As Nigerian ICT regulators, NITDA disagree over amendment bill
Two stakeholder meetings held on Friday February 18, 2022 and Friday March 11, 2022 respectively and organised by the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA),...
Category : Events
Mayorkun, Fally Ipupa, Mafikizolo, others perform at ‘The Africa Honour Day Concert’
MTV Base, Africa’s premium entertainment youth and culture brand, partnered with the African Union (AU) and Dubai Expo to commemorate Africa’s first-ever participation at the...
Tems Nominated As Global Music Star For Nickelodeon Kid’s Choice Awards 2022.
Nigerian singer-songwriter, Temilade ‘Tems’ Openiyi has been announced as a nominee in the Global Music Star category for the 2022 edition of the slimiest Award show ever, the Nickelodeon Kid’s Choice Awards. The award show is...
Nigeria’s groundsmen to begin consulting for Ghana, Sierra Leone, says Akpata.
Nigeria Cricket Federation (NCF) President, Uyi Akpata, has revealed that the country’s groundsmen will soon begin consulting for countries like Ghana and Sierra Leone. Akpata...
Fireboy DML Performs From Lagos With Love in NPR ‘Tiny Desk (Home) Concert.
The video comes as Madonna debuts a new remix featuring the Afro-life crooner. From Lagos, Nigeria, singer Fireboy DML delivered reimagined takes of three of his Afro-life tunes to NPR...
Applications open for $20k African blockchain bootcamp.
DFS Lab and the Stellar Development Foundation (SDF) have opened applications for the second Blockchain Bootcamp for African startups, offering prizes up to US$20,000 worth...
Headies Expands Into Continental Award As 15th Edition Holds At $145m Centre In Atlanta.
The Headies Award that has grown to become Nigeria’s biggest and most prestigious music award show in over a decade, is expanding its scope beyond...
Osinbajo, Sanwo-Olu, commission $100m diapers, sanitary pad factory.
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Friday commissioned a $100 million state-of-the-art premium diaper brand, Huggies, and leading sanitary pad brand- Kotex’s factory...
Tems, Enny and Gabriels to play Spotlight Show at The Great Escape 2022.
The Great Escape has revealed the line-up for this year’s Spotlight Show, which will feature headliner Tems, Enny and Gabriels. Nigerian star Tems is set to headline this year’s Spotlight Show at The...
FCMB unveils mortgage loans for customers.
First City Monument Bank has announced mortgage loans for Nigerians who want to own their homes. According to a statement, the bank is offering Nigerians...
Full list: Tems, Bimbo Ademoye win at The Future Awards Africa 2022.
The 16th edition of The Future Awards Africa which held in Lagos on Sunday night recognised young Nigerians in different fields. The event, which was...
Nigeria’s Opeyori wins Gold at Africa Badminton Championship.
Without a coach or any accompanying official, Nigeria’s sole entry at the All Africa Individual Badminton Championships in Kampala, Anuoluwapo Opeyori, secured unexpected Gold on...
Nigerian female police officer Aina beat UK’s Pain to clinch WBF title
Nigerian female Police Constable Mary Yetunde Aina (aka Iron Abbey) has won the WBF International Super Bantamweight title belt after defeating UK’s Laura Pain. The...
United Capital, R.T. Briscoe others lead NGX N51 billion gain
The Nigerian equities market reopened in an upbeat yesterday, as market capitalisation increased by N51 billion, following gains recorded by many blue-chip stocks. At the...
Victor Ehikhamenor artwork put on display at St. Paul’s Cathedral in London.
‘Still Standing’, an artwork by Victor Ehikhamenor, the Nigerian photographer, has been put on display at St. Paul’s Cathedral in London. St Paul’s is a...
D’Tigress Officially Grab Ticket to FIBA World Cup in Sydney
Nigeria’s D’Tigress sealed a place at the 2022 FIBA Women’s World Cup with another victory against Mali yesterday. The game which lived up to its...
UFC 271: NiDCOM hails Adesanya for retaining middleweight belt
Chairman of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Mrs Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has hailed Israel Adesanya for retaining the Unified Fighting Championship middleweight category in a three sets...
Nexford University launches initiative to connect Nigerian learners to promising careers through mentorship
Nexford University, the Washington D.C.-based next generation university platform, has announced the Nigerian launch of its global mentorship program – the “Global Grid”, aimed at...
Google Hustle Academy to train 5000 SMEs, entrepreneurs across Africa
Google on Wednesday announced that 5,000 small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and entrepreneurs in Nigeria, Kenya and South Africa would be receiving free training through...
NBC grants TV broadcast licence to NYSC
The National Broadcasting Commission has granted an operational licence to the National Youth Service Corps for the commencement of direct satellite broadcasting and Internet protocol...
NBA, Hennessy launch first floating basketball court in Africa
LAGOS – NBA Africa and Hennessy celebrated their partnership over the weekend with the launch of the first basketball floating court on the continent when NBA...
Nigerian Idol Season 7 Premieres This Sunday On Dstv, Gotv
The seventh season of Nigerian Idol premieres this Sunday, 6 February at 7 pm on Africa Magic Showcase (DStv channel 151), Africa Magic Urban (DStv channel...
Iké Udé’s work spotlighting Nollywood set for US exhibition
‘Nollywood Portraits’, a collection spotlighting the country’s movie industry by Iké Udé, the US-based Nigerian photographer, is set for exhibition in America. According to a...
ITTF rankings: Aruna Quadri delighted to become world number 11
African star boy Aruna Quadri has moved five places in the latest ITTF rankings. Aruna Quadri who had an excellent 2021 breaking records and winning titles, deservedly...
Sterling Bank holds awards for young tech founders.
Sterling Bank Plc has said it would organise an award, known as the Sterling Heart Fellowship Award, for young tech founders whose businesses employ innovative...
Beach Volleyball: Nigeria teams win gold at Zone 3 U21 Championship (PICTURES).
Nigeria have emerged champions of the just concluded Zone 3 U21 Beach Volleyball Championship in the Boys’ and Girls’ categories on Sunday. Nigeria defeated host,...
Wizkid to headline Yam Carnival 2022.
This year’s Yam Carnival at London’s Clapham Common will be headlined by Wizkid. London’s Yam Carnival will return to Clapham Common in August following last year’s...
FCMB earns N208.5bn revenue as profit rises to N24bn
FCMB Plc sustained its impressive performance last year by earning N208.5 billion in gross revenue for the year ended December 31, 2021, against N199.4 billion...
Airtel Africa joins FTSE100 January 31
The London Stock Exchange has announced that Airtel Africa plc will be joining the FTSE100 on Monday 31 January 2022. Through its mobile telecoms and...
FG unveils NIPOST’s debit card, banking platform, courier vehicles
The Federal Government has inaugurated the Nigerian Postal Service debit card, an agency banking platform, and 27 courier service vehicles. The inauguration was made by...