Grace Garba emerges first NAF female Air
Grace Tabawa Garba first female Senior Non-Commissioned Officer (SNCO) to be promoted to the highest rank in the Non-Commissioned Officers’ cadre in the Nigerian Air...
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City of Hempstead, USA celebrates Nigeria’s 59th Independence
The Nigerian Consulate in New York has assured that Nigerians will no longer be consumed by their differences as a nation in an occasion to...
Digital Firm, Wild Fusion Named 2019 Top Digital Marketing Agency
Wild Fusion, has been ranked as one of the top digital, creative and marketing agencies in the world for business success across 14 industries, according...
Nnemdi Ozoemena emerges 2nd best in 2019 Commonwealth Essay Competition.
A 17-year-old Nigerian student, Nnemdi Ozoemena, has emerged the runner-up in the senior category of the 2019 Queen’s Commonwealth Essay Competition. Mr Blackson Bayewumi, Country...
Cavalli Group Wins Best Developer in Africa Award
Cavalli Business & Investment Group, the holding company for Deluxe Residences Limited and Global Property Partners (GPP), has won the “Best Developer in Africa” Award...
Meet Yusuf Sambo, The Nigerian Engineer Leading Scotland’s 5G Revolution.
Much of the global market in 2019 has been driven by the trade wars between the United States and The Peoples Republic of China. President Donald...
Funke Adekoya (SAN) won the Partner of the Year award at the much-coveted African Legal Awards 2019
The criteria for giving the award are based on the recipient’s track history of excellent leadership, legal skill, client management, among others– It should be...
Nigerians lead Africans to Global Investigative Journalism Confab.
The 11th Edition of Global Investigative Journalism Conference, tagged GIJC19, has opened in Hamburg, Germany, with Nigerians dominating the delegates from Africa. Other African delegates...
Nigeria Receives ICAO’s Award on Aviation Security
Nigeria was recently presented with the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), known as “ICAO Council President’s Certificate”. The award was given to the country because...
Chukwueze, Dele-Bashiru Make Tuttosport Golden Boy 40-man List.
Super Eagles forward, Samuel Chukwueze and Flying Eagles midfielder Tom Dele-Bashiru have been included in the Golden Boy 40-man shortlist. Back in June, Tuttosport, organisers...
6-year-old Nigerian student emerges Africa’s youngest Microsoft specialist.
A six-year-old Nigerian student, Master Damilare Akano has emerged Africa’s youngest Microsoft Specialist in the Certiport international certification examination. Akano alongside 200 other students participated...
Gift Udoh: US Honours Nigerian Lady For Contribution Towards Farming
The United States has honoured another Nigerian, Gift Udoh, who reflects the great potentials the country holds. Udoh is also a 2019 Mandela Washington fellow...
UN Appoints Dangote, Adesina to Battle Global Malnutrition
The United Nations has appointed Africa’s richest man and President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, and President of the African Development Bank, Dr. Akinwunmi Adesina,...
Oscar committee calls for Nollywood entries ahead of 92nd edition
Ahead of the 2020 Oscars, the Nigerian Oscar Selection Committee (NOSC) has called for entries. The Nigerian Oscar Selection Committee (NOSC) has called on Nigerian...
Onikan, Lagos Is The 3rd Coolest Neighborhood In The World.
CNN has ranked Onikan in Lagos as the 3rd coolest neighborhood in the world.At last, Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial capital, has made the news for all...
Nigerian Cadet Officer Receives Special Award From UK Royal Army
Nigeria’s Cadet Officer, Sunday Linus Ogbole, has won the King Hussain Award by The Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. He was given the award for being...
Tosin Adekeye Revolutionalizing Nigeria’s cyberspace With Estol Africa
Tosin Adekeye (cutekimani) is REVOLUTIONALIZING THE CYBERSPACE WITH ESTOL AFRICA Entrepreneur and Digital media strategist, Tosin Adekeye, popularly known as “Cute Kimani” is repositioning her...
Nigeria’s Muhammad-Bande sworn in as 74th UNGA President
Ambassador Muhammad-Bande receives from María Fernanda Espinosa Garcés the symbolic instrument of office History was made at the United Nations in New York on Monday...
Chimamanda at 42, bags prestigious award in Germany.
Prolific Nigerian-born writer, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has been honoured with the Kassel Citizens’ ” Prism of Reason” Award for “her vision of humanistic diversity”. At...
2 Nigerians among finalists for $25,000 Anzisha Prize for young African entrepreneurs
Two Nigerians, Abdulwaheed Alayande and Emmanuel Okon made the cut among 20 finalists to contend for the $25,000 Anzisha Prize for young African Entrepreneurs. Over...
Falz, Nasty C, Sarkodie make history with new BET award category.
BET International has announced the launch of a new category to honour artists from around the world during the BET “Hip Hop Awards” 2019. Artists...
Mathew Aneke, Win 2019 NLNG Science Prize.
Last Thursday, Nigerian-born Mathew Aneke won the 2019 Nigeria Prize for Science, alongside a Chinese researcher, Wang Meihong, for their works on carbon capture, utilization,...
Nollywood: NFVCB Chief, two others honoured at TINFF in Canada
Alh. Adedayo Thomas, Executive Director of National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB) ,Moses Babatope, GMD FilOne Cinema and veteran Nigerian filmmaker Peace Anyiam-Osigwe have...
Two Nigerian Firms Penciled For Shell’s Innovative Prize
Two Nigerian entrepreneurs have been shortlisted among 21 finalists for the Shell LiveWIRE Top Ten Innovators Awards; a global competition which highlights and rewards businesses...
US doctors bring better way of treating cancer to Nigeria
RAD-AID Nigeria, a non-profit organization working to improve radiology healthcare is working closely with a team of medical experts from multiple institutions in the United...
Nigerian Chinelo Anohu gets appointed as head Africa Investment Forum.
Nigerian woman Chinelo Anohu has been appointed to head and senior director of Africa Investment Forum by African Development Bank Group – Anulo’s appointment takes...
Ezekwesili, others bag Weizsäcker fellowship in Germany
A prominent Nigerian, Dr Obiageli Ezekwesili, has been awarded a Richard von Weizsäcker Fellowship at the Robert Bosch Academy in Berlin from September 2019 to...
Nigerian startup, EZFarming secures $150,000 investment from 500 Startups
Nigerian agritech startup, EZFarming, has received $150,000 from San Francisco-based accelerator, 500 Startups having participated in its four-month-long programme. Coming out of 500 Startups as...
Meet Mansurah Abdulazeez, the Nigerian scientist cancer developing an innovative cancer cure from plants
Cancer is one of the most dreaded diseases in the world right now. Statistics from the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) show that there are over...
Nigerian students win gold medal at SAGE competition in US.
A group of Nigerian students has bagged a gold medal at the 2019 Students for the Advancement of Global Entrepreneurship (SAGE) competition, for ‘Marist Air...