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      The Oyo State Government has urged residents in the State to embrace the habit of waste sorting and recycling.   Speaking through its Waste Management consultant, Mottainai Recycling Ltd., on Monday, the State Government said this is part of efforts to reduce pressure on landfills in the State.   Mr. Adey Adewuyi, the MD, Mottainai Recycling Ltd, who made the call in Ibadan, enjoined residents to join hands with the Oyo State Government, as it tackles the menace of waste management.   Adewuyi reiterated his firm's total commitment to the furtherance of the Executive Governor's order on zero tolerance for reckless waste disposal.   “Mottainai is paving the way for a cleaner and healthier Oyo State; we are totally committed to environmental sustainability", he said.   He also urged the Federal and State Governments to support recycling companies with innovative technology to combat waste that cause flooding and other environmental challenges to the environment.   Adey

  A cross-section of the participants of the Skill Up training programme In a bid to promote SDG 8 for decent work and economic growth, Nigerian lender, Unity Bank Plc is collaborating with Kitian Training Hub, an Ibadan-based career advice and skills acquisition training centre to empower no fewer than 300 youths from Oyo State with different knowledge and skills designed to better equip beneficiaries to make career advancement. With the intervention, the Bank is providing support for sponsoring the youth training programme at the Kitian Training Hub set up to facilitate technical and vocational courses and thus drive digital skills acquisition among Nigerian youths and prepare them for job opportunities in the bourgeoning technology sector. The fully-funded, “Skill Up” training programme focused on both digital and non-digital skills training, including graphics design, web design, UI/UX design, fashion design, domestic electrical installations, MS Word suite and data analytics. This

   8 months ago    Retail lender, Unity Bank Plc has received an Award of Recognition for emerging as the “Best Bank in Customer Complaint Resolution 2021” recently at the Kano Central Bank of Nigeria/Banker’s Committee event held to uphold quality customer service culture in the banking industry. The Award underscores the Bank’s commitment to customer service even as it joins other global brands to celebrate the 2022 Customer Service Week, themed “Celebrating Service”. As part of activities to mark this year’s Customer Service Week across its over 200 branches nationwide, the Bank rolled out several initiatives aimed at engaging staff in the frontline of customer service touchpoints as well as rewarding loyal customers. The Managing Director of Unity Bank Plc, Mrs. Oluwatomi Somefun stated that “the customer remains the most important part of our business and this year’s theme “ Celebrating Service ” affords us the great opportunity to appreciate our staff that has kept faith with our

Polaris Bank rewards first set of winners in its ongoing ‘Save & Win’ promo   The first set of 62 winners have emerged in the ongoing Polaris Bank Save & Win promo.   The Bank in a statement said that the 62 lucky winners emerged across the six geo-political zones, winning N100,000 each during the draw which held on Friday at its headquarters in Lagos is in commemoration of Nigeria’s 62nd Independence Anniversary.   The winners emerged through a transparent draw witnessed by officials of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC), and the Advertising Regulatory Commission of Nigeria (ARCON).   The draw was conducted using a hybrid media technology which enabled in-premises event as well as over 400 customers through the Bank’s virtual network and social media handles.   Speaking at the unveiling of the winners, Polaris Bank’s Group Head, Strategic Brand Management, Mr. Nduneche Ezurike, said that the event was significant because it was a testament of th

 The OBA's in Awori land in Lagos on Sunday organised  a prayer session for the success of APC presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, and the re-election bid of Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu in the 2023 election. While addressing the traditional rulers, Pastor Cornelius Ojelabi, the APC Chairman in Lagos State, said he was proud and delighted to be of Awori descent. “And see my traditional rulers coming together to show that particular passion for the support of our presidential candidate and not only that, to our governorship candidate. “Coming together to pray for the success of the APC in the coming elections , honestly, I am delighted to be part of this family. “If one looks at the number of traditional rulers that gathered here to pray for the success of Tinubu and Sanwo-Olu in the coming election, you will know that God will answer our prayers. “When traditional rulers come together to offer prayer to God because they are next to God, according to our belief, you can be rest assured

  The Governor of Oyo state, Engr. Seyi Makinde has appointed Alhaji Asiwaju Yekini Abass Oladapo popularly known as Y.K Abass as the 1st Babaloja General of Oyo state. The event which took place at the Ministry of Trade, Industry Investment and Cooperatives on Friday was as a result of the ratification of his nomination as 1st Babaloja General by the State Market Leaders' Council at its meeting which was held on 27th of September, 2022. Presenting the Certificate of Recognition and Letter of Appointment to him, the State Commissioner for Trade, Industry, Investment and Cooperatives, Chief Bayo Lawal said due process was followed as dictated by the court of law. "The issue before us today has started since 2013, that is the appointment of Babaloja General of Oyo State, but i will say that am glad that with the help of God, and also that of my Principal, His Excellency, Engr.Seyi Makinde, we are able to achieve the seemingly unachievable and  today, despite all the crisis , we

