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The Rise of Fashion Brands: A New Era of Style and Sustainability

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The fashion industry has witnessed a significant transformation in recent years, with the emergence of new fashion brands that are redefining the way we think about style, sustainability, and consumerism. These innovative brands are not only changing the fashion landscape but also paving the way for a more conscious and responsible approach to fashion.

Key Drivers of the Rise of Fashion Brands:

1. Social Media: Social media platforms have democratized the fashion industry, allowing new brands to reach a global audience and build a community of loyal customers.

2. Sustainability: Consumers are increasingly demanding sustainable and eco-friendly products, driving brands to adopt environmentally conscious practices.

3. Diversity and Inclusion: The fashion industry is finally embracing diversity, with brands showcasing diverse models, sizes, and styles.

4. Digitalization: E-commerce and digital marketing have made it easier for new brands to enter the market and compete with established players.

5. Changing Consumer Behavior: Consumers are seeking unique, high-quality, and meaningful products that reflect their values and personality.

Notable Fashion Brands on the Rise:

1. Patagonia – Pioneering sustainable fashion practices

2. Glossier – Redefining beauty and skincare

3. Everlane – Promoting transparency and sustainability

4. Fenty – Revolutionizing size inclusivity

5. Veja – Combining style with social responsibility

The Future of Fashion Brands:

As the fashion industry continues to evolve, we can expect to see more innovative brands emerge, prioritizing sustainability, diversity, and digitalization. Consumers will increasingly demand transparency, quality, and meaning in the products they buy, driving brands to adapt and innovate.

In conclusion, the rise of fashion brands is a testament to the industry’s ability to transform and innovate. As consumers, we have the power to shape the future of fashion by supporting brands that align with our values and promote positive change.

Transform Your Space: Home Decoration Ideas to Fall in Love With

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Sekyen Yakubu
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Your home is your sanctuary, and decorating it is a way to express your personality and style. Whether you’re moving into a new place or refreshing your current space, we’ve got you covered with these home decoration ideas.

Section 1: Lighting Magic

– Use table lamps or floor lamps to create cozy pools of light

– String lights or fairy lights add a whimsical touch

– Install dimmers to adjust the mood and ambiance

Section 2: Color Schemes

– Monochromatic: Use different shades of a single color for a cohesive look

– Complementary: Pair contrasting colors for a bold statement

– Neutral: Stick to beige, gray, or white for a calming atmosphere

Section 3: Texture Play

– Mix materials like wood, metal, and glass for depth

– Add throw pillows and blankets for warmth and coziness

– Incorporate natural elements like plants or a vase with branches

Section 4: Wall Decals and Art

– Use wall decals or stickers for a removable and easy update

– Hang a statement piece of art or a collection of prints

– Create a gallery wall with family photos or sentimental items

Section 5: Furniture Arrangement

– Experiment with different layouts to find the perfect flow

– Use a rug to define the seating area

– Add a statement piece, like a vintage armchair or a colorful ottoman

Home decoration is all about expressing yourself and creating a space that feels like you. Don’t be afraid to try new things, mix and match styles, and make mistakes. Happy decorating!

How to make money as an online freelancer

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Sekyen Yakubu
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Making money as an online freelancer is easier than ever, with numerous platforms like Upwork offering a range of opportunities. Here’s a step-by-step guide to get you started:

1. Define your service and offering: Identify your skills and market them as a service. Understand how your skills can help potential clients and create a brief description of your freelance service.

2. Find your target audience: Identify the type of clients that will be a good fit for your service. Position yourself in front of potential clients through job posting platforms, networking, and marketing.

3. Develop a pricing structure: Set your price by looking at your competitors and considering variables like experience, demand for skills, and project duration.

4. Build an amazing portfolio: Showcase your accomplishments and past projects to demonstrate your work quality .

5. Write a great proposal: Submit a personalized proposal for each job, demonstrating your interest and qualifications .

6. Create a relationship with your client: Develop a positive working relationship with your clients to encourage repeat business and referrals.

7. Continue developing your skills: Upskill and keep up with current trends to provide the highest service level.

8. Network with other freelancers: Share experiences and get advice from other freelancers to support your growth.

9. Continue to find new clients: Take on new projects and clients to build your business.

Some of the highest-paying freelance jobs include media buyer, public relations manager, business consultant, cybersecurity developer, and financial consultant. Remember, freelancing offers flexibility, choice, and control over your work, making it an attractive option for many professionals.

