By: Seye Joseph With the fast-paced nature of the city of Lagos that reflects dynamism in its activities, the state has continued to receive global attention from business owners, nonprofit organisations, and public service across major sectors of the…
Acting President Yemi Osinbajo has set up a judicial commission to review the Armed Forces’ compliance with human rights obligations. Osinbajo took the action following concerns over alleged human rights violation by the Nigerian military. A statement by the Senior…
Techpoint.ng have it on confirmation that Jumia Market, formerly Kaymu, is shutting down operations. The extension of the Jumia brand, which is about 70 staff strong, is currently left with about 15 staff. From all indications, the engineering team may be the…
The United States has submitted to the United Nations a formal notice of withdrawal from the Paris Climate Agreement. The notification was made Friday, with the UN Secretary-General António Guterres appealing to the U.S. to reconsider its action, in the…
The federal government announced a new board of the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC) without running security checks on the nominees, the ICIR can confirm. The ICIR exclusively reported on Friday that two persons announced as members of…
By Dele Momodu; dele.momodu@thisdaylive.com Fellow Nigerians, there is nothing more critical and important to us than the issue of electricity. Any country that continues to sleep in total darkness 57 years after attaining independence is indeed a backward nation. The…
Flutterwave, which provides modern payments infrastructure for banks and businesses to make and accept payments across Africa, announced on Monday that it has raised over $10 million in a Series A round of funding. The round was led by Greycroft…
Coca-Cola is killing Coke Zero for Coke Zero Sugar — we did a blind taste test to see if we could tell the difference Culled from – Business Insider
Critical elections are being held in Rwanda and Kenya. In Rwanda, the incumbent Paul Kagame will face Frank Habineza, of the Democratic Green Party of Rwanda and independent candidate Philippe Mpanyimana. In Kenya, Raila Odinga, representing an umbrella opposition party, the National Super Alliance, will challenge…
Former Minister of Finance Ngozi Okonjo Iweala was awarded the 2017 Aspen Institute Madeleine Albright award on Friday. Iweala, who is the co-chairperson of the Global Commission for the Economy and Climate, made the announcement on her Twitter. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala ✔@NOIweala Honored also to accept the…
