Author: Ifetayo Adeniyi

2025 Budget Will Be Based On Needs Assessment – Gbajabiamila “… In 2025, we are not going to budget in a vacuum. We will budget based on needs assessment.” Gbajabiamila said. Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, has said that the Federal Government will allocate funds in the 2025 budget based on needs assessment and the prioritization of essential projects and agencies not other way round. He said this while addressing journalists after a one-day fact-finding tour of government agencies under the State House, Abuja, on Thursday. He stated that the limited resources available make it imperative to…

An Organization Unveils New Application Programming Interface For Data Distribution During Transactions For efficient digital service delivery, S.Mobile has officially launched its application programming interface (API) for MTN data bundle distribution, significantly improving their overall experience. S.Mobile’s API is made to empower banks and fintech companies to provide customers with a more streamlined and convenient way to purchase and manage data. This is directed to meet the needs of banks and fintech companies, offering a seamless, efficient, and scalable platform for distributing and accessing data bundles. It promises to revolutionize the way data is managed and provided in the financial…

FirstBank Collaborates With NCF To Plant Trees In FCT, Improving Vegetation “…our Green Recovery initiative is designed to improve Nigeria’s vegetation cover, which currently stands at less than 3% – a critical issue given the environmental challenges we face,” Muhammad Garba Beyo said FirstBank, in partnership with the Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF), has launched a major tree-planting initiative to enhance Nigeria’s vegetation cover. The tree planting exercise led by Aishatu Bubaram, the Group Executive, Commercial Banking, North, FirstBank, is part of its 2024 Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability Week. The bank stated that the tree-planting event at Government Secondary School (GSS),…

Here’s Pleasant Surprise As Oyindamola Delivers Baby-Girl On Qatar Airways “Twenty minutes before landing, God blessed us with the most precious baby girl,” she joyfully recounted. Oyindamola Akinyera, a Nigerian woman made headlines after giving birth to a baby girl mid-flight on a Qatar Airways journey from Lagos to Brazil. Akinyera, who recounted her incredible experience on Instagram, shared that she and her husband, David, were traveling for their “honeymoon and baby-moon” when the unexpected event unfolded. Akinyera explained that she had been cleared for travel by her doctor. The couple made a stopover in Doha before boarding their connecting…

Cristiano Ronaldo Launches YouTube channel – ‘UR. Cristiano’, Getting A Million Sub. In One-And-Half Hour Cristiano Ronaldo Launches YouTube channel – ‘UR. Cristiano’, Getting A Million Sub. In One-And-Half Hour The Portuguese footballer and icon, Cristiano Ronaldo is now making history this time in digital space with his newly launched YouTube channel known as ‘UR. Cristiano. He has reached a dumbfounding number of subscribers. He has amassed one million subscribers and this he was able to achieve in ninety minutes of the unveiling. Not just that, the rise continued with his achievement of more subscribers. Within three hours, Ronaldo’s channel…

Here’s Nigeria’s new passport fees from Sept. 1 – Nigeria Immigration Service Nigerian passport Social media users complained using different ash tags to express their feelings. Facebook user, Emecheta David, queried, “So to maintain the integrity of the passport, you’ll increase the price? Which integrity does the Nigerian passport possess that you are maintaining?” The Federal Government, through the Nigeria Immigration Service – the national agency mandated to issue passports to applicants, on Wednesday, announced that the upward review of the passport fees was necessary to maintain its quality and integrity. The increased fee, effective from September 1, 2024, will…

FG unveils National Single Window Project, boosting trade and economic growth … workshop will conclude with a detailed action plan outlining the next steps for the project and timelines for its full implementation. The Federal Government has launched the National Single Window Project to boost Nigeria’s trade and economic growth. The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Wale Edun kicked off the launch of the transformative initiative, which aims to streamline trade processes, reduce bottlenecks, and increase transparency, positioning Nigeria for economic growth. A statement from the Ministry of Finance signed by Mohammed Manga, Director, Information…

Youth Empowerment: Unity Bank Champions Digital Literacy and Innovation “Empowering the youth through digital technology is key to unlocking sustainable development in Nigeria.” The event drew participants from across Nigeria featuring the Telecommunications, Media and Technology, (TMT) ecosystem including start-ups, players in fintech, content creators, etc. In line with its commitment to supporting youth empowerment and technological innovation, and creating opportunities for Nigerian youths to thrive in the digital economy, Unity Bank Plc recently held a high-impact webinar to explore the role of digital technology in sustainable development. The event featured two Nigerian technology industry leaders including Mr. Gbolahan…

Borno gov gave support to 150 medical practitioners with a sum of N200m for further studies … N2m each for state workers, while those who are Borno indigenes working with different federal institutions will receive N1m each. Babagana Umara Zulum, Borno State Governor, has approved the release of N200 million to support about 150 medical doctors to attend a residency programme and obtain a broad range of medical knowledge, basic clinical skills, and supervised experience practising medicine in various fields. Governor Zulum, a fellow of the postgraduate medical school, announced the approval on Wednesday in Maiduguri when he received the…

In Yobe, GBV survivors, women and girls received N25.5m start-up capital Beneficiaries … committed to ensuring a response to GBV and focusing on women and girls. The program was funded by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), implemented by the Yobe State Emergency Management Agency (YOSEMA) in partnership with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and Portrait Lake Child Initiative (PLCI), held today at the multipurpose hall, FCET Potiskum. 170 Survivors of Gender Violence (GBV) and other groups of Women and Girls have today been presented with N25,500,000 start-up capital, each beneficiary from Kukuri and Tandari communities of Potiskum and…