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Joseph Nantomah redeems pledge, rewards Researcher from Bowie State University with $10,000
The renowned African Real Estate Investor in the United States, philanthropist, and mindset coach, Dr Joseph James Nantomah, AKA The Black Mentor as popularly known, on Friday, honoured Miss Modupe Ade-Oni, an MSc student at Bowie State University, United States, with the sum of $10,000 for her research exertion.
It could be recalled that the researcher by name Modupe Ade-Oni, submitted a paper in the course Digital Innovation and Entrepreneurship (Digital Business Strategy) in the program, Management and Information Systems (Information Assurance), at Bowie State University, Maryland, which investigated and ascertained that success doesn’t just come to people, without them putting in the necessary work and required effort while using Dr Joseph Nantomah, as the case study.
The thesis which was titled, “ Identify a successful entrepreneur. Do you believe luck played a role in their success? Why or why not?”, addressed critically with facts using Dr Joseph Nantomah, as a case study to defend the argument that, success is due to determination, tenacity and hard work and not otherwise.
Passage of the thesis also supported an argument, that luck plays no role in success, but deliberate efforts, as she put forward and further underlined eight points attributed to Dr Nantomah, not streamlined to the intentional steps and actions executed that have risen him from small to stardom as now a serial entrepreneur, global mindset coach, philanthropist and multiple awards winner.
The Black Mentor who shared this story on his social media platforms, and as widely reported by different newspaper bodies in Nigeria weeks ago, in immense appreciation pledged to reward the student for taking an intensive effort to explore him and use his story for her research thesis in partial fulfilment of her academic requirements.
Playing host at his Milwaukee office in Wisconsin, Mr Joseph, expressed pleasure over her academic endeavour and stated that the justification for rewarding her was founded on the ground that he desired to change the narrative as it was very common when people do negative things, unnecessary attention and publicity is allotted to the negativity, rather than replicating same when people do the right thing, which has constituted his reasons for awarding her.
Whilst he presented the cash worth $10,000 to Modupe the recipient, as a token to encourage and to reward her academic merit, he also recounted his pathetic story seven years ago when he newly relocated to the United States, which he summarized as a period of silent struggle as also contained in the research excerpts, and further highlighted the importance of honour as demonstrated by his bank manager and the researcher.
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Breaking: NHRC, LEDAP begin consultative forum on eliminating harmful traditional, religious practices
By Bonaventure Phillips Melah
A consultative forum to seek ways of eliminating harmful traditional religious practices that impact rights of women and gender equality in Nigeria is set to begin in Abuja.
Organized by the National Human Rights Commission, NHRC, and the Legal Defence and Advocacy Project, LEDAP, the gathering is themed- “Empowering Traditional Rulers in Nigeria to Adopt and Implement Community Guidelines for Gender Equality and Non-Discrimination Against Women.”
Among dignitaries to speak at the event are Dr. Tony Ojukwu, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), the Executive Secretary of the National Human Rights Commission, Chino Obiagwu, SAN, National Coordinator, LEDAP and Prof. Joy Ezeilo, SAN, Executive Director, Women Aid Collective.
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The Director General of AGRHYMET, Dr. Issoufou Baoua, led a high-level delegation to the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) as part of the Joint Mission on the operationalization of the Regional Climate Centre for West Africa and the Sahel (RCC-WAS).
He was accompanied by the WMO Representative for West, Central & North Africa, Dr. Bernard Gomez, and the ECOWAS Representative, Prof. Mansur Matazu.
The mission focused on advancing regional collaboration required to fully operationalize RCC-WAS — a key initiative designed to enhance climate services, strengthen resilience, and support informed decision-making across West Africa and the Sahel.
During the engagement, the AGRHYMET DG outlined the core objectives of the mission, which include strengthening institutional partnerships, aligning regional priorities, identifying capacity-building needs, and setting actionable milestones for the effective take-off of RCC-WAS.
Receiving the delegation, the Director General/CEO of NiMet, Prof. Charles Anosike, reaffirmed NiMet’s commitment to the successful establishment of RCC-WAS. He emphasized that NiMet will provide technical expertise and tools — including MeteoWiz — participate in joint research efforts, and contribute to the development of advanced climate monitoring and forecasting capabilities for the region.
The visit marked a significant step forward in consolidating regional cooperation. Both institutions reaffirmed their shared commitment to strengthening climate services, and the meeting concluded with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the operationalization of the Regional Climate Centre for West Africa and the Sahel.
President Bola Tinubu has set up a high level committee to resolve issues on N4 trillion owed to federal contractors in the country.
According to Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, the President also expressed displeasure over the huge debt.
He made the disclosure while briefing State House correspondents at the end of the Federal Executive Council, FEC, meeting presided over by the President at the Council Chambers, Presidential Villa, Abuja.
He said the President was enraged after learning that about 2,000 contractors are owed.
Onanuga, who stood in for the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris said: “He made it very, very clear he is not happy and wants a one-stop solution.
“An important highlight in the course of the FEC meeting is that the President expressed very, very grave displeasure about the fact that contractors are being owed money.
“The DG (Director-General) of the Bureau of Public Procurement actually told the President that about 2000 contractors are being owed money and this made the President very, very upset.
“So the ministers are going to look into the problem to really find a solution, to find the money to be used in paying the contractors.”
The presidential aide explained that the committee has as members, the Ministers of Finance (and Coordinating Minister of the Economy), Wale Edun; Budget and Economic Planning, Atiku Bagudu; Works, Dave Umahi; Education, Olatunji Alausa; Housing, Ahmed Dangiwa; and Marine & Blue Economy, Gboyega Oyetola, along with the Director-General of the Budget Office of the Federation, Tanimu Kurfi; and the Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service, Dr Zacch Adedeji.
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