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Startups & Investors Set To Meet Virtually At The ISN Hubs Annual Gathering & Demo Day
April 19, 2022
Innovation Support Network, Nigeria’s largest Hub network, is giving ten startups from across the country the opportunity to pitch before local and foreign investors at its inaugural Demo Day on September 24. The ISN Demo Day is part of the two-day ISN Annual Gathering 2020 which would be holding virtually from 23 – 24 September 2020. The ISN … Continue reading Startups & Investors Set To Meet Virtually At The ISN Hubs Annual Gathering & Demo Day
Plentywaka Marks One Year Anniversary With Over 190,000 Journeys
April 19, 2022
Plentywaka, the innovative tech-driven start-up revolutionizing transport in Nigeria, has marked its first year in operation with over 190,000+ completed trips by more than 40,000 riders. Since launching in September 2019, Nigeria’s first bus-hailing app – Plentywaka, quickly became a favoured choice for travellers with a strong focus on convenience, comfort, and safety. The anniversary … Continue reading Plentywaka Marks One Year Anniversary With Over 190,000 Journeys
Kanayo O. Kanayo’s Call To Bar, A Message Of Hope In A Time Of Despair
April 19, 2022
On Tuesday, September 15, 2020, veteran Nollywood actor, Kanayo O. Kanayo thrilled Nigerians with the message that he can now be addressed as “Anayo Modestus Onyekwere, Esq, MFR (Barrister And Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Nigeria).” The interesting thing about Kanayo’s achievement does not lie in the fact that he is a lawyer, Nigeria … Continue reading Kanayo O. Kanayo’s Call To Bar, A Message Of Hope In A Time Of Despair
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Nigerians In History: Mamman Jiya Vatsa
April 19, 2022
Mamman Jiya Vatsa, OFR was a Nigerian General and poet who served as Minister of the Federal Capital Abuja and was a member of the Supreme Military Council. He was born on the 3rd of December, 1940. Early Life and Military Career Vatsa was childhood friends with Ibrahim Babangida and both men were peers … Continue reading Nigerians In History: Mamman Jiya Vatsa
By jeremiah
From Quarry to Tourist Hotspot, Crush Rock Mpape
April 19, 2022
Nigeria is littered with lots of tourist hotspots which are yet to be discovered and developed. Sometimes it takes a tweet, word of mouth, or a viral picture to draw attention to these places. One of such places is Crush Rock in Mpape Community, Abuja. Read more about Travel and Tourism Mpape has nine quarries … Continue reading From Quarry to Tourist Hotspot, Crush Rock Mpape
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Ministry Of Sports Set To Open Pre-Olympics Camp
April 19, 2022
With the ban on sporting activities lifted in the country, the Nigerian Ministry of Youth and Sports Development has stated that pre-Olympics camp will be thrown open for athletes in two weeks in order to commence preparation ahead of the Games in 2021. This information was made public by the Nigerian Minister of Youth … Continue reading Ministry Of Sports Set To Open Pre-Olympics Camp
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Fact Check: Has Petrol Subsidy Really Been Removed?
April 19, 2022
Nigeria was thrown into a mild fit on Wednesday, September 2, when the Federal Government announced that the price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), popularly known as petrol, was increased from N145 to N151.56 per litre with effect from September 2, 2020. Background: This development was communicated in an internal memo released by the Pipeline and Product Marketing … Continue reading Fact Check: Has Petrol Subsidy Really Been Removed?
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ThrowBack Thursday: The Four Teenagers Who Hijacked A Plane To Save Nigeria
April 19, 2022
A few heroic tales have been told of instances where ordinary Nigerians took fate into their hands and moved to alter the direction history follows. Examples such as Wole Soyinka holding a broadcasting house at gunpoint to switch tapes of a Western region Premier’s broadcast remains one of the top daring acts in Nigerian … Continue reading ThrowBack Thursday: The Four Teenagers Who Hijacked A Plane To Save Nigeria
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How to Keep Your Travel Itinerary
April 19, 2022
We’ve talked about the ways to get a travel itinerary. But how do you create one, organise it and keep it so it doesn’t get missing? Creating an itinerary from scratch can be a lot of work to put together. So it is important you also plan how to keep it and make it handy … Continue reading How to Keep Your Travel Itinerary
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COVID-19: Nigeria Improves Testing Capacity
April 19, 2022
Nigeria’s effort in the global fight against the coronavirus pandemic has hit a significant height as the Chairman of the Presidential Taskforce on COVID-19, Boss Mustapha, announced on Thursday, August 20, 2020, that the country has made significant progress in its testing capacity. Nigeria can now undertake 15,000 coronavirus test daily as the West … Continue reading COVID-19: Nigeria Improves Testing Capacity
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ECOWAS Donates Food Items Worth Four Million Dollars To Nigeria
April 19, 2022
In a bid to alleviate the pains and sufferings associated with the coronavirus pandemic, West Africa’s leading economic body, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), has donated food items which is worth four million dollars to four of its member states, inclusive of the most populous black nation, Nigeria. This information was … Continue reading ECOWAS Donates Food Items Worth Four Million Dollars To Nigeria
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Men You Should Know: Olisa Agbakoba
April 19, 2022
Olisa Agbakoba, is a former president of the Nigerian Bar Association from 2006 to 2008 and a founding partner of Olisa Agbakoba and Associates, a leading maritime specialist law firm in Lagos. He is also the founder of Nigeria’s foremost human rights organization, the Civil Liberties Organisation (CLO). He became known through his work in … Continue reading Men You Should Know: Olisa Agbakoba
By jeremiah
Siasia Urges Football Administrators To Restructure Grassroot Football
April 19, 2022
Ex-Nigerian international and former Nigerian U-20, U-23, and Super Eagles team coach, Samson Siasia has charged football administrators in Nigeria to raise their game if Nigeria wants to return to glory days in youth football. Since the triumph of the Nigerian U-17 national team at the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Chile, youth … Continue reading Siasia Urges Football Administrators To Restructure Grassroot Football
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International Flights Set To Commence On August 29 In Nigeria
April 19, 2022
The federal government on Monday, August 17, 2020, announced that international flights will resume in Nigeria from August 29, 2020. This information was revealed by the Nigerian Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, who released the new dates for commencement of flights in the country at the bi-weekly briefing of the Presidential Taskforce on Covid-19. … Continue reading International Flights Set To Commence On August 29 In Nigeria
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Fact Check: Is Nigeria Ceding Its Sovereignty With Chinese Loans?
April 19, 2022
It is a fact that no China-related loan agreements have been publicly shared by the incumbent government, ever since the Jonathan administration ended in 2015. The opaque nature of these loans and the alleged kickbacks which government officials have once been accused of taking from companies such as China’s EXIM, CCECC and so on … Continue reading Fact Check: Is Nigeria Ceding Its Sovereignty With Chinese Loans?
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