In partnership with FirstBank – Nigeria’s premier and leading financial inclusion services provider – Verve International, Africa’s leading payment technology and card business, has launched its third National Consumer promo designed to reward users of FirstBank verve card with exciting gifts and cash prizes to appreciate their patronage and use of the card to carry-out their electronic banking transactions. The ongoing two-month promo will end on 30 October 2022 as 20 customers (10 customers per month) with the highest transaction count during the promo will be made millionaires, winning the sum of N1 million each. Also, N20,000 will be won…
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By Wealth Dickson Ominabo The search for peace has been one of humans’ greatest quests in the twenty-first century. The pursuit has seen different stakeholders launch initiatives to promote peace and guarantee a global order where justice, hope, and harmony reign. Peace is a precursor to development, a vital ingredient required for nation-building. Peace is becoming elusive worldwide as more wars and conflicts have emerged in different nations. In Africa, Ethiopia’s civil war has continued to threaten the fate of millions. It has plundered the future of many citizens as thousands continue to suffer from the horror of starvation, displacement,…
GOMBE, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA) – Gombe State Governor, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, earlier today delivered a lecture at the Royal Institute of International Affairs popularly known as Chatham House in London, United Kingdom. The Governor who was in London alongside two other Nigerian Governors Babajide Sanwo-Olu ( Lagos) and Abdullahi Sule ( Nasarawa), participated in a high level event tagged: Accelerating Universal Health Coverage in Nigeria on the invitation of Public Health Africa Policy Forum in collaboration with Centre for Universal Health, Chatham House. Governor Inuwa was specially invited and offered the platform to showcase his administration’s achievements at the…
GOMBE, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA) – Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya has played host to an array of dignitaries from across the country who came to Gombe to witness the wedding solemnization of his son, Arc Misbahu Inuwa Yahaya who tied the knot with his heartthrob, Barrister Amina ( Ameera) Babayo. The Wedding Fatiha between Misbahu and Ameera was presided over by the chief Imam of Gombe Central Mosque, Sheikh Barrister Ali Hammari. His Royal Highness, the Emir of Gombe, Dr Abubakar Shehu Abubakar III stood as the groom’s representative (Wakil) while Alhaji Kawu Adamu Dan Malikin Gombe served as the…
By Ismaila Uba Misilli Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya recently inaugurated the Gombe Investment Summit (GoInvest2022) Steering Committee tasked with the responsibility of planning and staging the upcoming 1st Gombe State Investment Summit proposed for October this year under the theme: ‘lndustrialisation, the Pathway to lnnovation, Transformation and Development of Gombe State. The Committee, which is under the chairmanship of the Deputy Governor, Dr. Manassah Daniel Jatau has as members: Malam MK Ahmad, Professor Ibrahim Abubakar Njodi- the Secretary to the Gombe State Government, Dr. Umaru Kwairanga – Chairman, Gombe State Investment and Property Development Company Ltd, Haruna Jalo Waziri –…
GOMBE, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA) – Gombe State Governor, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, (Dan Majen Gombe) has approved the constitution of an Interim Management Committee for the take-off of Muhammadu Buhari Industrial Park, Dadinkowa in Yamaltu Deba Local Government Area of the State. The Secretary to the State Government, Professor Ibrahim Abubakar Njodi who conveyed the Governor’s approval said the five (5) member Committee shall be responsible for the development of necessary framework for the management and take-off of the site by creating enabling competitive business environment in order to woo investors at both local and international levels. The committee, according…
*** Mulls Court Action Against Aregbesola, Babandede, others LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- The Special Envoy on Diplomacy & Good Governance of the International Peace Commission of the United Nations (UN), Amb. (Dr) Hussaini H. Coomassie has insisted that the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) is consistently shortchanging and deceiving unsuspecting Nigerians in the issuance of passports across the country. Amb. Coomassie specifically fingered the Interior Minister, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola and other senior management of Immigration Service including a rtd CGI, as being responsible for making issuance of Nigerian passport a nightmare. In a chat with journalists in Abuja, Amb. Coomassie…
LAGOS, Nigeria – Today YouTube introduced the next chapter in rewarding creativity on the platform. At its inaugural Made on YouTube event, YouTube shared that it’s expanding the platform’s monetization system, the YouTube Partner Program (YPP), to allow more creators to join the program, introducing new ways for creators to earn revenue through Shorts, and re-imagining the music industry and creator dynamic by opening up ads monetization for those who feature music in their videos. Today’s announcement reflects the diversity of the platform’s growing creator community and allows its over 2M monetizing creators to make money on YouTube across any…
LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA) – Having a baby is a special time in a woman’s life, a period that is meant to be filled with excitement and delight. However, bringing new life into the world is a delicate process and a level of caution is required to avert pregnancy-related conditions that can risk the lives of the expectant mother and her unborn baby. Shockingly, Nigeria is one of the countries with the highest maternal mortality rates in the world, accounting for nearly 20 percent of all global maternal deaths. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the risk of…
RICHMOND, Texas (VOICE OF NAIJA) – Dr. (Mrs.) Folasade Yemi-Esan, the Head of Service of the Nigerian Federation, is under criticism for her handling of the Auditor General of the Federation rules that have allowed former AuGF Aghughu install his stooge as acting head at the office of the Auditor General of the Federation. Recall that voiceofnaija.ng had reported in August that the Auditor General who was a few weeks away from retirement back then, was planning to install a stooge to cover up his alleged maladministration. According to our findings, in order of seniority, five candidates are eligible to…