  The Executive Chairman of Yaba Local Council Development Area of Lagos State, Hon. (Dr.) Omiyale Kayode Adejare has expressed optimism that the All Progressives Congress , APC Candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu will win the February 2023 presidential election with a wide margin. Speaking in an interview with Distinct News Adejare said Tinubu is more experienced than all other candidates and so he is going to triumph in the coming election. “We are trusting God, the election of 2023 is going to be a walk over for Asiwaju. Definitely, we don’t see it as a serious challenge. Though we have opponents, the opponents we have are ‘boys’ and when you are talking about the issue of the Presidency, it is not a boy issue, it is a man issue. “This is a man that has been in the system. He has built the Local Governments, he has built the State, and he has also built the Federal Government through the emergence of Muhammadu Buhari as president in 2015. You will agree with me that this is a man t

Nestlé announced today that it is partnering with the Africa Food Prize to help accelerate the transformation of food systems in Africa, as a way of strengthening the continent’s food security and building greater climate change resilience. The Africa Food Prize awards USD 100,000 to individuals and institutions that are pioneering agricultural and food systems transformation in Africa. The Prize puts a spotlight on uniquely impactful agri-food initiatives and technological innovations that can be replicated across the continent to increase food security, spur economic growth and development, and eliminate hunger and poverty in Africa. The Africa Food Prize is hosted by AGRA, an African-led and Africa-based institution that puts smallholder farmers at the center of the continent’s growing economy by transforming agriculture from a solitary struggle to survive into farming as a business that thrives. AGRA is headquartered in Kenya and works in 15 African countries. This year, Dr. Eric Y

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is facing pressure from the Opposition on Wednesday as one of his close allies and embattled ministers resigned from the Cabinet pending an investigation into allegations of bullying against him. This is coming after Nigerian prophet, Primate Ayodele in a live service in his church on Tuesday made it known that Rishi Sunak will cabinet issues in his administration. His statement was captured on video and went viral on Tiktok. In his statement, Primate Ayodele made it known that this cabinet crisis will make the opposition criticize the UK Prime minister, while talking briefly about the economy of the nation. These were his words ‘’I am seeing crisis in the cabinet of UK prime minister which will make the opposition criticize him. The economy of the UK will still not be stable till next year.’’ Just as he foretold, Sir Gavin Williamson, who was newly appointed as a minister of state without portfolio as of yet was accused of abusive behaviour towards f

Leading Investment Bank in Nigeria, DLM Capital and its subsidiary – Sofri (Sofri, powered by Links Microfinance bank) have bagged award of recognition and excellence at the just concluded BusinessDay Banks’ and Financial Institutions (BAFI) awards 2022. The Award Ceremony which was held on 5th November 2022 at the Lagos Continental Hotel was graced by the crème de la crème of the Nigerian banking and finance sector. DLM Capital Group emerged winner for “The principal Finance Firm of the Year 2022” while Sofri was awarded with “The Consumer Digital bank of the Year 2022”. Sofri is a financial platform powered by Links MFB, a subsidiary of DLM Capital Group. The respective honors came despite some stiff competition from other formidable nominees. The Principal Finance Firm of the Year Award was recognized with DLM Capital Group for being the provider of best-in-class deal structuring and a firm that has demonstrated shrewd investment expertise in deploying its own capital – either in th

  President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated the Board, Management, and Staff of First Bank of Nigeria Limited (FirstBank) for cross-border services through FBNBank UK in the United Kingdom for 40 years, sharing almost 130 years of banking experience. In a statement signed by the Special Adviser to the President on Media & Publicity, Femi Adesina, Buhari noted the competence and professionalism that have become the hallmark of the Bank for many years. This includes winning and retaining the trust of customers in Nigeria, and beyond, like in the United Kingdom, and successfully consolidating on its benchmark of reliability and professionalism. “As the FBN, United Kingdom celebrates 40 years anniversary, the President believes the strength and buoyancy of any country depend largely on the capacity of the banking sector, extolling the organization for steady rise and expansion, with remarkable awards for transparency, accountability, and reliability,” the statement reads. Buhari how

