Breaking: Okonjo-Iweala Set To Become First Woman DG Of The WTO
Former Nigerian finance minister, Dr Ngozi Okonjo Iweala, is set to become the first woman to lead the World Trade Organization (WTO) after her rival, South Korea’s Yoo Myung-hee withdrew from the race on Friday, February 5, 2021. Read more about Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Dr Iweala was supposed to be announced as the new Director-General […]
US Mission In Nigeria Announces Job Opportunities For Teachers Of Hausa And Yoruba Languages
The United States Mission in Nigeria has a job opening for qualified Nigerians that can teach Hausa and Yoruba languages/cultures in universities and colleges. Disclosing this information, the Public Affairs Section of the Mission noted that the FLTA program is aimed at presenting young foreign teachers with the opportunity to lecture students in American […]
Institutional Lessons From US Democracy: The Constitution And Its Amendments (2)
Continuing from Part 1, the U.S Constitution is one of the most concise constitutional documents in the modern world. The Constitution not only provides the framework for how the federal and state governments are structured, but it also places significant limits on their powers. It also aptly makes provision for the extant life, safety […]
Institutional Lessons From US Democracy: Preamble (1)
For all its failings, American democracy is the most popular and most concise in the world. While many other citizens of the world wonder how the U.S was able to pull off a smooth transition despite the challenges they had after the November 3 elections, it is not so far-fetched that the combination of […]
President Biden Lifts US Travel Ban On Nigerians
Following his inauguration on Wednesday, January 20, 2021, the 46th President of the United States, Joe Biden, in his first day in office has lifted the immigrant visa ban imposed on Nigeria by his predecessor, Donald Trump. Read more about Politics President Biden moved further to direct the State Department to restart visa processing […]
Nigerian Set To Vie For US Governorship Election
Nigerians have continued making remarkable wave in every sector in the globe. A few days back, we were all jubilating Okonjo-Iweala’s success into the final round of selection process for the post of Director-General of the World Trade Organization, and it did not take long for another Nigerian to surface on the long list […]
My Journey To Silicon Valley: Blessing Abeng
January 2019, I got an email inviting me to speak at Silicon Valley… I did a crazy dance and screamed like a baby! It was a super big deal. I was invited to speak in the capital of tech entrepreneurship and venture capital. To educate them about African Startups, and why Lagos was the Silicon […]
Corona Virus: FG Places Entry Ban On 13 Countries Including US And UK
In a bid to curtail the spread of the Corona Virus in Nigeria and improve safety measures, the Nigerian government on Wednesday, March, 18, 2020, placed entry restrictions into Nigeria on 13 countries with high burden of the corona virus pandemic which has left the globe on an unstable state. The ban is inclusive of […]
What Happens When 180 Million Nigerians Are Taken For A Ride?
While the past week was yet to wind up, reports came in the press that the United States government is at loggerheads with Nigeria over a purported $100 million disbursement to the incumbent governor of Kebbi State, Governor Atiku Bagudu. The question that first came to the mind of many was why the Federal Government […]
US Visa Ban: When Presidential Laxity Hampers Nigeria(ns)
As soon as the official announcement came through last week that the United States will be banning immigrant visa issuance to the United States from February 21, suspicion began to filter in that the ban was due to racism by the U.S president, Donald J. Trump. However, some pundits who were at least analytical began […]
Dangote Plans to Expand His Business into the United States
Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, says he intends to set up an office for his conglomerate in the United States, as a precursor to growing its presence globally. In an interview granted to an American broadcaster, Dangote explained that the move to diversify his assets beyond the African continent will help him increase his business’s […]
Nigerian Man, Joseph Udumeze Chukwueke Elected Mayor of Woodlynne in America
Over the course of 2019, we have seen Nigerians abroad emerge as political leaders in countries such as the United Kingdom (Kemi Badenoch), United States (Adewale Adeyemo) and in high profile medical teams (Oluyinka Olutoye). The Nigerian diaspora population ranges from 5 to 15 million people. Another distinguished Nigerian, Joseph Udumeze Chukwueke, has yet again […]
What You Need to Know About USAfrica Business Expo
The U.S.’s interest and growth investments in current and emerging African economies continues to rise, but has only reached a small fraction of the untapped potential. The USAfrica Business Expo will help create access, which is fundamental to navigating and expanding into international markets. In the past decade, trade agreements and investment opportunities between Africa […]
Upcoming Tour & Travel Deals for 2019
Here are a few Travel and Tour deals you don’t want to miss: 1. Flight Promo Afro Tourism Travel Company Check out these amazing flight deals available on Kenya Airways, Turkish Airlines, Etihad and British Airways. Return economy ticket from Lagos to Dubai for N219,831; Lagos to London from N258,831; Lagos to New York from N285,838 […]
Tour Deals for 2019
Editor’s note/disclaimer: Happy New Year folks! Welcome to 2019, a clean slate to create memories that will last a lifetime for your travel diaries. The best way to ensure you travel this year is to plan in advance and there are a few tour operators who have made that easy for you. Some have quarterly […]
D’Tigress Make Africa History As They End Their FIBA Women World Cup Campaign
Clearly regarded as one of the teams that would crash out of the tournament in its early stages, the world watched in awe as the Nigeria women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, made history right in Tenerife at the 2018 FIBA Women’s World Cup. Before D’Tigress proved Africa’s strength to the world, no African team had ever […]