As part of its activities to commemorate Nigeria’s 51st independence celebrations, Trinity House, a non-denominational, free flow Christian worship centre established in 2010 and powered with a vision to build leaders, professionals and leaders to be held its first Honours Awards ceremony on Sunday October 2 at the church premises at Landmark Village, Victoria [...]

V14 Ventures, a sole proprietorship owned by Valentina Chimonez recently organised a fashion sale fund raiser at SS Lounge, Victoria Island, Lagos with 100% of the proceeds going to the Sickle Cell Advocacy and Management Initiative (SAMI) founded by Ms. Toyin Adesola. A cheque for the sum of N155, 000.00 was handed over to SAMI [...]

  The Newspaper Proprietors’ Association of Nigeria recently held a Town Hall Meeting titled ‘For the Public Purpose: Deepening the FoI Act’ with Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka and Ms. Suzanne Legault, the Canadian Information Commissioner as Guest Speakers. The event which took place at the AGIP Recital Hall, Muson Centre, Lagos was moderated by [...]

Ayodeji Jeremiah (with research/reporting by Tola Majolagbe)   Following President Goodluck Jonathan’s inauguration on Sunday May 29, 2011, the nation waited for him to appoint his ministers who will help him steer the ship of the state. His ministerial choices were watched closely by Nigerians and foreign investors keen for a team capable of driving [...]

Ernst & Young, leading global consultants on tax, insurance and advisory services, has extended its outstanding global award in entrepreneurship, ‘Entrepreneur of The Year Award’ to the West African region. The World Entrepreneur of the Year Award was created by Ernst & Young to recognise the significant accomplishments of entrepreneurs around the world. The programme [...]

In what has become a celebrated annual forum for children in private schools in Lagos to showcase their artistic talents and prowess, the Kings School, a private school in Gbagada, Lagos in conjunction with the National Gallery of Art and Terra Kulture held its 4TH CHILDREN’S ART COMPETITION/EXHIBITION on Thursday, June 8 2011. The themes [...]

By Ayodeji Jeremiah On 22nd December, 2008, the United Nations General Assembly adopted Resolution A/63/L63 that recognises sickle cell disease as a public health problem. Among the objectives of the resolution is the celebration on 19th June of each year as a World-Day of Sickle Cell Disease. On June 19 2009, the first sickle cell [...]

By Godwin Thomas   Now the elections are over and, apparently, winners at these elections are in a chirpy state of mind as congratulatory messages pour in, and as they look forward to serving their motherland. However, while it is in order to congratulate winners of the Aprils polls, the citizenry must resist the urge [...]

The 12th Annual Osigwe Anyiam-Osigwe Lecture Political Stability, Security, Peace and Socio-Economic Development as Integrals of Democracy The 12th annual Osigwe Anyiam-Osigwe lecture took place on November 26, at the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs, NIIA, Lagos. The former Pakistan President, Mr. Pervez Musharraf, was the keynote speaker and President Goodluck Jonathan was the Special [...]

Mind to Mind Initiative Holds Single Ladies Summit Akinbiyi Akinsola What’s on a lady’s mind was the theme of the maiden edition of Single Ladies Summit held at the Afe Babalola Hall of the University of Lagos, Akoka, Lagos. The summit was convened by Chinasa Amechi, president of Mind to Mind Initiative. On hand to [...]