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Tinubu condoles Ali Modu Sheriff over mother’s death

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Tinubu condoles Ali Modu Sheriff over mother’s death

President Bola Tinubu has commiserated with the former Governor of Borno, Senator Ali Modu Sheriff, over the passing of his mother, Hajiya Aisa.

According Online reports that Hajia Aisha died on Sunday in Abuja after a protracted illness, at the age of 93.

She will be buried today, Monday, at the family residence of the late Galadima Modu Sheriff along Damboa Road in Maiduguri, Borno State Capital.

In a statement on Monday issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, the President also condoled with the Modu Sheriff family.

He urged them to take comfort in the knowledge that the deceased lived an exemplary life defined by strong virtues and transitioned at the hallowed age of 93.

“The president prays that Allah grants the departed Aljannat Firdausi and comfort to her family,” Ngelale said.

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Over 1,000 experts undergo training on AI digital technologies in Ibadan

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Over 1,000 experts undergo training on AI digital technologies in Ibadan

On Sunday, over one thousand technology experts underwent free training on Artificial Intelligence at the Edge Global Conference organised annually by the American University of Technology in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital.

The Director of Programmes, American University of Technology, Seyi Akanbi, who made this known at a two-day conference tagged, “AI-Powered Digital Transformation Strategies”, said the Edge Conference was aimed at educating people on how to leverage the power of emerging technologies such as Artificial Intelligence, machine learning algorithm.

Akanbi said, “We want to find a way of contributing to the society. We don’t want to be part of the people complaining that things are not working. We want to find a way to see how we can make things happen, there is no perfect situation.

“We only have people that care about the country that wish to impact and this is how we can give back by helping people and see how we can contribute to whatever the government is doing and their aspirations.

 

“Today, Artificial Intelligence is critical in today’s world and governs our lives for example if you acquire a loan in a bank, the responses are AI-generated.”

In his keynote address, the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Aviation, Fatai Buhari, called for digital transformation in the Nigerian aviation industry.

Buhari, representing Oyo North Senatorial District in the Red Chamber, highlighted the urgency of adopting AI and other cutting-edge technologies to revolutionise the industry’s operations.

He emphasised that the aviation industry was at a crucial moment where AI and digital technologies could offer solutions to the challenges that hinder its full potential.

Speaking with According Online on the sideline of the programme, the Acting Registrar of the ATECH, Olubukola Adio, said the university was one of the open universities that would be licensed by the Federal Government to offer 100 per cent tech-driven programs.

Adio hinted that the institution was fully equipped with state-of-the-art facilities with electronic classes and developed software that will make teaching and learning seamless adding that the institution is out to beat other competitors in the sector.

Pointview Rebrands with A New Vision Premier Offerings

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Pointview Rebrands with A New Vision Premier Offerings

Pointview Travel Limited, a subsidiary of Wakanow Nigeria Group, has launched a new look and offerings, promising a new way to experience travel with its comprehensive suite of services and strategic vision.

The announcement was made in Lagos, Wednesday, June 26, 2024 by Adenike Macaulay, CEO of Wakanow Nigeria Group during an event to officially open the company’s new office in Victoria Island, Lagos. Pointview Travel Limited aims to provide an all-encompassing travel experience for both domestic and international travelers. Their offerings include domestic and international flights, hotel bookings, MICE planning (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences & Exhibitions), airport transfers, travel protocols, insurance, and airport lounge access. Adenike Macaulay made this known at the official launch of Pointview Travels’ new look and office, located in Victoria Island, Lagos.

“Our mission is to revolutionize travel experiences by leveraging our access to a multitude of sources to become a leading provider of attractive travel packages,” said Macaulay. “Pointview’s launch marks a significant step in expanding our footprint in the travel industry and offering unparalleled value to our clients.”

Comprehensive Services and Strategic Vision

Pointview’s business strategy targets a diverse clientele, including Indian corporate companies, non-Indian corporate companies and subagents. The company is committed to securing the best available fares and providing expert travel guidance to ensure seamless travels for their clients.

Chander Bhasin, Managing Director of Pointview Travel Limited, outlined the company’s ambitious strategic objectives. “Our customers can look forward to more affordable travel options as we aim to increase our market presence significantly by the end of the year. We are dedicated to ensuring that 80% of our customers are highly satisfied with our services, and we strive to convert every inquiry into a confirmed booking. By 2025, we plan to have a robust presence across all major Nigerian states with airports, making our services easily accessible to a wider audience.”

Innovations and New Offerings

Pointview is not only focused on market expansion but also on leveraging technology to enhance customer experiences. The company has invested significantly in digital platforms such as online booking portals and mobile apps to provide personalized and efficient services.

