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http://ift.tt/eA8V8J By Tare Youdeowei & Sylvia Anikwe GLOBAL provider of risk management solutions, Moody’s Analytics, has chosen infrastructure solution provider in Nigeria and West Africa, Inlaks, as its partner in the Partner Alliance programme. This partnership will enable Inlaks provide clients of both firms in Nigeria, particularly banks, with Moody’s Analytics regulatory and risk management solutions. Speaking on the goal of the partnership, Managing Director, Enterprise Risk Solutions at Moody’s Analytics, Andy Frepp, said; “We offer Nigerian banks a unique range of expert solutions to help make informed corporate lending decisions and meet evolving regulatory requirements.  While the company already has a comprehensive footprint in Nigeria, its partnership with Inlaks will offer close proximity to its local banking clients and support the further adoption of its solutions in this important market.” Femi Adeoti, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Afric...

http://ift.tt/2rpRkcy CMD Funflex Park & Ride Children’s Day is celebrated every 27th of May in Nigeria. It is a holiday for primary and secondary school pupils. It was first marked in 1964. This year, it falls on a Saturday so parents and guardians have no excuse but to treat the young ones to a good time. Usually, select schools participate in a march past at the stadium in a formal ceremony organised by the state governor. Some states, like Lagos, have initiatives that allow a child to become 1-day-governor just like some radio stations have children broadcasters present, moderate and participate in different programmes all through the day. Across the nation, there will be workshops and seminars educating and advocating for better parent-child relationships and a collective respect for the rights, welfare and protection of children in general. Play is an important component of child growth and what better day to play other than a Children’s Day Saturday. Here are a number ...

http://ift.tt/2o30vJS Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami Mallam Abubakar Malami, the Attorney General and Minister of Justice, says the act establishing the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) will be reviewed in order to strengthen the commission. Malami made this known on Thursday at the inauguration of the Ibadan Zonal office of EFCC. He said that the review would ensure that the frequent removal of the commission’s chairman was checked. “There would also be emphasis on strengthening public education and awareness. “The agency will be repositioned to function at par with its international counterparts in developed countries,’’ he said. The minister said that President Muhammadu Buhari was committed to ridding the country of corruption, noting that government had intensified efforts at taking the anti-corruption campaign to the grassroots. Malami said that the whistle blowing policy had demonstrated greater success and had shown that Nigerians were ready an...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J No matter the outcome of the Europa League final tonight against Manchester United, 24 May will always have a special sentiment for Ajax and its fans. On 24 May, 1995, Ajax managed to achieve the unthinkable; winning the Champions League with a team that was only 25 years old on average, beating Italian giants AC Milan 1-0 in the final. Read Also: Mourinho bets the house on Europa League glory Exactly 22 years later, Ajax have the opportunity once again to do something the club and its fans could not have possibly imagined. It is fitting, then, that the teams of then and now share so many connections beyond the iconic red and white jersey, as the Netherlands’ most successful club will try to end its longest title drought in continental competition. Edwin van der Sar, who was the goalkeeper in that famous Ajax side and won a Champions League with Manchester United to boot, is now the general director of the club from the capital. Former Arsenal player Marc Over...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J By Anthony Ogbonna Presidency has, Tuesday, said that the Nigerian economy, though slow, is emerging out of recession. It also said, for instance, growth has continued in agriculture and a notable positive turnaround has now been recorded in manufacturing and non-oil sectors, while a slowdown in negative growth rates is noticed in several more sectors. A statement released by the Senior Special Assistant to the Acting President on Media & Publicity, Mr. Laolu Akande said that the economy equally records an increasing reduction in sectoral negative growth. Presidency gave the statement sequel to the report from Bloomberg, a private financial software, data, and media company that provides economic analysis of organizations or countries and presents reports for actions to be taken. The report claimed Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product, GDP shrank 0.5 percent in the first quarter from a year earlier, compared with a revised 1.7 percent contraction in the final t...