Wema Bank Plc, the pioneer of Africa’s first fully digital bank, ALAT, has once again demonstrated its unwavering commitment towards developing the capacity of SMEs in Nigeria to scale by launching the fourth edition of its SME Business School in Port Harcourt. Designed to help build capacity for SMEs in the country, Wema Bank’s SME Business School was launched in Lagos in 2021. The second edition took place virtually, while the third edition happened in Abuja. Now making its journey to the South-South geopolitical zone of the country, the initiative has helped to equip SMEs in various parts of the country with the business management knowledge and skills required to effectively run their enterprises and respond to the ever-evolving challenges of today’s business world. According to the Divisional Head, Retail Business at Wema Bank, Dotun Ifebogun, the Wema SME Business School was birthed in a bid to close the critical knowledge gap in the SME space in Nigeria, and each edition of the

  Lagos State Office of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Investments has  plans to unveil a programme tagged Lagos SDGs Grant Competition for Non Governmental Organisations (NGOs) and Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) to facilitate impact projects. And part of its plan is a Franchising for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) with access to affordable financial and institutional support that are needed to create wealth and employment opportunities. This was disclosed a media parley on Wednesday at the State House, Ikeja, to unveil the Lagos SDGs Grant Competition for NGOs, the Special Adviser to the Lagos State Governor on SDGs and Investments, Mrs. Solape Hammond, said the latest initiative tagged "the Lagos SDGs Grant Competition" was conceived "as part of the strategy to mobilise collective action to advance progress on the SDGs through social, economic, and environmental initiatives that are positive, transformative, collaborative, and scalable."

  Representatives of the All Progressives Congress Women (APC) in Badagry Division, Lagos state  converged on Tuesday at Amuwo Odofin Local Government, to mobilizing women for the forthcoming general elections. The meeting which was organized by the former Deputy Governor of Lagos state, Her Excellency, Priness Sarah Sosan, was attended by former deputy governor and senatorial candidate of the APC in Lagos West, Dr. Idiat Adebule, ife of the APC leader in Lagos west, Yeye  Oluwa, Badagry Division Woman Leader, mana Ajao, Executive Chairman, Oriade LCDA, Ramota Akinola-Hassan and women leaders in Lagos west, among others. Welcoming participants to the meeting, Sosan disclosed that the meeting was crucial for the women leaders to exchange ideas on the best way to massively mobilise and sensitise women to drum support for the Lagos West Senatorial Candidate, Adebule, presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, Govenor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and all other APC candidates in the state. It was t

  Oyo State Government has kick-started the equipping of the three-hundred and fifty one (351) Primary Healthcare Centres in the State, with new power generating sets. Doing a symbolic presentation of 97 generating sets to some primary healthcare centres, in Ibadan today, the Engineering Technical Lead of PHCs Renovation Committee, Engr. Ademola Aderinto said henceforth PHCs will be powered by an alternative source, whenever there is disruption of power supply by the electricity provider.  Engr. Aderinto, wwho is the Special Assistant on Environment said the aim of Governor Seyi Makinde was to ensure that 351 primary healthcare centres in Oyo State are equipped for the comfort of patients. He added that part of the project’s goal is to deliver generators for electricity supply to all renovated centers.  Aderinto also said, the Oyo State Government has sunk boreholes to ensure a steady supply of water not only to the PHCs, but also to the community through taps placed outside the PHCs.

  - Speaker Says Every Vote Important To APC Speaker Mudashiru Obasa of the Lagos State House of Assembly has urged Nollywood actors, producers and entertainers of like minds not to relent in their efforts to ensure victory for Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2023 election. Dr. Obasa gave the charge when he received a group, Progressive Coalition of Entertainers, led by popular actor, Saheed Balogun, at the Assembly complex late Thursday. The Speaker, who thanked the group of social influencers for their efforts to ensure a successful presidential election victory for Tinubu, further tasked them to sustain the relationship that exists between them and the state government. "Our task is to involve people, enlighten them and make them see reasons why they should continue, particularly here in Lagos, to support the APC. They have always supported APC and we want them to continue. "To us, every vote is an investment becaus

  In line with its efforts to strengthen the development of a robust and secure payment ecosystem, Africa’s leading Integrated payments and digital e-commerce company, Interswitch has hosted an engagement session for its customers and key stakeholders in the South-Western region of the country.  The breakfast session, which was held at the Golden Tulip Hotel, Ibadan, Oyo state, was organised to discuss how businesses can leverage digital payment to unlock endless opportunities and drive growth in the financial industry. The event gave stakeholders the opportunity to also deliberate on salient issues pertaining to the industry. The Ibadan event was the first in a series of breakfast sessions which Interswitch is organizing across five cities in the country including Port Harcourt, Enugu, Abuja and Lagos.  During the event, customers were onboarded onto the recently launched Interswitch products including Tokenization; Fintech-in-a-box; Fraud-solution-as-a-Services; Banking-as-a-service;

