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Court remands 40-year-old data analyst for raping minors
Court remands 40-year-old data analyst for raping minors An Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday remanded a 40-year-old man, Francis Amanze, at the Kirikiri Correctional Centre, having been accused of raping two minors aged nine years and 10 years. The magistrate, B. O. Osunsanmi, refused to take Mr Amanze’s plea and ordered his remand until 31 October, to await advice from the office of the Director of Public Prosecution. Mr Amanze, a data analyst, resides at Iba Housing Estate, Lagos. The prosecutor, Raji Akeem, had earlier told the c…
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FG Begins Process Of Deregistering ASUU
FG Begins Process Of Deregistering ASUU The Federal Government has begun the process of deregistering the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). Our correspondent learnt that Congress of Nigerian University Academics (CONUA), a breakaway faction of ASUU, has been officially registered as a trade union. A source at the Ministry of Labour and Employment confided in our correspondent on Tuesday, that the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, will present a Certificate of Registration to the new union before today runs out. The off…
PHOTOS: Buhari Welcomes Great Grandchild
PHOTOS: Buhari Welcomes Great Grandchild President Muhammadu Buhari has welcomed his first great-grandchild. Aisha Mukhtar, his granddaughter, who got married to Khalid Wambai, in 2021, recently welcomed a baby girl. Aisha is the daughter of Hajiya Fatima, President Buhari’s second daughter, and a board member of the Chartered Institute of Forensics and Certified Fraud Examiners of Nigeria (CIFCFEN). Buhari is blessed with 10 children, two of whom are deceased. He was earlier married to Safinatu Yusuf in 1971 and got divorced in 1988. The unio…
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My regrets, apologies over my fraudulent schemes – Hushpuppi
My regrets, apologies over my fraudulent schemes – Hushpuppi Ramon Abbas, alias Hushpuppi, a Nigerian Instagram celebrity awaiting sentencing by a United States court, has regretted his involvement in the fraudulent schemes for which he has been detained since June 2020. Hushpuppi was arrested in Dubai, the United Arab Emirate (UAE), in June 2020, and subsequently taken to the US, where he pleaded guilty to the charges in July 2021. The trial judge, Otis Wright, has fixed 7 November as the date to sentence Hushpuppi, according to a court’s not…
Nestlé launches Nescafé Plan 2030 to help drive regenerative agriculture, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve farmers’ livelihoods
Nestlé launches Nescafé Plan 2030 to help drive regenerative agriculture, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve farmers’ livelihoods Nescafé , Nestlé’s largest coffee brand and one of the world’s favorite coffees, outlined today its extensive plan to help make coffee farming more sustainable: the Nescafé Plan 2030. The brand is working with coffee farmers to help them transition to regenerative agriculture while accelerating its decade of work under the Nescafé Plan. The brand is investing over one billion Swiss francs by 2030…
Nestlé Nigeria Media Awards 2022
Nestlé Nigeria Media Awards 2022 Nestlé Nigeria Media Awards aims to reward professionalism and excellence in reporting and storytelling around Nestlé’s focus areas comprising – Affordable Nutrition, Environmental Sustainability, Youth Empowerment, Women Empowerment, Engendering Thriving Communities, and Agriculture. Scope of Awards Participation is open to mainstream and online journalists from all over Nigeria. Entries must be published stories on Nestlé’s focus areas - Affordable Nutrition, Environmental Sustainability, Youth E…
Stanbic IBTC Bank Nigeria PMI®: Output growth quickens to five-month high
Stanbic IBTC Bank Nigeria PMI®: Output growth quickens to five-month high The end of the third quarter of 2022 saw growth gather momentum in the Nigerian private sector. Sharper rises in output and new orders were recorded, while there were emerging signs of capacity pressures. Cost inflation remained elevated, in large part due to currency weakness, while business confidence waned. The headline figure derived from the survey is the Purchasing Managers’ Index™ (PMI®). Readings above 50.0 signal an improvement in business conditions on th…
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