After months of internal wrangling, the All Progressives Congress, APC convention held to elect new officials to pilot the affairs of the party. Below is a list of the newly elected APC officials elected at the APC convention.

The list of newly elected APC officials was announced after a carnival-like APC convention that featured back-patting speeches by party officials and loyalists from across Nigeria and the diaspora.

See the full list here>>> https://nigeriatodaynews.com/apc-convention-see-new-officials/

One of Africa’s largest telcos, Airtel Africa is disposing of its tower assets in Malawi as the company announced on Friday the first closing of the transaction to sell its telecommunications tower company in Malawi to Helios Towers plc.

Helios Towers is a leading independent telecommunications infrastructure company in Africa.

Read more>>> https://nigeriatodaynews.com/airtel-africa-sells-towers-to-helios/

Buying property or real estate investing as is commonly referred to is the secret to successful wealth creation by many because it creates cash flow, gives you leverage, gives you ownership of a tangible asset and offers not just passive but the most sustainable earned income possible.

Below are three tips on how successful investors choose where, what and how they keep investing in real estate and stay winning.

1. LOCATION: This factor is heavily dependent on the investor persona, their risk appetite (tolerance for risk) and/or preferred goals. For example, a middle-aged property investor would be better able to consider investing in rental properties within an upcoming environment because they are able to wait longer for their returns to yield.

An older investor might not be interested in this as he/she is looking more for retirement financing or to buffer up their trust funds for the kids and/or grandkids.

Once you can identify who and what you are after as a result, then you can choose your location to suit that.

Aside from age, the current financial status of the investor would also come to light during consideration – how much he/she has as disposable income would determine the working budget for investing.

This financial investment series that I particularly enjoyed, captured different age groups as was recently anchored by Sola Adesakin, founder of the Smart Stewards.

Read more here>>> https://nigeriatodaynews.com/buying-property-for-successful-investors/

For five times, he has sought the highest office in the land. In 1993, 2007, 2011, 2015 and 2019, Nigeria’s former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has contested for President. Each time, he failed. In 2019, he was so close, but it still eluded him.

This time, he is going at it again as he officially declared his intention on Wednesday to run for the office of the president in the 2023 election under the platform of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP).

Read more>>> https://nigeriatodaynews.com/will-atiku-ever-become-nigerias-president/

The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN has disbursed a total of N4.7 trillion on nine different intervention programmes targeted at different sectors to stimulate economic growth over the past 6 years, Nigeria Today News reports.

The CBN interventions include the Anchor Borrowers’ Programme which targeted smallholder farmers, the Commercial Agriculture Credit Scheme for large scale agricultural projects, the Real Sector Facility for manufacturing and services sectors, the 100 for 100 Policy on Production and Productivity, and the Healthcare Sector Intervention Facility, which was introduced to support the resilience of the healthcare sector during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Read more>>> https://nigeriatodaynews.com/cbn-interventions-gulp-n4-7-trillion/

Nigeria is betting on numerous fiscal and monetary interventions to check rising inflation and spur growth on the heels of soaring energy costs and the impact of global supply chain disruptions from the Russian – Ukraine war.

This was part of the recommendations of the monetary policy committee meeting of Nigeria’s central bank, which met on Tuesday and decided to retain the benchmark interest rate at 11.50%, the asymmetric corridor of +100/-700 basis points around the MPR, the CRR at 27.5 per cent, and retain and the Liquidity Ratio at 30 per cent.

Nigeria has pumped over 3 trillion naira into different sectors of the economy through several intervention programmes in an attempt to stimulate economic growth.

Read more>>> https://nigeriatodaynews.com/nigerias-monetary-interventions-over-n3trn/

Google’s subsea cable that promises to provide affordable and fast internet to millions of people across Africa arrived in Togo on Friday.

The Equiano cable, named after Olaudah Equiano, a Nigerian-born writer and abolitionist, and the first of its kind to reach Africa has wound its way from Portugal and will double internet speed for millions of residents in Africa, Google said in a statement.

