Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta won last week’s repeat presidential election with slightly more than 98 percent of the vote, the head of the election commission said on Monday. The turnout for the vote, which was boycotted by opposition leader Raila…
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday announced the sacked Babachir Lawal, who was suspended as secretary to the government of the federation (SGF) in April. Femi Adesina, presidential spokesman, who announced the sack in a statement, said Boss Mustapha, an All Progressives Congress (APC)…
The Central Bank of Nigeria has stated that the nation’s external reserves hit $34bn from $33.6bn attained on October 25. The reserves have been appreciating very fast after hitting $32bn on September 18. The Deputy Governor, Financial System Stability, CBN,…
Anytime I hear Nigerian presidents, ministers, governors, economists, analysts and commentators declare that agriculture is the alternative to oil, and that the solution to Nigeria’s economic woes is to return to the farm, I am tempted to jump up and…
This is one of the startups selected by CcHub for funding and support through the Diaspora Challenge. The 1 Million Teachers Project which aims to develop a subscription-based online learning platform for teachers has been selected for funding and support by CcHUB under the Diaspora Challenge.…
The DASH study provided evidence that improvements in children’s nutrition and physical activity not only contributes to their cognitive performance in school, but can also contribute to a reduction of hypertension, heart disease, and overall cardiovascular risk factors
Financial Times editor Lionel Barber asked Nigerian business leader Aliko Dangote in a live interview at the FT Africa Summit about his relationship with Tanzanian president John Magufuli
By Betty Abah I was blessed to be a part of a compelling session on women’s safety online at the 2017 Forum on Internet Freedom (FIFAfrica17) which held in Johannesburg, South Africa between September 27 and 29 this year. And I was the…
Jumia Nigeria has announced the dates and partners for its biggest sales event of the year, Jumia Black Friday 2017! This year’s event is billed as the Jumia Black Friday Festival and will run for 31 days from November 13th to…
Chairman of Board of Directors of Unity Bank Plc, Mr. Thomas Etuh has retired from the Bank’s Board with effect from October 4th, 2017 while the Board has also approved the appointment of Alhaji Aminu Babangida (the erstwhile Vice Chairman…
