Category : National

African Trade Insurance Agency (ATI) Steps in to Provide Liquidity Cover for the 60 MW JCM Salima Solar PV in Malawi.

NigGalJuly 15, 2021July 15, 2021

ATI (www.ATI-ACA.org), through RLSF, has supported the 60 MW Salima Solar PV plant in Malawi; this is the second project in the country to benefit...

Innovations

Nigeria leads mobile app market growth in Africa as use of gaming apps surge 44% from Q1 2020.

NigGalJuly 14, 2021July 14, 2021

The pandemic’s effect on the global app market has not been hard to miss. In the first quarter and first half of this year, consumer spending...

National

Bayelsa, Delta, Akwa Ibom lead as investments into Nigeria hit $8.4bn

NigGalJuly 12, 2021July 12, 2021

According to the Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC) the Nigerian economy received $8.41 billion in investment between January and March 2021. In a statement posted...

National

China Backs Nigeria’s Industrial Growth, Receives Automobiles from GAC Motors.

NigGalJuly 12, 2021July 12, 2021

The Peoples Republic of China at the weekend expressed its readiness to support Nigeria’s industrial growth, especially in the area of automobile manufacturing. The Chinese...

Innovations

Nigeria’s Daystar Power secures $20m facility from IFC.

NigGalJuly 9, 2021July 9, 2021

Daystar Power, a provider of hybrid solar power solutions to businesses in West Africa, announced the closing of a $20 million facility from International Finance...

Prizes & Awards

Filmmaker Mo Abudu Joins The Oscars Academy.

NigGalJuly 9, 2021July 9, 2021

Media mogul, filmmaker and entrepreneur, Mo Abudu, has been invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, (Oscars), as one of 29...

National

Lagos unveils smart device for real time traffic management.

NigGalJuly 8, 2021July 8, 2021

The Lagos State Government on Wednesday unveiled the use of a smart hand-held device to reduce human interface in the management of traffic and violation...

Innovations

FairMoney raises $42m Series B round to accelerate global growth.

NigGalJuly 7, 2021July 7, 2021

Nigeria-based credit-led neobank FairMoney, which aims to give underbanked people access to digital financial services, has raised US$42 million in Series B funding as it...

Innovations

Nigerian innovator makes it to Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation finals.

NigGalJuly 2, 2021July 2, 2021

Faith Adesemowo developed Social Lender, a digital service that provides immediate access to formal financial services to those with little to no previous access. Social Lender partners...

Prizes & Awards

Ecobank Group named 2021 African SME Bank of the Year.

NigGalJune 30, 2021June 30, 2021

The Pan-African banking group, the Ecobank Group (www.Ecobank.com), is the African Banker’s 2021 African SME Bank of the Year. Ecobank beat a host of other...

Innovations

Edo modular refinery finalises crude sale contract for operations.

NigGalJune 30, 2021June 30, 2021

The Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has said the Edo Modular Refinery, being developed by Edo Refinery and Petrochemical Company Limited (ERPC) with support from...

National

Dangote Makes Nigeria Third-highest Country in Urea Capacity.

NigGalJune 30, 2021June 30, 2021

With the coming on stream of Dangote Fertiliser Limited, global urea capacity is poised to see considerable growth over the upcoming years, potentially increasing from...

Prizes & Awards

African giant, Burna Boy, scoops his third consecutive BET Award as Best International Act.

NigGalJune 28, 2021June 28, 2021

Nigeria’s Burna Boy bagged his third consecutive Best International Act award. BET honoured an incredible and inspiring lineup of artists, entertainers and cultural icons across...

Prizes & Awards

ABU students win global cloud, AI competition.

NigGalJune 28, 2021June 28, 2021

Three students of the Ahmadu Bello University have won the global grand prize in the cloud and artificial intelligence of the Huawei ICT competition 2019-2020....

Innovations

UNILAG test-runs zero emission vehicle.

NigGalJune 28, 2021June 28, 2021

The University of Lagos, UNILAG is test-running its Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) it initiated in 2018. Prof. Oluwole Familoni, the institution’s Deputy Vice-Chancellor, (Academics and...

