Olajide Temitope does three jobs but makes a meagre amount. The reason he works so hard to earn a living is because he was forced to drop out of school. Why couldn’t he finish school? How much does he make?…
LIJF @10 to honour Hugh Masekela on International Jazz Day
Plans are in full gear for the hosting of the 10th Anniversary of Nigeria’s Premier Jazz Festival – The Lagos International Jazz Festival (LIJF) scheduled to hold on Monday, April 30, 2018, which is globally recognised as International Jazz Day.…
Apapa Traffic: Lagos takes over 3000-capacity Orile-Iganmu truck terminal
To permanently address the Apapa gridlock, Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, has said that his administration will immediately take over the ABAT Truck Terminal, Orile-Iganmu. An Alausa statement Tuesday signed by Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Habib Aruna, said…
Elumelu to open Digital Economy for Africa forum with World Bank President, LinkedIn CEO
Chairman, Heirs Holdings and Founder, The Tony Elumelu Foundation, is set to join Jim Young Kim, President, World Bank Group and Jeff Weiner, CEO LinkedIn for a debate of the Digital Economy for Africa. A statement Tuesday by Abiodun Coker…
Mahama, Obi, Dangote, others feature at 2018 Commonwealth Business Forum in London
The ongoing 2018 Commonwealth Business Forum in London, which started Monday and will end on Wednesday, features former Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi. According to a statement from the organisers Monday, others to speak include, former Ghana President John Mahama…
UBA lists on NSE Premium Board
The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on Monday, migrated the pan-African financial institution, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc to its Premium Board after meeting its stringent Corporate Governance Conditions. The Premium Board is the newly created platform for elite companies…
3 artists selected for 2018 Lagos-Berlin residencies
Goethe-Institut Nigeria has announced the selection of three artists for the Lagos-Berlin residencies initiated in 2015 to strengthen the dialogue between Germany and Nigeria. The selected artists are Ojudun Taiwo Jacob (Nigeria) and Natalia Orendain del Castillo and Jumoke Adeyanju…
Why I want to represent Delta South in the Senate – Uduaghan
Immediate-past Delta State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Eweta Uduaghan, has said he wants to represent Delta South Senatorial District at the Senate in 2019 because of his desire to pursue quality legislation that will lead to the end of the crisis…
Section 5 and the Mohammed Bello Adoke case – Reuben Abati
His Lordship Justice Binta Nyako at the Federal High Court sitting in the Federal Capital Territory last Friday, gave an instructive, landmark judgment in the matter between Mohammed Bello Adoke and the Attorney General of the Federation on the extent…