Women of West Africa Entrepreneurship Festival, WoWe, the only trade show bringing together local and international entrepreneurs, brand ambassadors and stakeholders of Nigeria’s dynamic entrepreneurship landscape held its 2015 edition at the landmark centre, Lagos on June 25 and 26. The third edition festival had the theme turning, “Vision to Reality” which focuses on the…
US Supreme Court legalizes Gay Marriage
The U.S. Supreme Court has made same-sex marriage legal throughout America, on Friday, June 26. The court ruled that the constitution gives gay and lesbian couples the same rights as straight couples. The historic decision invalidates the same-sex marriage bans of 14 states, from Texas on the Mexican border to Michigan and North Dakota on…
Corps Members Donate to FUNAAB
The 2014/2015 Batches B and C National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, members, who served at the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, FUNAAB, have donated copies of official name-plates to some offices in the Senate and Unity Buildings of the University. The gesture was part of the corps members’ social responsibility programmes in their places of…
Jimmy Jatt, 2face, Olamide, others set for AFRIMA industry nite
Industry Nite, a weekly event pulling together promising artistes, super star artistes, record label executives, brand managers, music producers, video directors, DJs, artistes managers, media, and fans will host All Africa Music Awards, AFRIMA on Wednesday July 1, 2015 in a special edition at Spice Route, Victoria Island, Lagos. Organised in partnership with the Beat…
Bayer, USAID Partner On Oral Contraceptives
Bayer HealthCare and the United States Agency for International Development, USAID, have partnered to make Microgynon® Fe Oral Contraceptive available and affordable in Nigeria. The Microgynon® brand, which is the world’s most widely used oral contraceptive, is now available in local pharmacies at a significantly lower price. The reduced price was made public recently at…
FG Must Hold Economic Summit Now – Oyintiloye
Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, a member of the Osun State House of Assembly representing Obokun Constituency, has advocated the convening of a national stakeholders’ economic summit that would permanently address the dilemma surrounding the inability of several states to pay salaries and other economic issues. This, he said, while speaking with journalists in the state capital on…
Former FUTA VC Kidnapped in Akure
Prof. Albert Ilemobade, former Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University of Technology Akure, FUTA, has been kidnapped. The septuagenarian was reportedly abducted yesterday morning with his guard at his residence at Ijapo in Akure, the Ondo State capital. The abductors, who went away with his car, abandoned it on Ijare Road, in Ifedore Local Government Area…
U.S. donates Insecticide-Treated Bed Nets to Cross River and Ebonyi
Michael Harvey, the Director U.S. Agency for International Development, USAID, on Friday, June 19, announced the donation of nearly four million insecticide-treated bed nets to Cross River and Ebonyi States as part of the U.S. government’s commitment through the President’s Malaria Initiative and USAID to prevent malaria in Nigeria. The cost of the bed nets,…
Ramadan: Oyintiloye Calls for Prayers
Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, House of Assembly member representing Obokun constituency, has called on Nigerians to use the period of Ramadan to supplicate for the survival of the country from the grips of its current financial challenges. He said this during a special prayer session organised by Obokun Muslim Youth Forum marking the beginning of the Ramadan.…
CFAO, Yamaha Set To Assemble Motorcycles in Nigeria
CFAO and Yamaha Motor Corporation Japan have concluded plans to assemble Yamaha motorcycles in Nigeria. Plans to make this happen moved a notch higher in April 2015 when the two companies jointly incorporated a company named CFAO Yamaha Motor Nigeria Limited. The incorporation of the company was achieved less than four months after a joint…