No need extending deadline for old notes — CBN
Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Mr Godwin Emefiele, yesterday, told the Diplomatic Corps that an extension of the February 10 deadline for the circulation of the redesigned N200, N500 and N1, 000 notes was unnecessary.
Why we’re committed to skills training, empowerment – ITF
By Egufe Yafugborhi PORT HARCOURT – THE Industrial Training Fund (ITF) says its growing commitment to skills development is driven by the realisation that it is the most effective tool for addressing rising unemployment and poverty in Nigeria. Director General (DG) of the ITF, Sir Joseph Ari, noted this Tuesday in Port Harcourt at the […]
Friends honour Lagos- based Pharm Ogundokun on 1st posthumous birthday
By Elizabeth Osayande Close friends of Segun Emmanuel Ogundokun gathered virtually ahead of Friday 17 February 2023 to commemorate the first posthumous birthday of the cerebral Pharmacist whose life was cut tragically short in a devastating motorcycle collision on Tuesday, May 3, 2022. Ogundokun, who worked with the Lagos State Government as a Pharmacist at […]
CASIO commences model school project with six senior secondary schools in Lagos
CASIO Middle East and Africa FZE, together with its Nigerian distributor SKLD have started the model school project with cooperation of 6 senior secondary schools in Lagos State. The project is intended to develop the critical and high-order thinking skills necessary for 21st century education among students through “Inquiry-based learning” lessons. The main aims of […]
Smile Identity raises $20m in Series B funding for Pan-African expansion
Smile Identity, Africa’s leading KYC onboarding and identity verification platform, announces the successful completion of its Series B funding round, raising $20 million. Led by Costanoa and Norrsken22, with participation from Commerce Ventures, Courtside Ventures, Two Culture Capital, Valuestream Ventures, Intercept Ventures, Latitude, Future Africa, and 500 Fintech. Lexi Novitske from Norrsken22 will also join […]
Ikeja Electric takes Valentine to Down Syndrome Foundation Nigeria, donates consumables
Leading Electricity Distribution Company, Ikeja Electric Plc (IE) visited the Down Syndrome Foundation Nigeria in Alamutu area, Fagba, Lagos to celebrate the 2023 Valentine Day with the training centre for children and adult with down syndrome. The Chief Executive Officer Ikeja Electric, Folake Soetan said the company is passionate and deliberate about impacting the environment […]
Elections: Amotekun deploys patrol teams to support police
The Amotekun Corps in Osun, said it has deployed patrol teams to support the Police ahead of the general election. Brig-Gen Bashir Adewinmbi (Rtd), the Osun Amotekun Commander, made this known in a statement in Oshogbo on Tuesday. “As the 2023 general election draws closer, the Osun Command of Amotekun Corps has put in place […]
Champions League: Coman fires Bayern to away win against PSG
Kingsley Coman scored the only goal of the game as Bayern Munich beat Paris Saint-Germain 1-0 in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie on Tuesday, with substitute Kylian Mbappe denied a late equaliser by a marginal offside call. The unmarked Coman swept in an Alphonso Davies cross eight minutes into the second […]
PDP vows to petition DSS over alleged attacks on supporters
The Lagos PDP and the JandorFunke Campaign Council on Tuesday vowed to petition the Directorate of State Security (DSS) and other security agencies over alleged attacks on its supporters on Lagos Island on Sunday. The party, which disclosed this during a solidarity visit to the victims of political attacks on Lagos Island and Eti-Osa Local […]
Saboteurs behind naira, fuel crises – Gbajabiamila
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr Femi Gbajabiamila, has attributed the current hardship occasioned by fuel and naira scarcity to the activities of saboteurs. Gbajabiamila made this known in Lagos on Tuesday, during the launching of the second phase of a transport initiative called “Gbaja Ride”, designed to empower his Surulere constituents . He […]
FG, CBN to take position on legality of old currency
By Johnbosco Agbakwuru, Abuja The Federal Government has stated that it will take decision on the legality of the old currency notes of N200, N500 and N1000 after the determination of the suit filed by some state governments at the nation’s apex court. Three states, Kogi, Kaduna and Zamfara had dragged the federal government to […]
