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The Founder-President of the Wellbeing Foundation Africa, HE Toyin Saraki offered the following statement after the news that 21 Chibok school girls were released by Boko Haram to the Nigerian government. “I am delighted to learn, from preliminary news reports, of the release of 21 girls abducted in the north-east of Nigeria 883 days ago. This news, coming just two days after the International Day of the Girl Child, is a testament to the perseverance and a testimony to persistence of all efforts to find our missing girls, and we are grateful for their restoration to freedom. In the coming days, weeks,…
A civil society organization, the Save Lagos Group (SLG) has admonished politicians in Lagos State to get their politics right if they must achieve their desire to get a special status for the state from the Federal Government. In a statement issued on Thursday by the Convener of Save Lagos Group, Comrade Adeniyi A. Sulaiman and the Director, Media and Strategy, Comrade Olaolu Oladipo, the dream of achieving the goal would continue to be a mirage if politicians in the state continue their antagonistic stance to their colleagues at the centre. Appraising the socio-economic challenges plaguing the state, Save Lagos…
In marking the 5th International Day of the Girl Child, the Wellbeing Foundation Africa Founder-President HE Toyin Saraki said: “Today, we have had the privilege of hearing 2500 individual voices, 2500 dreams, and 2500 life stories from girls across hundreds of backgrounds at our three Day Of The Girl workshops held across Nigeria, in Kwara, Abuja and Lagos States, in an incredibly diverse and energising universality to incubate and activate the potential of girls – and the world needs more. These 2500 girls, and their voices, lives and aspirations are the lucky ones, for they are pursuing their education in…
A group of activists in the country have declared on Wednesday that any corrupt Judge found guilty of corruption by the Court of Competent Jurisdiction should bag jail term of seven years in consonance with sections 98, 99 and 494 of the Criminal Code of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and Section 172 & 209 and part 5th schedule, part 1 of section 6&8 of the amended 1999 Constitution, rejecting the recent approach of the men of the Department of State Security Service (DSSS) in arresting the few Judges of the Federal High and Supreme Court over corrupt practices by…
Samsung continues to positively impact lives by prioritizing education in West Africa Samsung Electronics West Africa today opened its Smart School for Teachers in Nigeria at Model Primary School, Elekahia in Rivers State. The project, an initiative between Samsung and Rivers State Government was the fourth of five facilities already launched in Nigeria, with one more launch planned in Delta State. The launch comes immediately after the company established a Samsung Smart School in Imo State early last month where the Executive Governor of Imo State, Mr. Owelle Rochas Anayo Okorocha, represented by the Secretary to the State Government, Hon.…
I might want to first thank my readers who kept in touch with me to comment on the recent happenings in Nigeria concerning the arrest of a few judges who were claimed to have taken bribes. I needed to take as much time as is needed to consider what to say before i am blamed again for taking a bribe from the opposition to compose the self-evident. President Muhammadu Buhari administration has been adulated in a few quarters over his affirmed reality in battling corruption in the nation while others say he utilizes the DSS and other security divisions to…
As the Nigerian Economic Summit kicked off in Abuja early this week, the theme ‘Made in Nigeria’ is generating a lot of headlines, due to the economic recession that has caused millions of businesses to close up shop. Here are three things you need to know about the ‘Made in Nigeria’ campaign. How it Gained Prominence: The 8th Senate, under the leadership of Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, first brought the ‘Made in Nigeria’ idea to the public’s consciousness in February this year. Leading the charge for the use of “Buy Nigerian to Grow the Naira,” were legislators like Senator Ben…
Nigeria Decor Expo 2016 is meeting its visitors at Landmark Centre. Nigeria Decor Expo, the unique sectoral exhibition in Furniture, Home Textile and Houseware sector, will be held on 09-11 November 2016 in Landmark Centre, in Lagos, Nigeria. Organized by Atilim Fairs and Elan Expo The exhibition is organized through successful cooperation of Atilim Fairs and Elan Expo, whose portfolio counts for more than 30 exhibitions annually and covers most dynamic sectors in the region. Nigeria Decor Expo 2016 is considered a meeting point for experts from various regions of Nigeria and other countries of the region, a great place…
NIGERIA BUILDEXPO BRINGS TOGETHER THE MOST IMPORTANT COMPANIES IN CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING MATERIALS SECTORS IN AFRICA’S LARGEST AND FASTEST GROWING ECONOMY LAGOS, NIGERIA. International Construction, Building materials, technologies, machineries and infrastructure exhibition, NIGERIA BUILDEXPO will be held between 09-11 November 2016 at Landmark Center in Lagos, Nigeria. Nigeria Build Expo, will be held in Lagos Landmark Centre by the cooperation of Elan Expo (http://www.elanexpo.net) and Atılım Fairs, which are the international fair organization companies perform over 30 exhibitions in 9 different countries every year. Nigeria Build Expo, will bring together important building professionals of Nigeria, international manufacturers around the world,…
