Jobberman offers youths ‘Upskilling the North’
Jobberman, Nigeria’s leading recruitment platform with documentary titled ‘Upskilling the North’, has showcased the impact of its Soft skills training on young Nigerians in the north. The documentary features the stories of some of the beneficiaries of the training whose employability and professional careers have been boosted by the Jobberman Soft Skills training. It spotlights […]
‘Ogba has no locus to parade himself as candidate of PDP in Ebonyi’
‘Ogba has no locus to parade himself as candidate of PDP in Ebonyi’
Difficult times: Nigeria needs God’s intervention more than ever — Ugwuanyi
ENUGU—Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State, yesterday, said Nigeria is going through strange and difficult times and needs God’s intervention more than ever. Speaking when he flagged off Batch A of the 2022 Christian Pilgrimage to the Holy Lands of Israel and Jordan, in Enugu, Gov. Ugwuanyi enjoined the 274 intending Pilgrims, sponsored by his […]
APGA leadership crisis: Njoku honours Police invitation
By Dirisu Yakubu ABUJA — The battle for the soul of the All Progressive Grand Alliance, APGA, between Victor Oye and Edozie Njoku took a new twist yesterday, as the latter visited the Force Criminal Investigation Department, FCID, Abuja on the invitation of the Nigerian Police. The two men have been engulfed in a leadership […]
Void marginal oilfields licences granted, Ijaw leaders tell court
By Samuel Oyadongha YENAGOA—SOME Ijaw leaders have asked a Federal High Court sitting in Yenagoa to cancel the June 29 marginal oil field licences granted by the Federal Government, saying they were issued in breach of a restraining order of the court. Counsel to the Ijaw leaders, Mr. Enie Otrofanowei, yesterday, told the court that the […]
Nanya Spark debuts with ‘Yung x Wildin’
… drops visuals for “Bow Down’ By Juliet Ebirim Talented Afrobeats star, Nanya Spark has officially released the video to her smash hit single ‘Bow Down’. The song is off her debut EP ‘Yung x Wildin’, released July 2022. For a fact, Nanya’s beauty is irresistible, but her musical dexterity is off the hook. The […]
NCAA suspends Dana Air’s AOC over inability to conduct safe flights
We’ll come back stronger —Dana Air By Prince Okafor LAGOS — The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, has announced the suspension of Dana Airlines’ Air Transport Licence, ATL, and Air Operator Certificate, AOC, indefinitely, with effect from midnight of Wednesday, July 20, 2022. According to the regulatory, the suspension was made pursuant to Section 35(2), […]
$50m fraud case: Court reserves ruling on legality of prosecution of Amaechi, others
By Davies Iheamnachor PORT HARCOURT— A Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, yesterday, reversed its decision on a move by the state government to handover the prosecution of the former Governor Rotimi Amaechi; candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, for the 2023 poll, Tonye Cole, and five others in the $50 million fraud […]
Stakeholders seek sustainable finance as Africa risks economic losses of $415b annually due to climate change impacts on infrastructure
…ARDA mulls $23b funding to upgrade refineries, displace charcoal with modern fuels Energy and financial experts are worried over sustainable financing for Africa, especially in the energy sector, stressing that Africa risks annual economic losses due to climate change of $415 billion by 2030 if infrastructure is not improved.While the experts on one hand said […]
IFAD-VCDP flags off distribution of N150million inputs to Benue rice farmers
By Peter Duru, Makurdi The International Fund for Agricultural Development-Value Chain Development Programme, IFAD-VCDP, Thursday flagged of the distributed of another tranche of N150million worth of inputs to Benue rice farmers for the 2022 cropping season to boost food production in the state. The intervention covering production, inputs, farming and processing equipment for the farmers […]
Why Ijaw, N-Delta’re rejecting Water Resources Bill —INC leader, Okaba
*Urges NASS to halt legislative processes on bill By Emem Idio YENAGOA—President of Ijaw National Congress, INC, the umbrella socio-cultural, politically non- partisan organisation of the Ijaw ethnic nationality, Prof. Benjamin Okaba, has said that the opposition by the Ijaws and Niger Delta to the re-introduced Water Resources Bill was that it would “enslave the […]
FG records N3trn deficit in 4 months, subsidy gulps N1.94trn
THE Federal Government recorded a N3.09 trillion deficit in its 2022 budget implementation between January and April as subsidy on fuel gulped N1.94 trillion, exceeding revenue for the period by 19 per cent.
Global afropop superstar, Yemi Alade, releases new song, “Begging”
Global afropop superstar, Yemi Alade, releases new song, “Begging”
My songs give joy, salvation, says budding gospel artiste
Olatunji Oluwafeyisayomi aka Zion Khimanee, is an up and coming gospel singer who has got so much to offer the Nigerian gospel music industry, given his youthful energy and great talent. A Nigerian native of Ile-Ife in Osun State, Olatunji is signed to Saint Square Records and has his first official video with his new […]
“The Meet”; BluePrintAfric teams up with Xend Finance to host Enugu creatives
Over 300 creatives converged at “The Meet” in Enugu. The creative networking event held at “The Playground ” by Blueprintafric, a subsidiary of Blueafric Media devoted to relaying Africa’s stories and highlighting accomplishments by Africans in the diaspora. The event, sponsored by Blueafric Media and Xend Finance, was a social gathering for creatives of all generations […]
Lagos and imperatives of environmental rebirth
CLEANER environment is among the yardsticks for ranking cities and for attracting multinational investors. Since it came on board in 2019, the Babajide Sanwo-Olu administration has demonstrated clear willingness to enhance improvement in the state of Lagos environment. One of the earliest actions of Governor Sanwo-Olu was the signing of his first Executive Order to address sanitation as well as cleaning of drainage channels in the state.
