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Meet the Boss: Debo Onabanjo, Creative Director, D-First Home Essentials
April 19, 2022
Connect Nigeria met with some peculiar women entrepreneurs at the 11th Unique Interior Exhibition that took place at the Federal Palace Hotel, Victoria Island recently. We could not resist talking with these women taking interior decorations in Nigeria to the next level. One of them is the Creative Director of D-First Home Essentials, Debo Onabanjo. CN: … Continue reading Meet the Boss: Debo Onabanjo, Creative Director, D-First Home Essentials
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Meet Ojoma Ochai, Assistant Country Director, British Council
April 19, 2022
Meet Ojoma Ochai, Assistant Country Director of the British Council in Nigeria and speaker at the 2014 Social Media Week Lagos. CN: Who is Ojoma Ochai? OO: Ojoma Ochai is a 32 year old wife, mother, sister and daughter. I also consider myself a thinker, talker and doer. I have worked in various roles in Information … Continue reading Meet Ojoma Ochai, Assistant Country Director, British Council
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Events this Weekend; March 1st – 2nd
April 19, 2022
Wine. Networking. Conversations with Entreprenuers Join the conversation this weekend. It is a gathering for young entrepreneurs to interact. There will be two speakers talking about starting a business, savings and branding. It is also an opportunity for young entrepreneurs to network and share their experiences. Admission is free for all. Date: Saturday 1st March 2014 Time: 11 … Continue reading Events this Weekend; March 1st – 2nd
Read Full Text of President Goodluck Jonathan’s Live TV Address
April 19, 2022
President Goodluck Jonathan addressed Nigerians on national TV late on Wednesday night, February 26th 2014. The address centered on Nigeria’s Centenary celebration. The President also spoke a little about the current security situation in North East Nigeria. Read the full text below. National Broadcast by His Excellency, President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, GCFR, on the Occasion of … Continue reading Read Full Text of President Goodluck Jonathan’s Live TV Address
Passnownow Launches e-Learning App at Social Media Week Lagos
April 19, 2022
The event organised by Passnownow during the 2014 edition of Social Media Week Lagos will be remembered as one of the high points of the weeklong Social Media Week. The 2014 edition of Social Media Week Lagos lasted five days from 17th to 21st, February 2014, and was filled with exciting events ranging from social media … Continue reading Passnownow Launches e-Learning App at Social Media Week Lagos
Aliko Dangote Advises African Governments to Improve Business Environment for Locals and Small Businesses
April 19, 2022
Aliko Dangote, Chairman and CEO of Dangote Group of Companies, spoke last week at a panel discussion organized by African Development Bank (AfDB)’s Board of Directors. The two-day retreat focused on the private sector’s role in African economic transformation and how banks can provide effective partnership and assistance. Dangote drew from his experience as a … Continue reading Aliko Dangote Advises African Governments to Improve Business Environment for Locals and Small Businesses
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Obi Asika, Convener of Social Media Week, Speaks to Connect Nigeria About the Impact of the Weeklong Event
April 19, 2022
Obi Asika, Creative Industries Entrepreneur and Chairman, Social Media Week Lagos, spoke to Connect Nigeria on the goals achieved and the highlights of the #SMW event. CN: How did the social media week event go? OA: It was to my mind an enormous success but its best you also check with those who attended. From … Continue reading Obi Asika, Convener of Social Media Week, Speaks to Connect Nigeria About the Impact of the Weeklong Event
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Investing in the Future: Triple Fun Club founder, Chidi Ononye, Speaks About His Passion for Children Development
April 19, 2022
Connect Nigeria caught up recently with Chidi Ononye, founder of the Triple Fun Club, which is a club for developing children’s intellectual capacity, building character, and instilling positive values. Enjoy the interivew CN: Give us an insight into who Chidi Ononye is. CO: I am a very positive and optimistic person, not just in words, … Continue reading Investing in the Future: Triple Fun Club founder, Chidi Ononye, Speaks About His Passion for Children Development
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3 Nigerians, Eric Obuh, Eseoghene Odiete, Mayowa Adegbile Named Among Google’s Africa Connected Competition
April 19, 2022
Three Nigerians, Eric Obuh, a social crusader; Eseoghene Odiete, a fashion designer, and Mayowa Adegbile, a philanthropist, have been announced as part of the top ten finalists in Google’s “Africa Connected” Competition. Other finalists in the top ten include two Kenyans, a Senegalese, a South African, a Zimbabwean and a Ghanaian. The search engine said … Continue reading 3 Nigerians, Eric Obuh, Eseoghene Odiete, Mayowa Adegbile Named Among Google’s Africa Connected Competition
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10 Nigerian Universities Get $80million Grant from World Bank for Centres Of Excellence
April 19, 2022
Ten Nigerian universities are to benefit from a grant of 80 million dollars donated by the World Bank for the funding of centres of excellence. According to the Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission (NUC), Prof. Julius Okojie, Nigeria won 10 slots out of the 18 approved proposals for the establishment of African Centres … Continue reading 10 Nigerian Universities Get $80million Grant from World Bank for Centres Of Excellence
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Let Thrift Be Your Ruling Habit
April 19, 2022
By Elbert Hubbard THRIFT IS A HABIT. A habit is a thing you do unconsciously or automatically, without thought. We are ruled by our habits. When habits are young they are like lion-cubs, soft, fluffy, funny, frolicsome little animals. They grow day by day. Eventually they rule you. Choose this day the habit you would … Continue reading Let Thrift Be Your Ruling Habit
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Philips and AMREF Announce Strategic Partnership to Improve Healthcare in Africa
April 19, 2022
Royal Philips and the African Medical and Research Foundation (AMREF) announced that they will work closely together in an innovative shared-value partnership model designed to bring about a structural improvement in the healthcare infrastructure and healthcare provision on the African continent. This long-term strategic partnership aims to support AMREF in achieving its social goals … Continue reading Philips and AMREF Announce Strategic Partnership to Improve Healthcare in Africa
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Of Winners and Losers of ASUU Strike
April 19, 2022
By Toks Ero Academic activities have picked up in earnest in our universities with examinations either going on or concluded in some of the institutions. It had been six gruelling months of praying and waiting on the part of students and their parents/guardians on the one hand, and six months of throwing punches and docking … Continue reading Of Winners and Losers of ASUU Strike
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Does Your Body Language Say the Right Thing?
April 19, 2022
The Silent Conversation – Body Language Within seconds of meeting someone for the first time, we form opinions about them, their level of education, sociability, status and so on. This instinctive assessment is based on what we feel or see about that person, rather than on their actual words. Sometimes, we even form opinions before … Continue reading Does Your Body Language Say the Right Thing?
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Flavour Goes Back to School
April 19, 2022
Nigeria’s High Life sensation and rave of the moment, Mr. Flavour Nabania made a return to his Alma Mater in Enugu on Monday. The artiste visited the College of Immaculate Conception (CIC), Enugu, in appreciation of how the school contributed to his musical career. To promote information and communication technology in the school, Flavour also … Continue reading Flavour Goes Back to School
