The Coca-Cola Foundation says it is supporting Nigerian businesswomen with a $10,000 grant to acquire digital skills. This is contained in a statement signed by Mr Segun Olabode, Analyst at Precise platform and made available to the newsmen on Sunday in Lagos. According to the statement, Wivesroundtable Foundation has announced the relaunch of its Digital Read More…
I woke up at the weekend to a letter written by Professor Ibrahim Adamu Yakasai of Bayero University, Kano. He had on March 25, 2023, performed a civic duty as the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Returning Officer for the Tudun Wada/Doguwa House of Representative elections. He had announced with his professorial authority that Ado Read More…
The Labour Party (LP) candidate for the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mr. Olumide Oworu, has said that if elected he would push the agenda for qualitative education in Lagos State. Oworu, who is contesting the same seat as fellow actor, Desmond Elliot, who is the incumbent, says that a good education is key to Read More…
Over 300 units of blood were donated by Lagos people, according to Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, to save the lives of those injured in the train/bus disaster. On Sunday, Sanwo-Olu posted on his Facebook page that 53 people had been released in addition to those who were hospitalised. “I am pleased to report that Read More…
Tems is stunning, then blocks At the Oscars on Sunday, “Everything Everywhere All at Once” won the coveted best picture award as Hollywood accepted a surreal tale of a Chinese-American family resolving their issues across various dimensions. Seven honours were given to the film altogether, three of which went to the actors Michelle Yeoh, Ke Read More…
About 170,000 polling unit results from the February 25 presidential and National Assembly elections have been posted on the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) Result Viewing Portal (IReV), it was announced on Sunday. The Bimodal Voter Registration Systems (BVAS) reconfiguration, which was announced by the Commission, will be finished by Tuesday in time for the Read More…
When Arsenal cruised to a 3-0 victory at Fulham on Sunday to counter Manchester City’s triumph the previous day, they showed no signs of feeling the strain of trying to win the Premier League for the first time since 2004. In contrast to last week, when the Gunners needed a goal in stoppage time to Read More…
Nigerian startups affected US regulators were reportedly considering “material action” on Sunday to safeguard Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) deposits and minimise any broader financial ramifications from its abrupt demise, according to sources with knowledge of the matter. The fall of startup-focused lender SVB Financial Group on Friday was studied by Biden administration officials over the Read More…
Golden State defeated the Milwaukee Bucks 125-116 on Saturday night in San Francisco thanks to Stephen Curry, who scored 20 of his game-high 36 points in the final 1:51 of regulation and overtime. After Joe Ingles’ 3-pointer for the Bucks with 2:05 left in the game, Curry took control. The Warriors were down 108-100. After Read More…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has detained 35 people on suspicion of trafficking in a variety of illegal narcotics and substances. Mr. Femi Babafemi, Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, announced this, in a statement issued on Sunday in Abuja. According to Babafemi, agents intercepted a shipment of 11.90 kg of heroin and 500 Read More…
