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Recently the Federal Government rolled out a N50bn grant to cushion the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic for exporters and players in the SME sectors to benefit and revive their businesses. The Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC), Barrister Olusegun Awolowo at the flag-off of the grant however assured Nigerian non-oil exporters and …

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The Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC), Barrister Olusegun Awolowo has assured Nigerian non-oil exporters and operators of the Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) that the Export Expansion Grant made available by the Federal Government would protect jobs and provide new ones towards moving the economy from pandemic to prosperity. In his welcome …

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By Kayode Akinrimisi II   Authority stealing, authority stealing a song popularised by Fela Anikulapo Kuti is the root cause of the #ENDSARS project rocking Nigeria at the moment. It is a situation where education sub sector is taking N40bn in the national budget and National Assembly is taking N120bn, this is not tenable. Some analysts will say Nigeria actually …

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Worried by the increasing volume of non-oil export in the informal sector, the Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC), Mr. Olusegun Awolowo has enjoined players in the informal export trade to embrace formal export which would be beneficial to the national economy and bring development to border communities. Awolowo, made this appeal at the Stakeholders’ sensitisation …

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Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwumi Ambode, on Tuesday stressed the need for new generation of Nigerian leaders to embrace the ideals and principle of late Chief Obafemi Awolowo. Ambode made the remark while unveiling the new statue of the late sage in Ikeja. The event was attended by prominent members of the Awolowo family including the wife of the Vice …

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The Lagos State Government has said it will on September 26, 2017, unveil a new statue of the late sage, Chief Obafemi Awolowo. The bust to be unveiled on Obafemi Awolowo Way by the Lagos Television (Ltv) junction in Ikeja will replace the old Awolowo statue removed from the Allen Avenue round-about in Ikeja. The new 20-feet tall Awo bust …

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Dayo Emmanuel Human Capital Development Centre (HCDC), a project of the Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) has graduated 64 students from its garment manufacturing and pattern drafting training program in Lagos. Speaking at the event, Chief Executive Officer of the NEPC, Mr. Olusegun Awolowo said, “HCDC furthers our mission to boost Nigeria’s non-oil exports, which we believe will characterize our …

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From Left: Chairman, Nigerian Export Authority, Segun Awolowo; Convener, The Obafemi Awolowo (OAF) Foundation, Tokunbo Dosunmu-Awolowo; Osun State Governor, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola; former Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon (rtd), former Ogun State Governor/All Progressive Congress Chieftain, Aremo Olusegun Osoba; former Secretary General, Commonwealth/Board of Trustee Chairman,OAF, Chief Emeka Anyaoku and Guest Lecturer, Senator Banji Akintoye, during the 2017 Obafemi …

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Aregbesola to Chair ‘Shadows of a Whisper’ a collection of poems presentation Osun State Governor, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola will on 17th September in Lagos, be the guest of honour and Chairman at the presentation of ‘Shadows of a Whisper’ a collection of poems by Barrister Ladi Soyode. The presentation/launching of the poems which is another deep soul searching art work from …

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I used to think our founding fathers; the great Awo and Zik of Africa were the architects of the problem we are still trying to solve. (I may not be totally correct.) *Awolowo The colonialists didn’t want to give independence until all the three units agreed. The north was not ready but these men persuaded them and as stupid as …

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