Wedding bells are set to jingle anytime soon, as Halima, the beautiful daughter of former Borno state governor and factional Chairman of PDP, Ali Modu-Sheriff, is set to wed her fiance, Captain Ronnie Dankabo, who is the son of late business mogul, Mohammed Adamu Dankabo. Their wedding is slated to hold in Maiduguri in December.
It was a mixture of glitz and glamour at the 2016 edition of the prestigious and highly celebrated NIGERIA ENTREPRENEURS AWARD which held on the 18th of November 2016, at the Ladi Kwali hall Sheraton Hotel, Abuja.
Speaking at the event, Abdullahi Ganduje, Governor of Kano State called for more involvement of the youths in Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SMEs) to enhance economic growth and ensure food sustainability in the country.
The governor said that the SMEs needed more attention than they were currently getting to promote the efforts of the Federal Government to diversify the economy. “In order to feed ourselves, produce and export, we have to look at the SMEs,” he said.
The Acting Managing Director and Chief Executive of the Nigerian Export-Import Bank (NEXIM), Mr. Bashir Wali, said that SMEs were regarded globally as the bedrock of development in any economy.
Wali was represented by Head of Strategic Planning, NEXIM, Mr Tayo Omidiji.
The NEXIM boss said that there was need to develop proper police responses to the issues and challenged SMEs in the country to support efforts by the government to diversify the economy and enhance economic growth.
“In Nigeria, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency has observed that there are about 37 million Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) in Nigeria employing about 60 million people.
The co-Founder, Nigeria Entrepreneurs Award, Mr. Joshua Uwabor said that encouraging and rewarding entrepreneurial instinct was the economic success of any nation. “They are men and women, who against the tide of recession and economic challenges continue to innovate and provide opportunities for ideas to blossom into job opportunities and economic growth for the nation.”
Highlights of the ceremony included the presentations of different categories of awards to recipients which include Abdullahi Ganduje, Governor of Kano State, His Imperial Majesty, Ooni Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, Stella Dimoko Korkus, Nigerian Communication Commission, Accion Microfinance Bank, Stanbic IBTC, Dana Air, Dufil Prima Foods, Hall7 Real Estate, Stanbic Ibtc Pension, Comrade Samson Ugwoke, Dr Kennedy Okonkwo others are Sungold Group, Energia Oil & Gas, Cardinal Security, NPF Microfinance Bank and others.
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Ekiti state governor, Ayo Fayose, who is no atranger to the media has advised Ghanaians not to vote for "change" as they head to the polls to vote for their next president on December 7th.
In a statement released by his media aide, Lere Olayinka, Fayose said Nigerians voted for change in 2015 and are currently in hunger, suffering and economic recession. He made the call when he played host to some men of God from Gahana at the state house in Ado-Ekiti. The statement in part reads.
“By buying into the All Progressives Congress (APC) message of change, Nigerians are now facing a kind of hunger and suffering never experienced in the country in the last 30 years and Ghanaians must not fall into that kind of trap. Ghanaians should not succumb to the deceit of the opposition party that are calling for a change of government. Rather, they should return the incumbent President, John Mahama, who has no doubt done creditably well to deserve a re-election. Ghanaians should know that the change in Nigeria brought hunger, suffering, disregard for the rule of law as well as arrest and detention of Nigerians without trial and be mindful of those preaching change to them. Most importantly, the situation in Ghana at present is similar to that of Nigeria.
Like President Mohammadu Buhari, opposition party, New Patriotic Party (NPP) candidate, Nana Akufo-Addo has contested the presidency two times. This is the third time he is contesting. He is also 74 year-old. In Nigeria, change is synonymous with economic recession that is even getting to the level of depression. When majority of those who brought the change are now regretting it. Tell your people in Ghana that Nigerians are already regretting the change they made last year, which has plunged the country into serious economic hardship.
Tell them to learn from Nigerians and reject those preaching message of change to them. They should hold on to the government that they have now and beware of a change that will take their country to economic recession.”
Ekiti State Governor, Ayo Fayose believes that only the Igbo tribe can survive in isolation if Nigeria breaks up.
Fayose also described the Igbos as a “unique people in the country.”
“Whatever anybody says, the Igbos are a unique people in the country. God forbid, if Nigeria should break, they are the only nation that can survive because they are industrious people,” Fayose said on Saturday, November 19, after being conferred with a title by the Igbo community in Ekiti," he said.
“All the permanent structures found everywhere are owned by the Igbo people. Wherever you go in the country, you will find an Igbo man there.
“No Igbo man can vote for any other party in Ekiti State except the party I belong to because we are bonded with one another,” he added.
