Nigeria Joins List of Countries Developing Covid-19 Vaccine.
Nigeria has joined the list of countries developing a covid-19 vaccine. This was announced by the Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 and...
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Lagos Bus Service Deploys “Cowry Cards”, Gives Out 20,000 Cards.
The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Lagos Bus Services Limited (LBSL), Mr. Idowu Oguntona, has stated that the company commenced deployment of the long-awaited contactless payment...
Kano plans 3-level interchange.
The Kano State government has earmarked N9 billion for the building of a three-level interchange to be named after President Muhammadu Buhari. The interchange comprises...
Lagos Free Zone To Attract Additional $5 Billion Investment To Lagos.
In line with its vision to be the preferred industrial hub and investment destination in West Africa with world-class infrastructure, the Lagos Free Zone (LFZ)...
First all-female mechanic workshop opens in Sokoto.
The Director-General of the National Automotive Design and Development Council, NADDC, Jelani Aliyu, has commissioned the first female mechanic workshop in Sokoto State. The workshop...
Nigeria Emerges WATRA Chairman as Engr. Aboki Clinches Executive Secretary Position.
After a successful tenure as 1st vice chairman of West Africa Telecommunications Regulators Assembly (WATRA), Nigeria, unanimously and by consensus, emerged as the chairman of...
Emanuella, Mo Salah, others win big at Nickelodeon Kid’s Choice Awards 2021.
Mo Salah wins Favourite African Star award at Nickelodeon’s Kid’s Choice Awards 2021, as Emanuella takes home African Social Media star prize Uganda’s Vanessa Nakate emerges...
President Buhari Commissions NDDC Headquarters, 26 Years after foundation was laid
It was a thing of joy as the newly built NDDC headquarters situated on the Eastern bye-pass axis of Rivers State was commissioned by the...
Monica hails Gov. Umahi for the Approval of N3billion for #Endsars Youth Empowerment Scheme
… Describes the Lectures presented as catalyst to change the future of Ebonyi Youths …Urges Nigerian Youths to unite under Umahi to salvage Nigeria. Lady...
Burna Boy, Wizkid win Grammy Awards (full list of winners).
Nigerian music stars, Burna Boy and Wizkid, on Sunday night, won their first-ever Grammy Awards. Burna Boy bagged the much-coveted Grammy award in the ‘Best Global...
UAE Launches Trade, Investment Promotion In Nigeria
The Embassy of the United Arab Emirates in Nigeria has commenced a series of Trade and Investment promotion activities aimed at bolstering the bilateral trade...
Emefiele Woos Multinational Companies, Facilitates $35mn Production Contract With Two.
THE Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Mr Godwin Emefiele, has advised indigenous and multinational firms to consider the opportunities that Nigeria offers...
Lagos State launches affordable health coverage for Lagos residents, Ilera-Eko.
The Lagos State Government has unveiled Ilera Eko, to market health insurance to residents in the state. According to the Lagos State Health Insurance Agency...
Nigerian Stock Exchange launches e-filing portal to enhance securities listing.
The Nigerian Stock Exchange, NSE, has launched an e-Filing Portal, X-Filing. X-Filing, which comes on the back of the recent upgrade to the NSE Issuers’...
Meet Ndubuisi Ekekwe a world renowned tech guru
Ndubuisi Ekekwe (born July 1975) is a Nigerian professor, inventor, engineer, author, and entrepreneur. He is the founder of First Atlantic Semiconductors & Microelectronics – West Africa’s leading embedded systems company....
Boston-based Nigerian Teams up with Lagos-based Developer to Build E-commerce Platform for Africans Only.
Ekioja, a Nigerian e-e-commerce start-up has announced the launch of its online marketplace which will market and sell only products made in Nigeria. The e-commerce...
Nigeria’s first electric car Hyundai Kona makes debut in Abuja.
After an unveiling in Lagos last year, Stallion Group last Friday launched Hyundai Kona, Nigeria’s first locally-assembled electric car, in Abuja. The event brought in...
Meet Sowemimo Abiodun ower of CapitalMetriQ Swift Bank and InfoMetriQ.
Sowemimo Abiodun Alex (born on December 25th, 1986) He’s a multiple award-winning Computer Programmer, Financial Technologist, Diplomat, Internet Entrepreneur, Domain Broker, Computer Media Applications &...
UK plans $150 million waste plants in Lagos.
The British Government has approved more foreign investments in Lagos state, as a plan is underway for the take-off of the first waste-to-energy plant in...
Don’t go abroad for security boots, Enyimba shoe factory is world class ― Ikpeazu.
Governor Okezie Ikpeazu has urged various security agencies in the country to jettison the idea of traveling abroad to acquire security boots but patronise the...
UNILORIN researchers develop new maize breed.
Researchers in the Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ilorin have developed a new breed of maize, named ILOMAZ-1. Prof. Gbolagade Adesiji, a former Ag. Dean...
Nigerian Edtech Team, Ubuntu Hub Wins Japan Hackathon With its Blockchain Solution For Offline Learning.
A Nigerian, Patrick Ocheja and his team have won the Japan Hackathon. Ocheja shared this announcement on February 8, a day after the hackathon ended....
PMB, Tinubu, Mo Ibrahim, Okonjo-Iweala Others To Speak At Ehingbeti.
Ehingbeti, the Lagos Economic Summit scheduled to hold from next Tuesday to Thursday, is living-up to its repute as Africa’s most practical and result-oriented private...
Access Bank partners American Express to broaden card usage.
Access Bank Plc has partnered American Express to broaden the acceptance and usage of American Express cards in the country. Mr Robert Giles, Senior Banking...
Sanwo-Olu inaugurates 84 housing units in Lekki
The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Wednesday, inaugurated 84 housing units at Lekki Phase II, aimed at reducing the housing deficit in the state. The project,...
Nigeria attracts $2.6bn FDI in 2020 amid global downturn.
Global foreign direct investment (FDI) collapsed in 2020, falling 42% from $1.5 trillion in 2019 to an estimated $859 billion, according to the latest UNCTAD...
Sanwo-Olu: Joint Partnership With Private Investor Delivers 252 Housing Units.
The governor stated this while inaugurating the 252 environment-friendly affordable public housing schemes in Badagry, at the weekend. The newly commissioned housing estate by the Lagos State Government was achieved through...
Akin Abayomi Inspects 54gene’s Genome Sequencing Laboratory In Lagos.
Yesterday, Commissioner for Health @ProfAkinAbayomi inspected @weare54gene’s new human genome sequencing laboratory capable of human whole genome sequencing The lab is host to a suite...
Tiwa Savage through as finalist for MTV Africa Music Awards Kampala 2021.
The votes are in for the first round of the Pan-African Listeners’ Choice category for MTV Africa Music Awards Kampala 2021 and the nominees have...
LaPRIGA Award: MTN Nigeria Wins ‘Excellence’ In Community Relations.
Leading telecommunications services provider, MTN Nigeria has been recognised for best practices in community relations efforts through its social investment arm, MTN Foundation, at the...