Over one thousand children will be participating in the 2019 Alaka Children’s Day programme. Scheduled for May 27, 2019 at Alaka Community Recreation Centre, Surulere, this year’s programme has been designed as a series of plenary and parallel sessions focusing on children’s welfare, with speakers chosen to lead discussions on definite action and steps to…
The recent decision of the Minister of Transportation, Rt. Hon Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, and the former Senate Minority Leader, Senator Godswill Akpabio, to mend fences in the interest of their party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the development of the country has been lauded as exceptional. A chieftain of the APC in the South-South…
The Women Arise for Change Initiative on Monday, 29th April 2019 in Osogbo, Osun State, protested against the illegal detention of a nursing mother, Mrs Rofiat Oladepo and her nine months old son by the Zone 11 of the Nigeria Police Force. The protest which was led by the President of Women Arise and the…
Digital payment is no doubt the future as more and more Nigerians embrace it. This is because whether we like it or not, the era of carrying or paying cash will soon come to an end. The interesting thing here is that even in the rural areas, fintechs are setting up small shops where rural…
Competition everywhere is in every business no matter what you do or how you do it. This is because the business space or enclave is big enough to accommodate everyone. It might be products, it could be services, it could be a combination of both, but the competition will certainly be there. So, no matter the competition, technology help…
On the 22nd of April, 2019, at an event organised by Mouka Ltd, Nigeria’s foremost foam manufacturer, give- away Mouka branded pillows were distributed to many who had honoured the occasion. A social media user who was in attendance and had received a give-away pillow after using the pillow, took to her Instagram handle on…
The biggest challenge most entrepreneurs encounter today is raising capital. The underlying fact is that without capital you cannot establish a business no matter the sophistication of your idea. In the past, the options for raising capital was very narrow: a magnanimous family member offering a loan or you approach your bank for a loan.…
The Board of Directors of Nigerian Breweries Plc has announced a Revenue of N83.3 billion for the first quarter of 2019. According to the unaudited and provisional results filed at the Nigerian Stock Exchange, the Company also made a Profit after Tax of N8 billion during the period. An analysis of the results shows that…
Chairman, Heirs Holdings and Founder, Tony Elumelu Foundation, Tony O. Elumelu has called for far reaching Tax reforms and for the National Assembly to urgently pass the Executive Tax bill into law. Elumelu made this statement as he delivered the keynote address at the 21st Annual Tax Conference of the Chartered Institute of Taxation of…
On Thursday, April 26, 2019, some women in the top echelon in corporate world were in Lagos for an event sponsored by the Aliko Dangote Foundation. At the event were the Executive Director, Dangote Industries Limited, Halima Aliko Dangote; Wife of former British Prime Minister, Cherie Blair (Guest Speaker); and Former Prime Minister of Ethiopia,…