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A massive printing plant belonging to billionaire businessman, Mr. Jimoh Ibrahim, located at Ayede-Ogbese in Akure North council area of Ondo State, has been bought over, sharpedgenews can confirm. The community's new monarch, the Alayede, Oba Raphael Ajibola Oluyede, who was installed amid pomp and ceremony on Saturday, is now the new owner. Making the revelation in a chat with FirstNews, the Odopetu (third in rank to king) of Ayede-Ogbese, High Chief Oladimeji Abitogun, disclosed that Oba Oluyede, a top-flight billionaire lawyer and businessman, bought the printing press and all its accompanying facilities for N250 million. "Kabiyesi (royal father) intends to convert the facility to a publication house of a community newspaper, a general printing press and a host of other busin...

In a bid to boost the small and medium enterprises  in the FCT, the people’s  Senator has commenced disbursement  of grants to corporatives across the territory.  The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the gesture is in collaboration  with small and medium enterprise development agency of Nigeria (SMEDEN). During the flag-off  of the first phase of the disbursement program, the Representative of the senator, and SMEDEN, urged  the beneficiaries to make judicious use of the funds. The beneficiaries  of the first phase for the grants  are drawn accross  the six area councils.  Mr James and Mrs Hanatu while Responding on behalf of all the beneficiaries, expressed optimism  that the  grant will boost  the...

Professor Abdul-Rasheed Na’Allah, the Vice-chancellor University of Abuja has called on youths especially students to embrace innovation and creativity to boost the nation’s economy and national development of the country. The VC made the call at the University, during the 3rd Student Employment Scheme Reward Day with the Theme Titled "Building The Student Workforce for Sustaining the 21st Century Manpower and Human Resources. Prof. Na'Allah maintained that the university is motivated and reinvigorated more than ever, to continue to teach its students to value their own imagination and provide them with creative opportunities. He tasked the students to think out of the box and embrace entrepreneurship rather than search for white-collar jobs to be self employed after school. M...

FAGWOD TRIPLE "F" NIG. LTD has inaugurated "FAGWOD WONDERS FOOTBALL CLUB" and has also launched "FAGWOD FOR TWO BILLION NAIRA" for unity/peace of the nation and to ensure Food security in the country. Bishop Eberechris Edmund Agbakaizu, the Chairman/CEO of the organisation during the launching said the club has 26 players in each Area Council of FCT, adding that the group also has a vision of mass food production in the country. The Chairman said the organisation also have the vision of prosperity to feed the poor, job creation, mass food production, good governance, prayers and faithfulness for economic development of the country. "The means of getting to all the above vision can be understood if each and every one of us can get hold of our pamphlet which are currently available...

The University of Abuja has presented medals to 10 researchers and 20 authors from the University for winning grants of over 1.1 billion naira and publishing in first class journals across the world. Prof. Abdul-Rasheed Na’Allah, the Vice Chancellor at the presentation of the medals to the researchers’ and authors at the University’s main campus in Abuja, said the move would encourage other scholars of the institution to seek and win more scholarly grants across the world. Professor Na’Allah explained that the researchers were able to attract the funds through their various works which is aimed at proffering solutions to societal challenges. ‘’We are so excited this year 2021 with all our researchers are getting grants from all over the world, doing research in different areas, r...

The University of Abuja Teaching Hospital (UATH) in Gwagwalada, Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has honoured over fifty seven staff and eight Non-Government Organisations for hardwork, dedication and excellence for their positive impact to the development of the hospital. Prof. Bissala Ekele, Chief Medical Director (CMD) of the hospital, at the presentation of 2021 Annual Staff Award Ceremony said the tradition for reward for hardwork is aimed at encouraging and inspiring workers to give their best in the line of duty for the development of the hospital. According to him, the reward system was introduced three years ago in 2018 to encourage mass participation of the staffers, through a committee set up by the Management of the hospital. Adults patients with neurosis, neurasthenia...

Chief Momoh Oboh, Community Leader and Philanthropist in AA2 community in the Kuje Area Council of the FCT, has called on Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) to quickly fix the damaged polls of 33 KVA opposite Baptist Church at Sundaba junction in Kuje. Chief Momoh made the call while inspecting the level of damage caused by a reckless truck driver who ramped into the polls that has caused a total black out in the area, adding that the driver has been apprehended and in police custody. The Chief described the level of damage as worrisome, saying that if there had been light during the accident it would have caused a catastrophy in the community. However, he called on AEDC to quickly fix the damaged polls to help cushion the plight of the residents as they prepare for Ch...

Users of Firstmonie Wallet, the mobile-friendly wallet application by FirstBank are in for an exciting time as they are being rewarded for their continued patronage of its services in a two-month campaign, tagged Transact and Win promo which started on Monday 22, November 2021.  Various prizes including, N10, 000.00 cash prizes, iPhone, standing fans, bags of rice, power generating sets, air conditioning systems and LED Televisions will be won in the course of the two months campaign.   Eligibility for the respective prizes is dependent on the frequency of use of the Firstmonie Wallet. The higher the number of transactions performed on the mobile-friendly wallet, the higher the chances of winning.  N10,000.00 is up for grabs by 200 customers for transaction counts ...

The roof is already getting raised with #FirstBankIssaVybe, #DecemberIssaVybe campaigns. With FirstBank, it is always a total experience of being woven into the fabric of society from banking at its finest, to music, fashion, arts, and sports. Across the spectrum of human endeavour, FirstBank stands tall behind its over 32 million customers and counting.  As FirstBank makes every day a vybe every December, it is also passionate about ensuring that everyone vybes with kindness. This is in sync with the words of Maurice Elias, Professor of Psychology, “without kindness, our communities, families, schools, and classrooms become places of incivility.” As we get the blast of the season, the 127 years strong banking brand in furtherance of its kindness campaign has created a simple calendar ...

Ebosetale David Aigbefoh Esq, Notary Public and Vice Chairman, Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Gwagwalada Branch, FCT, Abuja, has called on the Federal Government to invest more in the youths and the educational system for National Development. Aigbefoh made the call, during the "INTERNATIONAL MERIT AWARDS 2021" and " INTERNATIONAL MEDAL OF HONOUR" presented to him For his relentless support of "Child Education, Community Empowerment and Grassroots security for a safer Society" The programmes which held on December 2, 2021 at the symposium on National Skills Acquisition And Empowerment Programme, was under the supervision of the Federal Ministry of Education. The NBA Vice Chairman noted that the earlier the country began to prepare by investing in the youths and the Educational s...

A group known as the Northern New Breed for United Nigeria has called on the youths, irespective of any Geoplitical zone to support the aspiration of Umaru Tanko Al-Makura as the next National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress.(APC) for the development of democracy in the country. Speaking during media interview in Abuja at the weekend, the National Coordinator of the group, Comrade Bashir Mohammed Rumah explained that among all the aspirants  for the office of the national  Chairman, only Senator Al-Makura has the pedigree and reputation to deliver. He said during his tenure as the governor of Nasarawa state, Al-Makura had only four out of 24 members from his party adding that even under such political atmosphere he was able to lead successfully. The group had...