Recap – LIPFEST 2018: Conversations From ‘Finding Home’
Many arguments exist and still persist about why there is not the proliferation of poetry in mainstream entertainment in Nigeria, and while some views hold that Nigerians just do not appreciate the form of art, a handful of Nigeria’s finest exports in Performance Poetry gathered to engage the debate by simply practicing their art under […]
Another Night of Glam At The Heineken Lagos Fashion Week 2018: Day 2
In a night that was unarguably a beautiful fusion of music, fashion and style, the second day of the Heineken Lagos Fashion Week 2018 lived up to the expectations its opening night had raised for attending fashion editors, bloggers and pundits alike. BLOKE opened for the day with each model making down the runway with […]
Kaduna State Government Declare Free Tuition For Public Secondary School Girls
In his article* Osita-Oleribe described the plight of the girl-child: “She is left out in decision making, utilized at homes without due remunerations, kept as home keeper and never allowed to earn a living for herself, used by men as wife, by children as mother, by other women as house girl and by men as […]
Thursday Talks: Millenials And The Challenges Of Nation Building
Nigeria’s civic tech organisation, BudgIT Nigeria, and EiE (Enough is Enough) Nigeria, a Coalition of young Nigerians promoting good governance and citizen engagement, will be hosting three seasoned speakers on the Independence Series of ‘Thursday Talks’ themed: ‘Millenials and the Challenges of Nation Building’. The event that is set to hold at the Civic Hive, […]
Adeosun Resigns As Nigeria’s Minister of Finance
Kemi Adeosun has reportedly resigned from her responsibilities as Nigeria’s Minister of Finance, sending the President Buhari-led administration in search of her replacement. Many believe her resignation is not unconnected to previous claims the minister had forged her National Youth Service Corps certificate. However, The PUNCH newspaper reports that the minister was in her office […]
Nigeria Air To Take Off December 2018 – FG
Nigerians can now make plans to fly with the proposed National Carrier, Nigeria Air, by December 2018, according to the Director General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Capt. Muhtar Usman. This was revealed to journalists present at the NCAA in Abuja, with Usman enthusing that since the NCAA is capable of acquiring the […]
Third Mainland Bridge: Temporary Shutdown For Maintenance
The Lagos State Government has announced: Third Mainland Bridge will be temporarily closed for four days starting from midnight of August 23 to midnight of August 26, 2018 in order to carry out Investigative Maintenance Test on the bridge — The Lagos State Govt (@followlasg) August 19, 2018 The State Government stated in the tweet […]
Nigerian Girls Win Gold In Technovation World Pitch 2018 In California
Under the mentorship of the tutors at Edufun Teknik STEM Centre, five Junior Secondary School girls, hailing from Anambra State, have gone on to win the Technovation World Pitch in California. Gold On 9th August 2018, the five girls from Regina Pacies Secondary School, Onitsha, represented Nigeria and Africa at the World Technovation Challenge […]
Numbers To Call If You Need To Block Your Debit Card
One of the worst things that could happen is having your debit card stolen and needing to block it ASAP. A list of banks, their customer care numbers and contact detail: Access Bank Plc 07002255222377 +234 1- 2712005-7 +234 1-2802500 [email protected] Ecobank Nigerian Plc 08003262265 [email protected] First Bank of Nigeria Ltd 234 1 9052326 +234 1 […]
2019 General Elections: List Of Registered Political Parties
Nigeria has experienced diverse climates under different political administrations in her journey towards sustenable development; and as Nigerians approach another milestone in the forthcoming General Elections which begins February 26th-March 2nd 2019, it is expected that the voters know the registered political parties coming to the polls. The Independent National Electoral Commission has therefore promptly provided […]
“No Postponement of PVC Registration Deadline” ― INEC
Nigerians with hopes of casting their votes during the 2019 General Elections have until August 17 to register for their Permanent Voters Card (PVC), according to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The Public Affairs Officer of the Commission, Mr Mohorret Bigun, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that there would be no postponement […]
Everyday Heroes: Blankson Dies After Rescuing 13 Drowning Boat Passengers
After single-handedly rescuing 13 people after a boat capsized along the Abonnema-Bakama waterways in Degema, Rivers State, on 28 July, 2018, 36-year-old Joe Blankson, a diesel supplier lost his life as he made to save a 14th drowning passenger. Hero The boat, which was conveying 25 passengers from Abonnema wharf to Bakana, had the help […]
‘To Build A Nation’ Tour: Kingsley Moghalu To Speak At University Of Lagos
As the ‘To Build a Nation’ Tour gathers momentum, after its last trip to the University of Ibadan in June 2018, the Seminar series put together by the Kingsley Moghalu Initiative will be making its next stop at the University of Lagos on Thursday 2nd August, 2018 as the presidential aspirant of the Young Progressive […]
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Receives Duke University Honorary Award
Nigeria’s literary icon, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, recently added to her fleet of feats a honouree of the Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, on the occasion of the varsity’s 2018 Commencement Ceremony. The author is a recipient of the award alongside five others: General Motors Chairman and CEO, Mary Barra; former Durham Mayor, William Bell; […]
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Appointed Member of Twitter Inc. Board Of Directors
Nigeria’s two-time former Minister of Finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has been appointed as one of two latest addition to the Board of Directors at Twitter Inc. The brilliant economist joins the board alongside American lawyer and 11th President of the World Bank, Robert Zoellick, as an independent Board Director. The announcement was made official on Thursday […]
Nigeria Air: Aviation Minister Unveils New National Carrier At UK Fair
Speaking at the UK Unveiling of what appears to be a major breakthrough for the Aviation industry in Nigeria, the Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika on Wednesday afternoon, revealed the name and colours for the proposed national carrier. Going by the name ‘Nigeria Air’ and the tagline “Bringing Nigeria closer to the world”, the airline will be […]