Month: September 2020

Nigeria@60: Lagos Plans Low-Key Celebrations

The Lagos State Government has announced a list of activities lined up for a low-key commemoration of the Nigeria 60th Independence anniversary celebration. Speaking on the planned celebration at a Press Conference held on Wednesday at Alausa, Ikeja, the Honourable Commissioner for Home Affairs, Prince Anofiu Elegushi, noted that this year’s celebration will be held…

LASUTH Launches New Crèche & Lactation Centre In Partnership With NNEW & Others

The NECA’s Network of Entrepreneurial Women (NNEW), under the aegis of Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA), in conjunction with Alive & Thrive and the Association of Resident Doctors (ARD), has established a crèche at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital in order to encourage an enabling working environment for women in corporate organizations. Mrs. Funmilayo…

Felix Amadi Advocates for Retirees Through New Book, “Retirement in Nigeria”

The Chairman of Crown Insurance Brokers, Chief Felix Ohiri Amadi has enjoyed a successful career spanning over three decades in the insurance sector of the economy, having worked closely in chatting lasting solutions towards pension management. He knew exactly what the senior citizens go through after their active service years in accessing their pension benefits,…

Wolves Sign Barcelona’s Right-Back Semedo For £36.8m

Wolves have made their fifth signing of the summer by completing the signing of right-back Nelson Semedo from Barcelona in a deal worth £36.8m, including potential add-ons. The Premier League club announced on Wednesday that the 26-year-old had signed a three-year deal at Molineux, with an option to extend until 2025. The Portuguese international joined…

FG Deploys Revenue Directors To 10 Agencies

The Federal Government is set to deployed directors of revenue from Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) to 10 Federal Government-owned Enterprises (FGOEs) in-order to fully explore the potentials of these agencies as alternative sources of revenue. The 10 government-owned enterprises (GOE) named in the first phase of the initiative are Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC),…

Elumelu Named In “Time 100” List Of World Most Influential People In 2020

TIME has named Tony O. Elumelu, one of Africa’s leading investors and philanthropists, in the 2020 TIME100, the annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world. The list, now in its seventeenth year, recognises the activism, innovation, and achievement of the world’s most influential individuals. The United Bank for Africa (UBA) and…