Author: Ifetayo Adeniyi

Trade as Zenith Bank pioneers partnership on smart trade portal (L-R): Chairman of Zenpay Limited, Dr. Ebenezer Onyeagwu and the Secretary-General of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat, His Excellency Wamkele Mene, during the signing of an agreement for the development and deployment of the SMARTAfCFTA Portal to facilitate trade within the African continent, at Zenith Bank Headquarters, Ajose Adeogun Street, Victoria Island, Lagos on Friday. Zenpay Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Zenith Bank Plc, has signed an Agreement with the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat for the development and deployment of the SMARTAfCFTA Portal…

End of an era: Reader’s Digest UK closes after 86 years Reader’s Digest UK has ceased operations after 86 years of publication.  The monthly magazine, known for its health tips, financial advice, and recipes, closed due to the “unforgiving magazine publishing landscape” and the company’s inability to withstand the financial pressures. Once a market leader with a circulation of over 1 million copies per month in the UK in 2000, the publication’s readership had declined sharply in subsequent years, dropping to under 200,000 copies recently. The closure marks the end of an era for the iconic magazine, which was…

Ooni’s wife, Queen Ronke Ogunwusi pays courtesy visit to Nigeria High Commission in United Kingdom The Wife of His Imperial Majesty, The Ooni of Ife, Her Royal Majesty, Queen Ronke Ademiluyi-Ogunwusi, has paid a courtesy visit to The Nigeria High Commission in the United Kingdom. At the visit, Olori Ronke Ogunwusi was received by H.E Cyprian Terseer Heen and officials of the Nigeria High Commission. In her address during the visit, Queen Ronke spoke about the potentials of the creative industry in Africa, highlighting Africa’s Billion Dollar Fashion and Textile industry, and how the Africa Fashion Week London now in…

GWR: Nigerian Nail Painter Completes 72-Hour Nail Painting Marathon A Nigerian nail painter from Plateau State, Lisha Dachor, 19, has wrapped up her attempt to set a new Guinness World Record for the longest nail painting marathon by an individual. In a post on her Facebook page on Thursday, she wrote, “Breaking barriers and setting records! Honoured to have set a new milestone in the world of nail art with the longest marathon painting of artificial nails by an individual. Grateful for the journey and the incredible support.”.

There’s need for Nigeria to encourage and retain best brains to move forward – former Minister of Information A former Minister of Information, Prof. Jerry Gana, has stressed the need for the country to encourage and retain best brains in the university, invest in top quality human resources for it to move forward in all facets of life. Gana said to achieve and sustain academic excellence, first class brains should be encouraged to remain in the nation’s challenged university system. The former minister spoke on Saturday at the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs, Victoria Island,Lagos, at the public presentation of…

20 Toyota Hilux Trucks donated to boost security in Akwa Ibom State – Eno Governor, Umo Eno has donated 20 Toyota Hilux Trucks to security agencies to boost their operations in Akwa Ibom State. This is in addition to fourteen gunboats recently donated by the Governor for the security of the waterways. Presenting the vehicles to the State Commissioner of Police, Waheed Ayilara, Eno noted that it was part of the government’s effort to ensure that the State is rid of criminal elements and remains one of the most peaceful and safest for its citizenry and investors. He noted that…

Economy: U.S. trade pact extension opens opportunity for FG to strengthen naira Nigeria is yet again provided with an opportunity to take advantage of Africa’s trade pact with the U.S. to export its local products to the world’s biggest market as there is a high possibility the agreement would be extended. The U.S. Congress has put forward proposals that would see the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) – which allows SSA countries to export up to 7,000 products duty and tariff-free to the U.S. extended to 2041. Experts say the extension is to enable countries like Nigeria, which did…

RMD features again in Bollywood, Tobi Bakre, Sola Shobowale, Nancy Isime, and Rahama Sadau, not left out Renowned Nigerian actor, Richard Mofe Damijo, fondly known as RMD, is set to grace the screens once again in his second Bollywood movie titled “Postcards.” This follows RMD’s successful debut in the 2020 cross-cultural comedy “Namaste Wahala,” which brought together actors from both Nigeria’s Nollywood and India’s Bollywood film industries. “Postcards” will also feature other Nollywood stars, including Tobi Bakre, Sola Shobowale, Nancy Isime, and Rahama Sadau, among others. In a post on his Facebook page on Thursday, RMD revealed that he was…

Access to financial benefit of N50,000 grant will favour 1m out of 3.6m applicants The Federal Government, through the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, said on Thursday that only one million out of the 3.6 million applicants for the Presidential Conditional Grant Scheme will be beneficiaries. The scheme, which started March 9, 2024, offers financial grants of N50,000 without repayment obligations to eligible small business owners operating in various sectors such as trading, food services, ICT, transportation, creatives, and artisans in the 774 local government areas of the country. It targeted 70 per cent of women and youths, 10…

UBA Employs 398 Across Africa, Champions Youth Empowerment Through Graduate Programme Affecting lives positivity, UBA reaches for the youths. Africa’s Global Bank, United Bank for Africa (UBA), held the second edition of its expanded Graduate Management Acceleration Programme (GMAP) class of 2024, where 398 young Africans were inducted into the UBA Tribe after a rigorous six-month hands-on-work and learning experience. The event, which was held in a grand ceremony in Eko Hotel, Lagos on Thursday, was graced by esteemed guests, the UBA management, faculty members, mentors, and the graduating class. The graduands are from six African countries, including Nigeria,…