Dangote refinery petrol ready for rollout

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The Dangote Petroleum Refinery is set to roll out the sale of Premium Motor Spirit, also known as petrol. Following a test-run of the product, industry sources confirmed that the product would hit the market soon. The government and the Dangote Group are working out modalities for the circulation of the product, with only the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited authorized to sell the Dangote fuel for now. This development comes after the refinery battled crude shortage and entered into a dispute with the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Regulatory Authority, which accused the refinery of producing substandard diesel.

…The refinery, which has a production capacity of 650,000 barrels per day, is expected to supply a large quantity of fuel to the Nigerian market, which could help reduce fuel shortages in the country.

The CEO of the Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, said the launch of Dangote fuel was a significant step towards achieving the group’s vision of becoming a leader in the energy sector in Africa.

“We are thrilled to launch our fuel into the Nigerian market,” he said. “This is a historic moment for our company and for Nigeria.”

The Nigerian government has hailed the initiative, saying it would contribute to improving the country’s energy security.

“This is good news for Nigeria,” said the Minister of Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva. “It shows that the private sector can play a significant role in developing the Nigerian economy.”

The rollout of Dangote fuel is also expected to have a positive impact on the Nigerian economy, by reducing transportation costs and creating jobs.

However, some analysts have warned of potential challenges related to competition with other refiners and managing the supply chain.

But for now, the launch of Dangote fuel is a positive development for Nigeria and Africa as a whole.

JAMB uncovers 21 admission seekers with fake results

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The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has vowed to take further action against the affected candidates and the institutions involved. The Board’s Registrar, Professor Ishaq Oloyede, stated that the use of fake results would not be tolerated and that those caught would be prosecuted.

The 21 candidates have been identified and their admissions have been withdrawn. The affected institutions have also been directed to withdraw their offers of admission to the candidates.

JAMB has also announced plans to conduct a thorough investigation into the matter to determine how the fake results were obtained and to prevent similar incidents in the future.

The Board has also advised candidates to be cautious when seeking admission and to ensure that their results are genuine to avoid being caught up in the scam.

This development is part of JAMB’s efforts to sanitize the admission process and ensure that only qualified candidates are admitted into the nation’s tertiary institutions.

JAMB, in a bulletin, said it had become necessary for the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board as a moderator of the two examinations, to take appropriate action and put a stop to the unacceptable happenings.

“These proactive measures as well as others that are in the pipeline, are to ensure that the gains recorded in the education sector, especially the examination sub-sector over the years, are not eroded by unscrupulous individuals who do not mean well for Nigeria,” JAMB stated.

Lagos resident :Traditional weddings connect couples to their roots

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The advice was on the backdrop of controversies over traditional weddings gradually becoming irrelevant in the wake of modern religious beliefs.

The lawmaker said traditional weddings held significant cultural, social, and symbolic values in many societies.

According to the lawmaker, it connects couples to their roots, honouring ancestral customs, traditions and often involves the entire community, fostering unity and strengthening social bonds.

“Traditional weddings are often less expensive than white weddings, focusing on meaningful customs rather than elaborate decorations,” he said.

Lateef Rasheed, the Chairman, Nigeria Bar Association, Badagry Chapter, said traditional wedding established who we are as a people.

According to him, it traces the roots of both the bride and the groom and exposes the lifestyles and character of both parents and their background.

“In traditional marriages, dowries are paid, certain food items and other items are demanded, which are normally brought by the family of the bridegroom.

“Before traditional marriages are conducted, the families of the bride and bridegroom would have established a certain level of relationship, this is not done in white or conventional weddings.

“In conventional marriages, it is not compulsory that the two families must meet or know each other, what is mostly required is the consent of the parties marrying each other with two witnesses.

” However, It must be noted that both traditional and statutory marriages are recognised under the Nigerian law,” he said.

Alhaji Hakeem Odubeko, 67-year old general merchant, who resides in Ikorodu, said traditional weddings were preferable to white weddings, because it gave more respect for the bride and added to her ability to endure challenges in the union.

Odubeko said both couples would be guided by the principles and laws of their traditions with caution to live up to the expectations of both families.

Adewunmi Ajayi, a trader in Ijede area of Ikorodu, said there was nothing like white or conventional wedding in the past, couples were traditionally married.

“The colonial masters introduced the new style of marriage, white wedding, to abolish the traditional wedding,” she added.

Babatunde Ajose, the Chief Executive Officer, WestGate Resources Development Centre, Badagry, said traditional wedding remained the real wedding, according to our culture and is recognised by law.

“The features and arrangements take into cognisance, all the cultural attributes in our customs and tradition.

“The Church, Nikhai and Court weddings that we take as important, are other people’s culture; they were imported with religion and colonialism.

