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Those who witness the 80th birthday celebration of renowned industrialist and business mogul, Aare Rasaq Okoya at his panache Oluwanishola Estate will readily agreed that it was the first-class party, which will remain unforgettable in memories of those that attend the first-class party for a very long time. The highlight of the event was the cutting of birthday cake by the celebrator flanked by Vice President Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, Former President Olusegun Obasanjo and former Governor of Lagos, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu among others. The vice president, who presided over the cutting of the cake, prayed God to grant Okoya 100 years, preserve him and keep him in good health. For a man who started from a very humble and poor beginning, eking out a living from petty trading, to rise to the topmost echelon as an industrial giant, it should not surprise anyone that his 80th has been celebrated in amidst pomp and the ceremony, starting with a thanksgiving prayer with him and close me

By:Fashina Shakiru. Deputy speaker Lagos state House of Assembly Honourable Wasiu Sanni Eshilokun earlier today distributes food snack kits to pupils of public primary school. The gestures was shown in one of the public primary schools in Lagos Island St. Joseph Primary school . According to information available on his Facebook page, he posted infulfillment of his campaign promise to boost education standard in Lagos, the State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, flag-off school feeding pilot programmes in public primary schools. He added, the programme which provide opportunities for pupils in public schools to get feed, commenced today with thirty-two (32) schools on Lagos-Island. He reveals "one of the selected schools is St. Joseph Primary School, Elegbata. Lagos Island  where the Deputy Speaker, Lagos State House of Assembly, Hon. Wasiu Eshinlokun Sanni represented the Executive Governor as early as 7:30 am to distribute the food to the pupils.

...declares nobody is above the laws, as the crisis lingering in Lagos Island as party leaders and community leaders applaud his gestures. By: Fashina Shakiru. Councillor Representing Ward A3 Lagos Island Local Government, Honourable Davies Qudus Adisa has said parents to enroll their children into institute of Skill Acquisition in Lagos state particularly Lagos Island Local Government Vocational Education Institute (LIGVEI). He disclosed this at the occasion 3rd edition of his empowerment programme at Eyo Cenotaph Compound Idumota, Lagos island yesterday. According to him, the 3rd edition of empowerment programme unlike the two previous programmes that involved cash gifts to support petty traders. Today's empowerment is strictly for provision and donation of working tools for artisans, commodities and empowerment tools for other beneficiaries. Millions of people in the developing world like Nigeria, largely women are associated with artisan sector. Behind agr

....declares all revenue collectors suspended until further notice. By: Fashina Shakiru Lagos Island Local Government Chairman, Mayor Honourable Tijani Adetoyese Olusi , has said that his administration remains committed to meeting the yearnings and aspirations of our people in the area of infrastructural development and human capital development. Olusi made this known at year 2020 budget stakeholders meeting held at the council Secretariat, Zappa Hall, Lagos island on Tuesday. The chairman assured the participants at the meeting that some of the requests raised at the stakeholders meeting held at the same venue are still outstanding owing to limited resources, the modest achievements recorded in the out-gone year is an indication that this administration is on the right track. He said: "We are optimistic that at the end of our tenure, with your continued support, more progress would have been made. He reveals that, we have an ambition to bequeath a befittin

To lend N70b to agric value chain Ecobank Nigeria has announced an Agriculture Businesses Finance Scheme where it plans to disburse additional loan of N70 billion for practitioners in different value chains of agriculture within the next two years. This announcement is coming just as the bank is set to organise Nigeria’s Biggest Agribusiness And Food Summit in February 2020. The Agribusiness summit is part of its determination to further showcase the potentials in the agricultural sector of the nation’s economy in partnership with Vanguard newspapers, The Economic Forum Series and Nigeria Agribusiness Group (NABG). The summit with the theme: Unlocking productivity and investment opportunities across the Agribusiness value chain is scheduled for February 13, at the Grand Banquet Hall, Civic Centre, Ozumba Mbadiwe, Victoria Island, Lagos. Head, Agribusiness, Ecobank Nigeria, Mojisola Oguntoyinbo, said the summit is part of the bank’s continuous

Nigeria’s foremost industrialist; Aare Rasak Akanni Okoya; the founder of Eleganza Group will clock 80 years on Sunday, the 12th of January, 2020. The indefatigable businessman who started trading at a very tender age before venturing into manufacturing will be serenaded by top business moguls, politicians, high powered celebrities and dignitaries that cut across all sectors of the Nigerian and international economy. There is no doubts that Aare Rasaq Akanni Okoya has paid his dues in helping many out of poverty through the establishment of his group of companies that is into diverse economical sectors, most popular of which is the Eleganza Industries now rebranded as the Eleganza Industrial City, where thousands of Nigerians and expatriates earn their daily living. According to research conducted by the Squard Media Group led by Quadri Olowolagba, Aare Rasaq Okoya will celebrate the 80th birthday at his massive and expansive Oluwanisola Estate in Lagos State. It was g

