Fidelity Bank, a leading financial institution in Nigeria, has collaborated with ImpactHER to support 1,052 female entrepreneurs across the 36 states of Nigeria in addressing the challenges they face in their small and medium-sized businesses. Through diverse training on digital skills and direct business support, beneficiaries from two cohorts have been able to improve visibility for their businesses and consequently, increase sales. The training, which commenced in January 2022, has had two cohorts that lasted for four weeks each, covering a myriad of topics such as Digital marketing, building your…
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Court declines hearing case of lawyer in native doctor’s attire
A Lagos Federal High Court Justice, Tijani Ringim, on Monday refused to hear two cases of a human right lawyer, Malcolm Omihrhobo, who adorned himself in a lawyer’s gown with ‘native doctor’ attire to court. The lawyer also appeared bare footed with cowries tied on his two legs. His wig had two long feathers, with cowries in his two hands and tied a red wrapper, while he wore his lawyer’s gown on it. The human right lawyer, who appeared before Justice Ringim, was greeted with resistance by some lawyers who…
Read MoreHerdsmen arrested for killing Lagos resident over crushed cow
In protest against the killing of a cow around Agemowo, in the Badagry area of Lagos State, two yet-to-be-identified cattle herders on Monday reportedly stabbed a man to death. It was gathered that the herders were crossing the expressway with their cattle when a commercial bus crushed the cow to death. Angered by the development, the herders accosted the driver and demanded payment for the dead cow. It was learnt that the request for payment led to an argument that degenerated into a fight, as the herders allegedly stabbed the…
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