Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, President of Ghana, Nana Akuffo-Addo and Mahamad Ennaceur, former interim President of Tunisia have been nominated for the African Leadership Award. Similarly, the first Prime Minister of Nigeria, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, former President of South Africa, Nelson Mandela, former President of Ghana Jerry Rawlings and Desmond Tutu, former Chairman of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, South Africa, have also been nominated for Posthumous Elites Heroes award. The Prestigious Elites Organisations Board announced this in a statement issued by the Executive Chairman, Mr Uwakhemen Festus on behalf of the governing council, on Friday in Abuja. Festus said…
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A student of the Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA), Daniel Adeniyi has emerged the winner of the 2021 edition of the Committee of Deans of Engineering and Technology of Nigerian Universities’ (CODET) National Engineering Project Competition. He outclassed contestants from other universities across the country at the grand finale of the Individual Category of the competition held at the NIGCOM HOUSE Abuja on the 7th of August 2021 to pick the First Position Prize, according to a statement by the spokesperson of FUTA, Adegbenro Adebanjo. Josiah Ati of the Federal University of Oye Ekiti and Blessing Olowoeye of Nnamdi…
Princess, one of the Big Brother Naija, Season 6 housemates, says she is in love with a fellow housemate, Cross. Princess said on Friday during a Diary Session that she had not been able express her feeling to Cross because too many ladies were always around him. Earlier in the week, Cross was seen telling other housemates that lots of people would be surprised about his decision after the show. He promised to go all out to have a relationship with Peace, a fellow housemate. Cross described Peace as a “Correct babe” he had observed very closely in the last…
The federal government of Nigeria has established more than 1,667 centres and developed 16 policies within two years, geared towards supporting the digital economy sector in the country. The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Pantami, made this known at the commissioning of seven projects of the 11th batch of digital economy for a digital Nigeria. The event was done virtually on behalf of President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday in Abuja. Pantami said that the seven projects could be mapped to relevant pillars of the National Digital Economy Policy Strategy (NDEPS). He added that 12 policies had been…
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has commended African youths for playing a key role in scaling up the continent’s agricultural production to transform Africa’s food systems. According to a statement from AfDB, Dr Beth Dunford, Vice President for Agriculture, Human and Social Development, said the bank celebrated International Youth Day (IYD) with Africa’s next generation of ‘agripreneurs’. Dunford noted those who were celebrated were those whose “innovations in agribusiness were helping to feed Africa”. “As the world observes International Youth Day, Africa is producing a growing number of young entrepreneurs who are adopting new ideas to bring more affordable, quality food…
One of Nigeria’s elder statesman, Ahmed Joda is dead. Befor his death, Joda OFR, CON, CFR was a Nigerian seasoned administrator who rose through the administrative cadre of the nation’s regional government. He later joined the federal civil service to retire as Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Industries. During the administration of the youthful Yakubu Gowon, he was considered to be among a group known as super Permanent Secretaries He worked with Gaskiya Corporation in Zaria and correspondent at the Nigerian Broadcasting Service; Permanent Secretary, Northern regional government; Permanent Secretary serving in the Federal Ministries: Information, Education and Industries, chairman and…
The Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC, on Friday vowed to clamp down on illegal capital market operators, especially operators of Ponzi Schemes. The Director-General, Mr Lamido Yuguda read the riot act to capital market operators at the second post-Capital Market Committee (CMC) virtual news conference. Yuguda said the commission would remain committed to zero tolerance for market infractions. He said the commission would continue with the campaign against illegal operators in the capital market, especially Ponzi Schemes. “SEC has adopted multi-level engagements with media platforms and regulators of publicity agencies in order to curb the reach and activities of these…
The Director, Monetary Policy Department of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Dr Hassan Mahmud said there were positive sides to Nigeria’s economic growth, despite uncertainties in the domestic and global economy. Mahmud said this at the Mid-year Economic Review and Outlook 2021, organised by the CIBN Centre for Financial Studies, in collaboration with B. Adedipe Associates, on Friday in Lagos. He said if policy challenges with exchange rates, insecurity, among others, were addressed effectively, the country would start seeing some positive projections into 2021 and the beginning of 2022. “Also, if the CBN forecasts for GDP growth are sustained…
The National Universities Commission (NUC) has given full accreditation for 22 courses and one course interim to Al-Hikmah University Ilorin, Kwara. The Vice-Chancellor of Al-Hikmah University, Prof. Noah Yusuf, disclosed this on Friday at the news conference on the results of 2020 NUC accreditation that took place at auditorium of the university. Yusuf listed the courses with full accreditation as cyber security, accounting, banking and finance, petroleum chemistry, mass communication, political science and conflict management, medical laboratory science, among others and information system with interim accreditation. He explained the implications of the accreditation given to the university, saying “a full accreditation…
Only invited persons with a COVID-19 negative test will be allowed to take part in Cameroon Africa Cup of Nations final draw. The Minister of Sports and Physical Education, Narcisse Mouelle Kombi said in a statement on Friday. Kombi said the negative test must have a 72-hour validity as at Aug. 17, the day scheduled for the draw, and that special measures would be taken to test all guests. Wearing of face masks would be mandatory and social distancing will be strictly applied, officials said. At least, 1,500 people would take part in the draw, which would take place in…