In addition, Pointview is introducing a refreshed logo, a new office space, and a range of additional products and services to meet the evolving needs of their clients. “Our goal is to continuously innovate and expand our offerings to provide diverse and attractive travel options,” added Bhasin.

Challenges and Commitment to Excellence

Despite the ambitious goals, the leadership at Pointview acknowledges the challenges that come with strategic optimization and technological advancements. Effective change management, stakeholder engagement, and a culture of continuous innovation are critical to their success.

“Our commitment to transparency, stakeholder alignment, and fostering a culture of innovation ensures that we stay ahead of industry trends and maintain agility in a rapidly changing landscape,” said Macaulay.

Pointview Travel Limited is set to transform the travel industry with its comprehensive offerings, strategic vision, and unwavering commitment to excellence. As a subsidiary of the Wakanow Nigeria Group, Pointview is poised to become a leading force in the travel sector, delivering exceptional value and experiences to its clients.

 

 

 

 

TORG 2024 Inaugural Scientific Conference

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TORG 2024 Inaugural Scientific Conference

Event Overview

We are thrilled to announce the TORG 2024 Inaugural Scientific Conference, scheduled from August 7th to 9th in the vibrant city of Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria. This event, organized by The Operating Room Global (TORG)in collaboration with the National Association of Perioperative Nurses of Nigeria (NAPON) National and Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) is CPD accredited, offering a comprehensive educational experience for healthcare professionals. The conference aims to unite operating room experts, healthcare professionals, and scientific enthusiasts from around the world, focusing on innovation, surgery, research, and collaboration. This will be a hub for knowledge exchange, exploration of breakthroughs, and the nurturing of invaluable connections.

Conference Details

Venue: Ostra Hall & Hotel, 1 Ostra Close, Off Otunba Jobifele Way, CBD Alausa, Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria.
Dates: August 7th – 9th, 2024 (08:30am-7pm daily)
Registration:
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 Over three dynamic days, immerse yourself in unparalleled insights, collaboration, and professional development opportunities aimed at elevating surgical standards worldwide. The event promises to be transformative, with a diverse array of sessions catering to every healthcare professional. Participants can earn up to 33 internationally recognized CPD Credits awarded by the CPD Group, ensuring that your participation contributes to ongoing professional development and credentialing.

Key Highlights

  • Conference Access: Full access to all sessions, panels, and workshops.
  • Conference Materials: Participant kit, including a conference program booklet, badge, and other souvenirs.
  • Catering: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner for the entire conference duration.
  • Certificate of Participation: Official certificate acknowledging your participation.
  • Exhibition Access: Entry to concurrent exhibitions or showcases featuring innovative healthcare products and services.
  • Digital Resources: Access to digital resources, presentations, and conference materials through the conference platform.
  • Discounts and Special Offers: Exclusive access to discounts, promotions, or special offers from conference sponsors and partners.
  • Networking Opportunities: Facilitated networking sessions to connect with healthcare professionals, experts, and industry representatives.

Attendees

The conference is expected to attract a wide range of participants, including surgeons, physician assistants, anesthesiologists, theatre and perioperative nurses, recovery staff, certified registered nurse anesthetists, certified surgical technologists, first assistants, registered nurse first assistants, perfusionists, residents, anesthesia technicians, anesthesia support, respiratory technicians, sterile processing technicians, medical device company representatives, infection control specialists, quality assurance specialists, health information management specialists, patient advocates, nutritionists/dietitians, occupational therapists, physiotherapists, ICU specialists, rehabilitation specialists, respiratory therapists, surgical ward and outpatient teams, ambulatory unit specialists, medical students, student nurses, and all healthcare professionals.

Institutions Represented

Introducing the esteemed institutions participating in the Operating Room Global (TORG) 2024 Inaugural Scientific Conference, 7-9th August 2024! Their involvement promises enriching insights and groundbreaking discussions. Join us in Lagos, Nigeria, to connect with and learn from the best in the field.

Evidence-Based Research

Join us for evidence-based research sessions featuring over 15 accepted abstracts. Discover groundbreaking research, network with global experts, and shape the future of surgical practice at the TORG 2024 Conference.

Weather and Travel Information

  • Arrivals: August 6th, 2024
  • Departures: August 10th, 2024
  • Airport: Murtala Mohammed International Airport (LOS), Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria.
  • Weather: Expect warm and humid conditions with temperatures ranging between 25°C to 31°C. Prepare for light showers and partly cloudy skies typical for Lagos in August.

We can’t wait to welcome you to Nigeria’s mega-city. This event is hosted by the Founding Chapter, TORG Nigeria (TORG-NG).

