Stakeholder Engagement
9 May 2024
Prominent grassroots mobiliser and activist, Hamzat Lawal, has shared insights on building resilient non-profit organisations in Africa. Lawal shared the insights while responding to questions from the host of a fireside chat, Kalada Belema Meshack-Hart, at the ongoing 5th African Women Summit in Nairobi, Kenya on the 8th of May, 2024. Speaking at a session…
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Two gospel preachers on Wednesday urged the youth not to see Valentine’s Day as a day for fornication and other immoral acts but a day to show genuine love for God and humanity. Pastor Williams Nmezi of the Spoken World Ministry, Okokomaiko, Lagos State, and Dr Nkem Chima, President, Centre for Defence of Morality, made…
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The Federal Government on Wednesday commended the International Finance Corporation (IFC) for its continued confidence in President Bola Tinubu-led Nigeria’s economy. Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, in a statement, explained that President Tinubu made the commendation following IFC’s $50 million equity investment in the Lagos Free Zone, a…
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The Women on the Grid Hub (WotGH), an initiative of the United Kingdom Nigeria Infrastructure Advisory Facility (UKNIAF), facilitated a STEM Marketplace event that brought together leading female executives in the Power sector and aspiring young professionals in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) to discuss emerging opportunities in the STEM space using the Power…
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The Police in Ogun, on Wednesday, confirmed the discovery of the lifeless body of a 76-year-old man, Sikiru Olatunji, earlier declared missing on Saturday. The command’s spokesperson, CSP Omolola Odutola, disclosed this in a statement issued in Abeokuta on Wednesday. Odutola explained that the deceased was found about one and a half Kilometres from Wasinmi,…
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The United States is releasing Russian cryptocurrency kingpin Alexander Vinnik as part of an exchange deal that saw Moscow free US teacher Marc Fogel a day earlier, a White House official said Wednesday. The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, replied "yes" when asked if US authorities had released or would be releasing Vinnik in…
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The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has directed workers and the public to boycott the services of major telecommunications companies, MTN, Airtel, and Glo, daily from 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM, starting February 13, in protest against a recent tariff increase. In a statement issued on Wednesday, NLC President, Joe Ajaero, and Secretary, Emmanuel Ugboaja,…
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A Magistrate’s Court sitting in Osogbo, the capital of Osun State, has ordered the remand of a 24-year-old man, Bello Ayomide, for allegedly attempting to kill himself as police sought to arrest him for theft. The police in the state brought Ayomide to court and accused him of stealing his co-worker’s phone and withdrawing money…
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Hamas said Wednesday it would not bow down to threats from Israel and the United States, which demanded the militant group release hostages this weekend or face a return to war in Gaza. Mediators Qatar and Egypt were pushing to salvage the ceasefire agreement, a Palestinian source and a diplomat familiar with the talks told…
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US consumer inflation unexpectedly accelerated last month, data showed Wednesday, in a moment of potential political peril for President Donald Trump, who quickly blamed the uptick on his predecessor Joe Biden. The consumer price index (CPI) edged up to 3.0 percent in January from a year ago, the Labor Department said in a statement --…
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The House of Representatives, on Wednesday, passed the Tax Reform Bills through a second reading after an intense three-hour debate, with lawmakers overwhelmingly supporting the proposed legislation despite some reservations. The bills, which include the Nigeria Tax Bill 2024, the Tax Administration Bill, the Nigeria Revenue Service Establishment Bill, and the Joint Revenue Board Establishment…