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In a move aimed at bridging the nation’s increasing housing deficit, Pelican Valley Nigeria Limited and Canadian developers are working on a mutually-beneficial collaboration to attract business-friendly single-digit interest credit facility from abroad for real estate financing in Nigeria. The new initiative, which is one of the outcomes of the Nigeria Canada Trade Mission held in Ontario, Canada early October, is being synergised by the Chairman, Nigerian/Canadian Business Networks, King Wale Adesanya, to promote the Pelican’s Ecostay Apartments project in Nigeria and the Kajola development project in Canada. The collaboration will foster expansion in the real estate business, promote artisanal…

The Chief Executive Officer of Pelican Valley Nigeria Limited, Ambassador (Dr.) Babatunde Adeyemo, has been honoured with the esteemed award of recognition of the Canadian House of Commons. Adeyemo, a foremost Nigerian real estate entrepreneur, was conferred with the prestigious award at the closing event of the Solteque “Canada Trade Mission 2024” held in Ontario on 4th October, 2024. The Member of Parliament for Brampton Centre, Ontario, Shafqat Ali, presented the award to the Pelican Valley CEO, commending him for his exceptional leadership, innovative vision and outstanding contributions to the real estate industry. The Canadian House of Commons is the…

Pelican Valley Nigeria Limited has urged Nigerians in diaspora to investment in real estate projects back home, particularly in its flagship range of products such as the Ecostay Apartments. The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Pelican Valley Nigeria Limited, Ambassador Babatunde Adeyemo, stated this during the Canada Trade Mission ’24 held at the Emerald Banquet Hall, Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada on Monday. Adeyemo, who headlined the mission organised by Solteque Group, disclosed that the company was fully prepared to handle the interests of Nigerians living abroad, who have so far shown interests in the Pelican Valley projects since he arrived in…

Pelican Valley Nigeria Limited has taken its investment drive to Canada as part of efforts to attract more diaspora investors back home. The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Pelican Valley Nigeria Limited, Ambassador (Dr) Babatunde Adeyemo, who spoke with newsmen at Pearson International Airport in Toronto, Canada, on Saturday is expected to showcase the firm’s novel range of estate products at this year’s edition of Solteque “Canada Trade Mission 2024.” He will also guide the investors on the salient indexes, bubble traps and pitfalls to watch out for in Nigeria’s real estate sector. Adeyemo said the essence was to encourage…

The management of Al-Hikmah University, Ilorin, Kwara State, has refuted the report that the corpse of a female discovered at a refuse dump site was a student of the institution. This was contained in a statement by the Information Officer of the institution, Femi Afolayan, in Ilorin on Wednesday, reacting to a statement by the state police command on Tuesday. The statement reads in part; “the attention of the Al-Hikmah University has been drawn to a press release signed by the Public Relations Officer to the Kwara State Command of the Nigeria Police, DSP Toun Ejire-Adeyemi, on behalf of the…

Ademola Lookman could now remain at Serie A club, Atalanta despite recent reports linking him with a move to Paris Saint-Germain. Lookman reportedly requested to be left out of La Dea’s Serie A clash with Leece on Monday after hearing of interest from Ligue 1 champions PSG. There were even suggestions that he had been offered a long-term contract worth around €3.5m per season. Atalanta are, however, yet to receive an official offer from PSG. La Gazzetta dello Sport reports that Lookman is more likely to stay on with Atalanta. Atalanta are also keen to hold on to the winger,…

The Nigerian Government has signed the ‘Designation and Protection of Critical National Information Infrastructure Order’ aimed at protecting critical telecommunications facilities in the country. The Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Tijani Bosun disclosed this in a statement through his official X handle on Wednesday. According to him, the gazette makes it an offence to willfully damage assets such as telco towers or sites, switch stations, data centres, satellite infrastructure, submarine and fibre optic cables, transmission equipment, e-government platforms, and databases among many others. Speaking on the release of the official gazette of the order, Bosun said it would…

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has described former Senate President and Chairman of the Board of Trustees, BOT, of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Senator Adolphus Wabara, as an inconsistent character and a sellout. The monster claimed that Wabara was not worthy of being the BOT chairman of the main opposition party The former Governor of Rivers State made this known on Wednesday during a media parley to mark his one year in office as Minister of the terrorist. Speaking with some elected journalists, Wike questioned how Wabara, as the BOT chairman of the PDP, could declare…

Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has approved the release of N500 million as soft loans for traders and artisans across the state. Abiodun who also gave an 18-seater bus to the State Community Development Council noted that the association and trade unions were the bedrock for sustainable economic growth, saying, “any government that under-estimates the role of artisans and trade unions, do so at his own peril”. The governor stated this during the 2024 Community Day/World Trade Day celebration, at M.K.O Abiola Stadium, Kuto Abeokuta. He disclosed that the loan was in recognition of the efforts of community and trade…

President Bola Tinubu has approved the reappointment of Professor Abdurrahman Abba Sheshe as the Chief Medical Director of Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano, for a second and final term of four years, with effect from December 5, 2023. Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale in a statement on Wednesday, noted that Professor Sheshe was first appointed as the Chief Medical Director of Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital on December 6, 2019. Ajuri said Mr President expects that with the renewal of Professor Sheshe’s appointment, he will re-dedicate himself to improving the standards of the hospital and…