The Cinema Exhibitors Association of Nigeria (CEAN), the country’s premier Film Trade Association Body, has announced good news for cinema lovers on the occasion of the International Cinema Day. Opeyemi Ajayi, the chairman of the Cinema Exhibitors Association of Nigeria (CEAN), said in a statement on Tuesday in Lagos that cinema lovers would enjoy discounted […]
National leader of Nigeria’s ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Ahmed Tinubu has donated over half a million dollars to the coronavirus combat in the country. Tinubu, a former Lagos state governor on Sunday pledged the sum of 200 million naira (about $522,000). He noted that the amount was to be split between the Lagos […]
Africa’s richest man Aliko Dangote on Sunday (March 29) revealed that he had tested negative for COVID-19. According to him, he took the test as a global citizen and business leader. “The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly disrupted modern society, affecting our collective health and well-being,” he said in a tweet. After an initial 200 million […]
Former Nigerian international Taye Taiwo has announced the death of his father, Pa Salisu Taiwo. Taye Taiwo made this announcement on his social media page as he shared a picture of his father with some crying and heartbreak emoji. Taiwo who is a defender at Finland’s RoPS Rovaniemi captioned the picture, “RIP in peace my […]
Nigeria now has 81 cases of Covid-19, as 11 new cases were announced Friday evening by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control. The new cases were announced less than four hours after health authorities unveiled five fresh incidents of infections . This brings the total number of confirmed cases announced on Friday alone to 16. […]
Despite the coronavirus pandemic dominating news and social media spaces since the last few weeks, there is a ‘competitor’ that on Friday dethroned coronavirus to become the top Twitter trend in Nigeria. Mohammed Tawhidi threw jibes at Muhammadu Buhari, the Nigerian president, and whiles at it he has generated a heated debate among Nigerians. Tawhidi, […]
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Thursday night, confirmed 14 new cases of coronavirus in the country. This was disclosed via a tweet on their verified Twitter page. “4 new cases of #COVID19 have been confirmed in Nigeria: 2 in FCT, 12 in Lagos Of the 14, 6 were detected on a vessel, […]
At least 70 Nigerian soldiers were killed in an ambush on their convoy by terrorists in the restive northeast, military and security sources said on Tuesday. Insurgents fired rocket-propelled grenades at a lorry carrying troops as it travelled near Gorgi village in Borno state on Monday, two military officers told AFP without giving their names. […]
Turkey has been branded a “terrorist state” and is under investigation by the Nigerian military over allegations it supplied “sophisticated weapons” to jihadist terror group Boko Haram, according to a senior army official. In the latest revelation linking Turkey’s authoritarian President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to jihadists, it is claimed that Turkish Airlines was responsible for […]
One of Nigeria’s richest women Folorunsho Alakija has advanced prayer as a sure route to beat the coronavirus pandemic. According to her Africa’s most populous nation has beaten past plagues and the current one will be no different with divine intervention. In a video shared on her Twitter handle titled “Prophetic Declaration and Prayers Against […]
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari took a coronavirus test and was declared negative by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), multiple local news portals have reported. The test was carried out on Monday and the results delivered to the president “this morning in Abuja,” the local news portal reported. His chief of staff, Mallam Abba […]
Controversial reality star Symply Tacha may have caused a social media meltdown, with her new Instagram video.. Recall the Reality TV star recently flew to the United Kingdom amidst the coronavirus pandemic. In a new update to her followers, Tacha, has said she’d not be returning to her homecountry. Stating that Lockdown in the UK […]
The Ruling on the appeal the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole filed challenging his suspension has been adjourned indefinitely. The Abuja division of the Court of Appeal made the adjournment on Friday. The court had on Monday stayed the execution of the judgment of the High Court of the Federal […]
A glut of unsold, high quality Nigerian crude continues to build up with weak global demand caused by coronavirus and surplus supplies by Saudi Arabia, UAE, Russia and other OPEC nations. Nigeria, which produces some of the easiest-to-refine crude that typically commands a premium, has 30 or more unsold April-loading cargoes, traders say, equal to […]
The budget of Nigeria, Africa’s largest oil producer estimated at 34.6 billion dollars for the year 2020 will be revised downwards, according to the Ministry of Finance. This is due to the sharp drop in the price of crude oil. World oil demand is expected to contract this year for the first time in more […]
Instagram big boy, Hushpuppi has reacted to dethronement of the Muhammadu Sanusi as the Emir of Kano, also noting that Nigeria will never get better. Sanusi was dethroned yesterday and sent on exile by the Kano State Government who announced Aminu Ado Bayero as the new Emir of Kano. Hushpuppi said: “I think this is […]
World Heavyweight Champion, Anthony Joshua has given a rousing speech in London in front of the Royal Family in which he spoke about his Yoruba roots and Nigerian heritage. He spoke on Monday night during the Commonwealth Day celebration service held at Westminster Abbey. “My name is Anthony Oluwafemi Olaseni Joshua and like many of […]
Over the years, Nigerian startups have come up with solutions across several sectors from financial services to logistics and agriculture. Increasingly however, its health sector is also coming into focus as startups look to build profitable business around existing gaps in healthcare delivery while also making a lasting impact. With a shortage of medical practitioners […]
Nigeria on Thursday asked the United States to abandon new visa restrictions on the West African country ahead of February 21 when they are set to take effect. U.S. President Donald Trump included Nigeria, Tanzania, Eritrea and Sudan in an expanded version of his travel ban list early this month. The United States said the […]