” The features do not recognise some of our cultural beliefs like polygamy, submission to marriage tenets, taboos, existence and roles of family members in the success.

“This has led to incessant cases of divorce and violence in marriages.

“We, as a people, should come to the realisation that the return and adoption of our own culture and its practice is the beginning of building a sustainable and successful society,” he said.

In his response, Dr Ovie Edomi, a publisher in Ikeja, said marriage was an institution ordained by God before the advent of Christianity.

“The traditional marriage is as old as the creation of man and it began from the stone age till man embraced modern civilisation.

“It is very important because it is a way of honouring families of the bride, and equally a thing of pride to the groom and his family.

“Once a woman has been married, the man has the assurances that the wife will be committed to him, having paid the dowry in line with the tradition of the woman’s place of origin,” he said.

Adejoke Alogba, a trader in Alogba Estate, Ibeshe, said that traditional wedding was preferable to white wedding because it allowed the bride to have more understanding of her husband’s culture.

Alogba said traditional wedding fostered long relationships between husband and wife, because it encouraged payment of dowry and discouraged separation, which in turn made divorce a bit difficult.

Alhaji AbdulRasak Osho, former Chairman, Iponri Housing Estate, Surulere, Lagos, said that in traditional weddings, things that were forbidden by both families were made known to the new couple.

According to him, they become aware of it and live their live in harmony for as long as they are destined and by extension the community also remains peaceful.

Taiwo Bello, a member of NBA in Badagry, said the major significance of traditional wedding was the introduction of families and the acceptance of both.

“Also, there is no restriction in law as to when to divorce, or marry more wives or husbands,” he said.

News Agency Of Nigeria

FG to invest $800m in power substations, distribution networks

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The Federal Government says it plans to invest 800 million dollars in the construction of substations and distribution networks as part of the Presidential Power Initiative (PPI).


Tunji said the Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu said this during a tour of the TBEA Southern Power Transmission and Distribution Industry in Beijing, China.

He said that the minister was in Beijing for the China-Africa Cooperation Summit.

Adelabu said that the investment would be divided into two lots: 400 million dollars for Lot 2, covering Benin, Port Harcourt, and Enugu Distribution Companies (DISCOs) franchise areas, and 400 million dollars for Lot 3, covering Abuja, Kaduna, Jos, and Kano DISCOs franchise areas.

The minister expressed concern over the rejection of power by Electricity Distribution Companies (DISCOs), which recently led to a reduction in generation capacity from a peak of 5,170 megawatts by 1,400 megawatts due to their inability to manage the supply.

He said that despite the setback, the government aimed to increase power generation to 6,000 megawatts by the end of the year.

Adelabu reaffirmed the government’s commitment to collaborating with world-class organisations like TBEA to realise President Bola Tinubu’s vision for the power sector.

”Especially in the areas of transmission and distribution of the entire power sector value chain as well as Nigeria’s renewable energy segment.”

Adelabu said that Nigeria had in 1984 generated 2,000 megawatts, and it took over 35 years to add another 2,000 megawatts.

He said that under the current administration, power generation increased from 4,000 megawatts to 5,170 megawatts within a year.

The minister speaking on the problems in the power sector which had hindered industrial growth, said this was due partly to the fragility of the Transmission and distribution infrastructure which had become old and dilapidated.

“This has led to a historical epileptic supply of Power to households, industry and businesses.

“More than 59 per cent of industries in Nigeria are off the grid. They did not see the national grid as reliable and dependable. So a lot of them now operate their own captive, self-generated power, ” he said.

Adelabu said that the present administration was determined to transform the power sector, adding that a lot of activities had started that were gradually bringing back confidence in the sector.

“When this administration came on board in 2023, we met about 4 gigawatts (4,000 megawatts) of power but within a year, we were able to generate a milestone of 5,170 megawatts.

”That is about 1, 000 megawatts of power within the first year. It may look small, but compared to the history of the country, this is commendable”.

”Our plan is by the end of the year, we aim to achieve 6,000 megawatts of power through a combination of hydroelectric power plants and our gas-fired power plant.

”We are also targeting 30 gigawatts of power to be generated, transmitted and distributed by the year 2030 out of which 30 per cent will be renewable energy,” he said.

On the construction of the super grid, the minister said the national grid in its present state could not support the vision for the power sector.

“If we look at the strength, the capacity and the age of our existing network on the national grid, it cannot really support our vision for the power sector, hence the need for the construction of the Western and Eastern super grid.

”Though we have been on this since my assumption of duty, I can also tell you that the president is in full support of this because it will improve our transmission network.

