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Rotary E-Club Of Maryland Empowers 52 With Vocational Tools

22.03.2026

The Rotary E-Club of Maryland has empowered 52 beneficiaries with vocational tools, valued at approximately 10 million naira, to boost their selfreliance and sustainability. The initiative, dubbed the STAR Project, aimed to address unemployment and economic challenges. “We provided essential vocational tools, including sewing machines, grinding machines, hairdryers, and vulcanising machines, to equip entrepreneurs and...

BMU Protocol, PR Officers Undergo Training

22.03.2026

Protocol and Public Relations Officers of Bayelsa Medical University (BMU) have undergone a two-day intensive training to help strengthen its institutional capacity. Organised by St. Lambert School of Protocol and Diplomacy in collaboration with St. Lambert Consult, the training took place over the weekend at Port Harcourt, Rivers State. With the theme: “The Impact and...

NDLEA Intercepts Drugs Hidden In Winter Jackets

22.03.2026

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has foiled attempts by drug trafficking syndicates to smuggle illicit substances concealed in carton walls, winter jackets, and body cream containers through Murtala Muhammed International Airport and a Lagos-based courier firm. According to a statement issued by the agency’s spokesman, Femi Babafemi, two consignments bound for Italy were...

Access Bank Partners King’s Trust To Drive Youth Empowerment Across Africa

22.03.2026

Access Bank Plc and King’s Trust International have formalised a strategic partnership aimed at expanding opportunities, entrepreneurship and sustainable livelihoods for young people across Africa. The agreement was signed in London by the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Access Bank, Mr Roosevelt Ogbonna, and the Chief Executive Officer of King’s Trust International, Mr Will Straw....

“Funke Ashekun, Husband Collapse In Us Court As MFM Wins

22.03.2026

Funke Ashekun and her husband collapsed in a Baltimore County Circuit Court in Maryland moments after the jury ruled in favour of Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries (MFM) USA, ordering her to pay $250,000 in compensatory damages and $50,000 in punitive damages for defamation and false light claims. “The Court recognized the prolonged, intense,...

Entrepreneurs Of Elumelu Foundation Generate $4.2billion Revenue

22.03.2026

Entrepreneurs of Tony Elumelu Foundation ( TEF) generated $4.2 billion revenue and created more than 1.5 million direct and indirect jobs in eleven years of its existence. Over 2.5 million young Africans secured access to business management training on the Foundation proprietary digital hub, TEFConnect, while it disbursed over $100 million in seed capital to...

Pastor Eze Winds Up Pulpit Rotation With Anointing Service

22.03.2026

The Assistant Pastor in Charge of Province (APICP) Administration, Ogun Province 3, the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Peter Eze, is set to round off his Pulpit rotation at Emmanuel Parish with an Anointing Service and Holy Communion on Sunday, March 22nd. The service takes place at 5 pm at the Church auditorium at...

How CCTV Footage Leads Us To Arrest Kidnappers

22.03.2026

The Ondo State Police Command has arrested three suspected kidnappers and rescued three victims in connection with the kidnapping incident captured on a Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) camera in Oda, in the Akure South Local Government Area of the state. The arrest, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Abayomi Jimoh, said, followed the circulation of CCTV...

Niger Delta Stakeholders To Tinubu: Decentralise Pipeline

22.03.2026

Stakeholders under the aegis Niger Delta Roundtable have called on Bola Ahmed Tinubu to urgently decentralise pipeline surveillance contracts, warning that the current structure is failing to curb crude oil theft and is costing Nigeria billions in lost revenue. Rising from an emergency meeting in Port Harcourt on Friday, the group resolved that pipeline security...

National Single Window Won’t Succeed Without All Agencies Digitalised — Segun Musa

22.03.2026

Dr Segun Musa is the Chairman of Global Transport Policy (GTP) as well as Chairman/Managing Director of Widescope Logistics International. In this interview with PAUL OGBUOKIRI, he speaks on what should expected from the multi-trillion-Naira National Single Window project and other issues in the Nigerian transport and logistics ecosystem. What are your expectations from the...