Category: Spotlight
Chinua Achebe’s son, Chidi, wins US Bard Award in medicine and science
Chidi Achebe, the famous novelist Chinua Achebe’s son, has been named the winner of the 2022 prestigious John and Samuel Bard Award in the United Stat [...]
Chimamamanda Adichie To Receive 16th Honorary Degree From University In Belgium
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie will receive an honorary doctorate degree from the Catholic University of Louvain on April 28th, 2022.
The ceremony will [...]
Davido to give out N20m to 20 Nigerians
Singer, David Adeleke also known as Davido is set to give out 20 million naira to 20 Nigerians.
His gesture comes shortly after the multiple-award-w [...]
IWD2022 – We need a sustainable, feminist recovery centred around and driven by women
As the world moves ahead to mark International Women’s Day today, the clock on women’s rights is moving backwards. All of us are paying the price.
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Remedial Health raises $1 million pre-seed funding to digitize pharmacies in Nigeria and beyond
Nigeria’s Remedial Health, a startup providing financing and supply chain management solution has received $1 million in pre-seed funding to digitiz [...]
Oxford University inducts first Igbo Language lecturer
The University of Oxford, England, has inducted Emmanuel Ikechukwu Umeonyirioha as its first Igbo Language lecturer.
Umeonyirioha made th [...]
Abba Kyari: The inter-agency rivalry between police, NDLEA over drug business
The country went wild on Monday, February 14, following the arrest of the suspended police chief, Abba Kyari, by the National Drug Law Enforcement Age [...]
Nigeria’s Amabua Mohammed becomes first female police adviser for MJTF in Chad
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has announced the appointment of Amabua Mohammed, an assistant commissioner of police (ACP), as its adviser for the Mul [...]
Aliko Dangote Foundation flags off nutrition program in Kano
The Aliko Dangote Foundation (ADF) has commenced the implementation of its nutrition flagship program, tagged: Aliko Dangote Foundation Integrated [...]
Fidelity Bank boosts well-being of host communities with CSR projects
Foremost financial institution, Fidelity Bank Plc, has inaugurated Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) projects in three South-Western states of Oyo [...]