Farm Central Intelligence Wins AFEX Code Cash Crop 4.0 Ag-hackathon.
Agri-tech firm Farm Central Intelligence has emerged as the winner of this year’s AFEX Code Cash Crop 4.0 Ag-hackathon. The startup which seeks to develop...
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Nigeria: Nitda Unveils Digital Literacy Framework to Create 1 Million Jobs
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has officially launched the National Digital Literacy Framework (NDLF) for achieving a digitally literate citizenry. This was in...
Development Bank of Nigeria Raises N23bn Local Bond for MSMEs.
The Development Bank of Nigeria Plc (DBN) has issued a N23 billion bond issuance as part of its N100 billion medium-term bond program to accelerate...
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Inks Floating Liquefied Natural Gas (FLNG) Heads of Agreement with UTM Offshore, Advancing Domestic Gas Use in Nigeria.
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) signed a Heads of Agreement with Nigerian oil and gas company UTM Offshore Limited for the UTM Floating Liquefied...
MarkHack 2.0: Top 5 Finalists To Undergo 3-Month Incubation Programme, $50,000 Seed Capital.
The finalists who made it to the top five in MarkHack 2.0 will have the opportunity to undergo a 3-month incubation programme at the prestigious...
Nigerian Law Student Wins the prestigious Princess Diana Award (UK).
24-year-old student at the Nigerian Law School from Anambra State, Onyinye Omenugha, has won the prestigious Diana Award. The award is annually conferred on outstanding...
Telecoms Investment In Nigeria Hits $75.6bn
The investment profile in the Nigeria’s telecommunications sector, comprising foreign direct investment (FDI) and local investment, has reached $75.6billion as of 2021. The executive vice...
Sterling Bank Maintains Promotion Of Inclusion, Wins Three More Award.
Nigeria’s leading commercial bank and One of Africa’s fastest-growing companies, Sterling Bank, has kept up its momentum of victories with the conferment of three citations...
Lekki port berths 6,900 TEUs capacity transshipment vessel
Lekki Deepsea Port has berthed a 6,900 Twenty Equivalent Units, TEUs capacity transshipment vessel, “The Lady CMA CGM Rimbaud” with 411 TEUs cargo destined for...
Burna Boy, Tems and Libianca win awards categories at the 2023 BET Awards
Burna Boy, Tems and Libianca win awards categories at the 2023 BET Awards ———- Davido performs hit songs, Unavailable and FEEL at the 2023 BET Awards ———- ...
Nigerian start-up Nearpays wins coveted fintech prize at Gitex Africa.
Nigerian fintech start-up Nearpays flew the country’s flag high at the inaugural Gitex Africa tech conference in Marrakech, Morocco, on Friday when it was awarded...
International partnership combines Artificial Intelligence (AI) with real-world experience to boost the Nigerian health system.
Nigeria’s overburdened health system is getting a major boost from powerful Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology through a new international health partnership. Vantage Health Technologies (https://apo-opa.info/3qJ1Tax), an...
It’s Official: Hilda Baci Named”New Record Holder For Longest Cooking Marathon”
Guinness World Record has officially named Chef Hilda Baci as the new world record holder for longest cooking marathon. “After reviewing all the footage, we’re...
Student loan Act: How to apply and secure the loan.
With a significant stride towards enhancing access to higher education, Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu has recently signed the Students Loan Bill into law, ushering in...
Meet Sen Godswill Akpabio, Senate President for 10th National Assembly.
Senator Godswill Akpabio, representing Akwa Ibom North-West Senatorial District, has emerged as the Senate President for the 10th National Assembly on Tuesday. He had 63...
Nigerian among four Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation 2023 finalists.
Nigerian engineer, Chukwuemeka Eze, has been named a finalist for this year’s Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation by the Royal Academy of Engineering. I attach...
Applications open for 2nd ARM Labs Lagos Techstars Accelerator programme.
Applications have opened for the second edition of the ARM Labs Lagos Techstars accelerator, which provides access to up to US$120,000 in equity funding and...
FG launches national policy on blockchain technology
The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Pantami, has inaugurated the National Committee on the implementation of the National Blockchain Policy for Nigeria....
JUST IN: Tinubu takes oath, sworn in as 16th Nigerian president
Tinubu, a former Lagos State Governor, was inaugurated as Nigeria’s President on Monday, May 29 at the Eagle Square in the nation’s capital city, Abuja....
Buhari Confers GCFR, GCON on Tinubu, Shettima, Hands over Transition Documents to President-elect.
President Muhammadu Buhari has conferred the two highest National Honours on the President-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the Vice President-elect, Kashim Shettima, at a ceremony...
Atiku wins as court upholds consolidation of petitions against Tinubu’s election.
The Presidential Election Petition Court, PEPC has upheld the position of the Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party PDP, Atiku Abubakar on the consolidation...
Ex-UK Prime Minister, Blair visits Tinubu, pledges support for incoming administration.
Former British Prime Minister, Sir Tony Blair, has expressed his readiness to support the incoming administration of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu to succeed in office....
9Mobile Wins At SABRE Africa Awards 2023.
For its innovative efforts, and contributions to the telecommunications industry and the country in general through various initiatives, the telecom brand, 9Mobile has been awarded...
100 witnesses to testify for Atiku, PDP in petition against Tinubu’s election.
Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar and his party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have revealed their plans to call not more than 100 witnesses to...
Buhari, 5 African Presidents to commission Dangote Petroleum Refinery today.
In an epoch-making event that will positively transform Nigeria’s oil and gas sectoral landscape, President Muhammadu Buhari will today commission Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals, the...
Sanwo-Olu supports Akpabio for 10th Senate president
“Given the outstanding profile and experience Senator Akpabio and his group are bringing to the table, I believe there will be new standards.” Governor Babajide...
Hilda Baci, Nigerian chef, breaks world record in cooking marathon
Nigerian chef, Hilda Effiong Bassey, popularly known as Hilda Baci, has surpassed the current Guinness World Record holder. With her feat, she’s poised to break...
Nigeria ranked Africa’s biggest economy in energy.
Energy Commission of Nigeria (ECN), yesterday, ranked Nigeria as largest economy in Africa power-wise. It said only three to four per cent of energy consumption...
Opuiyo Wins N12m Grant in DAAYTA 2023 Tech Talent Award.
Winner has emerged in the fifth edition of the Deji Alli ARM Young Talent Award (DAAYTA) programme, which held recently through a virtual pitch event....
Supreme court affirms Adeleke as Osun governor.
The supreme court has affirmed the election of Ademola Adeleke as the governor of Osun state. Delivering judgment on Tuesday, a five-member panel of the apex court held that...