The new line will land in Togo, and extend to Nigeria, Namibia and South Africa, with possible branches offering connections to nearby countries. It is expected to start operating by the end of the year.

Read more>>> https://nigeriatodaynews.com/google-internet-crash-data-prices-in-nigeria/

Unilever Nigeria Plc has confirmed the appointment of Mrs Folake Ogundipe as an Executive Director of Unilever Nigeria Plc, making her one of only three female directors on Unilever Nigeria board.

The appointment takes effect from 1 April 2022.

Read more>>> https://nigeriatodaynews.com/unilever-appoints-folake-ogundipe-director/

Africa’s financial services conglomerate, Access Bank Plc will in the next couple of days complete the delisting of its entire 35,545,225,622 issued and fully paid-up ordinary shares of 50 Kobo each as part of the processes leading to the restructuring to a non-operating financial holding company.

Read more>>> https://nigeriatodaynews.com/access-bank-to-delist-over-35b-shares/

The Access bank dividend will be paid electronically on April 28, 2022, to shareholders whose names appear on the register of members as of the 19th day of April 2022 and who have completed the e-dividend registration and mandated the registrar to pay their dividends directly to their bank accounts.

Read more>>> https://nigeriatodaynews.com/how-to-receive-your-access-bank-dividend/

The goddess of trouble may have fully embraced the embattled Governor of Ebonyi State, Engr. David Umahi as he is also now on a collision course with Nigerian lawyers over a scathing remark on the judiciary after he was sacked by an Abuja High Court on Tuesday.

The Nigeria Bar Association has demanded an immediate apology from the embattled Governor of Ebonyi State after the governor claimed his removal by an Abuja High Court on Tuesday was an indictment on the judiciary.

Read more>>>https://nigeriatodaynews.com/umahi-nba-on-collision-course/

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has removed the Governor of Ebonyi State, Engineer David Umahi. The court sacked Gov. Umahi, his Deputy, Dr. Kelechi Igwe and all 17 members of Ebonyi State House of Assembly on Tuesday for illegally defecting to the All Progressives Congress.

But will they go? That is the question in the minds of many Nigerians, especially Ebonyi people and members of his party, the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC.

The court, in a judgement that was delivered by Justice Inyang Ekwo, held that the total number of 393, 042 votes governor Umahi secured during the March 9, 2019 governorship election in Ebonyi state, belonged to the PDP and same could not be legally transferred to the APC. The judgement followed a suit the PDP lodged before the court.

Read more>>>https://nigeriatodaynews.com/umahis-removal-what-is-likely-to-happen/

President Muhammadu Buhari has said that his administration has lifted no fewer than 10.5 million Nigerians out of poverty in the past two years.

He stated this during a nationwide broadcast to mark this year’s democracy day.

Read more>>>https:///2RNqzgV

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has denied planning to nationalise Unity Bank Plc as alleged by an online news medium.

Reacting to the report, the Acting Director, Corporate Communications Department, CBN, Osita Nwanisobi, described it as, “fake news” and should be discarded in its entirety.

He said: “The report is fake news. There is no iota of truth in it.” He added that the public should disregard such news.

Read more>>>https:///3gracyF

Nigerian-born UFC welterweight champion, Kamaru Usman is set to make an emotional homecoming back to Nigeria in June. Usman, who left the land of his birth when he was just 8-years-old, returns for his first visit in the 26 years since then.

Though leaving Nigeria when he was yet a child, Kamaru has never lost sight of his Nigerian and African roots and the expectations therein. The champion was noted for always making his fight entrances brandishing the Nigerian flag in both hands while dancing to the beat of Nigerian Afropop. His rallying cry of ‘Africa unite!’ and his nickname, ‘The Nigerian Nightmare’ pretty much tells you where his allegiances always lie.

Read more>>>https:///3iqymMw

1. TIMING IS EVERYTHING: As a buyer, it is advisable to buy a house when it’s still at the building level (these are known as off-plan options) if you have the opportunity. By building level, I mean when it’s at its foundation level and all you have is the floor plan and all you can do is imagine how it will look like when completed. What most people do not want to do is take that leap of faith. A house at N250M at the foundation level can be N600M when completed.

