BETECOSA Lagos inaugurates new chairman, moves to strengthen members’ support system
By Esther Onyegbula A new leadership has emerged for the Lagos Chapter of the Benin Technical College Old Students Association, BETECOSA, with the inauguration of Sir Ralph Jakpor Karireren as chairman, who has immediately unveiled a comprehensive welfare-focused agenda aimed at strengthening members’ wellbeing and attracting younger alumni. Karireren, who will lead the association for […]
From slum to global tech: Guinness World Record holder pioneers Africa’s first AI-powered animation studio
By Chukwuma Ajakah Nigeria’s four-time Guinness World Record holder, Adetunwase Adenle is not just chasing art. He is transforming Ijora Badia’s youngsters’ lives through art education. In 2018, Ijora Badia, a flood-prone suburb in Apapa-Iganmu LCDA, Lagos State, welcomed Adetunwase’s Slum Art Pet Bottle School, which sheltered out-of-school children, offering free training in collage and other visual […]
IWD: Don’t take ‘No’ for an answer, Alakija tells Nigerian women
By Juliet Umeh Founder of Famfa Oil and philanthropist, Folorunsho Alakija, has urged Nigeria women to remain steadfast and refuse to be discouraged by rejection, stressing that persistence, courage and faith are critical to achieving success. Alakija gave the charge at an International Women’s Day, IWD, forum hosted by Optiva Capital Partners in Lagos, on […]
NLNG inducts over 100 trainees into VIBES empowerment programme
By Prisca Sam-Duru A total of 103 new cohorts of trainees were recently inducted into the NLNG’s economic empowerment initiative, the Vocational Innovation Business and Empowerment Scheme (VIBES), for the 2026 empowerment programme. According to a statement signed by NLNG’sManager, Corporate Communication and Public Affairs, Anne-Marie Palmer-Ikuku,the induction ceremony held in Port Harcourt marked a […]
FirstBank Women Network tasks participants on leadership, mentorship advancing
By Moses Nosike The FirstBank Women Network has challenged women professionals to embrace mentorship, collaboration and intentional investment in leadership development as part of efforts to strengthen female representation in senior roles across the banking sector. Speaking at the FirstBank Women Network conference, held at Balmoral Hall, Sheraton Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos, non-executive director of the […]
2027: Ex-APC deputy guber flag bearer, Maciver backs Tinubu’s re-election
…expresses fear over unresolve imbalance in Bayelsa APC ….congratulates new State Party Chairman, Warman Ogoriba By Emem Idio, Yenagoa The APC Deputy Governorship Candidate in the 2023 general elections in Bayelsa State, Great Joshua Maciver has declared his total commitment to the re-election of President Bola Tinubu come 2027, declaring that the Tinubu re-election project […]
