Day: 2 October 2021

What informed my decision on COVID-18 vaccination -Pastor Adeboye

Yemi Thomas, Entertainment Editor

Pastor Enoch Adeboye,, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, has disclosed the reason behind his vaccination from the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the renowned cleric, this was due to the propagation of the gospel. Adeboye made this assertion on Friday, October 1, during the monthly Holy Ghost Service programme of the church at the Redemption Camp along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. The 79-year-old preacher said God’s mercies have kept Nigerians all along, noting that only those whose time to die had come died. Adeboye said, “I have never said to you, ‘Don’t be…

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World Cleanup Day: Sterling One Foundation adopts 2 Beaches

Jasmin Ekua, Banking & Finance

Sterling One Foundation has announced its partnership with First Exploration & Petroleum Development Company to adopt two beaches for 2 years each. This is in commemoration of World Cleanup Day. The adoption aims to build capacity and create jobs for women and youth in the coastal communities through education on proper waste recycling and weekly sanitation activities on the beaches. Speaking on the partnership, the General Manager, Corporate Services or First E&P, Mr. Emmanuel Etomi, said “FIRST E&P is wholeheartedly committed to carbon footprint reduction, environmental conservation, and protection. The…

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FINTECH 5.0: Evaluating how FirstBank strenghtens collaboration

Jide Ige

…To drive financial inclusion It was Sir Isaac Newton, in his letter to Robert Hooke in 1675, who wrote the now-famous quote: “If I have seen further (than others), it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.” The shoulders of giants Sir Newton referred to has to do with leverage provided by the discoveries and experiences of people who have gone before or walked that same path earlier, that pave the way for and enable other people and a new generation to take things to a totally new dimension.…

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