Nigeria BhExpo 2016 will become the most remarkable and outstanding trade event of the country! The international Beauty, Hygiene and Cosmetic Exhibition, Nigeria BhExpo, will be held on 09-11 November in Landmark Centre, in Lagos. Organized by Atilim Fairs and Elan Expo The exhibition is organized through successful cooperation of Atilim Fairs and Elan Expo, whose portfolio counts for more than 30 exhibitions annually and covers most dynamic sectors in the region. As the leading trade event for the cosmetic, personal care and hygiene industry, BHEXPO is an ideal platform for visitors to pick up latest trends and technologies in…
Nigeria Agrofood Expo 2016 is opening its gates to visitors. The sole sectoral exhibition of Food & Agriculture Technologies of the country, Nigeria AgroFood Expo 2016 will be held on 09-11 November in Landmark Centre, in Lagos, Nigeria. Organized by Atilim Fairs and Elan Expo The exhibition is organized through successful cooperation of Atilim Fairs and Elan Expo, whose portfolio counts for more than 30 exhibitions annually and covers most dynamic sectors in the region. Nigeria Agrofood Expo 2016 is considered a meeting point for experts from various regions of Nigeria and other countries of the region, a great place to…
Save Lagos Group has lamented the spate of kidnapping in Lagos State with a damning verdict that residents of the state are no longer save under the current administration led by Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, the governor of Lagos State. In a statement issued by the group in its reaction to the kidnap of school children and their teachers released on Friday, the Convener, Comrade Adeniyi A. Sulaiman and the Director of Media and Strategy, Comrade Olaolu Oladipo said the statement government has been paying lip service to the issue of securing the lives and property of residents of the state.…
The Governor of Ebonyi State, David Umahi, has again told Fulani herdsmen that movements of cattle from one place to another in the state would no longer be tolerated. Umahi, while inaugurating security committee on Fulani herdsmen in Abakaliki on Friday, expressed outrage over the flouting of his earlier directive on the matter by some herdsmen. A statement on Saturday by his Chief Press Secretary, Emma Anya, quoted him as saying: I frown very deeply about seeing cattle still going around in Ebonyi State. I gave a directive that no cattle should move around. Cattle should be in one location.…
Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State has described the invasion of residences of five judges, including those of two Justices of the Supreme Court – Justice Walter Onnoghen (who is in line to succeed the outgoing Chief Justice of Nigeria) and Justice Sylvester Ngwuta, by armed men of the Department of State Security Service (DSS) and reported arrest as a direct assault on the judiciary. Governor Fayose, who addressed the press in Ado-Ekiti on Saturday, said; “It should now be obvious to all Nigerians and the international community that democracy is under threat in Nigeria and Nigerians must rise to…
Comrade Adeniyi Alimi Sulaiman, a human rights activist and Executive Chairman of Centre for Human Rights and Social Justice (CHRSJ), has cautioned President Muhammadu Buhari and the authority of the Department of State Security Service (DSSS) to follow due process of law in its operation over the ongoing arrest and investigation of some Judges for the allegation of corrupt practices which was against the Code of ethics of judicial officers, condemning the brigandage way and manner in which the affected Judges were arrested by the Operatives of the State Security Service in the mid night and early hour of Saturday.…
The Senate today, 7th October, 2016 said the forgery case against its presiding officers, Senate President Abubakar Bukola Saraki and his deputy, Senator Ike Ekweremadu has been a distraction to the law making body and that the withdrawal is a confirmation of its position that the nation cannot afford any sharp division between the various arms of government. In a statement by its spokesman, Senator Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi, the Senate said the decision to withdraw the case and its subsequent dismissal as well as the discharge of the defendants has confirmed its earlier position that the case was indeed an…
Senate President, Dr Abubakar Bukola Saraki and his deputy, Senator Ike Ekweremadu today described the verdict of the High Court of Federal Capital Territory dismissing the charges of forgery of the Senate Standing Orders 2015 and their subsequent discharge as a welcome development and a vindication of their position from the beginning of the case that they are innocent of the accusations leveled against them. In a statement signed by the Special Adviser to the Senate President on Media and Publicity, Yusuph Olaniyonu, the presiding officers of the upper chamber of the National Assembly said the court decision was consistent…
Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki has been vindicated. See the exclusive pictures of him and Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu at court last week.
The Founder-President of the Wellbeing Foundation Africa, Toyin Saraki today participated in the third edition of SheForumAfrica – the annual women development, leadership and lifestyle conference which took place at the Sheraton Hotel, Abuja, Nigeria. Mrs Saraki also represented the wife of the President, HE Mrs Aisha Buhari and opened the Forum with a keynote speech on her behalf. The 2016 SheForumAfrica conference theme was: ‘REGROUP, REBOOT, REMOVE THE MASK’ and how cutting-edge paradigms will see women reorganise, realign, refresh their perspectives through target strategies, policies and commitments to building a better and brighter Africa that leverages the intrinsic skills…