Day: 2 December 2020

You can’t lead S/West PDP, Babatope tells Fayose

Jide Ige

Ex-Minister of Transport, Chief Ebenezer Babatope, has appealed to all members of the Peoples Democratic Party in the South-West to cooperate with the Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, as he leads the effort to reposition the party in the zone. He urged former Ekiti State Governor, Ayo Fayose, and other aggrieved members of the party to sheath their swords and give peace a chance. Babatope, who is a member of the PDP Board of Trustees said in an interview with our correspondent, in Ibadan on Tuesday. He said, “As far…

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Carleton’s Sprott School of Business Launches Educational Partnership with Atlantic Hall School in Nigeria

Yemi Thomas, Entertainment Editor

Carleton University’s Sprott School of Business and Atlantic Hall School have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to enhance entrepreneurship and experiential learning opportunities for secondary school students in Nigeria. “We are delighted to enter this educational partnership with Atlantic Hall School,” said Dana Brown, Dean of the Sprott School of Business. “We look forward to collaborating on teaching and learning initiatives that foster entrepreneurship and the next generation of change makers.” Through this partnership, Sprott School of Business faculty in the Technology Innovation Management program will provide training to…

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Ogun Gov., Abiodun presents N339bn “Budget of Recovery and Sustainability”

Jide Ige

Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has presented a proposal of N339bn as the 2021 Appropriation Bill before the members of the State House of Assembly. The budget proposal comprises N162bn for recurrent expenditure and N177bn for various capital projects for the next fiscal year. The governor christened it “Budget of Recovery and Sustainability” hinged on the ISEYA mantra of his administration. He allocated a sum of N119bn as Internally Generated Revenues with N59bn expected from the federation account, while capital receipt was fixed at N142bn comprising internal and external…

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Eye Witness To Horror: Survivors narrate how jihadists slaughtered 76 farm workers

Jide Ige

For several days, the killers lived peaceably among their future victims, sharing their dormitories and eating their food. Then, on Saturday afternoon, they took out their guns, rounded up the people like cattle and slaughtered them one by one. This was the nightmare recounted by survivors of a massacre that unfolded in the rice fields of northeastern Nigeria on Saturday. The bloodbath set a new standard of brutality in Boko Haram’s 11-year-old jihadist insurgency. Seventy-six people died, according to the authorities. Many were impoverished farm workers who were tied up…

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Sell metres, face sanctions -FG warns DISCOs

Jasmin Ekua, Banking & Finance

The Federal Government has said it will sanction any electricity distribution company or its representatives selling meters or asking Nigerians to pay money to get the item. The Special Adviser to the President on Infrastructure, Mr Ahmed Zakari, gave the warning at a stakeholders’ engagement on electricity tariff, organised by the FGN/NLC-TUC Ad-hoc Committee. Zakari said, “We have made it clear through the regulator’s direct order as well as the intervention from the Ministry of Power that these meters are to be provided to Nigerians at no cost. “Even for…

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Why I snubbed Gani Adams -OBJ

Benjamin Chukwudaalu, Political Reporter

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said he bore no grudges against the Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland, Gani Adams hence no need for any reconciliation. Chief Obasanjo was reacting to media reports that he was in the house of Afenifere chieftain, Ayo Adebanjo for a reconciliation meeting with Gani Adams. Obasanjo said his meeting with Adams at the residence of a chieftain of Afenifere , Chief Ayo Adebanjo, in Le­kki was not on a reconciliatory mission. Obasanjo in a statement by his Special Assistant on Media, Kehinde Akinyemi, on Wednesday, said…

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Mouka attains triple laurels of distinction at Brandcom 2020

Jasmin Ekua, Banking & Finance

Mouka has attained triple laurels at the recent Brandcom Awards, which saw the company clinching the “Brand of the Year”, the “CEO of the Year” and “Marketing Manager of the Year” in the beddings category. The award was organised by Brand Communicator, a leading brands and marketing magazine at D’ Podium International Event Center, Lagos, on Friday, November 27, 2020. Eulogising Mouka for the feats, the organiser and Publisher, Brand Communicator, Joshua Ajayi, stated that the foremost company attained the awards for its outstanding performance and thought-leadership role in the…

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Why we have not called off strike -ASUU

Jide Ige

The President, Academic Staff Union of Universities, Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi, has said the body is collating consultation is ongoing as regards the union’s response to the government offer of last Friday. On Friday, the Federal Government agreed to exempt ASUU from the IPPIS and also increased the academic earned allowance to N70bn. These and some others issues were the major grouse between ASUU and the FG. Ogunyemi explained to The PUNCH that ASUU members across the country needed to determine the extent to which the government was planning to meet their demands.…

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Northern Elders hit Buhari hard over Borno killings

Jide Ige

Northern Elders Forum, has criticised President Mohammadu Buhari’s handling of security threats in the country saying human life, under the Buhari administration has lost its value. The group also noted that the present security situation is a big threat to farming in Northern Nigeria because it has resulted in limited production of food in many of the communities. The NEF Director (Publicity and Advocacy), Dr Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, raised these views in a statement on Tuesday night on the recent killings of 43 farmers in Borno. He said, “Under this administration,…

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Sterling Bank’s PayWithSpecta boosts sales for businesses, gives digital credit limits to consumers

Jide Ige

Specta, Nigeria’s fastest lending platform owned by Sterling, has created a digital credit solution known as PayWithSpecta. The new solution allows customers to pay for goods in instalments, while Merchants are credited instantly; helping businesses increase sales.  PayWithSpecta offers digital credit limits to customers to purchase items in-store at Merchant locations or from Merchant online platforms.  Also, PayWithSpecta gives Merchants the opportunity to access credit for their business activities. Consumers can make purchases at zero percent interest rate at designated stores for those who choose 30 to 90 days repayment…

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