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Money market Vogue

Ecobank Design and Build Expo: Experts advocate Green Building for sustainable financing

Lagos, Dec. 2, 2024 – Professionals in the building and construction sectors have been encouraged to adopt green building practices as a means to secure sustainable financing for large-scale projects. This was the key takeaway from experts who spoke at the Ecobank Design and Build Expo in Lagos last week. Green building, or sustainable building, refers to the design and construction of structures that prioritize environmentally responsible and resource-efficient processes throughout their lifecycle—spanning planning, design, construction, operation, maintenance, renovation, and demolition. Bolaji Balogun, Chief Executive Officer of Chapel Hill Denham, emphasized the …

Style Hunter Vogue

Dabiri-Erewa celebrates Chidimma’s emergence as First Runner up, Miss Universe 

Abuja, Nov. 17, 2024 – Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, the Chairman/CEO Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) has congratulated Nigeria’s Chidimma Adetshina for emerging second at Miss Universe 2024. She described the achievement as a reward for her doggedness and resilience. In a congratulatory statement issued by Abdur-Rahman Balogun, the Director of Media, Public Relations and Protocols of the Commission, the NIDCOM boss was excited that in spite of all odds, Chidimma remained focused and attained her goals. Dabiri-Erewa said though Chidimma Adetshina as Nigeria’s representative, finished as the first runner-up at the 73rd Miss …

General News Lifestyle Vogue

NiDCOM boss lauds Affangha as Africa Cultural Ambassador, UN Best Diplomats Conference delegate

Abuja, Aug, 17, 2024 – Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman/CEO of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), has commended Miss Manyi Affangha, the Face of Culture Africa Winner, for her impactful interventions in the country. Dabiri-Erewa gave the commendation, through, Abdur-Rahman Balogun, the Director, Media, Public Relations and Protocols Unit in NiDCOM, during a courtesy visit by Affangha and her team to the commission’s headquarters in Abuja. The NiDCOM boss said Affangha’s zeal to use her platform to curb hunger, poverty and female-child abuse, had earned her this lofty opportunity to enhance …

Foreign Vogue

Billionaire Sir Jim Ratcliffe says London is ‘not safe’ anymore

London, Aug. 12, 2024 – Sir Jim Ratcliffe says London is ‘not safe’ anymore and refuses to wear a watch in the capital because he is scared he will be mugged.   The 71-year-old billionaire, who grew up in a council house in Greater Manchester, owns chemical company Ineos and Manchester United, which is worth an estimated £29.6 billion – making him the UK’s third richest man Last year, Sir Ratcliffe witnessed someone being stabbed to death on CCTV outside his Knightsbridge office on Brompton Road over a Rolex watch. He said: …

Money market Vogue

City of Houston, Texas, USA, proclaims Oct. 25 as FITCC Day

Lagos, OcT. 28, 2023 -The City of Houston, Texas, USA, has designated Oct. 25 as “Fidelity International Trade and Creative Connect Day.” Mayor Sylvester Turner, in a statement, said that the designation was in recognition of Fidelity Bank Plc’s commitment to fostering bilateral trade and economic development between the city of Houston, Texas and Nigeria. The proclamation reads in part: “Whereas, The Fidelity International Trade and Creative Connect summit committed to fostering bilateral trade and economic development between the city of Houston and Nigeria. The City of Houston commends Fidelity …

Foreign General News Vogue

Google selects 25 African startups for $4m grant

Lagos, June 20, 2023 – Google for Startups (GfS) on Tuesday announced the 25 African-based startups selected for this year’s $4 million Black Founders Fund. The Black Founders Fund, now in its third year, aims to help tackle systemic racial inequality in Venture Capital (VC) funding by providing equity-free grants and mentoring to early-stage Black-led high-growth businesses across Europe and Africa.  The selected cohort of 40 startups from Europe and Africa, includes 25 African startups that embody the diverse entrepreneurial spirit across the African continent. Startups led or co-founded by …

General News Vogue

South African Johann Rupert displaces Dangote as richest African

Lagos, June 19, 2023 – South African Johann Rupert has displaced Aliko Dangote, a Nigerian billionaire businessman, to become Africa’s richest man. Forbes Magazine announced this on Sunday. Rupert became the richest man in Africa after his net worth increased by $1.3 billion from $10.7 billion to $13.5 billion. Rupert’s net worth is currently $12 billion according to Forbes Real-time Global Billionaires Ranking, while Dangote trails behind him with a net worth of $10.8 billion as of Friday. Dangote’s net worth dropped due to the recent operational charges on the …

Entertainment Vogue

Khosi wins Big Brother Titan reality show

Johannesburg, April 2, 2022 -Khosi has won the $100,000 grand prize winner in the Big Brother Titans reality TV show which ended on Sunday. Kanaga Jnr and Tsatsii emerged as the first and second runners-up, respectively. Khosi, 25, is from KwaZulu-Natal, but she lives in Johannesburg South Africa. The journalist had said during the premiering of the show that ‘talkative’ and ‘open-mindedness’ suit her profession The ‘Ziyakhala Wahala’ edition premiered on January 15, 2023 brought housemates from Nigeria and South Africa under one roof. BBTitans was held in South Africa …

Entertainment Politics Vogue

I was born to donate my body parts to Williams – Prince Harry

Lagos, Jan. 13, 2023 – The Duke of Sussex, Prince Harry says he came to this world with the main purpose of serving as a spare for his elder brother, Prince William, who is the Prince of Wales. Harry said this in his autobiography ‘Spare’ which hit the bookshelves across the globe Tuesday, according to Daily Mail. He said he grew up knowing that the purpose of his existence was to donate organs such as kidneys or offer blood transfusions to William, should anything bad happen to him. “I was …

General News Vogue

God’s Speed and Haste-Driven Humanity

*By Paul Ejime Almost from infancy, humans are made to think and believe that “time waits for no one” and that “time is of the essence,” hence the idiomatic expression “to make hay, while the sun shines.” With this emphasis on haste, the exhortation “to make haste slowly,” is considered an afterthought, such that impatience virtually controls most human thinking and activities. Thanks to human inventions dating back more than 6,000 years, time and timekeeping, have evolved from manuscripts to clocks of the modern civilization and the present digital era. …