The 2nd Annual Conference of Traditional Rulers in Yoruba Land tagged #OYO2020 will be hosted by His Imperial Majesty Iku Baba Yeye, Oba Dr. Lamidi Olayiwola Adeyemi, the Alaafin of Oyo and permanent Chairman Oyo State Council of Obas in Collaboration with HRM Heritage Forum, the 1st world’s largest Forum of traditional rulers. Ekohotblog reports … Read more
The founder and Chief Executive Officer of Paga, Tayo Oviosu, has said that the mobile payment company recorded over $2 billion worth of transactions in 2019 across all markets as it served the unbanked communities in rural and urban areas in Nigeria. Oviosu made this disclosure via his Twitter account. According to him, the $2 … Read more
Africa’s biggest telecome companyMTN Group, has said it plans to quit it’s stakes in Ghana and Uganda is in order to concentrate on its high-growth markets in Africa, especially Nigeria, and in the Middle East. MTN Group listed its shares on the Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) in 2018, while in Uganda, it had been speculated … Read more
2019 was the year of high impact events that threw social media into frenzy from the presidential election to Big Brother Nigeria, amongst others. Ekohotblog has compiled a top five rundown of some of these events that trended In 2019. #NigeriaDecides2019: Presidential Election The 2019 presidential election was an interesting one. All Nigerians started the … Read more
A woman has left many readers of her story shocked after it was reported that she exchanged her husband for the sum of Ksh 1700 (N6,000) and used the money to buy clothes for her children. The Kenyan woman identified as Edna Mukwana, said she took the shocking step after her husband failed to return … Read more
It is not unusual to see most people snack either at home, workplace, Schools and on the go. Often we snack so much on pastries such as cakes, chin chin, sausage, groundnuts and so without considering their health implications. However, a fruit styling and safety expert, Foluke Adedokun advises that fruit snacking is much healthier. … Read more
Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei Technologies flagged record profits for 2019 on Tuesday, despite a tumultuous year that has seen the U.S. and its allies blacklist the firm. “Despite concerted efforts by the U.S. government to keep us down, we’ve made it out the other side and continue to create value for our customers,” said rotating … Read more
Barack Obama and Donald Trump are tied this year as the most admired man. It is Obama’s 12th time in the top spot versus the first for Trump. Michelle Obama is the most admired woman for the second year in a row. Each year since 1948, Gallup has asked Americans to name, in an open-ended … Read more
…….Iraq PM Asks Protesters To Leave US Embassy ‘Immediately’ Several thousand protesters attacked the US embassy in the Iraqi capital on Tuesday in anger at US air strikes that killed more than two dozen pro-Iran fighters at the weekend. A stream of men in military fatigues, as well as some women, marched through checkpoints that … Read more
Brazil on Monday fined Facebook $ 1 .65 million for improperly sharing users’ data in a case linked to the global Cambridge Analytica scandal. Facebook engaged in an “ abusive practice” by allowing data from 443 ,000 users in Brazil to be unduly available to developers of the application “ This is Your Digital Life … Read more
While the world is waiting to take a joyful leap into the new year, a few countries in the continent of Oceania are already in 2020. Samoa, Kiribati and Christmas Island, a territory owned by Australia welcomed the new year by 11:00am Nigerian time, while New Zealand saw it in 2020 by 11:15 am. By … Read more
Britain’s minimum wage is to increase by more than four times the rate of UK inflation from next year, Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government announced Tuesday. A 6.2-percent increase from April takes the so-called national living wage for workers aged 25 and over from £8.21 to a minimum £8.72 ($10.79 to $11.52, 9.63 euros to … Read more
No fewer than five petroleum stations and nine pumps have been sealed and penalised by the Department of Petroleum Resources in Enugu State for upscaling their pumps beyond the negligible range of 0.2. The clampdown was during a routine surveillance exercise by the agency within the Enugu metropolis to identify stations that hoard products and … Read more
Within a 10-year period covering 2010 and 2019, the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) recorded a revenue shortfall of N4.88tn, figures obtained from the FIRS have indicated. The FIRS data showed that during the 10-year period, the service generated about N43.41tn revenue from taxes. When compared to the N48.29tn targeted revenue set by the Federal … Read more
Access Bank Plc has been acknowledged as the Most Sustainable Bank in Nigeria for the third consecutive time at the 2019 Central Bank of Nigeria Sustainability Awards held at the 2019 Bankers Committee Gala Night in Ogere, Ogun State, Nigeria. The Bank was also awarded first position in other categories such as the ‘Most Sustainable … Read more
It is just a few hours to the end of 2019 and the beginning of a new year – 2020. The new year comes with a lot of expectations and resolutions. As the entire world looks forward to the unveiling of a new year, Ekohotblog brings you a compilation of a few interesting facts you … Read more
The Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Dr Boboye Oyeyemi, has sent a new year message to Nigerians. In the message read by his Public Education Officer, Mr Bisi Kazeem, on Tuesday in Abujato, Oyeyemi urged Nigerians to be vigilant against the menace of road traffic accidents in the country, adding that joint effort … Read more
Efforts to arrest suspects who allegedly set ablaze two children at Waduruk community, Shen village, Jos South local government area of Plateau state have intensified as the National Human Rights Commission, NHRC has intervenes with a view of getting justice for the victims. Ekohotblog gathered that 11 years old God’sgift Nyam and about five years … Read more
The Association of Bureaux De Change Operators of Nigeria (ABCON) on Sunday defended the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN’s) N305 to dollar exchange rate policy. It said the decision has helped in stabilising the naira. ABCON President Aminu Gwadabe explained that the N305/$ exchange rate is for settling government obligations and not a transactional rate … Read more
