On Thursday, June 22, 2017, major headlines such as “NHIS: FG Wants Health Management Organisations Scrapped Over Mismanagement of N351bn – Daily Times; “Health Insurance: FG Wants To Scrap HMOs For Mismanaging N351bn – Independent Newspaper and “Health Insurance: FG may scrap HMOs over N351bn fraud – Authority Newspaper hit the news stand. Many comments…
Lead Strategist and Chairman of TPT International Limited, Adetokunbo Modupe, has emerged Outstanding PR Personality of the Decade. His overwhelming recognition was the highpoint of the 2017 Marketing Edge Awards, held at the Federal Palace Hotel, last weekend in Lagos. According to the organisers, the programme is aimed at recognising and rewarding excellence in Nigeria’s…
We grew up watching classics like Cinderella, Coming to America, Pretty Woman, Nollywood’s Violated and a couple of other movies where love conquered the social class divide. Fast forward to 2017, the Internet rules; anyone can meet anyone, and nobody kicks up a fuss about cross-class relationships or marriages anymore. It is not considered overtly…
Lagos Business School in partnership with Duke Corporate Education (South Africa) is hosting an International Executive Development Programme (IEDP) for the Banking Sector Education and Training Authority (BANKSETA), in Lagos, Nigeria. The programme, which started on Monday, June 19, 2017, is currently immersing the participants through an action-based learning intervention to ensure that they have…
Governor Adbul’aziz Abubakar Yari of Zamfara State has been accused of spending close to $1 million to purchase a mansion in Maryland, USA. A report by Sahara Reporters said the property was acquired two years after Yari became Governor of the Sharia state. The house was reportedly bought for $950,000 and it is located at…
There are so many web hosting providers online that you will be confused about which one to choose. Hence, this is a difficult task because if you end up selecting a terrible, erratic and poor web host, you may be unable to build an effective and great online presence and it can also have a…
Tarkwa Bay is one of the popular destinations Lagos can boast of. However, it is not usually at the top of the list of itinerary of tourists and fun seekers who intend to explore the centre of excellence. This is because it sits several kilometers offshore from the bustling and busy Lagos Island. Really, you…
The crisis confronting debt-ridden Etisalat, one of Nigeria’s biggest telecom companies, took a disturbing turn yesterday, with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) urging a consortium of banks to which Etisalat is indebted to the tune of over $1.2 billion to stop putting pressure on the telecom company. Two banking sources, including one present at…
President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote has lauded the decision of the Federal Government to reconstruct the failed Apapa Wharf road as its grim state serves as both an embarrassment to the country and a huge financial loss to the government on a weekly basis. Dangote who spoke on Tuesday said “The economy loses more…
It is Friyay! And we are sure that many Nigerians are excited and they have already activated the holiday mood. You have Saturday, Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday all to yourself. By the way, the holiday is for Muslim faithful to celebrate the end of Ramadan. There are so many events coming up in this period…