“This state-of-the-art rice mill with a capital outlay of over =N= 10 Billion capable of processing over 120,000 metric tonnes of paddy per annum will create over 3,500 direct and indirect jobs. Your Excellencies, WACOT participates in the entire rice value chain, from seed multiplication and improving farming practices – to processing, branding and distribution.…
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Omisore Mourns Aregbesola’s Mum
Former Deputy Governor of Osun State, Senator Iyiola Omisore, has condoled with the Governor of Osun State, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, over the death of his mother, Alhaja Saratu Aregbesola. Senator Omisore, in a condolence message issued by his media office in Lagos, noted that the late Alhaja Saratu Aregbesola popularly known as Iya Olobi, was…
South-West Leaders Back Oyegun, Banire
Leaders of the South-West geo-political zone on Monday lauded the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief John Odigie-Oyegun for the sanity, direction, purpose and unity in the party. “Chief John Odigie-Oyegun is a shining example of honesty, simplicity and humility. He is also a thoroughbred administrator and an extra-ordinary organizer of men.”…
5 Travel Hacks For Lazy People
If you have ever gone to bed a night before an early travel, the only thing that will be on your mind is how you are going to pack. If you are a lazy person, these following tips shared by Jumia Travel, the leading online travel agency will make the boring parts of travel such…
Niger Delta Amnesty Programme Gets More Support
Acting President, Professor Yemi Osinbanjo, Senate President and Chairman, Senate Committee on Niger Delta, have applauded the various ongoing training programmes of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, under Brigadier General Paul Boroh (Rtd), adding that the numerous achievements recorded in the programme were a sure proof that “the future is bright, not only for the Niger…
8 Sure Causes of Business Failure
With the trending economic situation, many businesses have failed. Regardless, many of the causes of business failure can be prevented. These causes shared by Jumia Travel, the leading online travel agency will help you put together a plan to make sure your business is around for decades. Lack of experience Lack of experience is one of…
Attempt By Fake Doctor, ‘George Davidson’ To Blackmail, Malign NCDC Country Director, Prof Abdulsalam Exposed
Attempt by one Martins Ugwu Okpe, who has been impersonating as a medical doctor to blackmail the country coordinator of the National Centre for Disease Control has met a brick wall and landed him in police net. According to investigations, Martins Okpe, a fake medical doctor has for the past nine years been impersonating with…
Keystone Bank Launches *533# Convenient Banking Platform
In keeping with its promise to make financial services easy and accessible to its teeming customers, Keystone Bank Limited on Monday July 31, 2017 launched another innovative mobile channel enabled by dialing *533# within Nigeria. According to the bank’s Divisional Head, E-Business Channels, Mr. Ernest Obi, the *533# Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) banking solution…
Sultan of Sokoto Commends Tony Elumelu Foundation
…says we need more Tony Elumelus to take our children off the streets The Sultan of Sokoto, Sultan Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar III, commended the Tony Elumelu Foundation and its Founder, Tony O. Elumelu for their contribution to entrepreneurship and creation of jobs for young people in the North. The Sultan made this commendation during a…
GTBank Marks 10th Anniversary of Listing on London Stock Exchange
Foremost African financial institution, Guaranty Trust Bank Plc, is celebrating the 10th anniversary of its listing on the London Stock Exchange whereby the Bank became the first Nigerian bank to be listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE), the first to dual list on an international exchange and the first Nigerian company to raise international…