 

Registration Information

The registration form is mandatory for all national and international participants, speakers, panelists, and sponsors. After submission, ensure you check your inbox or spam folder for our emails. All registrations will be online and are regarded as complete only upon full payment prior to the conference.

Secure your spot today for unparalleled insights and collaboration. Join us in advancing surgical care and healthcare excellence globally.

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Ex-special investigator, Obono-Obla alleges Buhari govt returned recovered loots to looters

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Ex-special investigator, Obono-Obla alleges Buhari govt returned recovered loots to looters

The former Chairman of the Special Presidential Investigation Panel for the Recovery of Public Property (SPIP), Okoi Obono-Obla, has alleged that the loot recovered under former President Muhammadu Buhari’ were ultimately returned to the looters.
Obono-Obla, who stated this during an interview with Nigerian journalist, Seun Okinbaloye on Mic On Podcast, said all his efforts to bring many looters to justice in the country were frustrated by the former Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, and other officials of the Buhari administration.
He said: “Some of the things I recovered were returned to the looters.
“There was this case of someone from whom I recovered over 80 brand new X-class Mercedes Benz cars (armoured plated) from Jabi, Abuja.
“I wrote to the DG, Customs and the Federal Inland Revenue Services to ask if the person paid customs duties and tax on the vehicles; they said No.
“We got an order of interim forfeiture from the court pending the hearing of the case. So, I sent a memo to Malami to brief him on what we were doing, only for him to tell me that he never mandated me to do things I investigated.
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“Another one is the case of a senator who was then in his sitting status and later became the President of the Senate. I found his story in the Panama Papers, which stated that he had property in offshore islands; I didn’t have the power to investigate him because it was overseas, so I went to the DG, NIA, and sought his help to work together,” he said.
Obono-Obla also claimed that the anti-graft campaign under Buhari’ failed because of Malami and others’ influence.
“We didn’t do well. When Magu, the former EFCC chairman and I left, we didn’t hear anything again about fighting corruption. Both of us had a similar fate; we were stepping on toes and too stubborn. In fact, Malami’s close associate once told me, ‘you —Obla and Magu— are very stubborn.
“All the problems I had, Malami was behind them. The president wouldn’t have removed me without his input. He would joke to my wife if I had now recovered the billion dollars I wanted to recover from the firm that mailed me.
“I was not dismissed, I was suspended and till date, the suspension has not been lifted,” the former investigator added.

We recovered 80 S-class Mercedes Benz cars; some of the things I recovered were returned back to people we recovered those things from.Find out more via the link below:
You can watch the full show via our YouTube channel See the link below:… pic.twitter.com/uVZSGe38hQ
— MIC ON PODCAST (@Themiconshow) June 29, 2024

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EFCC officers to face disciplinary panel over alleged assault

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EFCC officers to face disciplinary panel over alleged assault

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has set up a disciplinary panel to investigate two operatives accused of assaulting a woman during a raid in a hotel in Lagos on Thursday.

Its Spokesman, Dele Oyewale, who said this in a statement on Monday in Abuja added that the errant officers were to appear before the panel on Monday.

Oyewale said that the EFCC Chairman, Mr Ola Olukoyede, set up the disciplinary team to look into the case of the two errant officers of the commission who allegedly assaulted a female staff of the Regional Hotel, Ojo, Lagos.

Earlier, the officers were sighted in a viral video assaulting the staff of the hotel in an early morning sting operation on Thursday.

“Olukoyede ordered the arrest of the two officers and has directed them to appear before a joint Disciplinary Team comprising the Appointment, Promotion and Disciplinary Committee,  APDC and the Department of Ethics and Integrity.

“They are billed to appear before the Team on Monday July 1, at the Corporate Headquarters of the Commission,  Abuja.

“The team would look into the case of the officers and recommend appropriate disciplinary measures to be taken against them,” he said.

According to him,  Olukoyede stressed that no stone will be left unturned in getting the officers to account for their unprofessional conduct.

(NAN)

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Italy thwarts $678m ecstasy from China

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Italy thwarts $678m ecstasy from China

Italian customs officials said Monday they had seized more than six tonnes of chemical “precursors” from China that could have been used to make narcotics worth 630 million euros ($678 million).

The seizure was made at Milan’s airport during an inspection of goods, and included enough chemicals to produce more than 63 million MDMA pills, they added.

An Italian entrepreneur from Milan was placed under investigation and two Chinese nationals were arrested in the Netherlands as part of investigations carried out with the European judicial agency Eurojust, said Italian customs.

After being analysed in a laboratory, powder seized that purported to be polyester powder coating turned out to be PMK — a precursor product of ecstasy.

The cargo was intended to pass through a company with Milan headquarters before being shipped to the Netherlands.

