Month: April 2021
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9mobile Begins Activation of SIM Cards at Experience Centres
Customer-friendly telecommunication company, 9mobile, today announced the recommencement of Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card activation at its Experiences Centres across Nigeria. The Operator’s move is the first by any Nigerian telco after the ban on activation of new SIM card was lifted by the Federal Government last week. Recall that the Federal Government, through the…
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CBN, First Bank on collision course over removal of MD/CEO
The Central Bank of Nigeria has issued the Board of First Bank Ltd, one of Nigeria’s oldest banks a query for the removal of its CEO. On Wednesday the Board of Directors of First Bank of Nigeria Limited revealed it had appointed Gbenga Shobo as its Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer (CEO). The appointment was disclosed…
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Let Netflix do all the work, with its Latest “Play Something” Feature
Automatically Unlock New content with feature optimization There are times when we just don’t want to make decisions, or we feel overwhelmed by the many choices available that we just want the stress taken away. A Friday evening after a long work week. A fridge full of food but nothing seems exciting enough to try,…
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LASG TOURISM JOINS IN EKO WELLNESS FAIR
The Lagos State Government, Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture has expressed its readiness to partner Eko Wellness in this year’s Eko Wellness Fair and the 6th of its Edition, which would hold on the 1st of May through 7th May, 2021 and its theme as ‘My Mental Health Matters; For Our Collective Prosperity’ as…
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DLM CAPITAL GROUP UNVEILS 5,000,000 UNITS OF FIXED INCOME FUND
Leading developmental investment institution, DLM Capital Group has unveiled its Fixed Income Fund which aims to provide capital preservation and income generation. The Fund, called the DLM Fixed Income Fund is classified as an Open-ended Unit Trust Scheme and will invest at least 70% of its assets in high quality fixed income securities with a…
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LASG TOURISM JOINS IN EKO WELLNESS FAIR
The Lagos State Government, Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture has expressed its readiness to partner Eko Wellness in this year’s Eko Wellness Fair and the 6th of its Edition, which would hold on the 1st of May through 7th May, 2021 and its theme as ‘My Mental Health Matters; For Our Collective Prosperity’ as…
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Experts Task Nigeria to Adopt technology to Expand Access to Education
Experts have advised the government both at the state and federal level in Nigeria to integrate education with technology to expand access to learning and ensure inclusion. This was the summary of the submissions made during the April edition of ‘The Edtech Mondays’, a monthly programme facilitated by Mastercard Foundation in partnership with Co-creation Hub…
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Editorial: Senator Adeyemi and Political Correctness
Senator AQdeyemi’s emotional speech at the Senate is currently generating so much traction online and the polity. He said the truth but go on Facebook and some other social media handles to observe Nigerian’s reaction to his comments, you will be disappointed with the reactions. Many resorted to shaming him, mocking his gesticulation rather than…
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UNICEF Nigeria and Facebook test effectiveness of immunization messages in Nigeria
As the world grapples with the COVID-19 pandemic, the delivery of health services, including routine vaccinations, have been disrupted – including in Africa’s largest economy and most populous country, Nigeria. Nigeria has less than 2.5 per cent of the world’s population. And yet, it accounts for 10 per cent of the global burden of infant,…
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Marcelle Ruth Cancer Centre & Specialist Hospital (MRCC) opens doors in Lagos, bringing world-class cancer treatment to Nigeria and Sub-Saharan Africa
– Purpose-built, fully equipped facility on Victoria Island is Nigeria’s first one-stop centre for cancer diagnosis & treatment – Facilities utilise cutting edge technology include an imaging centre with CT, mammogram, ultrasound, X-Ray machines, a laboratory and blood bank, two modular operating theatres, an eight-bed chemotherapy suite, a radiotherapy centre with a linear accelerator, fifteen…
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The Nigerian Telecom Sector Can Breathe Again
By Elvis Eromosele A week is a week. This is almost true in every part of the world regardless of the season. Every week is also unique. The activities, the happenings and the stories define each week. This week has been epoch-making in every sense. This week, former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was found…
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Nike: British-Nigerian Actress, Producer Reignites Nollywood
Toyin Nike Olabintan Amuleya, a British-Nigerian Producer and actress, well-known for her award-winning performance when she starred in the movie “Hard to Leave”. Nike, as she is popularly called by her Nigerian and international fans began her acting career in 2019 and has never looked back. The Ekiti State-born multitalented actress did not just stumble…