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GCIOSA To Support Junior School With N12m Worth Of Laboratory

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  Government College Ikorodu Old Students Association (GCIOSA) on Saturday said it would provide N12 million worth of laboratory infrastructure to boost science education in the school. Mr Ademola Somide, Vice President, GCIOSA, made the disclosure at the prize giving day ceremony organised by the GCIOSA at the school hall in Ikorodu, Lagos. Somide said that good infrastructure would promote academic excellence of the students during learning. “What we have done primarily today is to appreciate our young ones, the upcoming ones, by a way of prize giving ceremony which we organised for them. “The major problem we have right now is the infrastructural decay. The classes they take lectures, the environment, is so bad to the extent that when rain falls the classes are flooded. “So, we the almuni will support the school in our little way because government can not do all. “We will to provide the school with a N12 million laboratory for the junior secondary school.” he said. Earlier, Mrs...

‘Money Miss Road’ Produced To Enliven Cinemas, Says Blue Pictures Boss, Joy Odiete

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  Joy Odiete, Chief Executive Officer of Blue Pictures Entertainment and Producer of highly-anticipated action-comedy film, ‘Money Miss Road’, scheduled for global theatrical release on July 22, 2022, has explained the reason behind assembling the hugely talented cast and crew members who worked tirelessly to bring the film to reality.  During an interaction with journalists, Odiete, who is Nigeria's only female leading a global film distribution company, explained that the film was conceived to explore a rare genre that is lacking in the Nigerian cinema ecosystem.  She says: “Yes, ‘Money Miss Road’ is out in cinemas on the 22nd of July. It is an action-comedy film; a combination rarely seen in Nigerian cinemas as seen from the trajectory and history of the box office. "Money Miss Road is a buffet served with a lot for everyone to chew on seeing all what have been going on in the country today. "We know that all societal issues cannot be corrected in one day, but ‘Money M...

Lagos Reiterates Commitment To Providing Enabling Environment For MSMEs

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The Lagos State Government says the construction of 44 Factory Units at Imota Light Industrial Park is at 86 per cent completion. The Lagos State Commissioner for Commerce, Industry and Cooperatives, Dr Lola Akande made the disclosure at the closing ceremony of the 7th edition of Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) Exclusive Fair held on Sunday at Lagos Television Blue Roof, Ikeja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that MSMEs Exclusive Fair is an annual exhibition of indigenous products especially the residents and the Lagos State funded schemes. Akande said the industrial light park was part of Lagos state government’s efforts to create a conducive environment for the Organized Private Sector and other stakeholders in the state. She assured members of the business community that the State Government remained committed to improving the business environment towards making it more attractive for investment in the sector. The Commissioner noted that the factory was one of go...

Fitness Is A Must For Military Personnel As Defenders Of Nation's Territorial Integrity - AOC

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The Air Officer Commanding (AOC) Logistics Command, Nigerian Air Force (NAF) AVM Hassan Abubakar had said that physical fitness was essential to the military as defenders of the nation's territorial integrity. Abubakar said this at the NAF Second Quarter Road March Exercise which held on Saturday around Logistics Command and it's environs in Ikeja, Lagos State. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that all NAF formations in Lagos State participated in the exercise targeted at keeping military personnel physically fit, healthy and mentally prepared for duties. The AVM said that sports and physical fitness in the military enabled personnel to remain optimally fit in carrying out their responsibilities. "Sporting activities foster discipline, regimentation and esprit de corps which is vital to our efficiency and cohesion as a fighting force. "This is why the service places a very high premium on physical fitness and has continued to invest heavily, in it's actual...

Jumia Celebrates 10 Years Milestone, Promises To Focus On Consumer Needs

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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. ...

Ekweremadu: Immigration Confirms Details On Organ Donor's Passport

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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...

LASG Partners Filmmakers In Diaspora To Produce World-Class Movies

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  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...