The second edition of the Born in Africa Festival (BAFEST), an initiative of Access Bank aimed at celebrating African creativity, held inLagos following a successful maiden edition last year. Themed “More for The Culture”, the 2019 BAFEST was a dynamic fusion of African art, film, fashion and music, attracting thousands of fun lovers from across Africa. The day-long festival commenced in the morning with the fashion, art and film park, where various artists, fashion designers and filmmakers showcased their works. Short films, feature-length films and Accelerate Filmmaker project films were screened in the film section; films such as ‘Black Monday’ by Adetola Films, ‘Blast’ by Tosin Ibitoye, ‘Last’ by Olabisi Akinbinu, ‘Scars’ by Miriam Dera among others were featured. Eye-catching and fascinating artworks and clothing were also on display as artists and designers were on ground to engage guests. The festival then got into high spirits with the fusion of music a

The second edition of the Born in Africa Festival (BAFEST), an initiative of Access Bank aimed at celebrating African creativity, held inLagos following a successful maiden edition last year. Themed “More for The Culture”, the 2019 BAFEST was a dynamic fusion of African art, film, fashion and music, attracting thousands of fun lovers from across Africa. The day-long festival commenced in the morning with the fashion, art and film park, where various artists, fashion designers and filmmakers showcased their works. Short films, feature-length films and Accelerate Filmmaker project films were screened in the film section; films such as ‘Black Monday’ by Adetola Films, ‘Blast’ by Tosin Ibitoye, ‘Last’ by Olabisi Akinbinu, ‘Scars’ by Miriam Dera among others were featured. Eye-catching and fascinating artworks and clothing were also on display as artists and designers were on ground to engage guests. The festival then got into high spirits with the fusion of mus

The United Bank for Africa Plc, one of Africa’s biggest banks, has denied the reports of mass lay-offs in the bank, a development that has since caused disquiet among staff and a section of the public. In an exclusive interview with an online newspaper on Monday, Mr. Ramon​ Nasir, Head, External & Media Relations, UBA Plc, said that there was no lay-off of staff in the bank. Ramon, in the interview, has explained that some staff who “under-performed” during the bank’s internal appraisal exercise were advised to resign based on UBA’s right-sizing policy. “There was no lay-off in the bank but people were advised to resign based on our right-sizing policy. The bank concluded its appraisals in December. Every year, we do two appraisals in UBA; one in June and one in December. After the second appraisal, the management of the bank takes decision. In this year, decisions that were taken include that 5,000 staff will be promoted and 5,000 staff was promoted on Friday,” he sa

Stanbic IBTC Holdings PLC has announced its array of exciting products and services specially designed to make the Back to School season stress-free for parents and guardians. As a one-stop shop financial services organisation, Stanbic IBTC has a range of products and services that can give wings to the dreams of children and make paying school fees and purchasing back-to-school ‘must-haves’ more seamless for parents and guardians. For one, parents can access funds conveniently using Stanbic Salary Advance (SALAD), a personal overdraft service tailored to meet cash flow needs for salary earners, you can visit  www.stanbicibtc.com/Nigeria/Individual/Borrowing/Salary-Advance to learn how to access this service. Payments can also be made with ease during the Back to School Season using any one of the Stanbic IBTC Bank’s seamless channels: Internet Banking, #Appyness Mobile App or using a Naira Debit Card on POS. Are you already sorted for this back-to-school season? If yes,

The accreditation process for media practitioners interested in covering the 2020 Access Bank Lagos City Marathon has officially commenced. Head of Communications and Media for the marathon, Olukayode Thomas in a statement at the weekend explained that there would be two categories of accreditation that would be given to interested journalists based on merit. Thomas explained that journalists will be required to send in their passport photographs and biodata to  Marathon2020accreditation@gmail.com “Yes, the process of accreditation is officially on and it will run for the next three weeks,” Thomas stated. “Journalists are expected to send in their passport photographs and biodata to the email address provided or bring the same to the Marathon Village situated inside the Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos” he added. While assuring journalists of a seamless environment to carry out their duties at this year’s marathon, the Head of Communications and Media for the Acces

Ecobank Nigeria has complied with the Central Bank of Nigeria’s recent directive on the reduction of bank charges. The bank commended the CBN for taking bold steps to further strengthen the financial inclusion drive in the country. It will be recalled that in October 2019, Ecobank announced the elimination of session charges on its USSD platform – *326#, months prior to the new CBN directive. Customers using *326# for their transactions such as inter and intra bank funds transfers, bill payments, airtime top-up, balance enquiry etc. can do so at zero session fees. Further to the removal of the session charges, Patrick Akinwuntan, Managing Director, Ecobank Nigeria, advocated stakeholder buy-in to make banking more affordable and accessible to all. He noted that lower charges would encourage the unbanked to adopt structured financial services, thereby driving financial inclusion and economic growth. Ecobank has been at the forefront of the campaign for inclusive, affordable banking. A

Interswitch Limited, a leading technology-driven company focused on the digitisation of payments in Nigeria and other countries in Africa, has announced that eClat Healthcare Limited, an Interswitch Group company, has partnered with Edo State in its mission to improve healthcare delivery through technology and innovation. This announcement follows the recent launch of the state’s compulsory healthcare insurance scheme, under the direction of Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki, recently.  This is following the launch of the first phase of disbursement of the BHCPF (Basic Healthcare Provision Fund) to states through the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS). The scheme is geared towards delivering affordable and accessible healthcare services to residents state-wide. The initiative is managed under the Edo State Health Improvement Programme (Edo-HIP) setup to undertake the national government-led drive for Universal Health Coverage (UHC). Edo-HIP is a series of government-l