Tayo Olanipekun Activities on social media networks Facebook, Google Mail, Twitter, WhatsApp and Instagram lead on the list of what Nigerian children do on the internet, a report has shown. While globally, children were said to be more likely to watch video content and listen to music than spend time on social media, kids in Nigeria are most active across …

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—As Presidency Confirms Resignation Tayo Olanipekun The Presidency said it has accepted the resignation of the Finance Minister, Kemi Adeosun, and that the Minister of State Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, has been appointed to oversee the Ministry of Finance with effect from today. Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, made this known …

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Nigeria’s Finance Minister, Kemi Adeosun, has resigned. According to Daily Trust,sources close to her said she relinquished her position to protect President Muhammadu Buhari’s 2019 return to Presidency. It is not clear when she submitted her resignation letter. According to the newspaper’s source, the resignation followed the allegation of not serving the compulsory National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, and obtaining …

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Tayo Olanipekun The U.S. Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) has approved $200m in financing to help Union Bank of Nigeria expand its lending to Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and to invest in upgrades of the bank’s digital banking projects. The funding is part of nearly $900m the U.S Government’s development finance institution, on Thursday, approved during its final board …

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Tayo Olanipekun There were anger and confusion among residents, Thursday morning, when an object unmistakably an aborted premature baby was found dumped and helpless in the cold. Residents of Adetoun Close in the Ogba area of Lagos, during the Thursday sanitation exercise, had placed a distress call on National Wire, pleading for the matter to be brought into the public …

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Dayo Emmanuel Nigerians have been called to take the political office holders to task with verifiable evidences. The call was made by Mrs. Dede Kadiri, a trainer and human rights activist at a capacity building training for social groups and networks recently in Lagos under the Strengthening Citizens Resistance Against Prevalence of Corruption (SCRAP-C). Organised by the Centre for Democracy …

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Lagos State Commissioner for Home Affairs, Dr. Abdul Hakeem Mobolaji Abdul Lateef, has won this year’s Lagos Man of the Year (LASMAYA) Award. He won by polling 41, 415 votes of the 53, 893 of the total valid votes cast which was organised and collated by Centre for Policy Development and Political Studies. With 76.85 per cent of the total …

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Tayo Olanipekun President of the United Nations Security Council, Ambassador Nikki Haley, has said the U.N. is too silent on the role corruption plays in fueling violence, instability and criminal activities in countries. Haley, who is the U.S. Permanent Representative to the UN, said this yesterday when he chaired a Security Council meeting on corruption,emphasizing that corruption plays “undeniable role …

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Tayo Olanipekun A group, Lagos West Concern Movement, has thrown its weight behind the Senatorial ambition of the former Lagos State Commissioner for Transportation, Comrade Kayode Opiefa. The state Coordinator of the group, Mr. Shittu Odunlami Mutiu, while speaking with journalists in Lagos,said the constituents believe Opeifa will represent them better than Senator Olamilekan Solomon who is the incumbent, and …

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Tayo Olanipekun With Agency Reports UN Special Rapporteur, Maria Grazia Giammarinaro, will assess the issue of trafficking in persons in Nigeria during an official visit to the country from 3-10 September. “My visit is an opportunity to meet with relevant stakeholders to discuss various forms and manifestations of trafficking in persons and key human rights concerns and challenges, as well …

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