Siju Iluyomade Tasks Women on Positive Contributions to National Development

 

It was a gathering of intellectuals on Wednesday 17th August 2022 at the Ordinary General Meeting of Association of Resident Doctors, Lagos University Teaching Hospital [LUTH], Idi-Araba as Convener of Arise Women, Dr Siju Iluyomade as Key-Note Speaker led other dignitaries to speak extensively on the need for Women to be expressive positively and contribute to the national development.

Speaking at the event under the Theme: The Role of Women in Leadership, Breaking the Glass Ceiling and a Subtheme of, The Doctor: Striking the Delicate Work-Life Balance, Dr Siju says “Women must be able to identify and turn a lemon into a lemonade, we must be assertive in our approach and not aggressive if we want to continue taking up leadership roles”.

The event which serves as a window for discourse on Women, created an opportunity for the Keynote Speaker, who has been leading the cause of women in the society for almost 2decades to encourage participants on leadership. According to her “ Women must also be ready to break the invisible glass ceiling, biases, prejudices and chains of traditional beliefs against women and show up their full potentials to increase national development”.

Dr Siju whose Foundation, Arise Women is set for activities of 2022 edition of annual programme that ranges from Health, Fitness, Empowerment, Women Conference and many more, urges women at the event to make sure they are able to strike a work balance without emotional baggage.

Lanre Oyegbola-Sodipo Inducted Into Committee of Distinguished Alumni of MAPOLY

 

 

Lanre Oyegbola Sodipo fondly refer to as LOS has been decorated with The Committee of Distinguished Alumni Award(CODA) by Moshood Abiola Polytechnic Alumni Association.

The Committee of Distinguished
Alumni (CODA) of the Association is an award that is specially reserved for selected individuals and corporate bodies who are directly or indirectly linked with Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Abeokuta and have contributed immensely to the development of the Institution and the community at large.

According to the President of Moshood Abiola Polytechnic Alumni Association, Pastor Ezekiel Obasanya states that "Lanre Oyegbola Sodipo and other eminent alumni of our great citadel of learning have continuously being impact their communities by doing impressive things around the world".

The award was vested on Lanre Oyegbola-Sodipo and 19 other eminent dignaries who have passed through the school and friends of the institution such like, The Ogun State Commissioner for Agriculture,Dr.Adeola Odedina; Special Adviser to Ogun State Governor on Youth and Sport, Comrade Lamide Lawal; Dr. Seyi Soremekun;Tpl Waheed Kadiri among others.

Lanre Oyegola-Sodipo graduated from Mass Communication Department in then Ogun State Polytechnic now MAPOLY in 1999 and later proceed to University of Liverpool for Master in Marketing.He is presently the Chief Executive Officer of Havas Nigeria a leading marketing communications company.

LOS empowered women and youths through his Mask4All initiative where over 20,000 face masks to members of his community, community leaders, artisan groups.

He delivered a fully renovated and upgraded Imala Model Health Centre in response to the residents’ pressing needs and furthering the works of His Excellency, Prince Dapo Abiodun to deliver a better health care for all and sundry.

LOS also trained youths through his free skill acquisition and empowerment programme in collaboration with Redeemed Initiative for Skills and Empowerment (RISE) on various skills ranging from paint making and application to the production of disinfectants, dusting powder, skin care cream, toilet and dishwashing liquids.

Lanre Oyegbola-Sodipo appreciate the executive of the alumni for the award initiative.

NLNG Receives Road Infrastructure Tax Credit Certificate For Bonny-Bodo Road from FIRS

 

 

The Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas Limited (NLNG), one of the companies undertaking the construction of roads under the Road Infrastructure Development and Refurbishment Investment Tax Credit Scheme, received its Tax Credit Certificate from the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), for the construction of the Bonny - Bodo Road, in Rivers State last week.

 

The certificate was received by the Company’s Deputy Managing Director, Mr Olalekan Ogunleye, who represented the CEO NLNG, Mr. Philip Mshelbila at the handover ceremony on Thursday, 18th August, 2022 at the FIRS Headquarters, Abuja.

 

While issuing the Tax Credit Certificate, the Executive Chairman, FIRS, Muhammad Nami commended the NLNG for its increased investments in Nigeria.

 

“The Service has faith in your Company and the increased investments it is making in our country. We look forward, with optimism, to the completion of your Train Seven (7) Project for it to join the country’s tax revenue streams,” Mr. Nami noted.

 

He also used the ceremony to highlight how the Service was improving on its relations with stakeholders, as well as building a customer-centric tax authority for improved revenue generation.

 

“In order to efficiently deliver on our mandate, the Board and Management of the Service is focused on the following strategic planks and action areas: we are energising our consultations and regular engagements with stakeholders; we are building a customer centric and data centric organisation while also restructuring the administrative framework and processes of the Service; we are driving towards full automation of core tax operations.

 

“You may recall that the FIRS started with the development and deployment of an in-house digital solution – The Taxpromax Solution. This solution allows taxpayers to sit in the comfort of their offices or homes to file returns, pay taxes and conduct all forms of tax processes with us.

