Nigerian Times

Nigeria: Apex Bank Chief is Man of the Year    Mr. Sanusi Lamido Sanusi , the fearless governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has been named the Man of the Year by Nigerians Report , the premier news blog of the most populous country in Africa. Nigerians Report described Mr. Sanusi as “A ‘sanitary officer’ to bank on for cleansing the stench in our banking stables” and commended him for his laudable sanitization of the Nigerian banking industry; for having the conscience to do the right thing which his predecessor, Mr. Chukwuma Soludo failed to do; particularly the sacking of corrupt CEOs and executive directors of mismanaged banks.  Mr. Sanusi’s disclosures of the sharp practices by Nigerian banks rattled the general public, embarrassed the bankers and disgraced the celebrated billionaires as big debtors siphoning millions of dollars as loans to enrich themselves and many of the banks were rendered insolvent.  The erudite risk management expert is se...

URGENT APPEAL FOR SUPPORT Due to unforeseen circumstances and the emergency lockdown caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, I have become very broke and homeless and still in self-isolation in a guest house in Lagos where I am owing thousands of naira. The guest house will be shutdown tomorrow, because of lack of business and I will be stranded in Lagos The lockdown worsened my precarious situation by stopping my sources of incomes in the Nigerian film industry. Debtors who are owing me have become unreachable and not responding to my calls and messages. All I need is N500, 000. I am desperate and it is better to be a beggar than be an armed robber. Please, I need the support of every kind hearted person who can contribute whatever amount you can give me to survive my present ordeal. My GTBANK current account number: 0016426297 Account name: EKENYERENGOZI Michael Chima My foreign currency account: Guaranty Trust Bank PLC Address- 635, Akin Adesola Street, Victoria Isla...

Screen Naija Open Air Cinema is the new outdoor mobile community cinema project in partnership with the Projection Foundation to provide cinema in every conducive and receptive community in Nigeria. The Projection Foundation is a network of film festivals and organizations working together to provide ‘offline’ and underrepresented communities with the tools and training necessary to exchange their stories through local cinema screenings and regional open air film festivals. Screen Naija Open Air Cinema in partnership with Open Air Cinema Foundation, Projection Foundation, Mobile Cinema Foundation and Nigerians Report will be providing customized outdoor cinema services to different communities in Nigeria for public entertainment and enlightenment, including boutique cinemas for the following special occasions: • Anniversaries of Clubs, Organizations and Families. • Birthday Parties • Wedding Anniversaries and • Festive Seasons like Christmas, Easter and other special seasons. Screen Na...

Deutsche Welle-Point (DW-Punkt) opens at Goethe-Institut in Lagos Germany's premier international broadcaster Deutsche Welle Saturday afternoon opened the first Deutsche Welle-Point (DW-Punkt) in Nigeria at the Goethe-Institut in Lagos as the Lagos Island was celebrating another cultural ritual of the Adamu Orisha Eyo Festival with white-clad Eyo masquerades parading the streets. Marc-André Schmachtel, the Director of the Goethe-Institut Nigeria. The Deutsche Welle-Point (DW-Punkt) is a multimedia information terminal offering students, journalists and visitors of the Goethe-Institut a unique platform to receive the DW-TV, DW-Radio and DW-World De Live simultaneously on a single monitor and thus bridging the digital communication gap between Nigeria and Germany. The event was attended by a senior official from the Consulate General of Germany in Nigeria who opened the DW-Punkt, Mahaman Salissou Hamissou and his crew from Radio France Internationale (RFI) among other journalists,...

Captain Idris Wada: The Best Choice For Kogi State ~ By Ibrahim Usman All men are born but not all are born great. The land of Kogi was blessed when Capt. Idris Ichalla Wada was born at Dekina in Kogi State on 26 August 1950. Educated at the Government Secondary School, Dekina and the Federal Government College, Sakata he graduated with a Higher School Certificate. From his School days, he developed very keen interest in aviation, especially in flying as a pilot. His aspirations were met when he gained admission into the Nigeria College of Aviation Technology, Zaria from where he graduated in 1972 with flying colors, bagging a Commercial Pilots’ license. He proceeded immediately to train for a Flight Instructors License/QFI, which he obtained in record time at Air Service Training College, Perth, Scotland. As a flight instructor he trained students from many African countries. Captain Wada’s general handling of his machine and students was rated above average. Hence in 1976 he was put...

