Dangote Refinery awards scholarships to 137 students of host communities
Dangote Oil Refining Company has awarded scholarships to 137 students of tertiary institutions and secondary schools from its host communities in Ibeju Lekki, Lagos State. The scholarships were presented to 19 tertiary institution students and 118 secondary school students from 15 communities in Ibeju Lekki. This is part of the company’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programmes. The scholarship had become an annual...
Dowen College: Buruji Kashamu’s family speaks on Sylvester Oromoni’s death
The family of the late Buruji Kashamu has denounced the involvement of one of the sons of the former senator, Adewale Kashamu, in the death of Sylvester Oromoni. Recall that Oromoni, the 12-year-old student of Dowen College, Lagos, died recently after he was allegedly brutalized by some senior students for refusing to join a cult group. Oromoni was reported to have...
MTN makes COVID-19 vaccination mandatory for staff
Effective from January 2022, MTN Group would be making vaccination against COVID-19 mandatory for its staff across its operations. The telco in a statement on Monday stated that the implementation of the vaccine mandate is part of commitment to protect the health and safety of people and workplaces, as well as contribute towards the rate of COVID-19 vaccinations across its...
Pastor seeks divorce as wife says he’s a chronic womaniser
A 48-year-old pastor, Nosa Abume, on Monday approached an Igando Customary Court in Lagos to nullify his 17-year-old marriage accusing his wife of defaming his character. “My wife is making statement that is injuring my reputation, she keeps telling people that I am a chronic womaniser,” he said. The petitioner said that his wife had even invited the police to arrest...
‘Director’ bags 20-year jail term for N10m scam
Justice Mohammad Saidu Sifawa of the Sokoto State High Court has convicted and sentenced a fraudster, Bashir Muazu, to 20 years in prison on two separate charges bordering on criminal breach of trust, cheating and obtaining money by false pretence. In the first charge, Muazu, a 46-year-old indigene of Sokoto State, was alleged to have fraudulently obtained the sum of...
Omicron: FG faults UK travel ban on Nigerians, seeks immediate review
The Federal Government has expressed disappointment over the United Kingdom government’s placement of Nigeria on its red list following the detection of the COVID-19 Omicron variant in the country. This is as the government demanded immediate review and reversal of the decision that put Nigeria on the red list, adding that Nigeria has handled the COVID-19 pandemic with utmost responsibility...
Huawei ranks No 1 in Global Modular Data Centre market share
Research and consulting firm Frost & Sullivan has released its Global Modular Data Centre Market Report. According to the report, market share for Huawei's Smart Modular Data Centre Solution has grown rapidly in recent years, increasing from 12.7% in 2017 to 20.5% in 2020, demonstrating the solution's leadership position worldwide. The report also notes that the global modular data centre market...
Nembe oil spill and Kabiru Yusuf’s vexatious meddlesomeness
By DANIEL ALABRAH Reading one Mallam Kabiru Yusuf's diatribe against the Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, on the current spillage in Nembe community (also in Bayelsa State) leaves you with a feeling of shock, nausea, outright revulsion or all of these. Since November 5, 2021 when it was first reported, hydrocarbon resources of gas and crude oil have been spewing...
Ebenezer Onyeagwu emerges ‘CEO of the Year’
…as Zenith Bank wins 'Most Responsible Organisation in Africa’ Zenith Bank’s Group Managing Director/CEO, Mr. Ebenezer Onyeagwu, has emerged CEO of the Year for a second consecutive year at the Sustainability, Enterprise and Responsibility (SERAS) CSR Africa Awards held at the weekend in Lagos. According to the judges, Onyeagwu was selected for a number of reasons, including engendering a culture that...
EHICHIOYA EZOMON: Old and ‘new’ subsidy as government magic
EHICHIOYA EZOMON Nothing is as confusing, and confounding as the proposed removal of subsidy on premium motor spirit (PMS) or petrol in 2022, to allow for market forces to determine the pricing per litre of the product. Currently, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL) claims it spends an average of N1.8 trillion annually or N150 billion monthly, to subsidise the product. This...
