The Oyo State government is set to host a joint Odua Trade Fair organised by Osun, Ogun, Ondo, Oyo and Ekiti States in Ibadan. The government will also launch Farmers market to foster entrepreneurship in the South -West region. Honourable Adeniyi Adebisi, Commissioner for Trade, Industry, Investment and Cooperatives made this known today during a stakeholders’ meeting on ODU’A International Trade fair, 2024 at the Trade fair Complex, EXPOYO, in Ibadan. He said that the farmers market will provide an avenue for farmers to sell their produce at affordable prices, and also empower them economically. He emphasized the need to…
Author: Oluwatoyin Mathnuel
The Managing Director/CEO of the Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA), Dr. Muyiwa Gbadegesin, has called for a radical shift towards a circular economy and clean energy, to address the pressing environmental and resource challenges facing the West African region. He made this call on Tuesday, at the 2024 West African Clean Energy and Environment Trade Fair and Conference, held at Balmoral Convention Center, Federal Palace Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos. Speaking on the theme, “Sustainability Showcase; Stimulating Green Economy Investments, Gbadegesin emphasised the importance of embracing circular economy and clean energy, to shape a sustainable future for West Africa, stressing that…
Senator Yunus Akintunde, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment, delivered a thought-provoking lecture at the University of Uyo today, focusing on the critical challenges of energy poverty and rural electrification in Nigeria. However, the Senator began his address by paying tribute to the late First Lady of Akwa Ibom State, Pastor Mrs. Patience Umo Eno, who recently passed away. He led the audience in observing a one-minute silence, expressing his heartfelt condolences to the people of Akwa Ibom. “The state is mourning,” Senator Akintunde remarked, recognizing the profound loss. He described the late First Lady as a pillar of…
Agbarijo Egbe Odo Yoruba, Grand Council of Yoruba Youths, was founded in October 2001 inside Trenchard Hall, University of Ibadan (UI), Ibadan, Oyo State, with the blessings of prominent Yoruba Sons and Daughters in both Afenifere and Yoruba Council of Elders (YCE) as well as their bosom friends from far North, General Buba Marwa (Rtd) and then sitting Governor Buka Abba Ibrahim of Yobe State, now late. Our Objective was to join hands with progressive Elders within and outside Region for the promotion of Unity, Peace and Progress within Yorubaland and this exactly is what we have been doing selflessly…
· The Lagos State Government has endorsed Wahid Enitan Oshodi, former Commissioner for Youth, Sports and Social Development, for the African Table Tennis Federation (ATTF) President. Oshodi is set to contest for the position at the Y2024 Elective Annual General Meeting in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on October 15. In a statement by the Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotoso, the government expressed its support for Oshodi’s candidacy, citing “his genuine passion for table tennis over the past decades”. Under Oshodi’s leadership as Commissioner, Lagos became a prominent destination for table tennis globally. “We are backing him and wish him all the best.…
Access Holdings Plc (‘Access Holdings’) is pleasedto inform the investing public and the Nigerian Exchange Ltd that its flagship subsidiary,Access Bank Plc (‘Access Bank’ or ‘the Bank’) has obtained a provisional licence fromthe Bank of Namibia to establish a commercial bank in Namibia.Commenting on the development, Roosevelt Ogbonna, Managing Director/ChiefExecutive Officer of Access Bank PLC, said:“This expansion represents an important milestone towards establishing a railroad inNamibia for intra-African trade within the Southern African region, Africa, and the rest ofthe world. It cements our commitment to building a robust Southern African bankingnetwork to deliver shared prosperity and advance financial inclusion thereby…
The Lagos State House of Assembly on Monday handed down an indefinite suspension to the chairman of the Alimosho Local Government Area, Jelili Sulaimon. The suspension is with immediate effect. Sitting at plenary, the lawmakers resolved that the vice chairman of the council, Mr. Akinpelu Johnson, should take over the running of its affairs. The House further instructed the management of the council, including the manager and treasurer, to recognise the authority of the vice chairman and accord him all the support to make him work effectively. The chairman was suspended in a unanimous vote by the lawmakers over an…
L – R: Winner, Miss Iremide Ogunyemi of The Ambassadors’ College, Ota, Ogun State; and Executive Director, South Business, Fidelity Bank Plc, Mrs. Pamela Shodipo; at the prize presentation ceremony of the Fidelity Bank-organised Read2Lead Writing Competition held in Lagos recently. A student of The Ambassadors’ College, Ota, Ogun State, Miss Iremide Ogunyemi, has won N2 million cash, a publishing deal worth N2 million and another N2 million to upgrade her school’s library after emerging the star prize winner of the inaugural edition of the Fidelity Bank organized Read2Lead writing competition. This was disclosed at the competition’s prize presentation event…
Union Bank of Nigeria, in continuation of its on-going efforts to improve the standard of Nigerian education, has partnered with Nigeria Breweries, makers of Maltina malt drink, as the official financial sponsor of the 10th-anniversary edition of the Maltina Teacher of the Year Award. The bank is supporting this year’s anniversary edition, themed ‘A decade of inspiring excellence in teaching’, as part of its corporate strategy and vision to improve three core aspects of education in Nigeria: improving access, improving quality, and optimising learning outcomes through cross-industry partnerships. Union Bank, an advocate dedicated to ensuring the bright educational future of…
Following the failed attempted kidnap of the wife of one of the members of Delta State House of Assembly on 2nd of September 2024 at Okoloba Junction Jakpa Road, Uvwie LGA, where the suspected kidnappers murdered two mobile Policemen and the driver Mr. David Imela. The Commissioner of Police CP Olufemi Abaniwonda immediately ordered water-tight deployment around Warri and environs as well as narrowing the roads and blockage of all exit points. It didn’t take long as Police operatives of Ebrumede division led by the DPO CSP Iwok Ndifereke strategically deployed and created an artificial hold-up at DSC roundabout and…