Yes, Johnny, you can now fly nonstop from Houston to Lagos! Thanks to United Continental Holdings Incorporated, Houston and Lagos are now united with the first daily scheduled passenger service between Texas and Africa with new nonstop flights between Houston and Lagos, Nigeria. The service, operated by Continental Airlines, links the two energy capitals on a route which no other airline currently serves. "The new flights offer convenient nonstop access to Lagos for travelers from Houston's vibrant energy sector and large Nigerian community, reducing roundtrip travel time between the two cities by more than six hours," said Jim Compton, United's executive vice president and chief revenue officer. "In addition, our Houston hub provides fast and easy connections from destinations across the U.S., and throughout Canada and Latin America." Convenient Flight Schedule Flight 142 departs Houston's Bush Intercontinental Airport at 7:05 p.m. and arrives at Murtal...

The Eko International Film Festival and the Goethe-Institut Lagos will host the press conference and screening of Iara Lee's Cultures of Resistance on Wednesday November 9, 2011, at the Goethe-Institut Lagos, Nigeria, at 3 pm. Goethe-Institut Nigeria Location Lagos Lagos City Hall, Catholic Mission Street opposite Holy Cross Cathedral Lagos Island Cultures of Resistance features the recollections of the socio-political resistance of the legendary Afrobeat king Fela Anikulapo Kuti, the Niger Delta Militants of contemporary political struggle in Nigeria and other forces of resistance in other parts of the world. Iara Lee is a Korean Brazilian film producer and director based in New York City. She is better known as the director of the documentaries Synthetic Pleasures and Modulations, as well as for her involvement with the "Gaza Freedom Flotilla", in which at least nine pro-Palestinian activists were killed by Israeli naval forces. She is the founder of the Caipirinha Fo...

2 Nov 2011 06:16 Africa/Lagos Task force on ECOWAS free movement protocol meets in Lagos ABUJA, November 2, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- A meeting of the National Task Force on the removal of impediments to the implementation of the ECOWAS Protocol on free movement of citizens, goods and services in Nigeria, opened in Lagos on Tuesday, 1st November 2011. "ECOWAS should be applauded for this laudable, overdue but nevertheless timely initiative which will facilitate the realization of the objectives of the founding fathers of the organization", retired Air Vice-Marshal Terry Okorodudu, chair of the task force, said while opening the week-long meeting, the second by members of the task force. He said that through the Protocol and the regional Standby Force arrangement, ECOWAS has become a model in regional integration, not only in Africa but also globally, particularly because of its regional security architecture. "These initiatives will further enhance the im...

The New York of Africa, Lagos City will be bubbling as filmmakers and movie buffs will converge next spring for the inaugural Screen Naija Open Air Cinema Festival . If 10.000 people trooped to watch ‘Fighting the Silence’ in Mulo village in Congo on the 21st of August 2011 in open air, then imagine how many more thousands of people will be gathering for the open air screenings of movies at Screen Naija 2012 with live rock muisc, hip hop rap performances and so much fanfare. For Reservations of Seats and Accommodation for the Screen Naija Open Air Cinema Fiesta, contact us today . Tweet

Nigerian Police Officers on duty It is Time for Psychological Services for families and Survivors of line-of-duty Police Deaths The nation currently has a Police Force with no specialized training in professional psychological services nor does it have a system for trauma therapy and grief counseling /psychological outfit for grieving families. The recent revelation that four hundred police officers lost their lives in the line of duty last year, within the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja tells us that more and more trauma deaths of officers remain rampant across all of the states. On a physical level, the nation lacks a system of life insurance policies for close family members and survivors. There is no Police Health Plan with a package for trauma therapy for families of deceased officers. The traumatically injured officers lack a system-based insurance or long term financial plans to cover their hospital bills and other basic needs. The reported N500, 000 presented to survivors is...

Governor Fashola inspecting the trains with Michael Schabas (Eko Rail) 27 Sep 2011 14:35 Africa/Lagos Eko Rail's Trains Begin Journey to Lagos PR Newswire LAGOS, Nigeria, Sept. 27, 2011 First of Toronto's Former Fleet Set for Refurbishment, Delivery LAGOS, Nigeria, Sept. 27, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The first of hundreds of Toronto subway cars that will furnish a new surface rail line in Lagos, Nigeria, has left Canada for the last time, and is now en route to Africa's largest city. A Nigerian company, Eko Rail, has agreed to purchase 255 of the Toronto Transit Commission's (TTC) best-equipped subway cars for use in a much-needed Lagos Blue Line mass transit system. The TTC is in the process of purchasing larger "Rocket" trains to increase passenger capacity on their lines. As the electric-powered cars become surplus and are pulled offline in Toronto, they will be individually trucked to the United States for a rebuilding by a team of world-class rail...