Category: Spotlight
Covenant University only Nigerian varsity to make world’s 100 best varsities in emerging economies + complete list
Covenant University has been named among the world’s 100 best universities in the emerging economies 2020. The institution was ranked 91st in the annu [...]
Fidelity bank, Gazelle academy train 200 undergraduates in Sokoto
Unswerving in its quest to create a veritable platform for building an entrepreneurial spirit in the country’s teeming youths, Fidelity Bank Plc has e [...]
Female Gokada rider in viral video gifted a Toyota Corolla car
Sandra, the female Gokada rider in a video that went viral last week, has been gifted a Toyota Corolla Saloon car by Kokun foundation.
Last week, f [...]
10 years on: TEF to empower more entrepreneurs for increased benefits
On the heels of the tenth anniversary of the Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), the private-sector-led philanthropy focused on empowering African entrepre [...]
Law Roach and Millen Magese: On fashion, style and the modelling world
For the very first time, our very first edition of the year features two cover personalities who are huge fashion and style individuals making great s [...]
Adichie scores another first, bags the Belle van Zuylen Ring award
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has started the year 2020 from where she left off in 2019 by receiving another award. The award winning writer has become the [...]
Elumelu gives back, donates ICT centre to Ambrose Alli University
Chairman of the United Bank for Africa Group, Tony Elumelu has donated a multipurpose information and technology centre to Ambrose Alli University, Ek [...]
Nigerian, Moyinoluwa Adeyemi builds Android app that tells time in Yoruba dialect
Moyinoluwa Adeyemi, a graduate of computer science and mathematics from Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) in Osun state, has developed what is called ‘ [...]
29-year-old Nigerian elected as New York Albany County legislator
A 29-year-old Nigerian, Beroro Efekoro has been elected as an Albany County legislator in the state of New York 11 years after he relocated from Niger [...]
Aliko Dangote’s fortune increases by $4.3bn, only African on top 100 world richest
Africa's richest man, Aliko Dangote has significantly moved up in the World billionaires’ list as he emerged 96th richest person in the world, with an [...]