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Month: May 2020

BBNaija: Mercy Eke signs endorsement deal with Unique Motors

Wave-making and deletable Big Brother celebrity and Mistress of the Spotlight, Mercy Lambo has recently bagged another multi-millionaire endorsement deal and this time, it’s with a top luxury auto company in Nigeria; Unique Motors After winning the Big Brother Naija (BBN) competition in 2019 and being the first woman to do so and then featuring […]

L-R: Aminu Abdullahi, General Manager, BUA Rice presenting the keys of donated BUA Foundation ambulances to Alhaji Muhammad Badaru Abubakar, Governor of Jigawa state, at the Government House, Dutse.

COVID19 UPDATE: JIGAWA, SOKOTO STATES RECEIVE AMBULANCES FROM BUA FOUNDATION

  The Governors of Jigawa and Sokoto States today, received ambulances from the BUA Foundation to boost their fight against the dreaded Covid-19 coronavirus currently ravaging the world. This is coming as the NCDC announced over the weekend that the total number of cases have exceeded the 8,000 mark across the country. Speaking at the […]

ACCA joins the International Chamber of Commerce’s (ICC) global call to action to save small-to-medium-sized businesses

ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) United Kingdom.   The MOU sees ACCA joining forces with ICC in its “Save Our SMEs” (SOS) global campaign, as well as sharing professional insights research.    The SOS campaign highlights the challenges many […]

Develop Homegrown Solutions And Human Capacity  Experts say at UBA Africa Day Conversations

·        African thought leaders and great minds have noted that the development of homegrown solutions and adequate investment in human capacity building and agricultural expansion are key steps that will help to rebuild Africa and put the continent on a stronger footing post Covid-19.   Analysing the theme ‘Domestic Policies, Regional Development […]

Analysing Uduk’ s Two Years as SEC Acting DG

By Akeem Oyetunde Appraising the performance of the Nigerian investment space the past two years that Ms. Mary Uduk held sway as Acting Director General of the Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC, reflects a sector that has continued to respond proactively to emerging global trends following innovative strategies being adopted by those saddled with the […]

Africa Day : APRA President Urges African Leaders to Look Inwards for Solutions

In commemoration of the annual Africa Day, Mr Yomi Badejo-Okusanya, President of the African Public Relations Association has called on the continents leaders to look inwards for homegrown solutions rather than waiting for foreign aids from the West. The APRA president said, Since inception, the need for Africa to stand together cannot be more acute […]

Borno IDP Camp Fireoutbreak : NEMA Provides Relief

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has provided relief to internally displaced persons that were affected by a fire outbreak. According to a press release signed by Abdulkadir Ibrahim, spokesperson NEMA North-east, the fire incident occurred at Muna Albadawy IDPs Camp in Jere LGA Maiduguri Borno state on May 23, 2020. The fire was caused […]

Aminu Kano Hospital Treats 11,354 Dental Patients

A total of 11,354 patients has received treatment and various dental care services at the Department of Dental and Maxillofacial Surgery, of the Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital (AKTH). The gender distribution of the patients, who came from the Hospital’s catchment area, shows that 5,069 of them were females, and the remaining 6,285 were males. According to a […]

How Police Squad Invaded Abuja Estate, Shot Teenager, Assaulted Family

About a dozen detectives of the Nigerian Police Force have invaded the Abuja residence of former Sole Administrator of the National Iron Mining Company, Itakpe, Engr Abubakar Yaro Ibrahim and extra-judicially shot one of his sons. The police officers, who are members of the Special Tactical Squad (STS) of the Office of the Inspector General […]

Over 500 Ghost Projects Approved In 2019 Budget For NDDC – Acting MD

The acting managing director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) Professor Kemebradikumo Pondei has alleged that the agency’s 2019 budget was padded with about 500 non-existing projects. Professor Pondei, who spoke to journalists in Port Harcourt on Tuesday, explained that a huge amount of money was appropriated for bogus projects. He was reacting to […]

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