Read more>>>https:///3vSYBPK

In November 2020, Tony Elumelu’s Heirs Holding officially received an operating license for a new Group insurance company – Heirs Insurance Limited and Heirs Life Assurance Limited (HLA) – from the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM).

An excited Chairman of Heirs Holding, billionaire Tony Elumelu had said the move “represents an important milestone of a long-term strategic journey in providing much needed, quality, & valuable financial services, to a broad demographic in Nigeria”.

Read more>>>https:///3wPRnMd

Chelsea is set to host Real Madrid in only the 5th European meeting of both giants of European football. It’s important to note that Chelsea has never lost to Real Madrid in Europe, winning 2 of the previous 4 encounters, including the 1998 European Super Cup final when a late Gustavo Poyet goal sealed it for the Blues.

So why is everyone overlooking Chelsea (everyone except their fans) and tipping Real Madrid instead to progress into the final to face Manchester City who put up a football masterclass to dump PSG out of the competition last night? There are a number of reasons for this chief among them being wishful thinking.

Nobody really likes Chelsea except Chelsea fans. And these fans, alleged to be very loud and mostly uncouth, are the exact reasons why nobody else likes their club and don’t want to see them in the final.

Read more>>>https://nigeriatodaynews.com/ucl-semi-final-real-madrid-vs-chelsea-2021/

Thought you knew how to search Google? We’ll find out at the end of this.

You probably have learnt how to open a web browser and punch in a few words when searching Google. But there is more to searching Google. There are advanced techniques that will liberate you in your search for that info hidden inside the web.

Here are some tricks you could use to get exactly what you want and save you some more time while conducting internet research.

1. SEARCH IMAGES USING IMAGES: If you want to know where an image is from, you can do a google search of the image just the way you search for texts.

You have to go to the search box, click on the camera icon. Google will bring out a box asking you to drag the image to the box or upload the image file from your picture folder.

Read more here>>>https:///3aLuqkO

Nigeria retail lender, Unity Bank has denied media reports purporting the sack of Managing Director, Tomi Somefun over poor performance.

In a statement on Monday signed by Head of Corporate Communications, Mr. DeVoe Okorie, the Bank said the Mrs. Somefun and the Bank’s Board of Directors continue to enjoy a harmonious relationship, denying any plans to remove the MD.

The statement reads, “Our attention has been drawn to some online reports on purported action of the board of Unity Bank on the performance of the Bank.

“The Bank has a cohesive board that is working harmoniously with the Executive Management team led by Mrs. Tomi Somefun (MD/CEO) to drive the growth of the Bank.

“The management of the Bank, with the support of its Board has made inroads into key sectors of the economy through initiatives and programmes that have improved the fortunes of the Bank over that past five years."

Read more>>>https:///3mGaHrr

If you do not Japhet Omojuwa, well, I am not sure what to tell you. But, first, he has one million followers on Twitter. That should tell you how popular and influential he is, at least on social media. He is a well respected social media strategist that many have credited with the fall of the former President Jonathan’s government in 2015 due to the role he played leveraging social media.

But right now, he is in the eye of the storm for all the wrong reasons. The story starts with an alleged lucrative contract from a suspected Colombian money launderer.

According to reports, Omojuwa got a deal to coordinate a campaign of himself and other Nigerian social media influencers. Unfortunately, some people, who included the US Embassy in Nigeria and the microblogging platform, Twitter did not take this interference lightly.

Read more here https:///3dOQ8Ff

The week has ended. Hopefully, it was not that stressful. However, if it was, you probably have plans to relax and get the well-deserved rest this weekend. If the plans include catching up on some really nice Netflix movies, we have picked for you the top 5 movies trending in Nigeria on Netflix. Check them out below:

1. ADU: Adu is named after the central character, a Cameroonian boy escaping the wrath of elephant poachers in his village. He must undertake the horrendous journey to Spain to find his father.