“It will also stabilise the grid and also expand the capacity and the flexibility of the grid as 90 per cent of the approval required is in place and will be concluded soon,” he said.

The statement also quoted the President of TBEA, Huang Hanjie as assuring the audience of the organisation’s continued support for Nigeria’s government vision for the power sector.

He said TBEA operates across 100 countries in the world and would be willing to share its experience in the provision of energy.

“The company is not new in Nigeria, it is presently working with the Omotosho, power plant, Ondo State, owned by the Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC).”

Hanjie also commended the minister for the improved power sector as evidenced by improved generation and transmission since his assumption of office.

He said that TBEA would be willing to work with the Nigerian government to achieve its vision and contribute to the ongoing power sector revolution in the country.

News Agency Of Nigeria

TCN has capacity to transmit 6,000MW of electricity nationwide – MD

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The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), says it can transmit 6,000 MWS of electricity to distribution load centres nationwide.

Sule Abdulaziz, the Managing Director of TCN said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Sunday.

Abdulaziz said that in the last three years, TCN had upgraded several sub-stations.

He said that the company had also built new sub-stations funded through its Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) and donor agencies.
The TCN boss said that the company had installed new transformers to ensure an increase in capacity.

“TCN has a comprehensive list of proposed projects, which are in batches, taking into cognisance those that require little investment to benefit the grid in the first batch for quick additional capacity.”

He said that the grid capacity was confirmed through an acceptable scientific method of capacity determination.

“The last grid simulation test carried out revealed that it has a capacity of 8100 MWS. In March 2021, TCN successfully wheeled 5,801 MWS from generating companies to distribution load centres nationwide.

“From then to date, we have continued to add more transformers, conduct transmission lines and build new transmission sub-stations among others.

“All these we know have continued to further strengthen our grid capacity. So, yes, we can comfortably transmit 6,000 MWS and more before the end of this year,” he said.

He said TCN was a key stakeholder of the Nigerian Presidential Power Initiative (PPI) as undertaken by the Federal Government of Nigeria Power Company (FGNPC).

“This initiative aims to resolve existing challenges in the nation’s power sector and further expand the capacity of the transmission and distribution networks to achieve an operational capacity of 25,000 megawatts (MW).

“Through a series of projects spanning three phases, projects under this PPI initiative are currently ongoing and it is also adding to the capacity of the grid,” he said.

‘I’ll put fire in your states’ — Wike threatens PDP governors siding with Fubara

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Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, has issued a warning to PDP governors who are supporting Sim Fubara, the current governor of Rivers State. He threatened to cause a political crisis in their states if they continue to interfere in Rivers State’s PDP affairs.

Wike made these comments during the PDP’s state congress in Port Harcourt, where he rejected any external interference in the state’s affairs. He specifically called out the governor of Bauchi, Bala Mohammed, among others. Wike’s threats come after PDP governors met in Taraba State to discuss the situation in Rivers and expressed their support for Fubara.

Wike continued to express his discontent with the PDP governors who are supporting Fubara, saying, “I pity those governors because I will put fire in their states. When God has given you peace, you say you don’t want peace, anything you see you take”.

He also hinted that financial gains might be influencing some governors’ actions, saying, “Because I heard they got some money from a signature bonus, and so their heads are getting big that you will put a hand in my own state. Prepare because I have the capacity to also do the same thing in your own state”. Wike’s threats are directly aimed at these governors, particularly calling out the governor of Bauchi, Bala Mohammed, among others.

Chidimma Adetshina Emerges Winner of Mrs. Universe Nigeria Pageant

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Chidimma Adetshina, representing Taraba, has been crowned the winner of the 2024 Miss Universe Nigeria competition. The event was held at the Eko Hotel & Suites in Victoria Island, where Chidimma was declared the winner, succeeding Mitchel Ihezue, the 2023 Miss Universe Nigeria.

Chidimma, who previously withdrew from the 2024 Miss South Africa beauty pageant, will now represent Nigeria at the Miss Universe pageant in Mexico this November. She received a reward of ₦10 million in cash along with other prizes.

Chidimma Adetshina, who was crowned Miss Universe Nigeria 2024, will now represent Nigeria at the Miss Universe pageant in Mexico this November. She won the crown after withdrawing from the 2024 Miss South Africa beauty pageant. Chidimma, who is of Nigerian and Mozambican heritage, was a finalist in the Miss South Africa pageant but faced challenges due to her nationality. After her withdrawal, Miss Universe Nigeria extended an invitation to her to participate in their pageant.

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