Month: November 2021

How my Husband’s Corpse got missing In Mortuary – Widow

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A petitioner before the Independent Investigative Panel on allegations of human rights violations by the defunct Special Anti – Robbery Squad (SARS) and other units of the Nigerian Police, on Monday told the panel that the police allegedly killed her husband in 2012 and directed her to the Abuja Specialist hospital in Gwagwalada for confirmation, only for her to be told that the corpse was not in the mortuary, but the name of the deceased was on the entry list diary of the mortuary. The Widow ,Mercy Patrick,who is a…

NYSC DG tasks Corps members on Teamwork, Patriotism

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The NYSC Director-General, Brigadier General Shuaibu Ibrahim has urged Corps Members to utilise the opportunity of the three- week Orientation Course to cultivate long-lasting relationship, teamwork and also promote the unity and integration of the country. The DG gave this advice today during a nationwide virtual address to the 2021 Batch ‘C’ Stream Two Prospective Corps Members and Camp Officials. He urged the PCMs to take the Orientation Course seriously because of the benefits it offers which include; leadership training, teamwork, tolerance, discipline, entrepreneurship training, among others. “Orientation is very…

NCC enlightens BUK students, others on rights, privileges as Telecoms Consumers

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The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has hosted another edition of Campus Conversation (CC), at the weekend in Bayero University, Kano (BUK), where officials of the Commission engaged in intensive enlightenment of students of the varsity on their rights and privileges as telecoms consumers. Campus Conversation is a sub-programme of the Telecom Conversations (TCs), a modified consumer information and education outreach programme in the purview of NCC’s Consumer Affairs Bureau (CAB). It consists of six sub-programmes, all conceived to target different categories of telecom consumers in order to empower them with…

Meet An Ibadan illustrious Son and 2023 Oyo APC Guber Hopeful ,Dr Azeez Popoola Adeduntan

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*Ibadan and indeed oyo state of Nigeria is blessed with men of timbre and calibre. please glance through the profile below for your reading pleasure Profile Of Dr Azeez Popoola Adeduntan, Consultant Cardiovascular Surgeon & Former Oyo State Commissioner Of Health • Dr. Azeez Popoola Adeduntan, is a 1981 distinction graduate of the University of Ife Medical School,Nigeria,a Columbia University Medical School graduate,New York,USA, a Harvard Medical School graduate, Boston,USA, a Vascular Surgeon, a General Surgeon,a registered vascular technologist(RVT) and an entrepreneur, as well as a kind-hearted philanthropist. • Dr.…

Huawei reiterates commitment towards research and development in investments

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Huawei Technologies has said it remained committed towards building a fully digital IT ecosystem in Nigeria as well as its research and development in investments to pursue sustainability into the future.   The Deputy Managing Director (DMD), Huawei Technologies Enterprise, Ken Zhao stated this during the just concluded Chief Information Officers (CIO) Awards 2021 which held in Lagos recently.   Zhao stated that the CIO Awards is a forum to celebrate excellence, innovation and amassed service delivery across the user landscape and added that through events like this, Nigeria’s innovations…

WHAT INVESTORS LOOK FOR IN A START-UP …the availability of consistent cash flow makes a start-up investment ready

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A start-up needs investments in order to reach out to its numerous customers especially when the demand for their product or service is high. The major reason for investments in start-ups is the steady growth experienced. Start-up founders need to understand that an investor is not a friend but an enabler with financial capability to help sustain the growth of the business, who in turn expects to get returns in the form of dividends or equity in the overall stake.   Investments in a start-up could be by a venture…

How Ecommerce Using Social Media Platforms is Creating a Market for Online Shoppers and Vendors

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The emergence of ecommerce in Africa has seen online shoppers take advantage of the convenience it offers, as goods can now be delivered directly to their doorsteps while they also have the flexibility of selecting the payment channel either using their debit cards or payment upon delivery option. However, as ecommerce continues to evolve and shape how business is done, there are numerous challenges that has been associated with making orders online, these challenges if unresolved over a long period of time, would make the trust the customer has to…

NiDCOM, Dabiri-Erewa top list of corrupt free govt agency

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For the third time running within six months, another Award of Excellence was presented to the Chairman/CEO Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa as well as the Commission for being corrupt free and ethically responsible.   It would be recalled that in May 2021, NIDCOM was listed among the 20 outstanding Ministries, Departments and Agencies of government adjudged as performing in the year 2021.   This was disclosed by the CEO, Profiles & Biographies, Mr. Kammonke Abam, in a statement in Abuja, as an update on the firm’s…

Continuous Dialogue critical to tackling Telecoms Industry challenges,says Danbatta

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The Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, has said that continuous dialogue between the regulator and its various licensees was central to finding lasting solutions to issues negatively impacting licensee’s compliance with extant regulations and challenging the growth of the telecoms industry. Danbatta stated this during the second edition of NCC’s 2021 Talk to The Regulator (TTTR) forum held at Four Points by Sheraton, Lagos, over the weekend. The theme of the discourse is, “Improving Stakeholders Satisfaction”. The Lagos…

Yahaya Bello offers Automatic Employment to Best Students of Idah College of Health Sciences,Technology

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Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello has granted automatic employment to the best graduating students of the College of Health Sciences and Technology, Idah, at the first combined convocation of the college in 45 years. Miss Egamana Elizabeth Yakpesoko of the department of Science Laboratory Technician with the CGPA of 5.0 was given immediate employment with the Kogi State Specialist Hospital, Lokoja by the governor. The Governor, during the combined first convocation of the college graciously granted automatic employment to Miss Egamana Elizabeth Yakpesoko and others for their outstanding and…