Toyin Lawani Named Among The 10 Most Influential Women In Nigeria, Charges Fellow Single Moms To Keep Working Hard

Ace fashion designer and business woman Toyin Lawani has expressed her happiness after being listed among the top 10 most influential women in the country. She took time to thank her fans and encourages fellow women to keep working hard. Read what she posted below:

Nigerian Lady Emerges Britian’s Best Pharmacist, 2016

Britain’s favourite pharmacist has been announced. Olutayo Arikawe, 39, from Dudley has been named the national winner of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society’s annual I Love My Pharmacist competition, which celebrates the exceptional contribution pharmacists make to patient care on a daily basis across the UK.

Olutayo who runs a Community Pharmacy in Dudley, was shortlisted by an expert panel to become one of the 23 finalists. Thousands of members of the public then voted for their favourite pharmacist. Olutayo was announced as the regional winner for Midlands and East.

Pres. Buhari approves arms bearing for airport security officers

President Buhari has granted approval for security agents stationed at various airports to carry arms. Minister of State for Aviation, Hadi Sirika, disclosed this while speaking to State House correspondents.

“We are very serious about aviation security. Just last week, the President approved that aviation security should bear arms. So, we are trying to make them take the form and shape of Transportation Security Administration, TSA of the US with K-9 dogs,

handcuffs, guards, batons, light weapons, among others. The Minister of Interior is helping us in that regard with the directive of the President. They are partnering us to keep our airports secure. All these will be unveiled at the next stakeholders meeting”he said

U.S., China Ban Ivory Trade To Protect Africa’s Elephants

The U.S. Government and its Chinese counterpart are collaborating to ban ivory trade to help preserve the elephant population particularly from Africa.

A statement made available in New York on Wednesday by the U.S. Department of State, noted that U.S. and China are the two world’s largest markets for ivory.

“On Dec. 30, 2016, China announced its plans for implementing a ban on domestic commercial trade of ivory. This commitment follows the United States’ own near-total ivory ban enactment on July 6, 2016. We welcome China’s announcement. It sets an ambitious, but achievable, timetable to enact a near-total ban on domestic commercial sales of ivory by Dec. 31, 2017.

10,000 Youths To Benefit From CBN Anchor Borrowers Scheme

About 10,000 youths and other small scale farmers are set to benefit from the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) Anchor Borrowers Programme, in Ogun state.

The State Coordinator and Special Assistant to the Governor on Agriculture, Mr Tosin Ademuyiwa, disclosed this in Abeokuta, the state capital, at the flag-off of the programme.

He explained that the programme was aimed at creating employment for youths and boosting agricultural production for food security in the State.

It Is Difficult To Govern Oyo State- Ajimobi

Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State has admitted that the state is difficult to manage and that it is an arduous task to govern it. He said this at the 2017 Inter-Faith Service of the state government at the Governor’s office, Ibadan, yesterday.

The governor, who is governing the state for the second term said; “Maintenance of our infrastructure and executing new ones have been extremely difficult. Oyo State is a big state. Ibadan alone is bigger than seven states and to govern Oyo State is a big responsibility with big problem and difficult to manage.”

CAF President Hayatou Currently Under Investigation

Egyptian officials say that Issa Hayatou, the president of African football's governing body CAF, has been referred to prosecutors for investigation over allegedly abusing his position. 

At issue is a deal awarding the broadcast rights to several African football tournaments to a media company, Lagardere Sports.