Author: Ifetayo Adeniyi

Africa Will Host 2nd World Cup In 2030 Africa Will Host 2nd World Cup In 2030 Africa will host its 2nd FIFA World Cup in 2030 following FIFA on Wednesday announced Morocco, Portugal and Spain as joint host of the 2030 FIFA World Cup. The first time the continent hosted the World Cup was in 2010 in South Africa with Spain winning the trophy for the first time. Also on Wednesday, FIFA announced Saudi Arabia as host of the 2034 edition of the tournament. For the 2030 edition, three matches will be held in Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay to mark…

LASG, FG WILL PARTNER ON 2,000 HOUSING UNITS RENEWED HOPE CITY – SANWO-OLU LASG, FG WILL PARTNER ON 2,000 HOUSING UNITS RENEWED HOPE CITY – SANWO-OLU Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Wednesday said his administration will collaborate with the Federal Ministry of Housing and Urban Development in ensuring the success of the 2,000 Housing Units Lagos Renewed Hope City in the Ibeju Lekki area of the State. He said the Lagos State Government will give all the necessary support and cooperation required for a better use of available space in the State to create an ambiance for people…

Polaris Bank Shines as Winner of Sectoral Award at the 2024 NECA Employers’ Excellence Awards Polaris Bank Shines as Winner of Sectoral Award at the 2024 NECA Employers’ Excellence Awards Polaris Bank has achieved yet another milestone by emerging as the Sectoral Winner in the Banking and Other Financial Institutions Sector category at the 2024 NECA Annual Employers’ Excellence Awards. The Bank received the sectoral recognition for its innovative HR practice at the NECA’s Excellence Awards, (the 4th edition) which held recently at the Balmoral Convention Centre, Ikeja. The recognition is particularly significant as it marks the first award the…

Chess Competition: Borno Inmate Emerges Winner of N1m In Maiden Edition Chess Competition: Borno Inmate Emerges Winner of N1m In Maiden Edition One of the inmates at the Maiduguri Maximum Custodial Centre in Borno State has won N1million prize in the maiden edition of Chess in Prison Championship organised by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) The chess competition, which held at the premises of the correctional facility on Tuesday in Maiduguri, brought together 42 competitors drawn from the State Medium and Maximum correctional facilities, to jostle for various categories of awards. While commending the UNODC, the…

Nigeria to add 150mw to power grid by year-end Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu • Adelabu promises that power grid will not remain the same. Nigeria’s power grid is set to gain an additional 150 megawatts of capacity by the end of 2024, according to Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu. Speaking to journalists after a meeting between President Bola Tinubu and German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier at the Presidential Villa, Abuja on Wednesday, Adelabu outlined the progress made under the Siemens-led Presidential Power Initiative (PPI). The minister attributed the upcoming boost in power capacity to the near completion of the initiative’s…

Dangote Refinery Takes PMS to Cameroon Alhaji Aliko Dangote Dangote Refinery Takes PMS to Cameroon … commitment to strengthening economic ties between Nigeria and Cameroon while meeting the region’s growing energy demands. In a landmark move for regional energy integration, Dangote Refinery and Neptune Oil jointly announced the first-ever export of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) from Dangote Refinery, Africa’s largest oil refinery, to Cameroon. This milestone, resulting from a strategic collaboration between the two companies, underscores their commitment to strengthening economic ties between Nigeria and Cameroon while meeting the region’s growing energy demands… Alhaji Aliko Dangote, President and CEO of…

Nestle, Swiss Consulate In Nigeria, Creates Job Opportunities For Nigerian Youth With Skill Acquisition Programs For the thirteenth consecutive year, Nestlé Nigeria has empowered more than twenty young Nigerians through the Technical Training program in its factory at Agbara. The participants received scholarships and training to attain the highly recognized City & Guilds certifications. In addition, the top five students were given the opportunity to conclude their training with an eight-week apprenticeship at two of Nestlé’s technical sites in Switzerland (Orbe and Broc). Equipped with their newly acquired skills, the graduating batch are ready to embark on their engineering careers…

Olori Atuwaste III Held Discussion On Breaking Barriers Against Women Olori Atuwaste III Held Discussion On Breaking Barriers Against Women The Queen Consort of Warri Kingdom, Olori Atuwaste III, has led a strategic and innovative dialogue among notable women aimed at breaking barriers that has limited their capacity to greatness just as she asserted that ‘fear’ a factor has held women from attaining their goals and life pursuit. She noted that despite the fact that the system has never favoured the women folks, Olori admonished them to be courageous to break away from the shackles of fear and become an…

BY UNVEILING THE ACCESS BANK MALTA LIMITED, THE ACCESS BANK UK LIMITED PLANS TO BOOST EUROPE-AFRICA TRADE CONNECTIONS BY UNVEILING THE ACCESS BANK MALTA LIMITED, THE ACCESS BANK UK LIMITED PLANS TO BOOST EUROPE-AFRICA TRADE CONNECTIONS Access Holdings Plc (“Access Holdings”) today announces that its banking group’s, subsidiary, The Access Bank UK Limited (“the Access UK”) has established its first fully owned subsidiary in Malta, The Access Bank Malta Limited. The banking licence application has been approved by both the European Central Bank (ECB) and the Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA), signalling a significant step in enhancing trade connectivity between…

CBN recognises OPay for financial inclusion innovation award CBN recognises OPay for financial inclusion innovation award Nigeria leading financial institution OPay has been recognised with the prestigious International Financial Inclusion Conference (IFIC) Award for Financial Inclusion Innovation by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The award was presented at the 2024 IFIC, a flagship event that convened global thought leaders, regulators, and industry stakeholders to strategise on accelerating financial inclusion across Africa and beyond. The award reinforces OPay’s compliance with regulatory standards and its pivotal role in advancing Nigeria’s financial inclusion goals, aligning with the CBN’s mission to achieve a…