The CEOs of Speedmeals Kitchen Limited, Titus and Tobias Igwe, have launched the Yeast Project, a sustainable job creation initiative developed to assist and empower young unemployed people in securing gainful employment as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility to address the high rising youth unemployment in Nigeria. The project will involve a Seminar series,...
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The Initiative for Equal Rights (TIERs) is set to launch a new discussion series, UNTOLD FACTS, moderated by TV host and media personality Moses Omoghena. The 20-minute discussion show developed and produced by TIERs is geared towards enhancing the visibility of human rights, particularly sexual rights and sexual health rights in Nigeria. It hopes to encourage...
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The Prime Minister of the Green Campus Initiative, Bankole Temitayo Samuel released a video titled “A Green Nigeria. Here is an excerpt from the 2-minute video: “Imagine a future where the people and the planet matters. Imagine a society where youth are at the forefront of decision making. Imagine an economy that is not dependent...
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Famed music writer, Jim Donnett is geared up for his first ever audio-visual release following the uber-reception of his debut music single titled “Him”. The enchanting picture was shot in choice locations around the metropolis of Lagos, and was directed by the highly talented and fast-rising visual maestro, ‘TP’. Find a careful selection of the...
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“We have got the leaders of some fantastically corrupt countries coming to Britain… Nigeria and Afghanistan, possibly the two most corrupt countries in the world”, UK Prime Minister David Cameron was caught on tape telling the Queen ahead of the anti-corruption summit organized by the UK Government, this week, which was attended by Nigerian President,...
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Welcome to the first edition of The Slab with Isime. The Slab is a weekly gabfest offering a newsroom perspective on the week’s trending topics. In this edition featuring Adebayo, Chuks, Emeka and Anire – the YNaija crew – talks about a series of topics trending this week. Take a listen below. Subsidy Removal https://soundcloud.com/the-slab-with-isime/subsidy-removal-debate ...
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Former Senior Special Assistant on Public Affairs to former President Goodluck Jonathan, Doyin Okupe has an interesting story of forgiveness to share. Okupe, on Friday, May 13 took to his Facebook page to chronicle how he humiliated himself to get the forgiveness of former president Olusegun Obasanjo for his frolic with the Jonathan administration. Okupe...
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Following the ruling of a Federal High Court given by Justice Ibrahim Buba restraining the Peoples Democratic Party from going ahead with its scheduled South-West zonal congress, the party has announced that the congress will not hold. The National Secretary of the party, Wale Oladipo, stated in an interview with Punch on Friday, May 13...
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1. Government has always been lazy Though John Kennedy’s magnus opus statement: “ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country” was intended to redefine government as a national exchange of ideas, it has inadvertently become the ground on which lazy politicians stand.Today, Government is ready to...
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A civil rights group, the Transition Monitoring Group (TMG), on Thursday, called for the resignation of the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources and the Chief Executive of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Ibe Kachikwu. The group made this known in a statement issued in Abuja and signed by its Chairman, Ibrahim Zikirullahi. The...
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Olajumoke Orisaguana was one of the lucky ones. Her story, now known across the world, should inspire many or not, depending on your perception. The same perception could be felt when the model, went back to her ‘alma mater’ to pay a visit. Olajumoke felt the need to share her blessings with her fellow colleagues...
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Lekan Shonde who was accused of killing his wife has been implicated further by the testimony of an alleged friend of the deceased Ronke Shonde. The friend, Gloria Esiohe opened another can of worms when she told Vanguard newspaper on Thursday, May 12 that Ronke before her death was scared for her life due to...
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President Buhari is currently in London for the anti-corruption summit. However, following recent happenings, he intends to make the trip count. If you recall, the UK Prime Minister David Cameron, in a conversation with the Queen, had called Nigeria a ‘fantastically corrupt nation’. The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, however, posed as President Buhari’s Voltron...
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On today’s episode, Joachim continues to address the fuel subsidy and its reactions, Lai Mohammed’s trip to China vis-a-vis his N13million, and more. Take a listen below. https://soundcloud.com/user-437826269/morning-devotion-episode-4
I had gone to the records department to obtain my patient’s card as instructed by the doctor. On getting to the desk, I noticed the two ladies on duty were immersed in a discussion about the country and most precisely the nation’s president. From the snippet I got while openly eavesdropping, I was in no...
