The Nigerian Capital Development Fund, NCDF, in collaboration with the National Board for Technology Incubation and the London School of Social Enterprise and Sustainable Economics has officially announced the Call for Applications for the Fortune Entrepreneur Accelerator, Summit & Venture Capital Programme. This transformative initiative, scheduled to culminate in a national summit in Benin City, Edo State in September 2025, is designed to identify, develop, and fund Nigeria’s next generation of 1,000 high-potential startups across strategic sectors such as agriculture, energy, fintech, healthcare, manufacturing, creative industries, and climate innovation. At the heart of the programme is the NCDF Opportunity Growth…
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The rock-city of Abeokuta stood still on Saturday for the Achudumes and Chukwus as men and women from all walks of life converged at the sprawling Auditorium of the Victory Life Bible Church (VLBC) for the solemnization of holy matrimony between Pastor David Achudume, the son of the VLBC Founder, Apostle Lawrence Achudume and Precious Chukwu. It was indeed an occasion for people, especially the women’s folk to display their high fashion sense, decked in various exquisitely designed traditional outfits in the colours of purple and pink. The Auditorium indeed had a touch of class with the eye-popping drapes, lighting,…
The 11th Triennial Conference of the Ansar-ud-Deen Society of Nigeria (Gateway 2025) on Friday, April 18, 2025 brought together a distinguished roll call of national icons, Islamic scholars, and community leaders in Abeokuta, Ogun State capital, in a convergence of faith, leadership, and national development. Held at the Legacy Hall, Abeokuta Sports Club, Abeokuta,the event was graced by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, represented by the Deputy Governor of Ogun State, Engr. Noimot Salako-Oyedele. Also in attendance was the Baba Adinni of Yorubaland, Edo, and Delta States and former Nigerian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Ambassador Sarafa Tunji Isola, OFR,…
Olufemi Soneye, Chief Corporate Communications Officer of Nigerian national Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), shone like the stars on Wednesday in Abuja as he scooped two top awards at the 2025 edition of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) Awards. Soneye, a journalist, brand strategist and PR specialist, was appointed as NNPCL’s spokesman on October 18, 2023. A seasoned professional, Soneye brought with him decades of international media experience across Nigeria, Australia, and the United States, where he previously served as Editor of the prestigious US Air Force One Magazine at Joint Base Andrews, Washington, D.C. At the awards on…
As Mega City pre-launch sales promo ends on Thursday, April 17, 2025, T.Pumpy Concept Limited has announced price increase effective from Friday, April 18. Recall that the sales promo which started on March 31, featured reduced prices on the three categories of land available at the Mega City – 500sqm for N5 million; 300sqm for N3.5 million, while 200sqm goes for N2.5 million only. But from Friday, April 18, the new prices take effect – 200sqm for N4.5 million, 300sqm for N6 million and 500sqm for N8 million. “Starting from April 18, 2025, we will be implementing a price review…
The Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, April 15, 2025, arraigned one Agudosi Christopher Okechukwu for alleged non- declaration of the sums of £8,020 (Eight Thousand and Twenty Pounds Sterling) and $704 ( Seven Hundred and Four United States Dollars) before Justice Yellim Bogoro of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos. The defendant was arrested in December 2024 at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos by operatives of the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, for non-declaration to the tune of £8020 and $704 and was subsequently handed over to the…
Bureau of Public Procurement, BPP, said that it was collaborating with Nigeria’s anti-corruption agencies to ensure that the procurement process in the country was not compromised. The Bureau said it would publish a revised list of Civil Society Organisations, CSOs, that the Ministries, Departments and Agencies, MDAs, could invite to observe procurement processes. Director-General of BPP, Dr. Adebowale Adedokun, made the disclosure, on Monday, in Abuja, at a one-day national stakeholders’ interactive workshop with CSOs in Nigeria on the current trends in procurement practices and the roles of the organisations in procurement reforms. The workshop was declared open by the…
President of the St Finbarr’s College Old Boys Association and Nollywood legend, Patrick Doyle, has been speaking on why former Super Eagles stars, Godwin Odiye and Paul Okoku, donated sport equipment to Saint Finbarr’s College, Akoka, Lagos State, during the last 60th inter-house sports competition. The distinguished Nigerian ex-internationals, who passed out from Saint Finbarrs College, also handed out scholarship money to the school through the Old Boys Association of the acclaimed secondary school. At the colourful St Finbarr’s College 60th Inter-house sports competition, where the sports equipment donated by Okoku and Odiye were presented to a cheering crowd, the…
The former Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive of the National Agency for Science Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI), Engr. Mohammed Sani Haruna has donated 1,300 textbooks to public tertiary institutions in Nasarawa State. The donation, according to him, is a contribution to Governor Sule’s industrialization agenda of the state and in support of its skills development programme. The textbooks would be distributed by the Governor of the state, Abdullahi Sule to the federal and state tertiary institutions in Nasarawa State. Speaking on Tuesday during the donation of the books at the Nasarawa State University in Keffi, Engr. Haruna described the textbook…
A new Regent has been appointed for Akungba-Akoko, a prominent town in Akoko South West Local Government Area of Ondo State. She’s Princess Adeyemi Faith Ajimo, a 25-year-old university graduate and the first daughter of the late monarch. The appointment follows the passing of its traditional ruler, Oba Isaac Sunday Adeyeye Ajimo III, who died on March 3, 2025. The Regent hails from the Ole Ruling House, and her selection was made after a unanimous decision by the family and traditional council. In a formal letter addressed to the Chairman of Akoko South West Local Government, the Alale Council of…