By Elvis Eromosele The world is in a struggle with plastic. It can’t seem to do without it and definitely can’t live with it. It litters the landscape, cloaks the drains and gutters and fills the canals, rivers and oceans. The UN says ‘the world is choking on plastic’ and National Geographic says ‘the world is drowning in plastic’. Plastic is in almost everything. It is nearly everywhere. It is the true definition of ubiquitous. Experts concede that plastic waste is one of the major challenges to the environment and human existence. Indeed, plastics hold the world in a vice-like…
Author: Elvis Eromosele
AXA Mansard has empowered over 100 young female entrepreneurs with digital marketing skills in Lagos. AXA Mansard is a member of AXA and one of the global leaders in insurance and asset management, during a two-day digital marketing training in Lagos. It said this was part of the company’s programmes to commemorate the recently held International Women’s Day. The company added that it is empowering women who own small and medium-scale enterprises (SMEs’) with skills to improve their digital output and position them for the immense opportunities in the digital space. The Chief Customer and Marketing Officer, AXA Mansard, Jumoke…
MTN Nigeria’s Senior Manager, External Relations, and one of Africa’s most decorated media and public relations professionals, Funso Aina, has been announced “Innovator of the Year” in the brands category at the highly respected SABRE IN2 awards. Awarded since 2013, the SABRE IN2 awards recognise excellent work that highlights the expanding scope of the PR profession, from content creation to the evaluation process using data and analytics to inform, enhance and evaluate campaign successes across the globe. Aina’s recognition was announced by Provoke Media on February 15, 2023. The award was presented at the PRovoke EMEA Summit in…
The total amount of foreign airlines’ trapped funds in Nigeria has risen to $802m, according to the latest figure by the International Air Transport Association-the Switzerland-based trade association of world airlines. As a result, IATA warned the Nigerian government that the situation could hamper air connectivity, economic growth, and the development of the country’s aviation sector. The Director-General, IATA, Willie Walsh, spoke Monday while launching “Focus Africa”, a new initiative aimed at strengthening aviation’s contribution to Africa’s economic and social development. The project will also improve connectivity, safety, and reliability for passengers and shippers. “Airlines may be forced to reduce…
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission has approved 173 digital lending applications to operate in the country. Of the 173, 119 have full approvals and 54 have conditional approvals. After loan apps started harassing Nigerians, the FCCPC began a registration drive to protect citizens from the atrocities of these apps. It released a ‘Limited Interim Regulatory/ Registration Framework and Guidelines for Digital Lending 2022’ to regulate the digital lending space and make registration and approval a prerequisite for companies seeking to operate in the space. After shifting its deadline multiple times, it finally adopted March 27, 2023, as the…
The Apapa Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service has revealed that it earned N213bn worth of revenue between January to March 2023. Auwal Mohammed, the Customs Area Controller in charge of the command who revealed this while addressing journalists at the command on Tuesday noted that the service intercepted 144m tablets of tramadol worth N22bn en route to Nigeria from India in March. He said the tablets which were 225mg each weighing 10.3 tonnes, were concealed in two 40feet containers. He said the command within the period under review also processed agricultural products like sesame seeds, ginger, hibiscus, mineral…
By Michael Owhoko, Ph.D the real losers of the 2023 Nigerian general elections are not the electorate who were deprived of their rights to freely choose candidates of their choice nor the first-timer youth who were disappointed by the Nigerian state nor the candidates who lost or won as declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The biggest losers are President Muhammadu Buhari, INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, President-elect, Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Nigeria as a political entity. Except for Bola Tinubu who carries the burden of legitimacy arising from a flawed process and total miniature votes garnered,…
The 16th Matriculation of Caleb University, has held at the University’s Main Campus at Imota, Lagos with a record 2,238 new students. In his welcome address, the Vice- Chancellor, Prof. Nosa Owens-Ibie, announced that an unprecedented total of 2,238 new students were admitted for the 2022/2023 academic session; a notable improvement from the 1,558 admitted last session; which in itself was a record, at that time. Of the 2,238 admitted, 2,018 are 100 level, and 220 are direct entry students. There are also 50 new students at the Caleb Business School (CBS), and 332 at the postgraduate level. This number…
Minister of Women Affairs Dame Pauline Tallen with Simba Group Managing Director Chief Vinay Grover at the Recently Held International Womens Day Celebration in Lagos The Minister of Women Affairs, Dame Pauline Tallen (OFR), has commended The Simba Group, a leading two and three-wheeler mobility-solutions provider in Nigeria, for the success of its Queen Riders program which has contributed to women’s empowerment and gender equity in the country. The statement was made during the 2023 International Women’s Day celebration organized by Access Bank, recently in Lagos. It would be recalled that the Simba Group initiated its collaboration with the Ministry…
Dangote Cement shareholders will be paid N340 billion in April 2023 as their dividends for investing in the company’s shares for the period of 2022. The company said the N340 billion will be tabled before the shareholders for approval at the Annual General Meeting slated for April 13, 2023. Shareholders expected to receive payment from the N340 billion are investors whose names are registered in Dangote Cement’s Register of Members at the close of business on March 30, 2023. Aside from the dividend payout for the calendar period of 2022, Dangote Cement disclosed that the company is in possession of…