US sponsors Ifeoma Uddoh to tech pitch in Washington
Fintech entrepreneur Ifeoma Uddoh has won this year’s SelectUSA Tech Nigeria Pitch Competition, which qualifies her for a complimentary ticket to attend the annual SelectUSA...
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Sanwo-Olu submits Nomination and Expression of interest forms, promises better Lagos.
Lagos Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has submitted his expression of interest and nomination forms for a second term in office. He submitted his form accompanied by...
APC Governor Bought Presidential Forms For Jonathan
A governor of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) bought the nomination and expression of interest forms for former President Goodluck Jonathan, according to sources....
Osinbajo storms Bauchi to woo delegates, visits Tafawa Balewa’s tomb.
Vice President of Nigeria and presidential aspirant under the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) Prof Yemi Osinbajo is meeting delegates in Bauchi ahead of the...
A New Nigeria for every Nigerian: Tunde Bakare outlines 4-point agenda as he declares for the Presidency
TEXT OF SPEECH BY DR ‘TUNDE BAKARE, ON THE OCCASION OF THE OFFICIAL DECLARATION OF INTENTION TO CONTEST FOR THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT OF...
EU lights up Abuja City Gate for Europe Day
The European Union (EU) delegation to Nigeria and the ECOWAS Ambassador, Ms Samuela Isopi, on Friday lightened up the Abuja City Gate to commemorate Europe...
Governor Sanwo-Olu Receives The Sun Governor Of The Year 2021.
Three years after he was elected governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has proven why he was entrusted with the people’s mandate. This is profoundly evident...
AfDB mobilizes $540m for Nigeria to develop special agro-industrial processing zones
The African Development Bank (AfDB) will support Nigeria to develop Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones, as part of the quest for food security in the country....
UK FDI deals to yield $300m for Nigeria.
The United Kingdom and Nigeria on Tuesday held trade and investment talks at the Economic and Development Forum in London, to promote trade and boost...
Nigeria-Indonesia Trade Volume Hits $2.46bn, Says Envoy.
The Ambassador of Indonesia to Nigeria, Usra Harahap has said that the trade volume between his country and Nigeria has hit $2.46 billion as of...
The Nation’s Ololade wins Global Journalism Award.
It has been rain of congratulatory messages for associate editor and multiple award-winning journalist with The Nation, Olatunji Ololade, who emerged as winner of the 2021...
Cellulant Recognised as the Best Digital Payment Solutions Provider in Africa at the World Business Outlook Awards 2022.
Cellulant and its One-Stop Shop Payments Platform, Tingg, have been recognised as leading payments brands in Africa, providing online and offline payments solutions to businesses,...
Nigeria’s Economy To Grow By 3.4% In 2022 – IMF
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) in its latest world economic outlook projections disclosed that Nigeria’s economy would grow by 3.4 per cent in 2022. According to IMF,...
Google’s Equiano is set to arrive in Nigeria
“Nigeria is a major landing point for the Equiano cable, and the launch of this major milestone is expected in April 2022,” said Juliet Ehimuan-Chiazor....
3 Nigerian startups selected for Techstars NYC accelerator programme.
Three Nigerian startups have been selected for the Techstars NYC accelerator programme, receiving US$20,000 in equity funding and access to other support services. The Techstars NYC...
Nigerian professor wins Iowa University’s distinguished scholar award
Chris Ogbondah discussed “Tolerance and Unity through African American Storytelling” during the Frederick Douglass Power of Words Festival. Source:NorthernIowan.com A NIGERIAN professor of journalism Chris...
Nigeria’s Emmanuel Iduma, others win 2022 Windham-Campbell Prize.
Nigerian writer Emmanuel Iduma has won the 2022 Windham-Campbell Prize for Non Fiction. He won the award, alongside writers who received prizes in other categories,...
DataPro launches Tigran, an AI app to boost access to credit in Nigeria
DataPro, a technology-driven credit rating agency (CRA), has launched an artificial intelligence (AI) tool called ‘Tigran’ to boost access to credit in Nigeria. The product...
Interswitch introducing biometrics to ATMs to tackle banking fraud in Nigeria
Digital payments solution provider Interswitch is in the process of rolling out a new solution designed with advanced biometric features to help fight banking fraud at point-of-sale...
Nigerian writer, Chimamanda Adichie to receive honorary degree from Belgium university.
Nigerian writer and novelist Ngozi Chimamanda Adichie is set to receive yet another honorary degree from the Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium on April 22,...
Nigeria eyes global exports of fertilizer with new $2.5B plant.
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has inaugurated a new $2.5 billion fertilizer plant on Tuesday in hopes that Africa’s most populous country will contribute to the...
Dr Chidi Achebe wins Award in the United States for excellence in medicine and science.
Dr Chidi Achebe, the second son of Africa’s legendary novelist, late Chinua Achebe, has won the 2022 prestigious John and Samuel Bard Award in the...
Toyin Abraham, Mo Bimpe Make Lagos Top 100 Women List.
March 17, (THEWILL) – The duo of Nollywood actresses, Toyin Abraham-Ajeyemi and Adebimpe Oyebade, also known as Mo Bimpe, have been listed among the Lagos...
Trade volume between Nigeria, Korea hits $2b in 2021.
The trade volume between Nigeria and Korea hit the two billion-dollar mark in 2021 rising by about 50 per cent. The Republic of Korea Ambassador...
Nigerian Mom Designs Solar-Powered Cribs That Put an End to Baby Jaundice Disease.
A Nigerian mom found out the hard way that jaundice is still a dangerous disease in Africa—but now she’s putting an end to the infant...
9mobile Future CEO Initiative: Jane-Frances Okorie Emerges Winner.
16-year-old Jane-Frances Okorie has won the maiden edition of the 9mobile Future CEO speech competition. Okorie, a Lagos State Civil Service Senior Model College student,...
MTN buys 144 plots of digital land, becoming first African company to enter the Metaverse.
MTN Group, the parent company of MTN Nigeria, has acquired a virtual land in Africarare, a metaverse as it looks to create a new market...
Dr. Tonye Clinton Jaja wins global law experts award in legislative drafting
A Nigerian, Dr. Tonye Clinton Jaja, has emerged winner of 2022 Global Law Experts yearly award in Legislative Drafting and Law Reforms organised by London...
Nigerian Content Fund exceeds $500m.
The Nigerian Content Intervention (NCI) Fund has exceeded half a billion dollars, the Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), Engr....
54gene Awards $64,000 Scholarship for Genomics Research.
54gene, the health technology company advancing African genomics research for improved global health outcomes, has awarded $64,000 in scholarships to four Ph.D candidates in Nigeria,...