Did You Know: Nigeria’s Aviation Sector Crisis Averted
On Saturday, 7th May 2022, activities at Benin Airport were at a feverish pace. Passengers flocked in from Delta state amidst tales of an impending shutdown of airline operations by May 9th, 2022. Earlier last week, NUATE, ANAP, and AUPCTRE had sent word out that they were set for a two-day strike on behalf of […]
Did You Know Akinola Aguda: The First Indigenous African To Head The position Of Chief Justice In Botswana
Akinola Aguda, who was born in 1923 in Akure, Nigeria, to the family of Elijah Aguda and Deborah Fasu, a prominent Anglican couple in Akure. He was a Yoruba Nigerian jurist and a former Chief Justice of Botswana. Prior to becoming Chief Justice, he was a lawyer and a High Court judge in Nigeria’s […]
Did You Know That Taslim Olawale Elias Was The First African To Earn A PhD In Law From The University Of London?
Elias was born into the traditional aristocracy of Lagos, then the capital of Nigeria, on 11 November 1914. Taslim Olawale Elias received his secondary education at the Church Missionary Society Grammar School and Igbobi College in Lagos. He married Ganiat Yetunde Fowosere, and the couple would have five children together (three sons, two daughters). After […]
Did You Know: 5 Places To Visit In Gombe State
Every time we hear of Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt, etc. But there are many other states in Nigeria that are worth visiting. For instance, Gombe State. This State’s slogan is the Jewel of Savannah. Read more about Did you know? Gombe State used to be an emirate under the Sokoto Caliphate in the pre-Nigeria […]
Did You Know? 10 Restaurants To Visit In Abuja
Since spreading love is the ultimate goal of the month, I have decided to begin with a thoughtful gift for the residents of the Federal Capital Territory. This gift is a list of ten restaurants to visit this month. So, if you have been worrying your head over a beautiful place to dine with your […]
Did You Know: Where to Get Your Christmas Tree in Nigeria
Planning for Christmas is as much fun as it is a hassle. It is a race against time because the closer it gets to Christmas, the more expensive everything related to it becomes. One of the best parts of Christmas is putting up the Christmas decorations. From tinsels and wreaths to colourful lights and trees, […]
Did You Know? : Top 10 Hotels in Abuja
Have you ever planned a trip to Abuja with no idea where you would stay when you got there? Well, we’ve decided to help you make that choice easier by letting you know the top 10 hotels in Abuja. Feel free to make a choice for the hotels listed below: Behere Behere offers accommodation with […]
3 Ways To Make Toast Bread Without A Toaster
I’m not a fan of bread. While growing up, we often served plain bread and tea at breakfast. Eggs, sardine and butter were luxuries, not because our parents couldn’t afford to buy it but because of the typical African way of not allowing children to get used to sweet things. Since I often lacked the […]
Did You Know? 7 Foods That Can Boost Male Fertility
Once upon a time, men were associated with virility and infertility was considered a feminine affliction. Thus, women were blamed for a couple’s childlessness and were often the ones who went from place to place in search of a solution. Thankfully, the narrative is changing. Education has made people increasingly aware of the fact that […]
5 Shopping Tips for Smoked Fish
Smoked fish is a vital ingredient in Nigerian cooking. It is prepared by roasting fish in smoky dry grass with little or no flame. This fish has a unique aroma and taste which it infuses into food. So, those wey sabi dey use am to make soups, stew, pottage and palm oil rice. Read more […]
Nigeria’s Food Delivery Industry is Worth $332 Million
Food delivery involves the conveyance of food by a restaurant, store, or food delivery company to a customer. The process begins with customers placing orders, typically via digital channels; the delivering party receives and processes the request, and arranges for the transportation of the requested food to the customer. Read more about Business The major […]
Did You Know That Fintechs Are The Holy Grail Of Tech In Africa At Least?
That tech is the vogue in Nigeria is really no news but you probably did not fathom just how much of that growth is down to fintech or finance based technology start-ups. According to Quartz, fintechs have attracted more investments than any single sector in tech across Africa. Specifically, fintech has attracted three times […]
Did You Know that Zenith Bank Emerged Best Bank in Nigeria at the Global Finance 2020?
Zenith Bank Plc has emerged as the Best Bank in Nigeria in the recently released Global Finance Magazine World’s Best Banks Awards 2020. The awards, published in the May 2020 edition of the Global Finance Magazine, was based on the performances of the banks in their respective regions and countries over the period from […]
C.T. Onyekwelu, Pioneer of Nigeria’s Music Recording Industry
Today, Nigerian music dominates Africa and is making inroads elsewhere on the planet. Our artists’ songs are topping international charts. And they are bagging the world’s biggest awards. The past decade has been filled with so much success that it’s easy to forget the simple beginnings of this industry; the days of highlife bands, vinyl tapes, […]
Did You Know? 7 Foods to Avoid Before Bedtime
Have you ever had so long a day that you thought you’d be asleep the minute you hit the bed? Yet, hours after you went to bed, you were still tossing and turning? Have you ever wondered why your waistline keeps expanding despite the hours you spend in the gym? Now, has it ever occurred […]
DID YOU KNOW? LifeBank Has Launched COVID-19 Drive Through Testing
Drive-through testing has been something Nigerians have had to look on at and concluding it would not happen in Nigeria. Even as the coronavirus is still taking its toll, it appears that the testing process will soon enjoy the addition of a new drive-through testing centre thanks to health tech start-up, LifeBank. They are […]