WITIN Advocates Girls’ ICT Education with Technovation Challenge
The need for improvement in the number of women with ICT education in Nigeria has been highlighted at the 2014 Iridescent Technovation Challenge held last weekend. Women in Technology in Nigeria (WITIN) announced its partnership with the Ministry of Communications Technology to promote Information and Communications Technology (ICT) education among Nigerian girls by giving them […]
ONE Teams up with D’banj and African Partners to Launch ‘Do Agric’ at AU Summit
A new campaign by ONE, an international nonprofit organisation, has been launched with the aim of lifting more than 85 million Africans out of poverty through targeted investment in agriculture and “enhanced CAADP” policies The ONE Campaign, today, launched the campaign titled, ‘Do Agric, It Pays’ in addition to releasing a report. The campaign is designed […]
Euronews to Launch Africanews, First Pan-African Multilingual News Channel
France-based news channel, Euronews, has berthed in Africa with the launch of Africanews, which will serve the African hub with news bordering around the continent. Euronews aims to bring to Africa its unique know-how as a multi-lingual and multi-cultural news channel, broadcasting around the clock. Euronews will launch the sister channel in Africa in 18 […]
Happy 44th Birthday, Kirk Franklin: Gospel Singer Takes Health Back To Church
Kirk Franklin, the self-proclaimed “church boy”, and nine-time Grammy Award-winning gospel singer has renewed his passion for healthy living as he turns 44 years today. Growing up in the church, Franklin saw first hand how the health of members in God’s body needed to improve. The multi-talented artiste has teamed up with the American Heart […]
Nissan Rolls Out Made in Nigeria Cars in April
Nissan Motors will roll out the first set of ‘Made in Nigeria’ vehicles in April 2014. This was revealed in the outcome of a meeting President Goodluck Jonathan held with Carlos Ghosn, Chief Executive Officer of Nissan Motors during the World Ecoomic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. The first set of the locally made cars, which […]
CHAN 2014: Super Eagles Rally to Beat Morocco 4-3; Advance to Semi-Finals
The Super Eagles of Nigeria rallied from a three-goal deficit to beat the Atlas Lions of Morocco 4-3 in a stunning display of resilience just as it advanced to the semi-final stage of the African Nations Championship. The Eagles went scoreless in the first half trailing the Lions 0-3. Barely five minutes into the second […]
‘Occupy’ with Dr. Bill Winston at This Present House
This Present House, a Christian organisation that helps to transform lives through the word of God, will be hosting Dr. Bill Winston on Sunday 26th January at a conference themed Occupy: The Bill Winston Conference. The event is one that is aimed at empowering individuals through entrepreneurship lessons using biblical principles. Winston is an accomplished […]
Nollywood Actress, Genevieve Nnaji, ‘Goes Green’; Signs Endorsement Deal as Etisalat’s New Ambassador
One of Nollywood’s finest, Genevieve Nnaji has joined the league of stars basking in the festival of endorsement deals by telecommunication firms in Nigeria. A week hardly goes by without the announcement of a celebrity as a brand ambassador to any of the four major GSM telcos in the country. Genevieve Nnaji is the latest star […]
DHL Wins Award for Its Focus on Africa
International express delivery company, DHL, has been recognised for its progress in the Sub-Sahara African market. The latest award, which brings the total number of awards received by the company since January 2013 to 20, was given by Frost & Sullivan for Market Penetration in Sub-Saharan Africa. Charles Brewer, Managing Director for DHL Express Sub-Saharan […]
CHAN 2014: Super Eagles to Square-up Against Morocco in Quarter Finals
The home-based Super Eagles representing Nigeria at the 2014 African Nations Championships in South Africa will, perhaps, be facing its toughest battle this Saturday. The Eagles will be put to the test when they square-up against the Moroccan national team. The Eagles learnt of their opponents in the quarter finals when Morocco trumped Uganda on […]
Who Wants to be President?
Every little child has had dreams of, one day, becoming the president of his country. While such dreams fizzle into pipe dreams for most children as they grow into adults, there is hope for fun-loving adults to put their abilities to the test if they were to preside over the affairs of a nation. While […]
CHAN 2014: Super Eagles Defeat South Africa; Qualify for Quarter Finals
Nigeria had one of its best games since the start of the African Nations Championship in South Africa. The Super Eagles, comprising of home-based players, got an easy ride over host Bafana-Bafana in a 3-1 clash. Ejike Uzoenyi opened the net with a volley in the 22nd minute, which put the Eagles ahead while posing […]
UCH Performs Seven Open Heart Surgeries in 3 Months – Prof. Alonge, Chief Medical Director
The University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, Oyo State, has announced it performed seven open heart surgeries between October 2013 and January 2014. The Chief Medical Director (CMD) of the hospital, Professor Temitope Alonge, told the media yesterday that the hospital reached a new milestone with the number of open heart surgeries performed within such time-frame. […]
5 Things to Know Today – Friday
1. UCH Performs Seven Open-heart Surgeries in Three Months The University College Hospital (UCH) in Ibadan, Oyo State, has carried out seven successful open-heart surgeries in the final quarter of 2013. Professor Temitope Alonge, chief medical director of the hospital, made the announcement yesterday. 2. Changing of the Guard in the Military Nigeria’s service chiefs […]
5 Things to Know Today – Thursday
1. GenVoices Gets Endorsement from the UN Generational Voices, the movement that was established to channel the energies of Nigerian youths towards nation-building, has received recognition from the United Nations. “I received with considerable excitement the news that a large group of young Nigerians under the movement called GenVoices have come together to inspire hope in […]
Positive Data Floods US & UK as Economic Recovery Continues Steadily
Driven upward by the eurozone’s strongest economy, Germany, the Manufacturing PMI for the region grew to 51.6 in November, up from October’s 51.3 and rising steadily for a fifth consecutive month just as analysts predicted. The eurozone Services PMI on the other hand weakened slightly to 51.2 in November, but whilst the reading was lower […]