The need for parents to inculcate the culture of reading and buying at least a book in a month is key in having children imbibe a reading culture, Funmi Ilori, Chief Executive Officer, CEO, FunmiVirtuous Educational Consult Limited has said. Speaking at an eventorganised for schools in Lagos by Vateeca World to mark the 2014…
Access Bank Launches Special Loan For Female Entrepreneurs
Herbert Wigwe, Group Managing Director, Access Bank, has announced that the bank has launched a N10 billion special loan to support female entrepreneurs in Nigeria. Wigwe stated this on Wednesday at the 2014 Women’s Entrepreneurship Day Nigeria, WED, event held at Access Bank Head Office, Victoria Island, Lagos State. “I want to inform you that…
2015 Nations Cup: Equatorial Guinea To Host
The Confederation of African Football, CAF, has confirmed Equatorial Guinea as hosts for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations. CAF selected a replacement for Morocco after rejecting the North African country’s request to shift the tournament to 2016 due to fears over the Ebola Virus Disease. CAF subsequently expelled Morocco from the tournament, which will…
Lagos Releases Hotels Classification Result
Babatunde Fashola, Lagos State governor, has made public the result of the hotels classification exercise conducted by the state government . The governor announced the result recently during the launch of the book, ‘Lagos a visitor’s guide,’ which chronicled the location of hotels, eateries and other tourist centres in the state. The governor, last year inaugurated two…
CAF Expels Morocco
Confederation of African Football, CAF, has confirmed the expulsion of Morocco from the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations after the country’s refusal to host the tournament because of its fears over the Ebola outbreak in the West African sub- region. CAF expelled Morocco, who would have qualified as hosts, from the finals. Morocco was given until…
Woman Stripped And Paraded On Donkey In India
An Indian woman was partly stripped and paraded on a donkey in a northern village in India after being accused of killing her nephew, a police officer said on Monday. Sudhir Joshi, superintendent of police said members of the village also blackened her face with coal dust and cut her hair following orders from a…
Ten Policemen Killed In Afghan Explosions
Several bomb blasts have struck three Afghan cities, including the capital Kabul, leaving at least 10 policemen dead on Monday. In Kabul, a magnetic bomb planted in a flowerbed near a university killed seven policemen and wounded three people, while in eastern Logar province a suicide bomber blew himself up at the provincial police headquarters.…
‘Ignore Federal Task Force’ – Fashola
Babatunde Fashola, Lagos State Governor, yesterday, urged residents of the state to resist any attempt by persons in black uniforms, known as Subsidy Reinvestment and Empowerment Programme and Federal Road Maintenance Agency, SURE-P/FERMA taskforce officials to manage traffic on 117 federal roads in the state describing their operation as illegal. The taskforce officials dislodged officers…
Courtney Dike Rejects NFF Match Bonus
Courtney Dike, Falconets star and Oklahoma State Football team forward has rejected the $7000 paid to her by the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, for participating at the 2014 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in Canada. Dike said the opportunity to play for the Falconets is way better than any monetary gifts she could receive. The…
Severe Gum Pain Linked with Impotency
A new research suggests that brushing and flossing regularly could have an impact on a man’s sex life. This is because a recent Turkish study has found that men in their 30s who had severe periodontal disease were more than three times more likely to suffer from erection problems than those with healthy gums. Fatih…
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