 

“At the heart of our customer-centric reforms is the setting up of a multi-lingual Call Centre for enquiries and report from taxpayers.

 

“Consequent upon these strategic moves, the Service recorded an unprecedented collection of over N6trillion in 2021 and has set its sight on higher performance this year. There is no doubt that the Service can achieve its targets with taxpayers like the NLNG.

 

“I wish to assure you that the Service is ever ready to attend to any issue that will enable you and taxpayers like you to comply with statutory tax obligations,” the FIRS Executive Chairman noted.

 

The CEO Nigeria LNG in his remarks noted that the company was a major contributor to the country’s economic development and is working towards building a better Nigeria; he also commended the FIRS for being at the forefront of economic resuscitation and progress the country is experiencing.

 

“I also want to put on record our appreciation for the expedited issuance of the tax credit certificate. As you know, this tax credit is in relation to the Bonny-Bodo road which is itself a landmark project and a pilot scheme in this initiative.

 

“This would be the first time the Island of Bonny will be linked by road to the rest of the country. And this is very significant to the development and advancement of the country because it will open new opportunities for economic activity,” Mr. Mshelbila noted.

 

The Road Infrastructure Development and Refurbishment Investment Tax Credit Scheme, also referred to as the Road Infrastructure Tax Credit Scheme is a public-private partnership scheme signed by President Muhammadu Buhari under Executive Order 007, in January 2019, that enables the Federal Government of Nigeria to leverage private sector capital and efficiency for construction, refurbishment and maintenance of critical road infrastructure in the country.

 

Under the Scheme, participants are entitled to tax credits against their future Companies Income Tax to the tune of the project cost incurred in the construction or refurbishment of eligible roads.

 

NNPC, MTN, Transcorp Group, Access Bank, GZI industries, among others are some of the entities currently participating in the Road Infrastructure Tax Credit Scheme of Executive Order 007.

NEYI Delegation Visits Ogun Top Lawyer, Barr Kayode Akinsola

 

Consistency is the key in entrepreneurship development, I am proud of the step and actions on your advocacy for youthful entrepreneurship and I will forever give my supports to this initiative , This statement was stated by the most prominent legal practitioner , Barrister Kayode Akinsola, a Polymath, Policy Consultant and a business lawyer. With over two decades of his cumulative experience in Consulting, He has enjoyed patronage from 60 organizations in Africa as well as other continents of the world. He is the President of Queens Group Africa, a Professional services firm based in Nigeria.

 

The N.E.Y.I team led by The President of Nigeria Entrepreneurship Youth Initiative ( N.E.Y.I ) Adeshola Joseph Adefisoye ( Mr. Diligent) as also tendered the achievement of N.E.Y.I towards its programs and advocacy on practicable digital entrepreneurship skills for Nigeria youths so as not to let youths involve themselves in cybercrime that could lead them into drug abuse.

 

The President, Nigeria Entrepreneurship Youth Initiative (N.E.Y.I) Adefisoye Adeshola (Mr. Diligent) also stated that N.E.Y.I vision is a big entrepreneurial vision that will librate millions of Nigeria youths through its programs.

 

Adefisoye said, as the need and call for entrepreneurship increases day by day, the development of entrepreneurship has been stalled in the last few years. This is because of the problems affecting and limiting its development.

 

The government needs to work with other organisation like N.E.Y.I to foster the creating a better environment for entrepreneurship and the private sector in Nigeria. This will include improving the level of infrastructure in the country.

 

Also, formal education needs to be revised to produce more innovative mindsets rather than ordinary job seeking dummies.

Modern technology needs to be incorporated in the country and also in the educational system. The agricultural sector needs to be actively revitalized. It has a lot of entrepreneurial potentials and it is embedded in the culture of Nigerians, we will never stop to advocate for entrepreneurship development for our youths in Nigeria, Adefisoye Adeshola ( Mr. Diligent ) added.

Barrister Kayode Akinsola also stated that the goal of being a mentor is to raise a cross section of young minds, who seek understand the applicability of knowledge to their business environments as this mentees are taken through the process of Action Learning and they would be exposed to business solutions in real times.

 

Barrister Kayode Akinsola, applauded the N.E.Y.I team for being an advocator on youthful entrepreneurship, also in the courtesy visit is the Assistant Director of Media and Publicity for Nigeria Entrepreneurship Youth Initiative ( N.E.Y.I ) Arewa Omowunmi Jimoh, a young and vibrant femalepreneur, OAP and Adire producer, who also contributed by appreciating Barrister Kayode Akinsola for his fatherly love and prompt attention he gives to the N.E.Y.I team.

Chelsea vs Leeds, Barca vs Socieded, others live on DStv, GOtv

 

Chelsea will visit Elland Road to take on Leeds United for Matchday 3 of the 2022/23 English Premier League season showing on SuperSport.

Both teams will be hoping to bounce back from the disappointment of the previous week, after they settled for one point each against Tottenham and Southampton respectively.

Thomas Tuchel’s men were held to a 2-2 draw against Tottenham in a heated clash that saw him and Antonio Conte get marching orders from the referee at the final whistle after both men were involved in a handshake debacle.