Adu is a migration-themed movie that will get you thinking about the fate of desperate illegal migrants in search of a better life in Europe. It is set in several parts of Africa including, Cameroon, Senegal and Morocco.

The movie is an overall well-told story, suspenseful, with the right cinematographic appeal.

2. BLACK BEACH: This is a tragic story about a mediation gone wrong. It was meant to be a simple negotiation to resolve an evolving conflict in an oil-rich nation somewhere in Africa. However, it turned deadly, leading to massive bloodshed and needless loss of lives.

It is a story with a sad ending, but it is enjoyable. The most remarkable part is the degree of action that the director was able to achieve despite the African setting.

3. NAMASTE WAHALA: Love meets culture in this Nollywood drama when an Indian expatriate living in Nigeria falls in love with a Nigerian woman.

This movie, released on Valentine’s Day, was a product of a collaboration between Nollywood and Bollywood.

It is a good movie, with a storyline and the right amount of humour.

Check out the rest here - https://nigeriatodaynews.com/top-5-netflix-movies-to-binge-this-weekend/

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala became first African, woman to lead WTO
On the 15th of February, 2021, Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala shattered the glass ceiling, becoming the first woman and African to lead the World Trade Organization after the early exit of Roberto Azevedo. This milestone has become a major topic of interest in the world.

Like Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, there are other women breaking boundaries across the world and making their mark in some of the world’s leading multi-lateral organisations. Nigeria Today News has compiled a list of five other exceptional women who are at the helm of affairs at international organizations:

Read their profiles here - https://nigeriatodaynews.com/ngozi-okonjo-iweala-5-women-leading-int-org/

Nigeria’s Federal Executive Council on Wednesday approved the sum of N976,037,330 to automate the process of application for a certificate of occupancy.

Currently, the process for obtaining and signing Certificate of Occupancy is entirely manual. The Minister for Works and Housing, Babajide Fashola told a news conference on Wednesday that he currently delegates authority for signing certificate of occupancy in a manual form.

He said the country is moving forward to automation based on the approval “so that all of these processes can be initiated online, processed online, approved, and printed in a digital form and this will provide also business continuity and retrieval in case of any obstruction arising from natural and other unforeseen causes. The contract for the Certificate of Occupancy project was awarded to IQ Systems with a completion period of 10 months”.

The C of O contract was part of the various contracts worth N103.671bn presented by the Ministries of Works and Housing, Federal Capital Territory (FCT), and Water Resources.

Read more: https://nigeriatodaynews.com/nigeria-to-automate-certificate-of-occupancy/

A new infidelity study has found that men cheat more than women do.

According to the study titled: “Infidelity Statistics & Trends 2021 – Who Cheats More?” men cheat more with around 25% of married men and 15% of married women admitting to sexual infidelity.

According to the report published by MysticMag on February 14, majority of Americans, who took part in the survey describe their ideal relationship as monogamous, with 74% believing that sex outside of marriage is always wrong.

However, the majority of Americans also think it is easier to cheat now than it was 20 years ago.

The report noted that although more men cheat overall, factors like age, education, political views, sexual preference, financial independence, and even race may influence how likely they are to stray.

MIDDLE-AGED PEOPLE CHEAT THE MOST

According to the report, men cheat more than women do at almost every age. The notable exception is married women aged 18-29. They are 1% more likely to cheat than men in this demographic.

More middle-aged people cheat overall, and men report the highest level of cheating in their 70s. Women report the highest rates of infidelity in their 60s, with 16% of 60- to 69-year-olds reporting to have had sex outside of marriage.

Interestingly, cheating is lowest among 18- to 29-year-olds at 11% overall. A recent YouGov poll also indicated that millennials are equally likely to want to be in a monogamous relationship and to think that the ideal relationship is non-monogamous (43% each).

Read more here - https://nigeriatodaynews.com/men-or-women-who-cheats-more/

Rosabon Financial Services, a non-banking financial service provider, has announced a new loan facility of up to N10 billion for eligible small businesses and corporate organisations in Nigeria.

