Anambra youths lament ravaging gully erosion
Youths under the aegis of Anambra Youth Diaspora Initiative, C branch on Wednesday appealed to the Federal Government to urgently address the rising effects of gully erosion in Anambra. President of the group, Mr Augustine Udoba, made the appeal in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) as he described the current situation […]
BBNaija winner Laycon appreciates organisers, media houses
The 2020 winner of the Big Brother Naija Reality TV Show (Season Five) “Lockdown’’, Olamilekan Agbelesebioba aka “Laycon’’, has expressed gratitude to the organisers of the Show and the media for their tremendous work. Laycon, who said he was so excited for the life-changing status BBNaija gave to him, took to his Instagram page @itslaycon […]
Paxful partners BuyCoins to strengthen crypto transaction in Nigeria
By Providence Emmanuel The global peer-to-peer crypto marketplace, Paxful has entered into partnership with BuyCoins as part of its localization efforts to add Naira token (NGNT), a naira pegged stablecoin as a payment method to the platform. With this partnership, users will be able to buy and sell Bitcoin (BTC) and Tether (USDT) using NGNT. […]
ASUU blasts Minister over ‘farming as alternative profession’ comment
By Ola Ajayi – Ibadan The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on Tuesday described a comment credited to the Minister of State for Education, Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, that striking lecturers should consider farming as an alternative profession as alleged “reflection of his shallow understanding of the academic profession and low premium that the government places […]
Edfin MfB, Lagos State Employment Trust Fund collaborate on N5bn matching funding to schools
By Kingsley Adegboye EdFin Microfinance Bank has partnered the Lagos State Employment Trust Fund (LSETF), to provide a single-digit interest rate loan to over 2,000 private schools and individuals looking to fund their education in Lagos State. The N5 billion intervention fund is part of the Lagos state government’s initiative to help schools recover from […]
World’s billionaires get even richer during COVID-19 pandemic ― Study
The coronavirus pandemic has made the super-rich around the globe even richer, according to a study by consulting firm PwC and the major Swiss bank UBS. At the end of July, the total assets of the world’s more than 2,000 billionaires had risen to a record level of around 10.2 trillion dollars, according to the […]
