Dr Kelechi Owukamike is a Research Scientist with Procter & Gamble, Germany who bagged his first degree in Industrial Chemistry in Nigeria before travelling abroad to further his studies. In this interview Elizabeth Osayande, he speaks on how is helping Nigerians to secure scholarship abroad to further their studies. Excerpts.

Elizabeth Anyanacho, Nigeria’s 22-year-old Olympics-bound Taekwondo athlete, on Sunday, defeated Denmark’s Andersen Jesmin in the finals of the female -67kg World Taekwondo G-2 Beirut Open to win the gold. Anyanacho had earlier overcome Uzbekistan’s Alijonova Gulsanam 22 – 16, in a very tough semi-finals match to get to the finals. “I am happy to improve […]

…as Jude Okeke faction, APGA’s remaining option for Anambra race The All Progresives Grand Alliance (APGA) may not be able to take part in the forthcoming governorship election in Anambra State. This development is hinged on the position of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) that a faction of the party led by Victor Oye […]

President of the Football Coaches Association of African Nations (FCAAN), Dr. Terry Babatunde Eguaoje has offered reasons why the body opted to recruit Mr. Chinedu Wokocha as it’s first Chief Marketing/Financial Officer in Nigeria. “FCAAN is expanding daily, not just in Nigeria but globally. We need someone with Mr. Wokocha’s profile, training, experience, and world […]

Green Energy International Limited (GEIL), the Operator of the Otakikpo field marginal fields hosted visitors from the Steering Committee on the Establishment of Modular Refinery Intervention Funding (SCEMRIF) and Technical Committee on Crude Oil Domestic Supply Obligation (TCCODSO) on a working visit to Otakikpo on the 24th of May 2021, to assess the establishment of […]

The Operator of the Otakikpo Marginal Field in OML-11, Green Energy International Ltd “GEIL” has commenced installation of 12MMSCFD LPG Extraction Plant at the Otakikpo Marginal Field and is on track to be completed by Q4 2021.   The LPG project is part of Operator’s gas flares-out project aimed at eliminating gas flaring, industrializing the […]

A charitable organisation registered in the USA, i-Scholar Initiative (iSI) has provided scholarships and mentorship opportunities for fifty scholars to fulfil their dreams to pursue their graduate studies. According to the board, these beneficiaries were selected from a pool of 850 applications received across the country. At the virtual session held recently to unveil the […]

An Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court on Monday ordered that three men who allegedly stole seven refrigerators worth N1.4million at gunpoint, be remanded in a correctional centre. The police charged Ezekiel Egbe, Chigbo Nweke and Chikodi Okaja with conspiracy and armed robbery. Magistrate S.K. Ariyo, who did not take the plea of the suspects, ordered that […]

Energy experts have urged government to address inherent challenges as the Federal Government banks on intervention by the Central Bank of Nigeria to implement the National Gas Expansion Programme and National Autogas Roll-out Initiative. While the CBN had introduced a N250 billion intervention fund under the National Gas Expansion Programme, Minister of State for Petroleum […]

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) is set to register, certify premises of chemical manufacturers in order to boost the nation’s economy. It has also agreed with manufacturers of chemical products in Nigeria  to explore the international market with chemical products to enhance the nation’s foreign exchange earnings. A statement […]

By Babajide Komolafe Introducing children to money management is critical to ensuring their future and lifetime economic success.   Opening bank accounts for children and funding them regularly is effective in ensuring early financial inclusion of children as they learn money management skills, build their wealth gradually over a long period, and have a head start […]

By Dele Sobowale “Every country has the government it deserves.” — Joseph De Maistre, 1753-1821, VANGUARD BOOK OF QUOTATIONS, p 80 In Nigeria, every state also gets the Governor it deserves. Nigerian leaders are extremely fortunate. The people don’t write their own history; they read neither their own or foreign history; they are too happy to […]

By Nkiruka Nnorom Access Bank Plc has rewarded serving members of the Nigeria Youth Service Corps (NYSC) with over N15 million in its third edition of Access Bank Plc’s youth business challenge competition, Accessprenuer, which was held across five states of Nigeria recently. The event, which held across five states, produced five top winners that won […]

By Peter Egwuatu The financial lead at First Bank Holdings Plc, FBNH, has advised that investors should invest in companies that have good financial fundamentals and can withstand the test of time, adding that investment in capital market should not be a gamble. The Company’s Chief Finanicial Officer, CFO, Oyewale Ariyibi, who gave this advise, noted […]