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The Chief Executive Officer of Jumia Nigeria, Mr Massimiliano Spalazzi, said that the company, in a bid to show commitment, would be focusing more on consumer needs and adapting to new demands in the market. Spalazzi made the remark during Jumia’s 10th Anniversary Celebration on Wednesday at Victoria Island, Lagos. He said that due to the inflation in the country, it was necessary to consider consumers in the area of pricing by making products affordable. Spalazzi said that Jumia’s goal had always been to improve people’s lives through the internet and enabling their partners, vendors and logistics agencies to do better and do more business together with customers. Speaking on the company’s 10 years milestone, he said: “It is a real pleasure to be celebrating our first 10-year anniversary today, I am very proud and emotional about what we have achieved. “We started from a small house in Lekki and now we have expanded and happen to be one of the biggest e-commerce platforms in Nigeria. ...

The Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) on Sunday, confirmed the aunthenticity of the passport of Mr David Nwamini, who was alleged to have been trafficked to the UK for organ harvest by former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu. The Comptroller General (CG) NIS, Mr Isa Jere made this confirmation to journalists in a Zoom meeting. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that information peddled on the social media alleged that Nwamini, a minor, 15, was trafficked by Ike and his wife, Beatrice, to transplant his (Nwamini) kidney into their daughter, Sonia.  Jere said that the service had investigated the matter and findings reveal that all information concerning Nwamini passed through appropriate sources before it was documented on his passport. "Mr Nwamini was captured on Nov. 2, 2021 at Gwagwalada Office, FCT where his Date Of Birth read Oct. 12, 2000, making him a 21 years old man. "He was validly issued a passport because the documents presented were inline with the r...

  Lagos State Commissioner for Tourism, Arts and Culture, Mrs Uzamat Akinbile-Yussuf has expressed the readiness of the state government to partner with filmmakers in the diaspora. Akinbile Yusuf in a statement on Sunday said this was to produce world-class movies that will showcase the state and project it positively before the international community.  The Commissioner disclosed this while speaking during a roundtable discussion with filmmakers at Oxford University, United Kingdom. She said that the state government believed that the proposed partnership with household names in the film industry will also create more jobs for creative youths who were residents of the state.  Akinbile-Yussuf informed that the roundtable discussion with filmmakers in the United Kingdom was facilitated by the Africa Film Academy, the curators of Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA), in collaboration with the James Currey Society. She reiterated that this was part of Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu o...

Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has urged the private sector and education stakeholders to collaborate with his administration to give every student in the state a solid foundation for personal and professional success. Sanwo-Olu said this at the Y2022 EQUAL Summit, organised by the Lagos State Ministry of Education in collaboration with the Office of Sustainable Development Goals and Investment (SDGI), on Thursday in Lagos. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that EQUAL, an acronym for EquaI, Quality, Ubiquity, Access And Learning, is a strategic initiative designed to bring together all key stakeholders that are zealous and passionate about improving education sector in the state. The governor was represented by his deputy, Dr Obafemi Hamzat. Sanwo-Olu said that as policy makers and private sector professionals, it was their responsibility to ensure that emerging generations of young people were exposed to the same high-quality opportunities that they enjoyed and which ha...

Stakeholders, experts and innovators have called for the identification of a value system for circular economy to function. The experts made the call during a Waste Value Chain Tour at Elegushi Beach, Lekki where there was exhibition from innovators for the 2022 Looplab cohort and other exhibitors. Speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Sarah Ogbewey, the Programme Manager at Circular Economy Innovation Partnership said one company cant solve the whole problem as waste is multi faceted. Ogbewey added that human beings produce different varieties of goods and identifying the value makes the circular economy very profitable. "There is need to outline a value system so that there are those who can make their money from collection, those who can make their money from processing and those who can make their money from hyper processing. "There is the chemical part of it and physical part of the recycling to be done, that is why we put this value change together where each ...