On the other hand, Leeds United threw away a 2-goal lead at the Saint Mary’s Stadium against Southampton after they conceded 2 goals in the last twenty minutes of the match. Jesse Marsch’s men will have to put the past behind them to get a point from the Chelsea tie showing on SuperSport Premier League (DStv channel 203) and Go Football (GOtv channel 31) at 2:00pm on Sunday.

Meanwhile, Patrick Viera’s Crystal Palace will test their strength against Steven Gerrard’s Aston Villa at the Selhurst Park. Crystal Palace have had a tough opening to the season, they lost to Arsenal in their opening match and drew Liverpool in their second match.

While Aston Villa managed to defeat Everton last week, they will need to put in a good performance against The Eagles. The two managers clashed a number of times during their playing days as skippers for Arsenal and Liverpool respectively, now they will be hoping to get the better of each other when the match goes live on Saturday at 3:00pm on SuperSport Variety (DStv channel 207) and Go Football (GOtv channel 31).

In the La Liga, reigning champions Real Madrid will pay a visit to Celta Vigo for their second game of the campaign. The tie will be showing on SS LaLiga Channel (DStv Channel 204 and GOtv Channel 32) on Saturday at 9:00pm.

Barecelona will take on Real Sociedad in search of their first win of the season after they were held to a goalless draw by Rayo Vallecano last week. This game will be showing SS LaLiga Channel (DStv Channel 204 and GOtv Channel 32) on Sunday at 9:00pm.

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World Peace Symposium In Honour Of Buratai Holds August 28

Amb. Buratai

 

The 2022 World Peace Symposium in honour of Nigeria’s former Chief of Army Staff, now Nigerian Ambassador to the Republic of Benin, Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai, Ret’d, has been fixed for Sunday, August 28 at Golden Tulip Essential Lagos Airport Hotel, Lagos.

 

The symposium which is organized by World Institute for Peace is expected to kick start at 11.30 am and is themed ‘Building Up Internal Security Set-Ups And Community Protection In Nigeria: Notions, Styles, Possibilities and Master Plan.’

 

The symposium will feature series of events including the launch of an anthology of poems as well as the declaration of General Buratai as the bearer of security touch in recognition of his excellent service to Nigeria and the West Africa sub region as Army Chief and as an Ambassador.

 

The event organizers say General Buratai is the first to be so honoured in the world by the World Institute for Peace.

 

While the event will be hosted by Chief Lamina Kamiludeen Omotoyosi, executive chairman, World Institute of Peace, Mr. Salaudeen Hashim, a public affairs analyst, will deliver a keynote address.

 

Others from Asia, Europe Continents would lend their voices as speakers physically and on zoom.
Born on November 24, 1960, Ambassador Buratai who hails from Biu Local Government Area of Borno State, North East Nigeria was commissioned into the Nigerian Army in 1983 and had multiple command, administrative, and instructional appointments before he retired in 2021.

 

He was Chief of Army Staff between 2015 and 2021.

He was made Ambassador of Republic of Benin by President Muhammadu Buhari few days after retirement from the Army.

Barr Kayode Ajulo, A Voice for the Hopeless, Living His Dream

 

 

Out of influence, Lord Dr. Olukayode Abraham Ibrahim Ajulo, in his childhood days vowed to become a lawyer and true to his wish, Kayode has not only become a legal practitioner, but one whose accomplishments have distinguished him among his peers at the bar, even as he's fast assuming status of a household barrister.

 

It is important to note that Ajulo possesses a spirit that harbors disdain for doing things in half measures but religiously holds on to saying that, what is worth doing at all is worth doing well. That explains why he’s passionately committed and gives his all to whatever he sets out to do. His spirit of total commitment and strive for excellence propelled him to the limelight in his early days at the bar, when he stood up for Yoruba by defending OPC Supreme leaders, late Dr Frederick Fasehun and Aare Ona Kakanfo, Iba Gani Adams, against the Federal Government of Nigeria that charged them with treasonable felony.

 

He has since not looked back, rather, he’s continued to move up the ladder in his chosen career.

 

That at the fashionable dude, Ajulo, is growing in leaps and bounds, will amount to saying the obvious as has continued to break barriers in the legal profession, thereby soaring in rating and growing in influence. His quest to see that fairness is accorded all and sundry as a right activist, and as his remarkable exploit at the bar, are quite noticeable. Among recent briefs he’s handled that have continued to fetch him accolades, both on the bench and in the general public, is appearing for the National Assembly against the duo of The President, Federal Republic of Nigeria and the Attorney General of the Federation, in the famous political and constitutional case that bothers on legality of Section 84 (12) of the newly signed electoral acts 2022, saving Bamiteko Adeolu, a condemned teenager from death row in Ekiti Division of Court of Appeal, as well as another case of national interest where a record judgment of reversal of final forfeiture was handed in favor of Ajulo’s client, Hima Boubakar, a Nigerien military contractors and arms dealer, to mention a few.

 

Say the 11th Mayegun Aare Ona Kakanfo, Ajulo, is living his dream and you won’t be far from the truth.