In a statement, Rosabon said the fresh facility is part of its continued commitment to supporting Nigerian businesses, especially in the face of the unraveling impact of the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.

All businesses registered in Nigeria for more than one year are qualified for the facility, which is available within 48 hours of application. Interest rate is at a single digit, with repayment tenor at 24 months.

Speaking on the facility, Managing Director, Rosabon Financial Services, Chukwuma Ochonogor, stated that this year’s facility is part of the organization’s commitment to sustain support for business owners, limit the damage caused by the coronavirus pandemic in the past year, and help businesses to become more resilient and sustainable even in the wake of the second wave of the pandemic.

He said: “We know some business owners have experienced revenue loss, and some are still experiencing the revenue loss. That is why we have introduced loan facilities that will help their business operations to thrive. We hope as we journey with our business community by deploying our loan facility and expertise, we would be providing a much-needed financial cushion required to navigate the new normal.”

English Premier League side, Chelsea FC have parted ways with coach Frank Lampard.

In a statement on Monday, the club described the decision as difficult and said they remained grateful to Lampard for what he has achieved with the club.

The statement read: “This has been a very difficult decision, and not one that the owner and the Board have taken lightly.

“We are grateful to Frank for what he has achieved in his time as Head Coach of the Club. However, recent results and performances have not met the Club’s expectations, leaving the Club mid-table without any clear path to sustained improvement.


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English Premier League side, Chelsea FC have parted ways with coach Frank Lampard.

In a statement on Monday, the club described the decision as difficult and said they remained grateful to Lampard for what he has achieved with the club.

The statement read: “This has been a very difficult decision, and not one that the owner and the Board have taken lightly.

“We are grateful to Frank for what he has achieved in his time as Head Coach of the Club. However, recent results and performances have not met the Club’s expectations, leaving the Club mid-table without any clear path to sustained improvement.



“There can never be a good time to part ways with a club legend such as Frank, but after lengthy deliberation and consideration it was decided a change is needed now to give the Club time to improve performances and results this season.”

Chelsea owner, Roman Abramovich said,
“This was a very difficult decision for the Club, not least because I have an excellent personal relationship with Frank and I have the utmost respect for him’.

“He is a man of great integrity and has the highest of work ethics. However, under current circumstances we believe it is best to change managers.

“On behalf of everyone at the Club, the Board and personally, I would like to thank Frank for his work as Head Coach and wish him every success in the future. He is an important icon of this great club and his status here remains undiminished. He will always be warmly welcomed back at Stamford Bridge.”

The Club will be making no further comment until such time as a new Head Coach is appointed.

A Pharmacy graduate of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka Ejidike Vitalis has emerged the overall winner of Unity Bank’s flagship business plan competition for National Youth Service Corps members known as Corpreneurship Challenge.

The business plan competition produced a total of three winners including Ejidike Vitalis, Aromire Yusuf and Sanusi Adeola who emerged during the final pitch for NYSC 2020 Batch B, Stream 1B corps members, held at the Lagos NYSC Orientation camp on Monday.

A Zobo beverage processing plant business plan by Ejidike Vitalis, emerged the best plan, winning the N500,000 grant.

Other winners include a fish farm business plan by Aromire Yusuf which clinched the N300,000 business grant, while Sanusi Adeola’s Garri Processing plant business plan won the third place to take home N200,000 business grant.

A total of seven youth corps members pitched their business plan in agribusiness, fashion design, baking and confectionaries, etc.

The contestants’ business plans were assessed on originality, marketability, future employability potential of the product and knowledge of the business.

Read more https://nigeriatodaynews.com/unizik-graduate-wins-of-unity-bank-corpreneurship-challenge/

The ongoing #EndSARS protesters have shut down the ever-busy Oshodi-Apapa Expressway cutting off access to Nigeria’s busiest seaport, the Apapa port.

Our correspondents who visited the protest ground at Sanya bus stop, reports that hundreds of the protesters carrying placards with various inscriptions such as #EndSARS, #EndPoliceBrutality barricaded the entire stretch of the high way, grounding vehicular traffic.

