Category: Spotlight
Okonjo-Iweala, Chimamanda, six other Nigerians make Forbes ‘Africa 100 Innovations, Inventions, Icons List’
The Director General of the World Trade Organization, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala; Nollywood super star, Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde and Burna Boy are among [...]
Biden picks Nigerian, Jackson Akiwumi for Chicago federal appeals court seat
President Joe Biden has announced his first 11 judicial nominees, a historic diverse mix that includes a lawyer from Chicago, Candace Jackson-Akiwumi [...]
Dangote empowers 16,000 rural women in Kwara
Aliko Dangote Foundation (ADF), on Wednesday, empowered a total of 16,000 women in all the 16 local governments area of Kwara State. E [...]
Police officers offered N1m for rejecting bribe in Kano
The Kano State Police Command and the Consumer Protection Council have given N1 million to two police officers for rejecting the same amount of money [...]
Police Inspector, Garba Rabo rejects N1m bribe in Kano
A Police Officer, Inspector Garba Saleh Rabo, attached to the Department of Operations Kano State Police Command has reportedly rejected the sum of O [...]
New WEF African global leaders to get Aliko Dangote Fellowship
Eleven young enterprising Africans, among them two Nigerians, who have been named Young Global Leaders (YGL) by the World Economic Forum (WEF) for 202 [...]
Tony Elumelu Foundation disburses $130m to 9,000 entrepreneurs
The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) has so far disbursed $130 million as seed funds to 9,000 entrepreneurs across the continent.
TEF is a non [...]
WEF names Nigerian born Obi Ozor, 2021 Young Global Leader
The World Economic Forum has named Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Kobo360 Nigeria, Obi Ozor, one of the 112 Young Global Leaders, class of 202 [...]
Nigerian owned digital payment platform, Flutterwave now valued at $1bn
Flutterwave, a digital payment platform, has raised $170 million from investors, pushing its valuation to over $1 billion.
Flutterwave a tech start [...]
Biden appoints Nigerian as Director Global Health Resources
United States President Joe Biden has again given another senior appointment to a Nigerian, Mrs. Adesuwa Ogiamien-Adesotoye in his administration.
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