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By Tony Obiechina, Abuja  The Director-General, Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI), Prince Adetunkunbo Kayode has restated his commitment to support young entrepreneurs in the country. He stated this during the Chamber’s Business Entrepreneurship Skills And Technology, Young Entrepreneur Start-up Product Launch for Kamilah Farms Nigeria Limited in Abuja, at the weekend. The product, Kamilah Zobo Powder is the brainchild of Miss Kamilah Ahmed, a 13-year-old student of Tulip International School, Kaduna. She is the daughter of Amina Tukur Othman, Head of Public Communications, Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE). Adetunkunbo who noted that education is not only for certification…

By Tony Obiechina, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari has constituted the Advisory Committee for the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) The Committee is composed in accordance with the provisions of Part III, Section 11 (2)  of the  NDDC Establishment ACT. ( As Amended) According to  Section 11  (2)  of the Act, the Advisory Committee is saddled with the responsibility of advising the Board and to monitor the activities of the Commission, with a view to achieving set objectives as well as to make rules regulating its own proceedings. Membership of the Advisory Committee as provided in Part III, Section 11(1a) comprises,…

The Governor of Oyo State, Engineer Seyi Makinde, said at the weekend that his administration would continue to maintain cordial relationships with the officers and men of the Nigerian Army in order to keep the state safe and secure. Governor Makinde, who stated this while speaking at a reception organized in his honour by the General Officer Commanding, GOC, 2 Division, Nigerian Army, Major-General Anthony Bamidele Omozoje, at the Tiger’s Den, Adekunle Fajuyi Cantonment, Odogbo, Ibadan, added that army officers had saved him from imminent death on at least two occasions. A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the…

The Federal Government has asked Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) to “send the full list of former governors and ministers that have received and/or receiving double pay and life pensions in order to enhance and ensure compliance with the judgment of the court.” The letter follows the judgment last year ordering the government to challenge the legality of states’ pension laws and recover public funds collected by former governors and ministers. SERAP had earlier sent a letter to Mr Abukabar Malami, SAN, the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, asking him to “advise and persuade President…

The confusion, anger, inability to pay staff salaries, and frustration among Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) members and staff at its secretariat should not surprise any Nigerian as these are manifestations of the infidelity that defines the essence of the party. The Buhari Media Organisation (BMO), while reacting to the memo sent by the PDP leadership to its staff notifying them of the disengagement of over 50% of the party’s workforce, said that the party was one known to lack capacity in management, and thus this was not unexpected. In a statement signed by its Chairman Niyi Akinsiju and Secretary Cassidy…

LAGOS – Ecobank Nigeria has unveiled a new product offering, Xpress Save and Xpress Loan, enabling customers to conveniently & speedily open digital savings accounts and also obtain short-term micro-credit loans using their mobile phones through a USSD platform, *326#. Ecobank Xpress Save and Xpress Loan, the first of its kind in the Nigerian market, is an online real-time, self-service solution that is suitable for all micro-entrepreneurs, artisans, traders, low-income earners and the entire unbanked and underbanked mass market population. The Xpress Save and Xpress Loan product is simple to access digitally through the mobile phone and it is available…

A 35-year-old labourer, Ezekiel Ajibola, was killed when a three-storey building under renovation by Keystone Bank collapsed in Palm Grove area of Lagos on Saturday. Director-General of Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the canopy collapsed and killed the artisan on the ground level. “The concrete canopy attached above door level on the ground floor collapsed due to inadequate reinforcement under the weight of concrete and was probably added on as an afterthought. “The workers were working this evening around 7 p.m. and one of the artisans was apparently polishing…

The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) says it has concluded plans to start the collection of taxes on unoccupied buildings in the territory. Mr Dele Yaro, the Leader of the FCT Ministerial Joint Task Force on Sanitation and Demolition of illegal structures, said this in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Abuja. Yaro, an Assistant Director of Operations in the Directorate of Road Traffic Services (DRTS) said this after the demolition of illegal buildings and workshops in Kado Estate by the Task Force. According to him, owners of buildings that are not occupied will henceforth…

As the world marks International Women’s Day, the political counselor to British High Commissioner, Dominic Williams has urged young journalists to change the narrative on the portrayal of women in the media. Mr Williams made the call on Saturday during the second International Youth media day in Abuja saying the media has an enormous influence on the issue of gender equality because of the media influences society the cause of transmitting values from one generation to another. He said the media should not follow the existing stereotypical portrayal of women in the society rather they should get a balance in…

The Federal Road Safety Corps says it has noted with dismay the distorted account that has permeated every facet of the social media about an incident involving its patrol team and a road traffic offender who drove with an alleged pregnant woman violating established traffic laws in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. Corps CommanderPublic Education Officer, Bisi Kazeem, in a statement on Sunday says, the public should note that the matter has been investigated at the instance of the Corps Marshal, Dr Boboye Oyeyemi and the driver of the vehicle was invited for preliminary investigations, at the end of which the…