4 Growth Lessons Nigerian FinTechs Can Learn From PayPal
PayPal is the biggest FinTech in the world. It conducts millions of financial transactions daily. PayPal’s net income amounted to 801 million U.S. dollars in the fourth quarter of 2021, down from over 1 billion U.S. dollars from the previous quarter. However, PayPal has been described as the most valuable FinTech in the world. Read more […]
Nigerian HealthTracka Closes $1.5 Million Seed Funding
It is common knowledge that before a doctor or physician treats a patient, he must first determine what exactly is wrong. This is called diagnostics, the focal point of healthcare. Sadly, in third-world countries like Nigeria and most African countries, there is hardly adequate healthcare infrastructure for screening and testing of patients. Ultimately leaving a gap […]
Hostel.ng Wants To Help Nigerian Students Find Quality Accommodation
Every new student dreads one thing; How to find accommodation. For one thing, the university’s on-campus hostels can’t accommodate all admitted students. A fact that has left many students looking for accommodation off-campus. That and the fact that most on-campus hostel rooms are already overcrowded with living conditions nothing to write home about. Such a […]
Nigerian Student Emerges Best Graduating Student At Howard University Medical School
The Nigerian is a recipient of numerous awards such as the Howard University Medical Alumni Association Alumni Award, Michael Oliver Dumas Prize, Dr M. Wharton Young Prize, Merck Manual Awards, and more. Read more about Discover Nigeria A 22-year-old Nigerian lady identified as BoubiniMiyensinte Jones-Wonni has displayed the ingenuity of Nigeria at the global level […]
Do You Know: First Nigerian Nuclear Physicist – Frank Nwachukwu Ndili
Frank Nwachukwu Ndili was born on the 6th of October, 1934. He was the 1st Nigerian Nuclear Physicist and the 7th Vice Chancellor (President) of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. He served as Vice Chancellor (President) of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka from 1980 until he was succeeded by Professor Chimere Ikoku in 1985. […]
Doyin Abiola: The First Woman Editor Of A Nigerian Daily Newspaper
Doyinsola Hamidat Abiola (Nee Aboaba) was the Managing Director and Publisher of the National Concord Newspaper. She is the first Nigerian woman to be an editor of a Nigerian daily newspaper. Education and Career Read more about Do you know? Dr. Doyin Abiola was educated at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria where she earned a […]
Did You Know: What To Know About Getting Your PVC
Since 2017, there has been a continuous voter registration (CVR) to enable as many Nigerians as possible to exercise their franchise. This exercise, however, will come to a close on the 30th of June 2022 to enable the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to prepare for the general elections slated for the 25th of February […]
How To Get A Nigerian Passport
How do I obtain an international passport in Nigeria? This is a frequently asked question by Nigerians who want to travel abroad. If you want to know how to get an international passport in Nigeria, you’ve come to the right place. If you want to travel abroad for vacation, school, or business, you must have […]
Apply For The MasterCard Foundation Transforming Nigerian Youth Program
MasterCard Foundation, through its Young Africa Works strategy, is working to create a network of young entrepreneurs and change drivers in managerial positions across Nigeria. They are doing this through the Transforming Nigerian Youth Program, which they have initiated to encourage entrepreneurship among the country’s teeming youth population. Read more about Opportunities Working in partnership […]
Emmanuel Njoku, The 19-Year Old Nigerian Blockchain Genius
Njoku’s dream has always been to build an operating system like the American Bill Gates, or a social media platform like Mark Zukerberg. And has always aspired to be the African Mark Zukerberg. A dream people including his mother made jest of. Instead of becoming despaired, he began to ask questions and pored through every […]
Mikel Obi Launches Back2Base Initiative
Mikel retired from the Nigerian national team after the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt. Read more about Sports In a bid to give back to the society, former Super Eagles of Nigeria captain Mikel Obi has launched the Back2Base initiative. The program aims to encourage young Nigerian athletes to pursue careers in football, […]
Do You Know? The First Black Rhodes Professor At St Antony’s College, Oxford Is A Nigerian?
Wale Adebanwi was born in 1969. He is a Nigerian-born first Black Rhodes Professor at St Antony’s College, Oxford where he was, until June 2021, a Professor of Race Relations and a Governing Board Fellow. He is currently a Presidential Penn Compact Professor of Africana Studies at the University of Pennsylvania. Read more about Do […]
Weekend Sports RoundUp: Oluwatobi Amusan’s 12.58s
Nigerian sprinter Oluwatobi Amusan ran a Season’s Best of 12.58s (-0.7) in the Women’s 100m Hurdle in the Diamond League. Amusan finished second behind Puerto Rican Olympic champion Jasmine Camacho-Quinn who raced to victory in 12.45s, while Tonea Marshall of the United States finished third in 12.66s. Read more about Sports At the Campo Di […]
Weekend Sports RoundUp: Flying Eagles Beat Benin Republic
Nigerian national U-20 men’s football team, the Flying Eagles, made the nation proud after winning the WAFU B U-20 tournament in Niger. The Ladan Bosso led side beat next-door neighbours Benin Republic 3-1 in the final of the competition on Friday, May 20, 2022. A brace from Tolulope Ojo and a strike from Ibrahim Muhammad […]
Apply For The 2021/2022 Federal Government Scholarship Award For Nigerian Students
Scholarship is open to persons currently studying at undergraduate and postgraduate levels at Federal or State universities, polytechnics and Colleges of Education. Read more about Opportunity The award will cover tuition fees for students in these fields of study: Agriculture, Education, Entrepreneurial Studies, Environmental Sciences, Law, Liberal Arts, ICT, Medicine and Paramedics, Science and Technology, […]
Deloitte 2022 Finance Academy Program For Nigerian Graduates
Applications are currently open for the Deloitte 2022 Finance Academy Program. Deloitte, a global finance and accounting services provider, invites suitably qualified graduates to apply for a place in its finance academy program. The program will give participants the chance to gain valuable experience engaging one of the world’s top corporate organizations. Read more […]