Month: January 2021
-
CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE: FG SET TO COMMENCE PROCUREMENT OF CONCESSIONS UNDER THE HDMI – FASHOLA
The Minister of Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, SAN, has said that with the receipt of the Certificate of Compliance, the Federal Government is to officially commence the procurement process for the highway concessions under the Highway Development and Management Initiative (HDMI). According to the Minister, the HDMI would facilitate further development of Nigeria’s…
-
FBNQuest Partners with Teach for Nigeria to deliver the Incubation Hub Pitch Contest
In line with its commitment to deliver impactful community-focused initiatives, FBNQuest, the investment banking and asset management subsidiary of FBN Holdings Plc, has continued to strengthen its partnership with Teach for Nigeria (TFN) by supporting the TFN Incubation Hub Pitch Contest and the TFN Annual Mentoring Programme. Teach for Nigeria is a non-profit organization committed…
-
Indomie Fan Club kicks-off 2021 with call for Registration
“Education is about fun and learning, that’s why we created the Indomie Fan Club: an extra-curricular activity platform for kids between ages 4 -12. Since 2005, IFC has provided the opportunity for kids to participate in a variety of exciting passion-building activities such as singing competitions, craft competitions, excursions, kiddies festivals amongst others. which have…
-
Western Digital and Qumulo Enable Massive Capacity and Scale for IHME COVID-19 Health Analytics and Vaccine Roll Out
IHME Utilizes Qumulo’s Scalable File Data Platform with Western Digital’s Ultrastar® HDDs and SSDs to Compute up to 2PB Per Day to Provide Public Pandemic Research, Statistics, and Projections Architecting how data enables the world to solve its biggest problems, Western Digital Corp. (NASDAQ: WDC) announced today that the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation…
-
Rotary D9110 performs Free Cataract Surgeries on 100 Residents of Lagos and Ogun States
The Rotary District 9110 Committee on Blindness Prevention embarked on a 3-day “Save Our Sight” Mission to Ota, Ogun State, and performed free cataract surgeries on 100 Residents of Lagos and Ogun States. The surgeries took place at the Ace Medicare Clinics, Ota, Ogun State from January 14-17 2021. The surgeries were sponsored by the…
-
SONNIE AYERE RECOGNISED AS ECOWAS ICON OF SOCIETAL DEVELOPMENT
The West Africa Youth Council has recognized Nigeria’s Sonnie Ayere as the winner of the ECOWAS Icon of Societal Development for his outstanding humanitarian work and exemplary career as a distinguished financial economist. This award was presented under the African Man of the Year with Nelson Mandela Leadership Award for Excellence & Integrity category. Mr…
-
The Year 2020 and Economic Outlook of 2021
Dr. Harrison Eromosele Everyone agrees that 2020 was a peculiar year. Economies across the globe experienced turbulent economic challenges. In Nigeria, following two consecutive quarters (Q2, 2020 and Q3, 2020) of negative growth, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) officially announced that the country’s economy technically entered a recession. The recession has been characterized as…