National

Kwara to establish multi-billion naira cancer treatment centre.

NigGalJune 27, 2021June 28, 2021

Kwara Government has announced plans to establish a multi-billion naira Cancer treatment Centre to be situated at the Ilorin General Hospital. This is contained in...

Prizes & Awards

Dangote Receives Highest Civilian Honour In Cameroon.

NigGalJune 25, 2021June 25, 2021

President/Chief Executive of Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote, has received the highest civilian honour in Cameroon – the Commander of the National Order of Valour...

Innovations

Nigerian Startups Dominates Sixth Google For Starters Acceleration Africa.

NigGalJune 24, 2021June 24, 2021

Nigeria startup dominates the sixth Google for startup Acceleration Africa with six startups and joined by three from South Africa, two from Kenya and one...

National

Lagos Becomes Africa’s Start-Up Capital, Ibadan Takes Nigeria’s No 2 Spot.

NigGalJune 21, 2021June 21, 2021

Lagos, Nigeria’s most populous city, has surpassed Nairobi, Kenya and is now the highest-ranking city in Africa, gaining 5 spots to 122nd. Kenya now ranks...

Prizes & Awards

Zenith Bank again emerges Best Corporate Governance ‘Financial Services’ in Africa 2021.

NigGalJune 17, 2021June 17, 2021

For the second consecutive year, Zenith Bank Plc has been named as the Best Corporate Governance ‘Financial Services’ Africa 2021 by the Ethical Boardroom. The...

National

Sanwo-Olu commissions Yaba bus terminal.

NigGalJune 16, 2021June 16, 2021

Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Tuesday commissioned the Yaba Bus Terminal, located along the Muritala Mohammed Way, Yaba Local Council Development Area in...

Prizes & Awards

UNICAL VC bags African teaching authority award.

NigGalJune 15, 2021June 15, 2021

The Africa Federation of Teaching Regulatory Authorities (AFTRA) has conferred an award on Prof. Florence Obi, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Calabar. Obi was conferred...

National

We can double Nigeria’s urea demand, says Dangote fertiliser.

NigGalJune 14, 2021June 14, 2021

Dangote Fertiliser on Friday said its newly constructed plant would produce more than double the country’s demand for fertiliser while rolling out its first batch...

Innovations

Jubilee syringe factory expands production.

NigGalJune 14, 2021June 14, 2021

Africa’s largest syringe production company, Jubilee Syringe Factory in Akwa Ibom State is set to expand its scope of production to cover varieties of medical...

Innovations

Buhari receives 1st Made in Nigeria cell phone.

NigGalJune 10, 2021June 11, 2021

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday received the first made in Nigeria cell phone, known as ITF Mobile. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that...

National

Buhari flags off Lagos-Ibadan rail service, calls feat milestone.

NigGalJune 10, 2021June 11, 2021

President Buhari Thursday inaugurated the commercial operations of Lagos-Ibadan railway at the Mobolaji Johnson Railway Station, Ebute Meta, Lagos. He described the feat ‘‘as another...

National

The History and Sources of the Nigerian Criminal Laws: How we ended up with Two Codes

NigGalJune 7, 2021June 7, 2021

In Nigeria today, we have two distinct but simultaneously operating principal codes for the determination of crimes in the country. A code is a statute...

Innovations

Nigerian Robotics Engineer Develops CET Drone to Detect Kidnappers, Terrorists’ Hideouts.

NigGalJune 5, 2021June 8, 2021

A Nigerian Robotic Engineer, Dr. Olusola Ayoola has developed Carbon Emission Tracker (CET) Drone for aerial surveillance in detecting hideouts of criminals within caves and...

Innovations

Pantami: Nigeria now producing smart phones

NigGalJune 4, 2021June 4, 2021

Dr Isa Pantami, Minister of Communications and Digital Economy has disclosed that Nigeria is already producing SIM cards and Smartphones. And he added that the...

National

House of Reps receives proposal to change Nigeria’s name to UAR.

NigGalJune 3, 2021June 3, 2021

Adeleye Jokotoye, a tax consultant, submitted the proposal to the committee at the South West Zonal Public Hearing in Lagos on Wednesday, June 2, 2021....

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