The Chairman of Adron Homes and Properties, Aare Adetola Emmanuelking, delivered a powerful address at the maiden edition of the Oyo State Real Estate Conference, organized by the office of the Special Adviser to the Governor on Housing and Urban Development, in collaboration with the Real Estate Developers Association of Nigeria (REDAN), Oyo State Chapter. Themed “Positioning and Globalization of Oyo State Real Estate – Road to Urbanization,” the event, held in Ibadan, brought together industry leaders, government officials, and stakeholders to discuss opportunities and challenges in the state’s real estate sector. In attendance were notable dignitaries, including the Deputy…
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The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), in partnership with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), announces the launch of iHatch Cohort 4, an initiative designed to support Nigeria’s growing startup ecosystem. October 2024 the programme was launched and will run through January 2025, providing 185 startups and 37 innovation hubs across Nigeria with the resources they need to scale and succeed in local and global markets. iHatch Cohort 4 is a critical part of NITDA’s Digital Economy Policy, designed to foster entrepreneurship, drive economic growth, and create jobs by providing startups with tailored mentorship, training, and investment readiness. This…
Nestlé Nigeria has expanded its Nestlé Empowering Rural Women in Nigeria Initiative to include 50 more female retailers in Calabar, Cross River State. At the event to launch this project, the participants were trained in merchandising, bookkeeping, and customer service. Speaking on the importance of this project, Victoria Uwadoka, Corporate Communications, Public Affairs, and Sustainability Lead, Nestlé Nigeria, said, “Nestlé is committed to contributing to efforts tobuild thriving communities. One of the pillars for achieving this objective is empowered women. For us therefore, the Nestlé Empowering Rural Women in Nigeria Initiative is one of the ways we create shared value,…
The leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele has once against registered his uniqueness with the fulfillment of his prophecies in South Africa and Liberia. Primate Ayodele in a video shared on his social media page called on the President of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa to be careful as oppositions will call for his impeachment. He warned that there will be gangup which will be serious against the president. These were his words: The president of South Africa will have issues and if care isn’t taken, they will call for his impeachment and gangup against him.” In fulfilment…
Once again, Primate Elijah Ayodele of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church is in the news for accurately foretelling what the outcome of the Namibia presidential election would be. Namibia held its presidential election last week with opposition parties kicking against the conduct and forcing the electoral commission to re-open election polls in some areas where complaints were made. The result was announced yesterday and the ruling party’s candidate, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah won the election. The electoral commission said she had won more than 57% of the votes cast, with her closest rival Panduleni Itula getting 26%. This accurately fulfilled the prophecy of…
Elumelu The Group Chairman of United Bank for Africa and founder of the Tony Elumelu Foundation, Tony Elumelu, has spoken against workplace stereotypes faced by women. Elumelu made the call during a meeting with the Association of Professional Women Bankers at UBA’s headquarters in Marina, Lagos, in a statement shared with Saturday PUNCH on Friday. In his address, Elumelu noted the challenges women face, pointing out the stereotype of being “too emotional” or “sentimental” in professional environments. He further stressed how women struggled with imposter syndrome which hindered their career progress. “From my personal experience, women in our organisation are incredibly hardworking,…
DAYLIGHT Publisher, Chief Azuh Amatus (middle) flanked by the publishers of Yes International Magazine, Sir Azuh Arinze, Mr. Dotun Oladipo, publisher, TheEagle online and Mr. Habib Aruna, the CPS to former Lagos state, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, at the wedding of the son of top journalist and lawyer, Mr. Richard Akinnola, yesterday, in Lagos. DAYLIGHT Publisher, Chief Azuh Amatus, in red cap, the father of the groom, Mr. Richard Akinnola with other senior journalists and guests in a group photograph at the event.
L-R: UBA XMAS LIGHTING 3: l-r: CEO, UBA America, Sola Yomi Ajayi; Executive Director, Alex Alozie; Group Deputy Managing Director, Chukwuma Nweke; GMD/CEO, Oliver Alawuba; CEO, UBA Africa, Abiola Bawuah; Executive Director, Ugo Nwaghodoh; and Regional Director, East Bank, Chioma Mang, during the Christmas Light Up, to herald yuletide at the UBA Foundation Garden in Marina on Monday. United Bank for Africa, through its Corporate Social Responsibility Arm, the UBA Foundation, on Monday, held its annual Garden Light-Up ceremony to kick-start the festive season. The dazzling ceremony, held at the United Bank for Africa (UBA) head office in Lagos, brought…
Musk A US judge upheld her decision to reject Elon Musk’s massive $55.8 billion compensation package at Tesla, denying an attempt to restore the pay deal through a shareholder vote on Monday. In a court filing, Chancellor Kathaleen McCormick of Delaware’s Court of Chancery ruled that Tesla’s attempt to ratify Musk’s compensation package through a June shareholder vote could not override her January decision striking down the package as excessive and unfair to shareholders. McCormick found multiple flaws in Tesla’s ratification attempt, including “material misstatements” in documents provided to shareholders about the effect of their vote. “The motion to revise…
CBN logo Barring any last-minute changes, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) will soon retire about 1,000 of its employees before the end of the year, investigations by Daily Trust have shown. Reliable sources at the apex bank’s headquarters revealed that the retirement would gulp over N50 billion in payoff to the affected workers. In what it described as a strategic realignment of its workforce, the CBN’s Board of Governors, led by Olayemi Cardoso, had expressed commitment to reducing the workforce. In the last 10 months, the CBN had disengaged many of its staffers, including 17 directors, who served under the immediate…