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President Goodluck Jonathan’s Independence Day Speech [FULL TEXT]

April 19, 2022

Beloved countrymen and women, on this day, fifty-two years ago, our founding fathers brought joy and hope to the hearts of our people when they won independence for our great country. Nigeria made a clean break with more than six decades of colonial rule, and emerged as a truly independent nation. That turning point was … Continue reading President Goodluck Jonathan’s Independence Day Speech [FULL TEXT]

BUSINESS Events TECH

Tech Trailblazers Awards Unveils Amoo Venture Capital Advisory As Emerging Markets VC Mentoring Partner

April 19, 2022

The inaugural Tech Trailblazers Awards for enterprise tech startups today unveiled Amoo Venture Capital Advisory as the venture capital (VC) mentoring partner for the Emerging Markets Trailblazers category. The boutique advisory firm will work with the winners and runners-up in the emerging markets category. Amoo’s founder and MD, Nzube Ufodike, said: “Starting a business can … Continue reading Tech Trailblazers Awards Unveils Amoo Venture Capital Advisory As Emerging Markets VC Mentoring Partner

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149 Nigerians To Become Recipients For The 2012 National Honours Awards [FULL LIST]

April 19, 2022

By David Stephen. The Federal Government of Nigeria will confer on 149 recipients, its honours awards, at the International conference center Abuja on September 14, 2012. The list was announced in a statement by Dr. Henry Akpan, the Permanent Secretary for Special Duties, at the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation. … Continue reading 149 Nigerians To Become Recipients For The 2012 National Honours Awards [FULL LIST]

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BUSINESS

How does Venture Capital (VC) Work?

April 19, 2022

Just imagine for a second that you are that buzzing entrepreneur looking for capital to plough into your latest project; traditional lending institution’s doors are closed, but you then hear about ‘Venture Capital’ (VC) and you wonder: “what is VC and how does it work?”

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BUSINESS

Real Estate Unite: The Premiere Real Estate Event in Nigeria, Register Now and Get 20% Discount

April 19, 2022

Are you involved in real estate? Do you have concerns about where Nigeria’s Real Estate is heading? Are your challenges ranging from funding to land titling? Are you an investor seeking guaranteed entry into Nigeria’s real estate market? Do you want to showcase your products or expand your brand? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then Real Estate UNITE 2012 is the right platform for you.

By loyigah

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BUSINESS

5 Reasons to Be Part of Real Estate Unite

April 19, 2022

Since the Real Estate Unite Conference and awards was launched June 13, the kudos for 3Invest Limited, organisers of the event, has been overwhelming. The media, both popular and new media, are saying so much about it; they have reported about the event in terms of its advocacy on new technology, business potentials, collaborations

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Meet the Boss

Meet the Boss: Mayowa Owolabi of Buynownow.com

April 19, 2022

Mayowa Owolabi is a serial entrepreneur, business architect, and a business development and e-commerce specialist. He has extensive knowledge in ICT relating to mobile technology, mobile payments, VAS, digital media, m-commerce and e-commerce. He is a graduate of Electronics and Electrical Engineering from the prestigious Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife in Nigeria.

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BUSINESS

Paga Secures New Investments to Improve Money Transfer Services Nationwide

April 19, 2022

Today, Monday July 2, 2012, Paga announced it has secured new investments from Adlevo Capital, Omidyar Network, Acumen Fund, Capricorn Investment Group, and current investors Goodwell West Africa Microfinance Development Company to scale money transfer service nationwide.

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TECH

Nigerian Bags Top African Technology Award

April 19, 2022

Computer Warehouse Group (CWG) Mr. Austin Kwesi Okere with the award “Technology Africa Personality of the Year 2012”.

The annual award recognizes those who are making a difference by contributing, either directly or indirectly, to increasing African contents in ICT products and services in the emerging market.

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Stuff

Planting Trees and The Environment

April 19, 2022

Trees grow throughout the world from the extreme hot tropical regions around the equator to cold regions near the Arctic and the Antarctic. At maturity, trees are usually the tallest of plants, and their height and single main stem differentiates them from shrubs, which are shorter and have many stems.

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EDUCATION

The Tony Elumelu Foundation’s Leadership Development Programme Starts Second Year

April 19, 2022

  Building on the successful launch of its African Markets Internship Programme (AMIP) for MBA students and graduates in 2011, The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) is pleased to announce that the programme will feature a wider selection of African countries in its second year, growing from three to seven countries that cut across east, west, … Continue reading The Tony Elumelu Foundation’s Leadership Development Programme Starts Second Year

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CAREER

The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) Announces Employment

April 19, 2022

  The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) is an Africa-based and African-funded not-for-profit institution dedicated to the promotion and celebration of excellence in business leadership and entrepreneurship across Africa. As a 21st century catalytic philanthropy, the Foundation is committed to the economic transformation of Africa by enhancing the competitiveness and growth of the African private sector. Led by the … Continue reading The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) Announces Employment

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BUSINESS Food

Lagos State Commissions Mega Rice Processing Factory

April 19, 2022

While hope remains on the proposed inauguration of the Taraba State Integrated Rice Farm, a partnership between the Federal Government of Nigeria and Dominion farms, a Guthrie, Oklahoma based farming company, the Lagos State government has actualised its dream of contributing to food production in the country by decreasing Nigeria’s heavy reliance on imported rice. … Continue reading Lagos State Commissions Mega Rice Processing Factory

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BUSINESS

Air Nigeria Commences Flights to London Today

April 19, 2022

Begins flights from Lagos to London today Flights to Johannesburg begin tomorrow Orders Four Boeing Dreamliner Jets Last month it was in the news that Air Nigeria would commence flights from Lagos to London in May. That day is here. On Sunday May 13, 2012, an Airbus A330-200 aircraft belonging to Air Nigeria arrived the … Continue reading Air Nigeria Commences Flights to London Today

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BUSINESS

Taafoo.com is Defining Online Shopping in Nigeria

April 19, 2022

According to reports from the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), 28% of Nigerians are actively using the internet, a percentage that is inching closer to the world’s average of 30%. From 4.5 million users in 2000 to 45 million at the end of 2011, this growth has been phenomenal, and the statistics have placed Nigeria as … Continue reading Taafoo.com is Defining Online Shopping in Nigeria

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