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Author: Ejura Salihu

Ejura Salihu is an Anatomist, Writer and Editor. She is currently the Editor-in-chief for Connect Nigeria. You can contact her via email: [email protected] or follow her on twitter @icyquin_msc

Countdown Begins: Register for the 48 Hour Film Challenge Today!

Are you a filmmaker in Nigeria? Can you make an amazing film in just 48 hours? Get ready for an amazing challenge! The weekend? 20 – 22 November, 2015 The challenge? To make a film in only 48 hours! Filmmakers from all over Lagos, Nigeria will compete to see who can make the best short […]

Meet Your New Ministers

Here is the full list of confirmed ministers in Nigeria and their portfolios: Abubakar Malami- Minister of Justice Geoffrey Onyeama- Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohammed Dan Ali- Minister of Defence Adamu Adamu- Minister of Education Anthony Anwuka- State Minister of Education Kemi Adeosun- Minister of Finance Okechukwu Enelemah- Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment Aisha […]

Jumia Set to Cause a National Holiday on Black Friday

Jumia is set to cause a national holiday on Black Friday! How? The online retail store is bringing back Black Friday in a massive way this year on Friday, November 27th 2015. It will be federating with MTN, Binatone, Mediatek, Infinix and Innjoo to give you the biggest shopping event Nigeria has ever witnessed. Black Friday […]

Practice Licence Now a Prerequisite for Medical Graduates’ Participation in NYSC Scheme

The Federal Government has barred all graduates of medicine from participating in the mandatory National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) scheme until they qualify as medical doctors and secure practice licence from the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN). The Registrar/Chief Executive of MDCN, Dr. Abdulmumini Ibrahim, during a press briefing in Abuja yesterday, said […]

Security Alert! 8 Tips to Prevent Robbery

We have been notified of a very disturbing trend. Robbers now use one-chance buses to rob people and go through their phones to check for bank alerts. Then they will lead the victim to a ATM and force them to withdraw or transfer to their account at gun point. In some cases, armed robbers visit ATMs […]

Tech Tuesday: What You Should Do if Your iPhone Drops Into Water

We know how precious your smartphones are and that’s why this week’s Tech Tuesday is dedicated to helping you take good care of your phones and prevent damage even when it drops into water. Yes! That doesn’t have to be such a disaster anymore. So let’s get to it … What should you do if […]

Ibrahim Magu Replaces Ibrahim Lamorde as the Chairman of EFCC

Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Lamorde, has been replaced by Ibrahim Magu, who is a top level official of the Economic and Governance Unit of the EFCC. Ibrahim Magu and Lamorde worked together in the operations department with Lagos as the base. Lamorde’s most recent assignment was as member of the […]

Nigerian Becomes New World Scrabble Champion

36-year-old Nigerian scrabble player, Wellington Jighere has won the World Scrabble Championship which held in Perth, Australia. Jighere defeated Lewis Mackay, 30, from Cambridge, England, in the final round of the competition to become the new World Scrabble champion. The Delta State born player won the final game with 448 points to Mackay’s 426. Nigeria […]

Buy Movie Tickets and Get Free Airtime on Uppify

Get ready for a new cinema experience that comes with extra benefits. Uppify is a new rewards programme that allows Nigerian cinema goers to earn points from multiple cinemas with an app. These points can be redeemed for airtime top-up on any mobile network. According to Ubong E. Eton, the visionary of Uppify, this rewards programme […]

The Writer’s Diary: To go Commercial or Not?

Now that you know why you want to be a writer, and you have figured out what you should write about, let’s move on to the next important question: to go commercial or not? Here is the fourth episode of The Writer’s Diary: To Go Commercial or Not?

5 Great Reasons to be at The 2015 Lagos International Trade Fair

The 29th edition of the Lagos International Trade Fair hosted by Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry has commenced at Tafawa Balewa Square (TBS), Onikan and will also hold at the Muson Centre, Onikan and Freedom Park, Broad Street, Lagos simultaneously. The trade fair will continue till Sunday, November 15, 2015. If you haven’t been there; […]

Nigeria Today: Top 10 News Stories You Shouldn’t Miss

1. According to a statement by President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration, Nigeria aims to be self-sufficient in both rice and wheat production within three years. 2. Traffic solution provider, Tsaboin, has announced a strategic partnership with mobile operators in Nigeria, MTN and Etisalat. 3. The Golden Eaglets of Nigeria have beaten another West African country, Mali 2-0 to retain […]

MTN Launches CarFi Sticks to Boost Internet Access

MTN Nigeria has introduced MTN CarFi Sticks to aid subscribers’ access to internet while they are in traffic. The MTN CarFi Stick, which was launched at the 2015 Abuja Motor Fair, is the first of its kind to be introduced in Nigeria. The General Manager, Consumer Marketing, MTN Nigeria, Mr. Richard Iweanoge, said the device […]