All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos state, has inaugurated a 163- member campaign Council that would midwife the 2023 general elections for the party's candidates across board in the state. The Council comprises representatives of all forum existing in the party including serving and former political office holders in the state. In his inauguration speech, the State Chairman of APC, Hon. Cornelius Ojelabi, said the council should concentrate on issues that would add value to the success of the party in 2023, saying the members should be resolute, committed and law abiding throughout the assignment.  Ojelabi announced Senator Ganiyu Solomon as Director General of the Council while Ogbooni Fuad Oki appointed Secretary. He mentioned Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and Deputy Governor Babafemi Hamzat as Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Council respectively. Ojelabi said that their nomination to serve was based on their knowledge and ability in campaign strategy and election managemen

       Nestlé Nigeria Media Awards aims to reward professionalism and excellence in reporting and storytelling around Nestlé’s focus areas comprising – Affordable Nutrition, Environmental Sustainability, Youth Empowerment, Women Empowerment, Engendering Thriving Communities, and Agriculture. Scope of Awards Participation is open to mainstream and online journalists from all over Nigeria. Entries must be published stories on Nestlé’s focus areas – Affordable Nutrition, Environmental Sustainability, Youth Empowerment, Women Empowerment, Engendering Thriving Communities, and Agriculture. Entries must be published within the award year: January 1, 2022 to 06 November Entries will be judged for originality, value addition, accuracy, balance, depth and focus on Nestlé’s areas of interest as outlined above. The award ceremony is scheduled to hold on Saturday, December 3, 2022. How to Enter • All entry materials must be original works published in mainstream or online platforms between January

   The all Progressives Congress (APC),  vice presidential candidate Sen. Kashim Shettima, on Wednesday commissioned the secretariat of the party’s Arewa Community in Lagos. Shettima also donated N10 million to support the activities of the Arewa community ahead of the 2023 general elections. Speaking at the commissioning in Somolu, the APC vice presidential candidate described the presidential candidate of the party, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, as a detribalized politician who had supported candidates from different ethnics in past general elections.   “Asiwaju’s trajectory from 2007,2011,2015 and 2019 when he gave his all to ensure President Mohammadu Buhari’s victory shows he has been a detribalized Nigerian ever since. We must do all we can to ensure his victory come February 2023″, said Shettima. He pledged to work with the Chairman of Lagos APC Arewa Community, Engr Abdullahi Saadu on campaign activities, acknowledging the mobilisation prowess of the Arewa Leader. Also, the Kano State G

  The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the Lagos State House of Assembly has begun a probe of Ministries, Departments and Agencies of the government in relation to the State's Auditor-General's report for 2021. Hon. Saka Solaja, chairman of the committee, made the announcement on Wednesday as he and his colleagues received the first set of government officials summoned to respond to queries raised in the report. Solaja, who described the PAC as a  statutory establishment of Sections 125 and 129 of the 1999 Constitution of Federal Republic of Nigeria as amended, added that the committee serves as an important instrument of checks, probity and accountability in Legislative institutions at both the Federal and the State levels. "Consequently, Section 125(2) and Section 129(1) (c) of the 1999 Constitution as (amended) empower the Public Accounts Committee of the House of Assembly to 'summon any person in Nigeria to give evidence at any place or produce any document or ot

  The Arole Oduduwa & Ooni of Ife, Ooni Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi Ojaja II, has sought the increased inclusion of more women in leadership positions across the country. Ooni Ogunwusi who doubles as Co-chairman, National Council of Traditional Rulers of Nigeria (NCTRN), made the call at his ancient Ile- Oodua Palace in Ile-Ife on Monday, while celebrating the annual Edi Festival. EDI Festival is an annual ritual in Ile-ife done in acknowledgment of the heroic life and sacrifice of Moremi Ajasoro, an Ife woman who helped to secure the land from foreign invaders in the early days. Speaking at the event, Ooni Ogunwusi explained that the prestigious culture of the Oduduwa race dignifies the female gender like their male counterparts, adding that these virtues must be upheld and practiced daily in the society. "We all are witnesses to the outstanding performance of some Ministers, Commissioners, head of companies and even countries across the globe, our women here in this part of the