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It is no news, startups are springing up in Nigeria faster than we can say “Jack Robinson”. The entrepreneurial power, wealth and opportunities in Nigeria are so enormous, the sky is big enough for everyone to fly and that’s why international companies are breaking legs just to get a foot in. Having a startup goes...
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Arguably, the most criticized institution since the emergence of the Buhari administration has been the National Assembly, specifically, the Senate, its upper chamber. A group, Citizens United for Peace and Stability (CUPS), has called on Nigerians to #OccupyNASS. Some more ambitious elements within this group went as far as calling for the scrapping of the...
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In a few weeks, precisely on the 31st day of May, 2016, the writer and political activist, Chido Onumah will present his latest book, “We are all Biafrans- A Participant-Observer’s Intervention in a Country Sleepwalking to Disaster”, to the public. The book is a deserved addition to his two previous books, “Time to Reclaim Nigeria”...
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The Nigerian military has denied the report by Amnesty International (AI) that some civilians died in a detention cell at Giwa Barracks. This was contained in a statement signed by Brigadier General Rabe Abubakar, Acting Director Defence Information. While noting that the accusations by AI came as a shock to the military, Abubakar called on Nigerians to...
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Facebook launched its Free Basics services in Nigeria yesterday in partnership with Airtel Nigeria at the Eko Hotel and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos. Free Basics by Facebook provides free access to basic internet services to over a billion people around the world. Following the launch, the company organised a Fireside Chat at the iDEA Hub,...
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Following the sharp increase in fuel price and the removal of fuel subsidy, the Kaduna state governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has called on Nigerians to remain calm, saying the supply of petroleum products will improve. According to a statement released by the Kaduna state government house, the Governor stated that: “The Kaduna State Government wishes to...
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Facebook founder, Mark Zuckerberg on Tuesday, May 10 showed support for Nigerian developers following the launch of Free Basics in Lagos, Nigeria. Free Basics by Facebook provides free access to basic internet services to over a billion people around the world. He expressed excitement at the level of success achieved by African developers and praised...
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A new wave of crisis has hit the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the founding members of the party have issued a communique for the sack of the interim National Chairman, Ali Modu Sheriff as well as the National Working Committee. The founding fathers, under the aegis of Concerned Stakeholders of the PDP decided to relieve...
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The Federal Government has revealed its decision to probe the Army, the Navy and the Air Force. According to the Federal Ministry of Finance on Thursday, May 12, it became necessary to investigate the payrolls following the revelation during the trial of a former Chief of Defence Staff, Air Marshal Alex Badeh that N558.2 million was reportedly...
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As the governorship elections of sister sister states, Ondo and Edo draw near, the Independent National Electoral Commission has released the timetable for the forthcoming polls. For Edo state, governorship election is slated for September 10 while Ondo state would have November 26. The electoral body fixed June 12 for the beginning of campaigns by...
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The Minister of State for Petroleum, Ibe Kachikwu, on Thursday, took to his Facebook wall to further explain the new petroleum products supply and pricing framework announced by the federal government on Wednesday. “Unavailability of Forex and Inability to open letter of credit has forced marketers to stop productimportation and imposed over 90% supply on NNPC since...
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Senator representing Kogi West Senatorial District, Dino Melaye has petitioned the National Chairman of his party, the All Progressives Congress, APC, Odigie Oyegun to prevail on the government to reverse the hike of petrol from N86/L to N145/L. Melaye, despite being an elected senator on the platform of the ruling party in the late hours...
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While the former minister of aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode is in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission pending investigations into his involvement in a N2.5 billion scandal, operatives of the agency invaded his No 5 Zuma Close, Aso Drive, Abuja home and arrested a member of his domestic staff. According to reports, the operatives...
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A letter written on behalf of the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, to the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) requesting a loan of N13,120,470 has been leaked online. The letter, which was obtained by online news platform, SaharaReporters, and was signed bythe Director of Public Relations and Protocol, NPD Dama, shows that the Minister...
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Tosin is a friend of mine who’s down to earth, hardworking and full of laughter. She also has a keen mind and is well educated. I met her a few years ago while spending Christmas with a mutual friend in Enugu-Ukwu, Anambra State in South-eastern Nigeria. For the week we spent in Enugu-Ukwu,Tosin, myself and...
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