An budding artist, Mustapha Yahaya, popularly known as "Theekidd" on Monday announced that he has released his new single titled "All Day". Theekidd in an interview with a correspondent said that the single consist of 6 tracks which was a blend of Afrobeat and pop used to spread the message of love.  He said the love for one another as a nation or community was sacrosanct, considering happenings in the society currently. "We must show love "ALL DAY" to everyone around us, which explains the name of the EP, ALL DAY," He said. Theekidd urged Nigerian youths to desist from violence and gear their strength toward building career in the entertainment industry.  He said many  young people believed there was no hope for them in a country where graduates find it difficult to get job with the high rate of University graduate turnout every year. "Youths should not depend on government to do everything for them, they should rise up and discover themsel...

The Lagos Command of the Peace Corps of Nigeria marked the 2022 June 12 Democracy Day with a match which involved every member and led by the Commandant, Pat. Kuforiji Williams.  The movement started at exactly 09:45am with the convergence of all officers at the Lagos State Command in a colourful appearance and high spirit to showcase ourselves in the atmosphere of Peace in NIGERIA.  The State Commandant Pat. Kuforiji O. Williams led the Peace Walk from the PCN Lagos Command Headquarters through NNPC - Jakande Gate to Pako - Ago Roundabout. The match continued through Cele Express back to Ago Roundabout, Okota Roundabout - Okota Road — Akinbaye Street - AUD College Road Isolo (The Palace of His Royal Highness the Osolo of Isolo Kingdom, Oba Kabiru Kolawole Ilufemiloye Adelaja Agbabiaka) to Isolo General Hospital, back to Pako — Jakande Gate . During the match, the Lagos State Command Peace Corps of Nigeria. Officers were stationed at various bus stops to assist other agencies ...

The Nigerian Institute of Food, Science and Technology (NIFST) on Wednesday called for the use of appropriate technologies in food processing and preservation to tackle hunger, wastage and enhance economic development. Mr Frederick Popoola, the Chairman of NIFST Lagos Chapter, made the call during the 46th NIFST Day 2022 and the sixth Victoria Ojo Memorial Schools Debate held at Ikeja. The theme of the event was “The Role of Food Processing and Preservation in National Development”. He said that food processing and preservation played an integral part in ensuring that food do not go to waste, hence, the need to create more awareness to Nigerians. The chairman said that asides from food wastage, If people consumed food that was not well preserved and processed the likelihood of people falling ill or having food poisoning was high. Popoola said: When a crop is not properly processed, losses take place and economic returns of farmers are reduced. ”Inadequate processing results in poor sto...

The Lagos Command of the Peace Corps of Nigeria (PCN) on Wednesday unveiled new logo and Fund Fair card to mark the celebration of its 24th anniversary. NAN reports that the launch of the Fund Fair Card and the new logo at the Command’s Headquarters, Egbe Road, Jakande Bus-Stop was themed "2023 General Elections, The Roles Of Youth In Security And Peace Building In Communities." Speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)  The Assistant National Commandant, Oerations, Akeem Badmus said the new logo depicts the objective of the PCN. "The logo has a torch with a red flame, an open book. The torch symbolizes national unity and integration, the red flame stands for burning desire for academic excellence by the Nigerian youth, the open book depicts educational institutions as the primary focus. "The red flame depicts the national nations fertile landmark and the law of fortification which places high premium on the youths. "In terms of the colors green connotes r...

The PDP for Ajeromi-Ifelodun constituency wants it's mandate in Mr Francis Chima as House of Representatives who won the last primaries in May 22 before the elections were generally cancelled across the state. The party representatives said this at the rerun election which was cancelled again on Monday at Ajegunle Apapa LGA. The primaries for the local government's House of Representatives had been cancelled twice failing to produce a representative for it's constituency in the 2023 elections. The aspirants contesting the House of Representatives for the LGA are Mr Francis Chima (Omo Barca) Mr Wilson Deriwari, Mrs Emilia Ezude and former House of Representatives member, Mrs Rita Orji. A member of the Local Organising Committee (LOC) for the PDP primaries,  Mallam Kasimu Ebozogie said that the election was cancelled because people protested against the delegates list which he alleged was altered. "The names of the delegates on the list are not the delegates we democrati...