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RegCharles Foundation Interviews Female Entrepreneur Ini Onuk

  Connect Nigeria recently interviewed Mr. Peter Mbama, the Managing Director of RegCharles Finance and Capital Limited. In anticipation of the Female CEO Roundtable event being held by the organisation, the Reg Charles Foundation interviewed renown speaker, trainer, mentor and

Kunle Afolayan’s Figurine Returns in Book Form

  The Figurine (Araromire), Kunle Afolayan’s popular film, is returning to the scenes after five years of making waves and winning five awards including the best film category at the prestigious African Movie Academy Awards (AMAA), and travelling far and

Chimamanda Becomes One of the ‘Most Talked About Writers’ in the US

    Chimamanda Adichie in an interview in the upcoming summer edition of Ms. Magazine, one of America’s iconic feminist magazines, has been named one of the most talked about Nigerian born writers in the U.S. The interview was conducted

Call for Entries Into the Splendid Literature Series 2014

  By Damola Olofinlua Entries are invited from all over Nigeria for the Splendid Literature Series. This annual competition hopes to select and publish the best twelve unpublished stories by young Nigerian writers of children’s literature resident in Nigeria. RULES

Goi-UNESCO Launches Youth Citizenship Entrepreneurship Competition 2014‏

  Are you young and between the ages of 15-30? Do you have an innovative idea that can create a positive change in your community and the world? You can apply for the Youth Citizen Entrepreneurship competition, an international contest

Mercy Aigbe, Alex Ekubo, Yomi Fash Lanso, others, for Children’s Day Reading and Mentoring Session

    Popular Nollywood actors and actresses including Ibinabo Fiberesima, Joseph Benjamin, Mercy Aigbe, Tamara Eteimo, Alex Ekubo, Yomi Fash Lanso and others come May 27- Children’s Day, will hit Port Harcourt, Rivers State for a reading and mentoring session

Book Tour for Chude Jideonwo’s ‘’Are We the Turning Point Generation?’’ Kicks Off in Johannesburg

Media entrepreneur and young African leader, Chude Jideonwo has kicked off the global tour for his new book. A book reading for the book, Are We the Turning Point Generation? held on Saturday, 17 May 2014 at the University of

Port Harcourt Assumes Status as UNESCO World Book Capital for 2014

    Port Harcourt, Nigeria’s Rivers State Capital, assumes its status today as the UNESCO World Book Capital 2014 as the first country in sub-Saharan Africa to win the designation from an open competitive bidding. Formal activities began yesterday

Blog Post of the Week: Chukzbook’s Exclusive Interview with Opeyemi Philips

    This week, we have come across a unique blog centered on books! We love books at ConnectNigeria.com, and the icing on the cake is that this blog focuses on exclusive interviews with Nigerian authors. There is also an

About the Books at Connect Nigeria’s 1st Writers’ Conference

  The Writers’ Conference was a wonderful learning experience for every writer that participated. If you were not there, we are trying our hardest to contain our reflex shock! Anyway, this article is dedicated to those amazing books made

30 Life-Transforming Books Every Entrepreneur/ Business Owner Should Read

The list of books below is a reading list for any entrepreneur or business owner who feels there is still much to be known about the risky adventure entrepreneurs are destined to go through. Once you have chosen this life,

Nigerian Author, Chimamanda Adichie, Wins Fiction Prize

Nigerian author, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s ‘Americanah’, a fictional novel about race and identity, has won the prestigious National Book Critics Circle prize for fiction. Adichie’s novel was selected over ‘The Goldfinch’ by author Donna Tartt and three other finalists. Other

Diary of a Nigerian Student in the United Kingdom

The shrill alarm reverberated around the room piercing the silence. It was 5 a.m and the noise that emanated from the alarm set on the mobile phone could wake any living organism that lay around. A motionless figure lay on

5 Nigerian Books to Watch Out for in 2014

Are you wondering what books to read in 2014? There are a handful of titles that are sure to hold your attention once you turn the first page. A literary scholar, Arthur Anyaduba, provides Connect Nigeria a list of books

Top 10 Nigerian Books in 2013

How do you begin anew? A wise one would say to look back and see what was done right to make it better and see what was done wrong to avoid making the same mistakes again. Our stories have so

Chimamanda’s ‘Americanah’ Named BBC’s 2013 Best Book

The book ‘Americanah’ by Nigerian author, Chimamanda Adichie, has been named by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) as the 2013 Best Book. Chimamanda Adichie, whose work recently got sampled on American R&B queen, Beyonce’s new album which hit the market

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