Year: 2019

BY EBRIKU JOHN FRIDAY The Nigeria Christian Pilgrim Commission (NCPC) has promoted four Deputy Directors to substantive Directors on salary grade level 17, while seventeen officers in various cadres had been promoted in various grades. In a circular released on November 22, 2019 and duly signed by the Assistant Director Administration Mr. Nkaiso Edemenang on behalf of the Ag. Executive Secretary, stated that the promotion took effect from 1st January, 2019. The newly promoted Directors and other officers were those who emerged successfully in a recent credible and highly competitive…

… Voting opens across the continent to decide winners The President of the African Development Bank, Akinwumi Adesina and the Executive Governor of Kaduna State, Nigeria, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, are among eight Nigerians nominated for the 8th Edition of the African Leadership Magazine Persons of the Year. Other Nigerians equally nominated across 7 categories include: Femi Otedola, Philanthropist; Abdulsalmad Rabiu, Chief Executive Officer, BUA Group, Nigeria; Amy Jadesimi, Managing Director, LADOL, Nigeria Rev. Helen Oritsejafor, MD/CEO, Eagle Heights Group, and Nigeria’s singing sensation, Ayo Balogun, popularly known as Whizkid.  …

BY EBRIKU JOHN FRIDAY The Cross River State Government, Friday, disclosed partnering with the Russian Government on nuclear plant, wheat cultivation, deep seaport, and super highway projects. This was made known by the Cross River State Governor, Sir Ben Ayade, during a presentation titled, ‘Nigeria On Evolving Partnership To Promote Investment In Cross River State’ to the Russian Ambassador to Nigeria His Excellency, Alexei Shebarshin, in Abuja. Ayade who was represented by his senior aide, Prince Michael Nku Abuo, was a follow-up to the Russia-Africa Summit recently held in Sochi,…

BY EBRIKU JOHN FRIDAY The Founder and Chief Executive Officer of MainOne, Ms Funke Opeke has been slated to deliver Keynote Address at the 2019 eNigeria Conference, Exhibitions and Awards, which will hold next week, 28th and 29th of November. Opeke, as the Keynote Speaker, will address Nigerians on Achieving National Digital Economy, considering the giant stride government has taken in promoting and developing Information Technology sector which led to changing the name of Ministry of Communications to Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy. It could be recalled that an…

BY EBRIKU JOHN FRIDAY The 2018/2019 reigning Miss Indigenous Africa, Queen Mary Obadofin has in the early hours of Sunday, November 17, 2019 officially and gleefully handed over to the newly crowned Miss Indigenous Nigeria, Queen Jerome Jessica. Queen Mary, whose era was marked by laudable impacts through her invaluable and indigenous pet projects also decorated the newly crowned Mr Indigenous Nigeria, King Ukachu Emeka Knowledge. Queen Mary, who is an admin staff with the Abuja-based LEADERSHIP Newspaper is a graduate of English Language from the University of Abuja. She…

BY EBRIKU JOHN FRIDAY Former Miss Indigenous Africa, Queen Mary Obadofin has bagged an award of Dedication to Service by Catholic Sisters United in Christ Abuja Archdiocese. Queen Mary, who is also an admin staff with the Abuja-based LEADERSHIP Newspapers, is a graduate of English Language from the University of Abuja. The investiture which took place in Abuja on Sunday, at the occasion of the 10th anniversary celebration of the Catholic women’s group, is in recognition of her “outstanding contribution and dedication to service towards the organisation” and the church…