To spread awareness of the value of mental health in tech, 500 students from the University of Lagos and Babcock University took part in a basketball tournament in collaboration with Power Learn Project, Nigeria, and HoopDreams Nigeria Lagos, Nigeria: May 2023. Power Learn Project, an impact organization that offers accessible and affordable tech training for […]
American costume designer, Ruth Carter, has become the first Black woman to win two Oscars. Naija News reports that Ruth won the costume design category in the 2023 Oscars. She had previously won Oscar in 2019, which made her the first black person to win the Oscar for costume design for her work on Marvel’s ‘Black Panther’. […]
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to instruct the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed and the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) to withdraw the ‘last warning’ and threat to revoke the licences of broadcast stations and shut them down over their coverage of elections and post-election matters. The […]
The British government has appointed Richard Hugh Montgomery as its new high commissioner to Nigeria. He takes over from Catriona Laing who had been the high commissioner in the country since 2018. His appointment was announced in a statement by the United Kingdom government on Tuesday. Montgomery is expected to begin his new role in April […]
Personnel of the 9 Brigade of the Nigerian Army, yesterday, recovered 1,671 Permanent Voters Cards, PVCs, in an apartment in the Olodi-Apapa area of Lagos State. Three persons were subsequently arrested in the apartment, while the prime suspect was said to be on the run. Also recovered in the apartment were ballot papers, cutlasses and […]
It is a sad day for government workers in Lagos State on Thursday as a moving train rammed into a state bus conveying civil servants to work. The unfortunate crash occurred at the PWD bus stop in the Ikeja area of the state on Thursday morning. Already, six persons have been confirmed dead by emergency […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission has postponed the governorship and state assembly elections scheduled to hold on March 11 by one week. The elections will now hold on March 18, 2023. This was made known in a statement signed by the National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, INEC, Festus Okoye on Wednesday. […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has joined Nigerian women in celebrating the International Women’s Day (IWD), observed on March 8, recognizing the invaluable role women have played in advancing the progress of the country since independence. The president in a statement on Tuesday, saluted the hardwork and dedication of Nigerian women working tirelessly and achieving results in […]
Best Foreign Athlete in Italy and Super Eagles forward, Victor Osimhen, is likely to end up in Arsenal during winter transfer window as the North London Gunners appear the leading suitors to land the Napoli star. Apart from Manchester United, a number of other top European clubs have lined up to lure the in-form Nigerian striker away from Napoli. The […]
To celebrate International Women’s Day, Unstoppable Women of Web3 (Unstoppable WoW3), a diversity and education group on a mission to equalize the playing field in Web3, today announced a commitment to providing Web3 and metaverse education for six million women in Africa over the next 5 years. The initiative is launching in partnership with 19+ companies […]
