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Five Female entrepreneurs on Thursday emerged winners at the UK-Nigeria Tech Hub pitch competition aimed at supporting gender inclusive economic growth. Honey Ogundeyi, the Country Director of the UK-Nigeria Tech Hub, said that the programme was aimed at bringing 15 of the continent’s most ambitious development-focused women entrepreneurs to the United Kingdom in January. Ogundeyi made this known during the Africa-UK Female Tech Founders 2020 program held at the British Deputy High Commissioner’s Residence at Ikoyi, Lagos. ” The five entrepreneurs who emerged winners during the pitch competition are Damilola Emuze, founder of Scholarx, Damilola Olokesusi, of Shuttlers mobility and…

The Senate on Thursday mandated its Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters to investigate the alleged invasion of the Federal High Court in Abuja during a court sitting by members of Department of State Security (DSS). The resolution of Senate followed a point of order brought by the Chairman, Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters, Sen. Bamidele Opeyemi (APC- Ekiti). Opeyemi cited order 43 of the senate rules, saying: “The reported alleged invasion of the court room by officials of DSS is one issue that has raised a lot of concern in different quarters in…

A Nigerian based in the UK, Mrs Olusubomi Iginla-Aina has bagged the third highest national honour of Member of the Order of the British Empire (OBE). Aina, while presenting the award to Mrs Abike Dabiri-Erewa, the Chairman/CEO, Nigerians In Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) in Abuja said that her passion for uplifting the less privileged earned her the award. She said that through her NGO, Lightup Foundation, she had been able to impact the lives of thousands of people through various humanitarian programmes both in Nigeria and in the UK. “Most of the time I spend everything I have and after doing…

The leadership of the House of Representatives will ensure the implementation of the agreement between the National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE), the Bureau of Public Enterprises and the Federal Ministry of Power to address the grievances that led to a strike action recently, Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila has said. Gbajabiamila also said the House would make sure that members of the union are henceforth treated rightly by the government to avoid the strike action they embarked upon on Wednesday, which paralyzed economic activities in the country. In a bid to intervene in the matter and find a lasting solution, the…

A former speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Adeyemi Ikuforiji, on Wednesday, appeared before a Federal High Court in Lagos, over alleged N338.8 million money laundering charges. Ikuforiji is charged alongside his former Personal Assistant, Oyebode Atoyebi. The defendants were first arraigned on March 1, 2012 before Justice Okechukwu Okeke on a 20-count charge bordering on misappropriation and money laundering. They had each pleaded not guilty to the charges and were granted bail. The defendants were, however, subsequently re-arraigned before Justice Ibrahim Buba, following a re-assignment of the case. On Sept. 26, 2014, Justice Buba discharged Ikuforiji and…

Gov. Gboyega Oyetola of Osun on Wednesday said most of the crises across the world was as a result of disunity, poverty, and ignorance which must be addressed in order to end the challenge of insecurity. Oyetola stated this at the International Conference on the Biography of Prophet Muhammed organized by the Muslim Ummah of Southwest Nigeria (MUSWEN) in collaboration with Nusret Educational and Cultural Company and Hira Magazine in Ibadan. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the theme of the conference was “Impact of the Exemplary Leadership Style of Prophet Muhammed on Inter-Ethnic and Inter-Religious Harmony.” The…

By Tony Obiechina, Abuja The Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE), has assured that with the various interventions by the Federal Government in the power sector, consumers in the country will soon have quality and improved electricity supply. Director-General of BPE, Mr. Alex A. Okoh who gave the assurance at a one-day Roundtable Discussion on Power, organized by the Senate Committee on Power with the theme: Addressing Nigeria’s Power Problems, said one of such interventions is the Presidential Power Initiative aimed at bridging the infrastructure gaps in the sector. Defending the power privatization, the DG said it was successfully executed and likened it…

The National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) on Wednesday shut down the headquarters of Ikeja Electric (IE) and Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) in Ikeja and Marina, Lagos. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered that the union members at the wee hours of the day locked staff of the distribution companies out and prevented them from gaining access to their offices. Mr Joe Ajaero, President, NUEE, told NAN that the workers organized the action to draw the attention of the government to the challenges facing electricity workers in the country. He said the union was impressed with the conduct…

By Tony Obiechina, Abuja Managing Director of Jaiz Bank Plc Mr Hassan Usman said the bank embarked on training of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) operators on digital marketing to boost their businesses and increase their earnings. Usman who spoke with journalists at the digital marketing training, SparkUp Business, organized by the bank for MSMEs owners in Abuja on Wednesday, said it was important that businessmen and women always updated their knowledge of the business. He said the advent of smartphones and the Internet has actually changed the ways businesses are conducted and Nigerian entrepreneurs need to go with…

A former governor of Ekiti, Ayodele Fayose, on Tuesday urged members of the state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who may be aggrieved by any of his actions in the past to forgive him. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Fayose, who spoke at his Afao Ekiti country home at a peace meeting he convened with party members across the 16 local governments, urged them to put the past behind them. He apologized to all aggrieved members who he said he might have wronged while in government. According to him, the PDP must be repositioned ahead…