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Premium Footwear Made in Nigeria by Global Smartfit
April 19, 2022
Just when you’re wondering when the manufacturing industry in Nigeria will resurrect, and make good quality products with the tag “Made in Nigeria” displayed proudly upon it, there’s great news finally getting round about a shoe manufacturing company, with its factory here in Lagos. Global Smartfit Nigeria Limited is a footwear design and manufacturing company, … Continue reading Premium Footwear Made in Nigeria by Global Smartfit
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
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
English, Please
April 19, 2022
By Joy Ehonwa. Hallo! Wie geht? Some of you speak German and understood exactly what I said, some had the vague idea that I was saying “hi”, sort of, and others were just blank. When I was studying for my degree in Linguistics, one of the things that struck me over and over was the … Continue reading English, Please
Seun Adebiyi: Helping Blacks Survive Cancer
April 19, 2022
A month after his 2009 graduation from Yale Law School, Seun Adebiyi learned he had not one but two lethal blood cancers and began an odyssey to find a bone-marrow donor. Mr. Adebiyi, 28, who came to this country from Nigeria as a child, made appeals through Yale, on radio stations, in a YouTube video … Continue reading Seun Adebiyi: Helping Blacks Survive Cancer
Need Help? Call-A-Messenger!
April 19, 2022
In Nigeria now, the younger generation is striving to be entrepreneurs. Doctors, lawyers, accountants and the likes are leaving degrees and honors to focus more on talent and ideas. One of the ideas is Call-A-messenger. Call-A-messenger is a concierge company that deals with personalized errands and soft cleaning. Soft cleaning is like helping take care … Continue reading Need Help? Call-A-Messenger!
By delebe
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
By loyigah
What’s Love Got To Do With It?
April 19, 2022
By Joy Ehonwa I’ve always thought about marriage a lot. Not about getting married or having a wedding, but about this thing called marriage. I wondered how it worked, and if it really was the way it had been presented to us. A few days ago I was at the salon and a really sour-faced … Continue reading What’s Love Got To Do With It?
By loyigah
Nigerian King of Goal: Rashidi Yekini, A Tribute
April 19, 2022
By Obi Martins Okafor Not many heroes in Nigerian football can be compared to the legendry striker, Rashidi Yekini. The Ex-striker who stands 6ft 3in tall died on Friday and was laid to rest in Kwara State the next day according to Islamic rite. He started his career at Kaduna United in 1981 before spending … Continue reading Nigerian King of Goal: Rashidi Yekini, A Tribute
It’s Don Jazzy Again!
April 19, 2022
By Dami Elebe Although there has been so much drama when the name Don Jazzy is mentioned, he has finally shown that to leave the past in the past is the best for the future. With this future don jazzy has emerged as the founder of the new music label, Mavin Records (Pronounced: May-vin). The … Continue reading It’s Don Jazzy Again!
By delebe
The Travails of Keshi
April 19, 2022
By Obi Martins Okafor Of recent, the Nigerian football management Job can be described as one of the most difficult and unstable of jobs out there, and yet one of the most sort after Jobs. Various coaches have come and gone in last eighteen years due to their inability to guide the country to her … Continue reading The Travails of Keshi
This Maga Can’t Pay
April 19, 2022
The first time I heard the word “maga” I thought David, my aunt’s brother-in-law, had wanted to say mugu or, rather, that he intentionally mispronounced the word to indicate variations of stupidity. I have always thought mugu to mean a stupid person in the local Nigerian parlance we call Pidgin or Broken English. The Urban … Continue reading This Maga Can’t Pay
By loyigah
Okechukwu Ofili: How Stupidity and Laziness Saved His Life [1/2]
April 19, 2022
As an author, a motivational speaker, a success coach, an entrepreneur, an artist, a trained engineer – with a full-time job as one – and a blogger, Okechukwu Ofili is a remarkable and unassuming young man, with a passion for life and for impacting people. He is the author of How Stupidity Saved My Life, … Continue reading Okechukwu Ofili: How Stupidity and Laziness Saved His Life [1/2]
By loyigah
Afrinolly: The Nollywood Database
April 19, 2022
By Idemudia Dima-Okojie Being the only boy growing up amongst many Nollywood loving siblings and cousins, I was not sure what to expect when I was asked to review Afrinolly, the Nigerian version of the popular IMDB portal, which won the Entertainment/Games/Media category of the 1st Android Developers Challenge for Sub-Saharan Africa held last year. The … Continue reading Afrinolly: The Nollywood Database
How to make the Nigerian blockbuster: 9 lessons from Kunle Afolayan’s ‘Phone Swap’
April 19, 2022
By Wilfred Okiche So you are a budding film maker looking to make and market the great Nigerian blockbuster film, let us help you get on your way with some lessons culled from actor/producer/director Kunle Afolayan’s experiences with his new event film, ’Phone swap.’ Get a corporate organization to sponsor your film Truth is good … Continue reading How to make the Nigerian blockbuster: 9 lessons from Kunle Afolayan’s ‘Phone Swap’
