Beyonce’s Brown Skin Girl helps Wizkid win BET Soul Train Award
Nigerian singer, Ayo Ibrahim Balogun popularly known as Wizkid has won his second Soul Train Award alongside Beyoncé, for their collaboration “Brown Skin Girl” of...
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Nigeria’s, others’ mobile money transaction value hits $130b.
The value of mobile money transaction in Nigeria and other West African countries peaked at $130billion last year with a total of 163million registered accounts,...
Ogutu Okudo emerges winner of the coveted Young Person of the Year Prize at The Future Awards 2020.
“Woman on a mission to disrupt the energy sector”, Ogutu Okudo emerges winner. Seven extraordinary individuals including innovators, activists and entrepreneurs from across Africa were...
World Bank Partners Nigeria On N140bn Solar Systems Installation
The World Bank is to provide some grants for federal government’s N140 billion solar home systems scheduled to take-off this week, THISDAY learnt at the...
Three Nigerian start-ups win AfDB AgriPitch contest.
Three Nigerian entrepreneurs have emerged winners in the African Development Bank’s AgriPitch competition. They are Femi Aiki of Foodlocker, Ikenna Nzewi of Releaf and Oluwaseun...
Julius Berger shines at Brand Nigeria award.
Foremost construction company, Julius Berger Nigeria PLC, last weekend, emerged “the Most Valuable Brand in the Building and Construction Services Category as well as the...
Nigerian Doctor, Onyeama Ogbuagbu, Identified As Key Figure In Pfizer’s COVID-19 Vaccine Breakthrough
Dr Onyema Ogbuagbu, a Nigerian doctor, has been identified as a key figure in the research that led United States pharmaceutical company, Pfizer, to develop...
Nigeria economy fastest growing in Africa – UK Envoy
The United Kingdom Trade Envoy to Nigeria, Helen Grant has ranked the country’s economy as the fastest growing in Africa. Grant stated this at the...
Nigerian social payments app Bundle launches operations in Ghana.
Nigerian social payments app for cash and cryptocurrencies Bundle has launched operations in Ghana, and plans to be active in several more African countries by...
ESP In Progress: FG Commences Payment Of Payroll Support To Beneficiaries.
*101,567 beneficiaries drawn from 16,250 businesses paid As the implementation of its Economic Sustainability Plan, ESP, continues, and in furtherance of its commitment to support...
Nigeria opens Artificial Intelligence centre, first of its type
Nigeria has opened its first National Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics, which seeks to position the country for the Fourth Industrial Revolution. The centre...
Presidency, CBN, NASS, Back Lagos Recovery Effort As Sanwo-olu Unveils Team.
… Bankers’ Committee, Private Sector Champion Rebuilding Effort … Cardoso: ‘We Have A Tough Task, But We’ll Achieve it” The Period of brooding over the...
Umar Dagona wins $400,000 After Finishing Second At World Chemistry Competition
Nigeria student from Yobe state, Umar Dagona that represented Nigeria at world chemistry competition took the second Position and wins $400,000 after beating other candidates...
Sanwo-Olu unveils first electric car assembled in Nigeria
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Friday unveiled the first electric car to be assembled in Nigeria. Gbenga Akosile, Chief Press Secretary on Media to...
Nigerian Army inducts 8 locally made combat vehicles – Buratai
The Nigerian Army has inducted eight units of locally made combat vehicles Mine–Resistant, Ambush–Protected (MRAP), also called `EZUGWU’’ into Operations Lafiya Dole and Sahel Sanity....
Sam Adeyemi, Mo Abudu, Lola Shoneyin, Don Jazzy, others make the list of The Future Awards Africa Prize for Service to Young People.
Africa’s biggest youth awards, The Future Awards Africa (TFAA), has unveiled the nominees for its only category open to public voting, The Future Awards Africa...
Rema, Jemima Osunde, Mr Macaroni, Odunayo Eweniyi, others make The Future Awards Africa nominees lis
As the kick-off date of The Future Awards Africa’s (TFAA) first-ever 3-day digital festival draws near, the Central Working Committee has announced this year’s nominees...
FMC& DE Holds Virtual Public Stakeholders Engagement On Mobile Big Data Policy
The Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy has facilitated virtual public engagement on the draft Nigeria Mobile Data policy prepared by the National Technical...
Nigerian e-health startup 54gene launches clinical research programme.
Nigerian e-health startup 54gene has launched its Clinical Programme Services (CPS) division, which will provide end-to-end clinical development services, intelligence, logistics, and infrastructure to enable...
First Bank wins Global Finance 2020 Best Mobile Bank App award.
First Bank of Nigeria Limited, a leading financial inclusion services provider has announced that its mobile banking application, FirstMobile, has been awarded the 2020 Best Mobile...
Fidelity Bank Wins SME Support Bank of Year 2020.
The bank, in recognition of its unflinching support for Micro Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (MSMEs) in the country, clinched the award for the ‘Outstanding...
Four Talented Nigerian Youths Produce Prototype Aircraft.
Pursuant to its commitment towards the enhancement of Nigeria’s National Research and Development (R & D) efforts as well as the encouragement of youth participation...
Meet pioneers, innovators and advocates recognised at Nigeria@60 ICT Hall of Fame awards
TechTV Networkin collaboration with TechEconomy.ng, has recognised pioneers, innovators and advocates and influential organisations in the Nigerian telecoms; information and communication technology (ICT). The award...
Microsoft, AfDB and FMoCDE unveil Digital Nigeria eLearning platform
Microsoft in partnership with the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Ministry of Communication and Digital Economy today launched the Digital Nigeria eLearning Platform, an online tool to...
Google Partner Nigerian Tourism Development Corporation to Support the Tourism Industry
Tech giant, Google and the Nigerian Tourism Development Corporation have announced a partnership that is aimed at helping the Nigerian tourism sector recover and grow in the...
Nigerian ed-tech startup Edves raising $500k seed round as it expands across continent.
Nigerian ed-tech startup Edves is in the process of raising a US$500,000 seed funding round as it continues to expand operations across Africa. Formed in...
Meet Maltina Teacher of the Year 2020 – Anani Oluwabunmi
Anani Oluwabunmi, a teacher at Concordia College, Yola, Adamawa State, has emerged the 2020 Maltina Teacher of the Year. Anani, an English teacher was declared...
Olasunkanmi Opeifa makes final list for Global Teacher Prize
A Nigerian teacher, Olasunkanmi Opeifa has made the top ten finalists of The Global Teacher Prize 2020. The award a partnership with UNESCO rewards the winner with...
Buhari launches P-YES; what you should know about the scheme.
President Muhammadu Buhari Monday in Abuja launched the Presidential Youth Empowerment Scheme (P-YES). The Scheme, is aimed at creating 774,000 jobs across the Local Government...
Nigerian-Owned Coins App ease Cross-Border Payments Through its Unique Blockchain System
In today’s world, the speed and cost of sending money across border as well as the stability of local currency are considered the most critical...