The winners of the 2020 edition of the Nigeria Climate Innovation Centre’s (NCIC) Embryo Incubation Program, sponsored by the All On Hub, were announced today ...
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Facebook launches avatars across Sub-Saharan Africa
Facebook on Monday launched Avatars in Africa to give people new ways to express themselves online. Avatars are digital personas that enable people to engage ...
Read More »BREAKING: Tribunal nullifies Bayelsa guber election, orders fresh poll
The Bayelsa Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja on Monday nullified the election of Governor Duoye Diri. The Justice Mohammed Sirajo-led three-man panel ruled ...
Read More »Ghana opens all tertiary schools next week for final year students
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo of Ghana said late Sunday that tertiary schools will reopen on Aug. 24 for students who have yet to complete ...
Read More »Capacity building: SME operators commend Polaris Bank, Facebook on empowerment initiative
A cross-section of business owners who participated in the just-concluded capacity building programme organised for SMEs, have commended Polaris Bank and social media giant Facebook ...
Read More »FG seeks another $5.3bn loan from China
Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has said the Federal Government would require about $5.3 billion loan from China to fund the Ibadan-Kano standard gauge rail project.
Read More »Governors, lawmakers, NURTW, others share 774,000 NDE jobs
The wrangling over the 774,000 public works jobs initiated by the Federal Government might have been resolved with slots allocated to lawmakers.
Read More »Presidency denies hand in Na’abba’s invitation by DSS
The Presidency has described as “a publicity stunt”, the widely-circulated reports alleging that former Speaker Umar Ghali Na’abba has been invited by the Department of State Service (DSS) over his alleged comments on President
Read More »Boko Haram: DSS invites Mailafia again
Three days after he was invited, quizzed and released by the Department of State Services (DSS), former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Deputy Governor, Dr. Obadiah Mailafia, has been invited again by the security agency.
Read More »Na’abba: Nigeria drifting into police state under Buhari – Coalition of Norther Groups
A Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) has raised the alarm over what it described as Nigeria’s drift towards becoming a police state under the watch of President Muhammadu Buhari.
Read More »El-Rufai insists on southern presidency in 2023
Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai on Sunday said there is no going back on his support that the 2023 presidency should shifts to Southern part of Nigeria.
Read More »2023: Group urges Tinubu, others to back South-East candidate for presidency
South-East Youth Leaders (COSEYL) has called on former Lagos State governor and All Progressives Congress (APC) National Leader, Bola Tinubu, to jettison his rumoured plan to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari
Read More »Oyedepo advises Sanwo-Olu to open Lagos churches on weekdays
Presiding Bishop, Living Faith Church Worldwide, David Oyedepo has decreed that the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu should allow churches to also open on weekdays in the state.
Read More »Nigeria records drop in COVID-19 cases
Nigeria posted another low figure for confirmed COVID-19 cases on Sunday as the national tally topped 49,000.
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