To prove its customer value, the management of Eleganza Industrial City led by Dr. Mrs. Shade Okoya recently announced the addition of a new phone number to the company’s customer care line for easy access and communication to the company. This is in view of the company’s intention in making sure that its customers can now make enquiries more easily. According to a statement made available online, the management of Eleganza Industrial City affirmed that for better communication due to network fluctuations from different network service providers, the EIC have made available a new line of 09156586225 which is added to the…
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Kathy Hochul became the first female governor of New York at the stroke of midnight Tuesday, taking control of a state government desperate to get back to business after months of distractions over sexual harassment allegations against Andrew Cuomo. The ABC 7 reports that the Democrat from western New York was sworn in as governor in a brief, private ceremony in the New York State Capitol overseen by the state’s chief judge, Janet DiFiore. The new governor tweeted immediately after: Honored to be officially sworn in as New York’s 57th Governor. Looking forward to the full swearing-in ceremony with my…
MultiChoice Nigeria has announced the passing of Martin Mabutho, the company’s Chief Customer Officer. Martin Mabutho died at the age of 47 in the early hours of Tuesday, August 24, 2021 in Cape Town after a brief illness. “Martin was not just a colleague but a very close friend and most trusted adviser. He was well loved by everyone for his energy and hard-work, his warmth, good humour and the creativity and positive attitude he always brought to the team. He will be greatly missed,” said John Ugbe, CEO, MultiChoice Nigeria. Mabutho joined MultiChoice Botswana as a Customer Service Supervisor…
A massive asteroid up to twice the size of Big Ben will enter the Earth’s orbit this week. NASA is tracking the space rock, dubbed 2021 PT, which will make its approach on Sunday, August 29. It has a diameter of 110m – 240m, while Big Ben stands at just 96m. It is travelling at a speed of more than 16,000 mph, but will pass by the Earth at a distance of more than three million miles. For comparison, the moon is 238,855 miles away from us. It is classed as an Apollo asteroid, “near-Earth asteroid orbits which cross the Earth’s orbit similar to that…
The Agricultural Produce Sellers Association of Nigeria (APSAN) has bemoaned the cumbersome process of applying for the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Agribusiness Small and Medium Enterprises Scheme (AGSMEIS), noting that Entrepreneurial Development Institutions (EDIs) are taking advantage of the situation to extort money from applicant. In a chat with THISDAY, the National president of APSAN, Aloy Akortsaha commended the scheme, but said the purpose for which the programme was introduced is being defeated no thanks to EDIs. Meanwhile, the Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing system for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL) Microfinance Bank had issued a statement to deny this claim and…
A Nigerian hacker recently tried to use disgruntled employees of an organisation to run a cyberattack scheme. According to cybersecurity firm Abnormal Security, on August 12, they intercepted a number of emails sent earlier in the month to some of their customers offering. The emails came with a $1 million offer, in bitcoin, to assist in a ransomware scheme. The would-be attackers said they have ties to the DemonWare ransomware group, also known as the Black Kingdom or DEMON. This group has been around for a few years. In March, the ransomware was in the news for trying to exploit a significant Microsoft…
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo has described Mr Richard Akinnola, a veteran Nigerian Journalist and Rights Activist, as an outstanding fighter for all that is right and noble. Osinbajo spoke virtually at the 63rd Birthday Lecture of Akinnola which held on Monday at Radisson Blu Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos. The theme of the lecture was: “Security Challenges in Nigeria and Its Implication for Sustainable Development”. According to the vice-president, Akinnola has always been a man driven by passion for justice and fairness. “As a friend and associate, l know him as a man comfortable in his own shoes, contented, forthright, honest and with…
Islamic Police in Kano State, Hisbah, has arrested a Kannywood actress, Sadiya Haruna, for uploading “sexual content” on her social media platforms. It was alleged that the actress had consistently posted indecent videos of herself dancing seductively and making sexual comments on her social media handles. According to Daily Trust, the actress, who is a resident of Kabuga Quarters, was initially arrested on Friday by the Head of Surveillance Department of the Kano State Hisbah Board, Malam Aliyu Usman. It was learnt that Haruna was then detained in the custody of the Islamic police until early Monday when she was…
A United States-based Nigerian, Mr. Kenny Awosika, has slammed a N625 million suit on the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) and four others at a Federal High Court in Lagos over alleged breach of contract. Babawande Afolabi; Green Africa Airways Ltd; Taiwo Afolabi and Kuramo Africa Opportunity II (Mauritius) LLC, were joined as co-defendants in the suit. In the suit marked FHC/L/CS/949/2021 filed through his lawyers, Femi Falana (SAN) and D. A. Awosika (SAN), the plaintiff is asking the court to declare him as a promoter/co-founder of Green Africa Airways Ltd and that he is entitled…
The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, has been described as a quintessential leader of man, as he clocks 65 this Tuesday 24 August, 2021. The Atayero of Aramoko Ekiti Kingdom, Olusegun Aderemi JP, stated this in a congratulatory message he personally signed and sent to the media on Tuesday Acknowleging the fact that the Sultan does not celebrate his birthday, the Ekiti monarch said there can be no better time to appreciate the globally rated leader of Muslim faithful and continentally one of four most powerful monarchs in Africa including the King of Morocco, than seizing the opportunity…
