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Views: Visits 7 By Olasunkanmi Akoni The Ohanaeze Ndigbo has urged Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to ignore the rumour that members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) are plotting to attack Lagos. Recall that Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Hakeem Odumosu, during a Security Townhall Meeting at the Lagos State secretariat, attended by Governor Sanwo-Olu, and other principal officials in the state on Monday, said there were plans by some groups, which include IPOB to atta...

By Princewill Ekwujuru Three Nigerian Businesses have been featured in the Public Relations and Communications Association (PRCA) as part of its small business heroes’ campaign launched in April 2021. The businesses which cut across fashion, technology, new media and law include 618 Bees, a legal tech company, Gbemisoke shoes, women’s shoe line, and Emblue, a media and communication company, leveraging technology to drive consumer attention. As COVID-19 continues to present challenges for b...

By Yinka Kolawole, with agency report The World Bank has reported that remittances by Nigerians in diaspora fell by 27.7 per cent to $16.8 billion in 2020 from $23.24 billion. The World Bank disclosed this in a report titled, ‘Migration and Development Brief’, which also revealed that remittance flows to low- and middle-income countries fell by 1.6 per cent to $540 billion in 2020 from $548 billion in 2019. The report, which provided updates on global trends in migration and remittances, re...