Putin honours Oramah with National Award
President Vladimir Putin of Russia today in Moscow bestowed the national honour of “The Order of Friendship” on Prof. Benedict Oramah, President of the African...
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Nigerian author wins literary award in UAE
A 41-year-old Nigerian author, Chelochi Onyemelukwe-Onoubia, has clinched the award for best fiction writer at the ongoing Sharjah International Book Fair, in the United Arab...
Godwin Maduka Wins 2019 ‘Man Of The Year’ Award
A renowned United States based Nigerian Medical Doctor, Chief Godwin Maduka has won the 2019 ‘Man of the Year Award’ after he was nominated by...
Burna Boy Wins ‘Best Africa Act’ Award at 2019 MTV EMA’s
Serial hitmaker, Burna Boy, has been announced as the winner of the ’Best Africa Act’ award at the 2019 MTV Europe Music Awards. Burna, who was nominated alongside fellow Nigerian, Teni the Entertainer, South Africa’s Prince...
Ex-Budget Minister, Sen Udoma bags Japan’s highest honour medal
Nigeria’s immediate past Budget and National Planning Minister, Senator Udoma Udo Udoma, on Sunday, made history as the first-ever Nigerian to be recognised and honoured by the Japanese Government with...
Visually Impaired Professor Wins Innoson’s N8.8m SUV
Prof. Jibrin Diso, a visually impaired Professor of Education at Bayero University Kano (BUK) on Friday received a car worth N8.8 million won through a...
2Baba gets special recognition award at AFRIMMA 2019
Innocent Ujah Idibia was honoured with a #20YearsAKing Special Recognition Award for his pioneering role in the evolution and rise of Afrobeats. On October 27, 2019,...
BBNaija Diane to host Miss Africa Golden and Africa Golden Awards
BBNaija Diane of the ‘Pepper Dem Gang’ and veteran actor and comedian Basorge are set to take charge of the 2019 Edition of Miss Africa...
Kennedy Uzoka wins Bank CEO of year 2019 award.
The Group Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, Mr Kennedy Uzoka, has won the much-coveted ‘BusinessDay’s Bank CEO’ of the year...
Nigerian start-ups lead Africa, raise $237m
Nigerian technology start-ups have led the continent by raising the highest amount of funds (over $1m) to scale up their operations in 2019. Nigeria was...
Two Nigerian start-ups emerge semi-finalists at GITEX SuperNovaChallenge
Two Nigerian start-ups yesterday emerged semi-finalist at the Future Star contest held at the ongoing GITEX Technology Week in Dubai, UAE. The two finalists came...
Abdulhakim Bashir Wins Startup Innovation Competition In UAE, Gets $10k Prize
Another Nigerian in tech, Abdulhakim Bashir, on Wednesday, October 9, became the winner of another international competition. He won in the Artificial Intelligence category of...
Nigeria’s Dr Nneka Abulokwe awarded Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in England.
Dr Nneka Abulokwe, the co-founder of Think Tank, has been awarded the distinction of Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) by Her Majesty...
Headies 2019 – Full List Of Winners Of 13th Headies Awards
The 13th HEADIES Awards took place on October 19th at the Eko Convention Centre, Victoria Island Lagos. A night full of music, fun, and laughs;...
VIDEO: 11-yr-old Naomi Oloyede addresses UNODC anti-corruption conference in Vienna.
Eleven years old Naomi Oloyede, a student of Battle Axe High School, Abuja, who has a penchant for giving public speeches has announced herself to...
Zamfara now consolidating on the gains of peace process
His Excellency, Zamfara State Executive Governor Hon Dr. Bello Mohammed MON (Matawallen Maradun) @bellomatawalle1has informed his colleagues from the North-west and the federal government that...
NAF wings two female pilots, Air Warrant officer.
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Tuesday produced its first-ever female fighter pilot and first female combat helicopter pilot. The service also decorated the first...
Nigerian wrestlers, Adekuoroye, Oborududu rise in world rankings
Commonwealth champion, Odunayo Adekuoroye (57kg) has moved one step up in the latest rankings, and is now the second-best wrestler in the world in her...
Dapo Akande Honoured With A Portrait At Oxford University
Professor of public international law, Dapo Akande, has been honoured with a portrait at St. Peter’s College in Oxford University, United Kingdom, making him the...
Captain Hosa Okunbo Decorated With Lafayette Award At UN Day For Global Peace, Geneva.
The Prestigious Lafayette Award at United Nations Day For Global Peace in Geneva has honoured the outstanding philanthropic and humanitarian efforts of Billionaire Businessman and...
Nigerian girl breaks 125 year academic record in American High School.
Nigerian Tobechukwu “Tobi” Phillips just broke a barrier as the first Black valedictorian in Alvin High School’s 125 year history in the Texas high school...
Nigerian Selected for Global Sports Mentoring Programme
A Sports Administrator at the Lagos State Sports Commission, Dr. Oluwaseun Nariwoh, has been selected to attend the U.S. government’s flagship professional development exchange to...
Oscars 2020: Nigeria’s ‘Lion Heart’ competes with 92 countries
Nigeria is competing with 92 other countries for the 2020 Oscars Academy Awards’ Best International Feature Film, the organisers said on their official website, Oscars.org....
Nigerian Soccer Star, Victor Osimhen bags Lille POTM, after impressive goalscoring form.
Following his fine goalscoring run in the French Ligue 1, Victor Osimhen has been named Lille Player of the month for August. Osimhen heralded his arrival in France by...
World Athletics Championship: Ese Brume Wins Nigeria’s First Medal
Ese Brume wins Nigeria’s first medal at the ongoing World Athletics Championship in Doha, Qatar. The 23-year-old jumped a distance of 6.91m to win bronze...
Nigerian-born fighter, Israel Adesanya becomes the undisputed UFC middleweight champion
As he predicted, Israel ‘the last Stylebender’ Adesanya lived up to the hype yesterday as he knocked out defending champion, Robert Whitaker to become the world’s best UFC fighter in the middleweight category. In...
Hadiza Saddik Mahuta Graduates As Best Student From University Of West England
Nigerian Lady Hadiza Saddik Mahuta made the country proud by having her name on the Star of Fame database of University of the West England...
Model Secondary School Nsukka, Enugu State, Emerges Fg’s 2019 Educational Award
Federal Government has named Model Secondary School, Nsukka, Enugu State, winner of the 2019 President’s Teachers & Schools Excellence Award. The prestigious national award, which...
Nigeria to assemble solar cars by 2020.
As Nigeria celebrates 59th Independence anniversary, an indigenous company says it is intensifying efforts to begin assembling of solar cars by 2020. Mr Moses Onaja,...
Holy Bible: Christ Embassy to launch pidgin version
The Christ Embassy church says it will soon launch its pidgin version of the Holy Bible to further propagate the words of God. Head of...