THE Executive Secretary of Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate, PTAD, Dr Chioma Ejikeme says the adoption of technology in the payment of pensions has made it near impossible for pension funds to be mismanaged or embezzled as was in the past. Speaking in Calabar while declaring open a two day Stakeholders Forum for pensioners in South...
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Innoson asks Court to disqualify Olanipekun as Counsel
The Chairman of Innoson Vehicles has approached the Court of Appeal, Awka Division to seek an order of the court disqualifying Chief Wole Olamipekun, SAN as a Counsel to GTB in appeal no. CA/E/288/2013 on grounds of a statement by Wole Olanipekun’s law firm. They stated that as the Chairman of the Body of Benchers...
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Digital skills: Farmers get Pandagric Novum computer training
A farmer, Mr. Madaki Abeh has emerged the overall best at the Pandagric Novum computer training put together to equip rural farmers with digital skills to navigate their trade. Pandagric is a company that manufactures Supreme Feeds. The ongoing empowerment programme is to its host communities, and Abeh who is a farmer in Okoh A...
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Ex-President Johnathan Appointed Africa Agric Technology Ambassador
African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF) has appointed a former Nigerian President, Dr Goodluck Jonathan, as Africa’s Ambassador for Agricultural Technology. Making the announcement after a meeting with the former president in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, during the week, the AATF executive director, Dr Canisius Kanangire, said that the appointment was informed by Jonathan’s track record of...
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Why I suspended Kanye’s Twitter account – Elon Musk
Elon Musk on Friday kicked Kanye West off Twitter “for incitement to violence” after the rapper posted a picture that appeared to show a swastika interlaced with a Star of David. The post came hours after an interview with conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, in which West sparked outrage by declaring his “love” of Nazis and...
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Russia, central to world energy crises solution
Forget the Russia-Ukraine war which appears more or less a political crisis, key solutions to the world energy crises, still revolves around Russia. At least, activities, discussions and deliberations at this year’s ATOMEXPO held in Sochi, Russia, suggest so. Energy burdened countries rush to RussiaMost of the countries of the world with intractable energy crises...
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Billionaire Bill Gates’ daughter, Jennifer expects first child
American billionaire, Bill Gates’ daughter, Jennifer is expecting her first child with husband, Nayel Nassar. The 26-year-old pregnant mother announced her pregnancy on her Instagram page on Thursday. She shared a photo of herself with her husband Nayel in the family’s expansive 142-acre home’s backyard, showing off her growing tummy. While she captioned the picture...
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Donald Trump’s account reappears on Twitter
The Twitter account of former United States President, Donald Trump, has being reinstated on the social media platform. Twitter’s new owner, Elon Musk, had set up a poll on Saturday to ask users on the platform whether the former president should be allowed back on the app or not. Over 15 million users participated in...
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No plan to ban any social media platform again, but… – FG
The Nigerian government has said it has no intention of banning any social media platform in the country again. The Minister of Information, Alhajir Lai Mohammed, stated this at a news conference in Abuja on Thursday. According to the Minister, the federal government will not sit by and allow any platform whatsoever to throw our...
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Fintech Nigeria Engages peter Obi On Future Of Sector
A selected number of top players in the Nigeria Fintech sector have met with the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr. Peter Obi, on the future of industry in the country. The private meeting which was organised by some top players in the industry was led by the chairman, SmartCity Plc Sir Demola...