Dutch police officers contacted by Italian colleagues identified the intended final destination and seized dozens of kilos of PMK, ketamine, and hashish.

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BREAKING: NAF helicopter crashes in Kaduna

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BREAKING: NAF helicopter crashes in Kaduna

A helicopter belonging to the Nigerian Air Force, NAF, reportedly crashed on Monday morning in Tami community, Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State.
According to Vanguard, the incident occurred at about 5 a m when residents heard a loud sound from the crash site.
The locals said they rushed to the scene of the crash where they saw the pilot emerging from the wreckage.
Details later…
BREAKING: NAF helicopter crashes in Kaduna

Politicians urge colleagues to serve beyond office

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Politicians urge colleagues to serve beyond office

Political stakeholders, including lawmaker James Faleke and the Special Adviser to Lagos State Governor on Works, Dr. Adekunle Olayinka, have called on other well-meaning stakeholders in the political space of the country to join the course to serve humanity.

The duo made the call among other politicians gathered at the Charter Presentation of the Rotary Club of Dideolu Golden and the 20th Anniversary of the Rotary Club of Omole Golden on Sunday.

They called on their counterparts within the political space to join the necessity of greater commitment to the service of humanity, particularly in addressing critical needs when the country is experiencing a downturn.

They mentioned that while political office demands service to the public, there was more that could be contributed individually by stakeholders to form a stronger collective to help society.

Speaking, Faleke, who represents Ikeja Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, said political stakeholders should be positively disposed to making efforts to commitments “that would bring relief to the less privileged.”

“We are all elected representatives to support the people, and so we should continue to support the people as much as possible,” he said.

Charging Adeyinka, who was on Sunday presented with the Charter Certificate as Charter President, Rotary Club Dideolu Golden, Faleke said, “I think Rotary has its own modus operandi and the actors are developmental oriented, and what I expect from him (Olayinka) and the Rotary Club of Dideolu Golden is to promote proper development, infrastructure development for the people and to reach the less privileged in the society. That would be my expectation from him.”

On his part, Olayinka called on stakeholders, particularly in the political space, to contribute significantly to the course of helping humanity, maintaining that it is with a collective drive that the strains in the society could be pragmatically addressed.

“It’s a participatory thing; even governance is participatory; you need to be involved in all our programmes. You can see someone like me coming into the fold, and we have a lot of people deciding the fate of Nigeria also in that hall.

“So we are coming to recognise the fact that Rotary is the club that will give us the platform to reach out and get to more people in the communities and try and see how everyone at the grassroots can be affected.

“The hallmark of this new club is to further contribute to humanity and grow humanitarian services, as enshrined in the seven focal points of Rotary International.

“For me, it is just to further plunge into it, further expand it, and make services available to communities.”

Speaking, the deputy governor of Lagos State, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat, commended the contributions of the Rotary Club to the service of humanity, calling for more of such disposition and commitment from well-meaning and privileged  Nigerians.

Hamzat represented by the Chairman of Lagos State Universal Basic Education Board, Dr. Shittu Hakeem, said, “I want to appreciate the Rotary Club for what they have been doing in the course of humanity. They have partnered and assisted us in various ways, in education, health, and other sectors.”

Mentioning that the Rotary Club has been assisting development courses in the state, he urged the club “to look out for what is necessary and mobilise well-meaning Nigerians to assist, ameliorate, or intervene in the needs of humanity.”

NAF helicopter crashes in Kaduna

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NAF helicopter crashes in Kaduna

An Air Force helicopter belonging to the Nigerian Air Force in the early hours of Monday crashed in Tami village, located in the Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State.

Eyewitness said the incident occurred at approximately 5:00 am, causing significant alarm among residents.

The helicopter said to be on a routine operational flight, experienced technical difficulties that led to the crash. Fortunately, the pilot managed to execute emergency protocols effectively, ensuring his survival.

Eyewitnesses at the scene reported that the pilot emerged from the wreckage largely unscathed.

Residents of Tami village quickly gathered at the crash site, offering assistance where possible and expressing relief that no lives were lost.

“We heard a loud noise and rushed to the scene. We were surprised and relieved to see the pilot alive,” said a local villager who witnessed the crash.

It was gathered that a team of military officers from the Nigerian Air Force swiftly arrived at the scene to secure the area and conduct an initial investigation.

They cordoned off the crash site to prevent unauthorised access and to ensure the safety of the villagers. The officers also began preliminary assessments to determine the cause of the crash, which remains unknown at this time.

As of the time of filling the report the Nigerian Air Force has not released an official statement regarding the incident, but an investigation is expected to be launched to ascertain the factors leading to the crash.

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