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
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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
Chibok Girls-based movie wins big at Venice.
Kachi Benson’s film, ‘Daughters of Chibok’ has won best virtual reality story at the 76th Venice International Film Festival. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports
Zenith Bank’s Aspire Music Festival debuts in Lagos, features Nigeria’s top artistes
Nigeria’s leading financial institution, Zenith Bank Plc, is set to light up the social and entertainment scene this month with the announcement of the Bank’s
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
Jim Ovia withdraws from the World Economic Forum
Following the hypersensitivity of the issues surrounding the lives and well-being of Nigerian citizens living in South Africa and to contribute his voice against the
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
Funmi Iyanda’s movie set for London Film Festival premiere
‘Walking with Shadows’, a new movie produced by Nigerian media entrepreneur, Funmi Iyanda, will premiere at the BFI London Film Festival. The film will be screened at
Nigerian designer Kenneth Ize featured in Vogue’s September issue.
Kenneth Ize has gone from strength to strength from being selected for the coveted LVMH prize to getting his work featured in various international publications
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
FUTA Alumnus Emerges Best Student In China
An alumna of Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA), Ayoola Oluwakemi has won the prestigious 2019 China Excellent International Students award. Oluwakemi is currently undergoing her Ph.D. programme in
Zenith Bank offers ZECA Education Loan for Children.
Nigeria’s leading financial institution, Zenith Bank Plc, has introduced the Zenith Children’s Account (ZECA) Education Loan to assist parents pay their children/ wards school fees
UNIZIK Students Top Studies In Chinese As 100 Bag Scholarships.
AWKA – Twenty-four students of the Confucius Institute of Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK), Awka were among the 35 that passed the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi (HSK) translated
Unijos develops first anti-snake venom vaccine
Vice Chancellor of the University of Jos, Prof. Seddi Maimako, has said the university through a researcher has developed the first ever anti-snake venom vaccine.
Nigerian school’s Air Quality Project wins gold in U.S.
Marist College, Yangoji, Abuja, has won a gold medal at an international school entrepreneurship competition in the U.S., Mr Romanus Ayeh, Team Coordinator, has said.
12th African Games: Nigeria win six gold medals in weightlifting
Team Nigeria has won six gold medals in weightlifting and three silver at the ongoing African Games in Morocco. The weightlifting event was held at the
Nigerian Wins 2019 Koffi Addo Prize for Creative Nonfiction Awards
Authors Resoketswe Manenzhe from South Africa and Frances Ogamba from Nigeria have won the 2019 Writivism Short Story and Koffi Addo Prize for Creative Nonfiction