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M4STV Names Broadcast Engineering Icon, Uyah, As MD/CEO

20.12.2025

M4STV, the vibrant multimedia platform for news, entertainment, sports, hospitality, and health, has announced the appointment of Anthony Uyah as its Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer. Uyah’s arrival marks a significant step in the company’s mission to elevate content quality, expand digital reach, and strengthen its technological backbone. His professional development spans advanced training...

100 Days: Ojo LG Chairman Empowers 750 Youths With Vocational Training Skills

20.12.2025

The Chairman, Ojo Local Government, Mrs Muhibat Rufai-Adeyemi, has announced that the council has successfully trained and empowered 750 youths in vocational areas under the Project ‘Thank You Ojo’ within 100 days in office. The vocational areas including hairdressing, catering, makeup artistry, graphic design, home essentials, barbing, souvenir production, and fashion design. Rufai-Adeyemi added that...

MTU Convocation: Gov Eno Urges Graduands ‘To ‘Dream Big, Start Small’ In Life

20.12.2025

The governor of Akwa Ibom State, Pastor Umo Bassey Eno, has challenged the set of new graduands of Mountain Top University (MTU) to embrace the culture of an entrepreneurial mindset by dreaming big, starting small as they enter into the world of possibilities in life. Gov Eno, who made this known as the Convocation lecturer...

SALT Musical Concert Holds At Medium Security Custodial Centre

20.12.2025

The Medium Security Custodial Centre, Lagos, came alive with music, excitement, and renewed hope on Friday, as renowned Nigerian singer, Yinka Lawanson “Lamboginny” partnered with the Centre for Legal Support and Inmate Rehabilitation (CELSIR) to host the SALT Musical Concert within the facility. The event attracted top Nigerian music artists and entertainment personalities, transforming the...

Edo LG Polls: I’m Totally Committed To Community Safety – APC Chieftain

20.12.2025

An aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for Igueben Local Government chairmanship position, Hon. Maxwell Isima, has said that he would be totally committed to ensuring community safety if voted in as chairman of the council in next year’s election. He stated this while addressing a cross-session of party supporters in Igueben, the local...

Educational Expert To Recruit Nigerians Into Foreign Universities In 2026

20.12.2025

A United Kingdom-based Educational Consultant, Benson Adeeso, has unveiled plans to triple the admission of Nigerians into foreign universities in 2026. Adeeso, who spoke to journalists on Saturday in Lagos, said more than 80 students were recruited into Universities abroad via his company between January 2025 and December 2025. The Consultant noted that they are...

Deeper Life Church Attack Survivors Laud DSS, As Suspect’s Trial Begins

20.12.2025

Victims’ families, and survivors of the 2012 gun attack on Deeper Life Bible Church, Otite, near Okene, in Kogi State, have commended the Department of State Services (DSS) for re-arresting and accelerating the arraignment of the suspected mastermind of the incident, Abdulmalik Obadaki. Saturday Telegraph reports that on the morning of 7 August 2012, three...

Naeto C Explains Long Hiatus From Music, Cites Family

20.12.2025

Veteran Nigerian rapper Naeto Chukwu, popularly known as Naeto C, has opened up about why he stepped away from active music for several years. This is as he revealed that the choice was rooted in a shift in personal priorities and lifestyle goals. In a recent interview, the hip-hop star explained that as he grew...

CSO Demands Details Of MoU FIRS Signed With French Agency

20.12.2025

In accordance with the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act, the Impacthive Centre for Accountability, Democracy and Rights (ICADAR) has requested the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) to furnish it with a copy of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) recently signed between the agency and Direction Générale des Finances Publiques (DGFiP), the tax authority...

Is There A Digital Nomad Visa In France, Which Visa Do Freelancers From Nigeria Choose?

20.12.2025

France does not have a digital nomad visa in the classic sense—unlike Portugal, Spain, or the UAE. However, freelancers, remote workers, and entrepreneurs from many countries, including Nigeria, still relocate to France legally. Most often, they do so under the long-stay visitor visa (Visa de long séjour “visiteur”). Let’s break down how this works and...