Nigerian Author Samuel Kolawole Wins Top U.S. Literary Prize
Samuel Kolawole, an Assistant Professor of English and African Studies at Penn State, has been awarded the esteemed Whiting Award for his novel, ‘The Road...
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Jim Ovia Honored with Freedom of the City of London
LONDON, April 7, 2025 – In a ceremony steeped in centuries of tradition, Jim Ovia, CFR, founder and chairman of Zenith Bank Plc, was admitted...
Afreximbank’s President Benedict Oramah emerges FORBES AFRICA’s 2023 Person of the Year.
Nominations for FORBES AFRICA Person of The Year are submitted by members of the magazine’s editorial and research teams, including journalists from its bureaus across...
16 innovators shortlisted for Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation in its 10th anniversary year.
Sixteen innovators from eight African countries, including Botswana for the first time, have been shortlisted for the 10th Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation. The Africa...
Cheyi Okoaye’s Cinematic Masterpiece Wins Big at AFRIFF 2023.
In a dazzling showcase of emerging talent, Cheyi Okoaye has secured the top spot in the NEFT Emerging Film Talent International Short Film (NEFTI) Nigeria...
Africa Tech Festival Awards 2023 – Finalists Announced.
The list of finalists – of the projects and people who are powering change and working to bridge the digital divide across Africa – has been announced,...
Polaris Wins Nigeria’s Best Digital Bank Award With VULTe
Polaris Bank shone brightest over the weekend as its bespoke home-grown digital bank, VULTe won for the third time, Nigeria’s ‘Best Digital Bank of the...
A Nigerian, John Obot Sets New 124-Hour World Record for Longest Reading.
In a triumphant feat of determination and intellect, Nigerian teacher John Obot has captured the world’s attention as he shattered the current record for the...
Farm Central Intelligence Wins AFEX Code Cash Crop 4.0 Ag-hackathon.
Agri-tech firm Farm Central Intelligence has emerged as the winner of this year’s AFEX Code Cash Crop 4.0 Ag-hackathon. The startup which seeks to develop...
Nigerian Law Student Wins the prestigious Princess Diana Award (UK).
24-year-old student at the Nigerian Law School from Anambra State, Onyinye Omenugha, has won the prestigious Diana Award. The award is annually conferred on outstanding...
Sterling Bank Maintains Promotion Of Inclusion, Wins Three More Award.
Nigeria’s leading commercial bank and One of Africa’s fastest-growing companies, Sterling Bank, has kept up its momentum of victories with the conferment of three citations...
Burna Boy, Tems and Libianca win awards categories at the 2023 BET Awards
Burna Boy, Tems and Libianca win awards categories at the 2023 BET Awards ———- Davido performs hit songs, Unavailable and FEEL at the 2023 BET Awards ———- ...
Nigerian start-up Nearpays wins coveted fintech prize at Gitex Africa.
Nigerian fintech start-up Nearpays flew the country’s flag high at the inaugural Gitex Africa tech conference in Marrakech, Morocco, on Friday when it was awarded...
It’s Official: Hilda Baci Named”New Record Holder For Longest Cooking Marathon”
Guinness World Record has officially named Chef Hilda Baci as the new world record holder for longest cooking marathon. “After reviewing all the footage, we’re...
Nigerian among four Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation 2023 finalists.
Nigerian engineer, Chukwuemeka Eze, has been named a finalist for this year’s Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation by the Royal Academy of Engineering. I attach...
9Mobile Wins At SABRE Africa Awards 2023.
For its innovative efforts, and contributions to the telecommunications industry and the country in general through various initiatives, the telecom brand, 9Mobile has been awarded...
Hilda Baci, Nigerian chef, breaks world record in cooking marathon
Nigerian chef, Hilda Effiong Bassey, popularly known as Hilda Baci, has surpassed the current Guinness World Record holder. With her feat, she’s poised to break...
Opuiyo Wins N12m Grant in DAAYTA 2023 Tech Talent Award.
Winner has emerged in the fifth edition of the Deji Alli ARM Young Talent Award (DAAYTA) programme, which held recently through a virtual pitch event....
Unilag Student Emerges Winner of EY Nigeria’s Young Tax Professional Competition.
A final year student of the University of Lagos, Moyosoreoluwa Dada, has been crowned the overall winner of the EY Young Tax Professional of the...
Transcorp Hilton Abuja Sales Team Wins Global Award.
Transcorp Hilton Abuja, has won the Sales Team of the Year Global Award at the 2022 Commercial Services Summit Awards among over 37 Hilton properties...
Sabinus Wins African Content Creator at Rwanda International Movies Award.
Comedian, Chukwemeka Ejekwu, popularly known as Sabinus has won the African Content Creator Award at the just concluded 2023 Rwanda international movies award. The skit...
Okonjo-iweala Awarded The 2022 Laureate Prize Of Ambassadors Of La Francophonie.
The Francophonie refers to men and women who share a common language: French. We estimate over 321 million French speakers across five continents. The Francophonie...
FGC Lagos beats 27 countries to win African coding competition.
Ten students of the Federal Government College (FGC) in Ijanikin, Lagos have won a coding competition, contested by 178 schools nationwide. NAN reports that the feat placed the...
Nigerian Saheed Aderinto wins ‘largest history prize in the world’
The Dan David Prize is a major international award that recognises and supports outstanding contributions to the study of history and other disciplines that shed...
Babcock University Students Win Agriculture, Advertising Awards
A final year student of Agriculture and Industrial Technology, Heman Gabriel Zakaria and a 400-level student of Mass Communication, Oluwatoyin Ajewole of Babcock University, Illishan...
UBA emerges Champion Newspapers’ 2022 Bank of the Year.
United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc has emerged Champon Newspapers’ 2022 Bank of the Year thus setting the stage for the formal presentation of the...
First Female Winner Emerges At InterswitchSPAK.
Orevaoghene Whiskey of Top Faith International School, Akwa Ibom State, has been crowned the best STEM student in Nigeria, following the conclusion of the fourth...
Tems Wins Her First Grammy Award For ‘Wait For U’
Nigerian sensational singer, Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems has bagged her first ever Grammy award. The “Free mind” singer who was nominated in the...
Burna Boy, Wizkid, Davido win big at AFRIMA.
Grammy award-winning Nigerian act Burna Boy has again proved that he’s truly the ‘African Giant,as he has been adjudged the Best Act in Africa at...
AfDB names 25 finalists for $140,000 AgriPitch competition.
Twenty-five youth-led agriculture sector companies from 14 African countries have advanced to the finalist round of the African Development Bank Group’s 2022 AgriPitch Competition. The...