian national anthem in 1960 President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday signed the National Anthem Bill 2024 seeking to reinstate the old anthem, “Nigeria, We Hail Thee” into law. The assent to the bill will bring about a shift from the now-recognised, “Arise, O Compatriots.” The “Nigeria, We Hail Thee” anthem was used from 1960 when Nigeria gained independence, until it was replaced by “Arise, O Compatriots” in 1978. Lilian Jean Williams wrote the lyrics for Nigeria’s previous national anthem, “Nigeria, We Hail Thee,” in 1959, while Frances Berda composed…

Titanic: American billionaire plans daring Titanic expedition to prove possibilities One year after a tragic deep dive voyage claimed the lives of five people, a 74-year-old American billionaire and real estate tycoon from Ohio, Larry Connor has announced plans to take a deep-sea submersible to the Atlantic to prove that a manned trip to the wreckage of the Titanic is possible. The founder of the luxury estate investment firm Coroner Group will be accompanied by the founding partner of Triton Submarines, Patrick Lahey, one year after the doomed voyage of OceanGate’s Titan sub. Recall that in June 2023, five people,…

Wife Of Olu Of Warri, Takes Sustainable Farming Campaign To Schools Wife of Olu of Warri, Olori Atuwatse III, planting a crop  Agriculture is the bedrock of food security. Olori Atuwatse III, making sure the young ones key into farming, showed footpath to follow Moved by passion to inculcate the culture of farming in Nigerian youths, the wife of Olu of Warri, Olori Atuwatse III, has renewed the call to bring back school farming into the curriculum of Secondary schools in the country, as a way of encouraging the young ones to take to farming early enough as an alternative…

At Father’s Fidau Prayers, Governors, Speakers, Others Honour Obasa Governors, National and state Assembly leaders and members as well as top politicians were among the dignitaries that gathered in Agege, Lagos on Tuesday for the eighth day Fidau prayer of Alhaji Sulaiman Atanda Obasa, father of Lagos State House of Assembly Speaker, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Ajayi Obasa. Those who attended the prayer session included Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State, his Delta State counterpart, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State, the Deputy Governor of Lagos, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat, and his Ogun counterpart, Noimot Salako-Oyedele. Other dignitaries…