Ecobank Nigeria has restated its commitment to boost the export potential of locally produced textile, Adire, leveraging the African Continental Free Trade Agreement. The Executive Director of Commercial Banking, Ecobank Nigeria, Kola Adeleke, disclosed this at the ongoing third edition of the annual Ecobank ‘Adire Lagos Experience’. AfCTA is the continental trade agreement aimed at…
The team, he said, was looking into “reports of sexual slavery and sexualized torture in detention facilities, including against men and boys.”. “We are investigating.” The conflict, which began in April 2023, has resulted in tens of thousands of deaths and displaced more than nine million people, according to the UN. The fact-finding mission was…
“I’m not dead,” the singer told AFP on the red carpet, ahead of the premiere of the both wrenching and joyful documentary “I Am: Celine Dion”. The movie focuses on her soaring career and more recent challenges with a rare neurological disorder that has drastically hampered her ability to perform. “When life imposes something on…
The ministry said it called the meeting to “express its stance against Russia’s violation of Swedish airspace that took place on Friday, June 14”, around three months after the Scandinavian country joined NATO. Sweden said on Saturday that the Russian aircraft violated its airspace east of Gotland’s southern tip. The Swedish air combat command warned…
The match on August 18 will pit Pep Guardiola against his former assistant Enzo Maresca, who was appointed Chelsea boss earlier this month after guiding Leicester to promotion last term. FA Cup winners Manchester United will host the opening game of the campaign when Fulham visit Old Trafford on August 16. The following day, newly…
Channels Television captured them seated around multiple canopies, chanting solidarity songs, dancing, and waving the Ijaw Youth Congress flags. Placards at the canopies boldly display solidarity messages for Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State. There is a heavy security presence in the area, as armed policemen are also on the ground monitoring the situation. The…
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has said that his administration is poised to make the Ojude Oba festival a global event. The governor, who stated this on Tuesday at the 2024 Ojude Oba Festival held at the Ojude Oba Pavilion in Ijebu-Ode, said the annual event has grown from a mere gathering of Ijebu…
Prominent Civil Rights Advocacy group–HUMAN RIGHTS WRITERS ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA (HURIWA)– is of the considered opinion that the decision to acquire a brand new jet for the President is an expensive gambit especially now that majority of Nigerians experience costs of living crises orchestrated by the hike in pump price of petrol and the devaluation…
Mr Richard Olumakaiye, a Ph.D student of Warwick University, is organising a symposium in honour of the former President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria General Yakubu Gowon Ph.D [Retd]. Gowon, 40 years ago, bagged his doctorate degree from the University. The Symposium tagged: “Nigerian Reforms: What It Means For The Economy, Happinness and Social…
