Beautiful New Lagos Airport Terminal ready [Photos]
The new Lagos international airport terminal is ready. It is being beautified with artworks depicting the culture and landmarks of the city. Officially called Murtala...
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Nigeria’s Daystar Power secures $38m Series B round for regional expansion.
Nigerian company Daystar Power, provider of hybrid solar power solutions to businesses, has announced a Series B investment of US$38 million to help it deepen...
Akinwumi Adesina named champion of Africa’s Great Green Wall.
African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina has been announced as a champion of Africa’s Great Green Wall (GGW) initiative. The appointment was made at a...
BoICT 2020 awards: Spectranet 4G LTE Wins Best ISP of the Year.
Spectranet 4G LTE has been adjudged the best 4G LTE Internet Service Provider of the year by Communications Week Organizers of the Beacon of ICT...
ADVAN Honours Access Bank, UBA, NB Plc, 17 others as “Community Heroes”.
The Advertisers Association of Nigeria, ADVAN has recognized 20 leading members as “Community Heroes” in a most astonishing way of holding the 2020 ADVAN marketing excellence...
Kwara Wins $16.9m SFTAS 2019/2020 Achievements.
Kwara State has won $16.9 million worth of achievements in the 2019/2020 World Bank-supported State Fiscal Transparency, Accountability and Sustainability (SFTAS) programme for results —the...
12-Year Old Boy, Joshua Agboola Wins MTN Mpulse Hackathon.
Twelve year old Joshua Agboola has won the MTN mPulse Hackathon themed ‘Beyond COVID’, the company has said.The MTN mPulse was initiated in 2018 for...
‘#EndSARS Protesters’ emerges YNaija Person of the Year 2020.
The editorial board of Y! (TV and Online) has announced the #EndSARS Protesters comprising all campaigners, promoters, online as well as offline protesters, as its pick for Person...
Kunle Afolayan’s “Citation” earns Temi Otedola a Ghana Movie Award.
By Jennifer Okundia Fashion entrepreneur, actor and Nigerian billionaire, Femi Otedola’s daughter, Temi Otedola, emerged winner of the Best Actress award at the Ghana Movie...
Kabiru Rabiu ranked as 2020 Africa’s under-40 economic leader.
Kabiru Rabiu, the executive director of one of Africa’s largest conglomerates, BUA Group, has been named the best African economic leader under the age of...
IMF: Nigeria Remains Largest Economy in Africa, 26th in the World
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said that Nigeria maintained its lead as the biggest economy in Africa, in terms of the size of the...
6 Nigerians, 19 Other Africans Named NEF Fellows For 2019-2021 Class.
The Next Einstein Forum (NEF) Fellows program recognises Africa’s best young scientists and technologists. These innovators and emerging leaders, all under 42 years, at least 40 percent...
Nigerian API Startup, Onepipe Secures $950,000 Pre-seed Funding.
OnePipe, a Nigerian API startup has raised $950,000 pre-seed funding led by Techstars, and African impact-focused VC fund, Atlantica Ventures. Several institutional investors like Future...
Lagos Island Maternity Receives International Recognition On Covid-19 Response.
Lagos Island Maternity Hospital (LIMH), the largest maternity unit in Lagos State, has been recognised by an international Non-Governmental Organisation, International Hospital Federation (IHF) as...
UI researcher wins institute’s $1,000 PhD prize.
A sociology scholar, Dr. Kudus Oluwatoyin Adebayo, has become the pioneer winner of the Rahmon Bello Award for the best thesis in African and Diaspora...
Burna Boy, Wizkid make GQ Magazine’s ”Best Albums of 2020” list.
Nigerian music superstars and award-winning artistes Wizkid and Burna Boy have made the list of British GQ Magazine’s Best Albums of 2020. Burna’s Twice As...
Yuletide: Lagos holds farmers’ fair, offers bag of rice for N20,000.
Lagos State Commissioner for Agriculture, Ms. Abisola Olusanya has disclosed that the state government will sell 50kg bags of rice at N20, 000 to residents...
Kwara issues N180m cheques to 48 businesses looted during EndSARS protest.
Kwara State governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has presented cheques totalling N180.8 million to 48 business owners whose shops were looted during the October EndSARS protest in...
9mobile launches portal for NIN verification.
The platform provides 9mobile subscribers an opportunity to submit and verify their NIN without physically visiting any of the experience centres across the nation. Telecommunication...
Air Peace Wins Company Of The Year Award.
West and Central Africa’s foremost airline, Air Peace, has clinched the Aviation Company of the Year Award under the Sectoral Awards Category at the Nigerian...
Dotti Wins MTN Y’ello Star
The maiden edition of MTN Y’ello Star, a music skill-building initiative for talented young Nigerians, came to a grand conclusion at the finale last weekend...
Unity Bank holds Corpreneurship challenge.
As part of efforts to contribute to the growth of entrepreneurship and boost job creation in Nigeria, Unity Bank Plc has announced the third edition...
Abiodun bags Agric Governor of the year award 2020.
Ogun State governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, bagged the Governor of the Year Award at the Nigeria Agriculture Awards 2020, held at Sheraton Hotel and Towers,...
Oluwatobiloba Ajayi wins The Nigeria Prize for Difference and Diversity 2020.
The Nigeria Prize for Difference and Diversity has announced Oluwatobiloba Ajayi as winner of the maiden edition of the N1million Prize. The announcement was made...
Sterling Bank is ‘Overall Best Workplace in Nigeria’
Sterling Bank Plc has emerged the 2020 ‘Overall Best Workplace in Nigeria’ in the large corporate category of the Great Place to Work Institute, Nigeria...
Primary and Secondary School Students Invited to Apply For MTN mPulse Hackathon
As the world settles into a new normal due to the COVID-19 pandemic, MTN mPulse is looking to enable young students, passionate about making a difference to...
NGEG 2020: FiberOne wins the prestigious Fibre Broadband Provider of the Year award.
Foremost Fiber to the Home (FTTH) provider, FiberOne Broadband, has again added another feather to its cap by winning the 2020 Fiber broadband provider of...
Nigerian Fintech Startup Credpal Raises $1.5 Million Funding Round.
Nigerian consumer credit startup CredPal has raised a US$1.5million funding round as it launches its range of credit cards. Launched in 2017 by Fehintolu Olaogun...
Maltina wins ‘Malt Drink Brand of the Year’ award at BrandCom Awards.
In recognition of its continued game-changing innovations in the malt industry, Nigeria’s leading malt brand – Maltina, has been recognized as the “Malt Drink Brand...
Forbes names Okonjo-Iweala Africa Person of the Year 2020
Nigeria’s former Finance Minister, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has been named Forbes Africa Person of the Year 2020, The PUNCH has learnt. “The 2020 #AfricanOftheYear Award honoree is…Congratulations to...