The Federal Government, through the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency, has offered a 15 per cent discount on logistics to help small businesses cut their transportation expenses. It said this was part of efforts to improve business conditions, expand sales, and lower operational costs for Small and Medium Enterprises in Nigeria. This initiative, in partnership with the Nigerian Postal Service, aims to enhance business conditions, boost sales, and reduce operational costs and will commence on August 26. The Director-General of SMEDAN, Mr Charles Odii, said this while signing a Memorandum of Understanding with the Postmaster-General of NIPOST, Mrs Tola…
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The Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund has urged the Lagos State Government to take the lead in compliance with the fund’s scheme for due compensation of workers in situations of hazards. The newly appointed Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of NSITF, Oluwaseun Faleye, on Wednesday, sought the state government’s support during a courtesy visit to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu at the Lagos House, Ikeja, the state capital. Faleye said the agency’s management was in the state on a two-day retreat to discuss how to collaborate with lawmakers to achieve its objectives. Faleye who was accompanied by the Chairmen, Senate and…
Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force National Cybercrime Centre on Wednesday released the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of the Foundation for Investigative Journalism, Fisayo Soyombo, on bail. Soyombo, who was accompanied by his organisation’s lawyer, Abimbola Ojenike, to the NPF-NCCC headquarters in Abuja, was released at about 4:55 pm. Speaking with our correspondent after his release, Soyombo said he initially had no idea about the matter he was invited for as the Force Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi, said he and FIJ had over 15 cases with the police. He added that he was later interrogated for about eight hours on…
Vice President Kashim Shettima on Wednesday said that President Bola Tinubu’s administration will fully support initiatives that alleviate the suffering of Nigerians displaced by conflict and natural disasters within and outside its borders. Shettima gave the assurance when he received a delegation from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees led by its Assistant High Commissioner for Operations, Mr. Raouf Mazou, on a courtesy visit to the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Shettima’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Communications, Mr Stanley Nkwocha, disclosed the details of Wednesday’s meeting in a statement titled ‘We won’t abandon displaced persons – VP Shettima.’ The…
The General Superintendent of Deeper Christian Life Ministries, William Kumuyi, has said it is possible to achieve a better country without any resort to destruction, grievance or retaliation. He added that a middle ground by way of a round table discussion involving the Federal Government and the youth may be necessary to assuage feelings and chart a way forward. Kumuyi spoke on Wednesday while fielding questions from newsmen shortly after arriving at the Port Harcourt International Airport, Omagwa, Rivers State ahead of the ‘Change Makers Initiative International’ conference scheduled to be held between August 15 and 20, 2024, at…
The Ogun State Police Command announced on Tuesday that it had initiated an investigation into an alleged assassination attempt on Adebowale Emmanuel, a chief in the Iredo Community of Lagos State, in connection with a kingship dispute. PUNCH Online learnt that the victim was travelling from Ijebu Ode to Ikorodu via the Ijebu Ode-Epe Expressway on Monday when the suspects allegedly attempted to take his life. The Ogun State Police Command’s spokesperson, Odutola Omolola, revealed this in a statement obtained by our correspondent. Odutola noted that several bullets tore through the victim’s vehicles during the attack. “As soon as he…
The Peoples Democratic Party has inaugurated a 17-member Caretaker Committee to pilot the affairs of the Benue State chapter of the party for the next 90 days. The acting National Chairman of the party, Mr. Umar Damagum, who inaugurated the committee in Abuja on Wednesday, urged the members to reconcile aggrieved members and various PDP groups in the state. Damagum also charged the committee to conduct credible congresses to usher in inclusive party executives in the state. “You have been selected carefully from your various zones to represent all interests in Benue, so that we don’t leave any stakeholder or…
As part of its measure to tackle the rising cost of foodstuffs in the state, the Sokoto State Government has set up machinery to procure 300 truckloads of rice at subsidised rates to residents of the state. Briefing newsmen shortly after the State Executive Council meeting on Wednesday, the state Commissioner for Local Government, Ibrahim Adare, said the state government is concerned about the current hardship facing the people of the country including Sokoto residents. He noted that following the Executive Council meeting, the state government approved the purchase of 300 truckloads of rice to be made available to residents…
The AIDS Healthcare Foundation has provided in-care HIV/AIDS services to over two million People Living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus globally. Nigeria’s Country Director, Dr Echey Ijezie, disclosed this at an event in Abuja on Wednesday, marking the milestone achieved by the organisation across 47 countries over its more than 20 years of operation. “We are immensely proud to have reached this historic milestone. When the global programmes launched 20 years ago in South Africa and Uganda with 100 patients each, we never imagined we would be serving two million lives under our care around the world. At the start, it…
Following recent concerns about the poor state of the Erin Ijesha Waterfalls in Osun State, Governor Ademola Adeleke paid a surprise visit to the tourist destination on Wednesday. According to his Special Adviser on Sustainable Development Goals and Multilateral Relations, Bamikole Omishore, Adeleke’s visit was aimed at conducting an on-the-spot assessment of the site. Sharing a video on X.com, Omishore wrote, “Governor Ademola Adeleke paid a surprise visit to Erin Ijesha Waterfalls on Wednesday August 14, 2024 for on-the-spot assessment.” In the video, Adeleke, who was at the site, pleaded with youths to “cooperate with us,” adding that there will…