This is the first the protests shall be extending to this part of Lagos, making it impossible for anyone with any business either in Oshodi or Apapa to move to either side as both sides of the high way have been blocked by protesters.

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The call and protest to #EndSARS in the country began three years ago. It was championed on Twitter by a Nigerian realtor and human rights activist, Segun Awosanya, with the Twitter handle @segalink.

The aim of the #EndSARS agitation was to stop the brutality of the Nigeria Police and excesses of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad. And fortunately, Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo called for the review of the SARS, which made President Muhammadu Buhari draft Awosanya as a member of the presidential panel to overhaul the police unit, now known as the FSARS.

However, despite whatever changes and functions that might have been added or removed, the FSARS continued to hound innocent Nigerians more than it has fought criminal activities. It was as if the ‘federal’ added to it from 2018 was a curse.

It could be categorically affirmed that the spate of the viciousness of the FSARS increased. There were series of harassment, seizing of phones and laptops from Nigerian youths, arresting young people with dreadlocks, extorting money from citizens, and the most unfortunate parts of their horrible atrocities were killing and maiming of people. Then, one would ask if they were wolves in sheep’s clothing. The question that would pop up in one’s mind was if they were to protect the citizens or brutalise them.

Just like most of the men at the helms of affairs conferred with power in this country, thereby misusing and abusing it, the men of the FSARS have overstepped their bounds, and hence, the reason for another second wave of the current #EndSARS protests. The haunted and victimised Nigerian youths have had enough of these gun-taunting demons in black uniforms and demanding #EndSARS.

So far so good, the peaceful protests had gained momentum, this time around with prominent celebrities leading the processions. The likes of the British-Nigerian actor, John Boyega, Nigerian music artistes such as Runtown, Small Doctor, Tiwa Savage and Falz have demonstrated that the FSARS personnel should be banned from operating. In the same manner, Nigerian footballers like Ahmed Musa, Leon Balogun, John Ogu and former goalkeeper, Carl Ikeme were among those protesting to make the federal government eradicate the FSARS.

While the protests were held in Lagos, Abuja, Ibadan, Ughelli, Owerri and other cities, the boldness and unanimous voice of the Nigerian youth and stakeholders behind the demonstrations should be applauded. The show was another indication that Nigerians cannot continually tolerate the criminality of the security operatives against the people they are supposed to protect.

Read more https://nigeriatodaynews.com/endsars-between-the-devil-and-deep-blue-sea/

Super Eagles winger, Samuel Kalu has said that the team has what it takes to hold their own against Africa’s best teams, as the team prepares for the 2021 AFCON qualifiers campaign on Friday.

The Nation reports that the Bordeaux of France winger, who is among the early arrivals to the team’s base in Austria, stated that most of the players are already returning to top form across various leagues in Europe.

“It’s our first game after a very long while because of the pandemic; but thank God some of us have started playing regularly with our clubs before now so hopefully, we are all in top shape for the game,” Kalu told AOIFootball.com.

“I’m very much ready for the game and I have been working hard since the new season started; putting on the National team jersey always makes me feel proud and special, so hopefully we can have a good outing beginning on Friday.”

Read more https://nigeriatodaynews.com/2021-afcon-eagles-ready-for-victory/

So, Monday, October 5 was World Teachers Day and in commemoration of it, President Muhammadu Buhari made some promises to Nigerian teachers.

Below are some of them:

1. EXTENSION OF RETIREMENT AGE: The President increased the number of years of service for Nigerian teachers from 35 to 40. This means that while other civil servants would have to retire at age 65 or upon completion of 35 years in service, Nigerian teachers have the option of continuing to teach after hitting any of the compulsory returning age brackets.

2. INTRODUCTION OF SPECIAL PENSION SCHEME: The President has also approved a special pension scheme for Nigerian teachers. This is to account for the extension of their retirement age which has now been raised to 40 years.

Read more here https://nigeriatodaynews.com/5-things-you-need-to-know-about-president-buharis-special-salary-pension-for-teachers/