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- 23 Sept 2014
Nigerian Diplomats Owe New York $.5m in Parking Tickets
New York City has said that Nigeria owe it more than $500,000 in unpaid parking tickets issued to Nigerian diplomatic vehicles in New York. The sum is part of the over $16 million owed the city by…
- 28 Jun 2017
New York to Auction Aluko’s $50.9m One57 Condo
Kolawole “Kola” Aluko is the owner of a $50.9 million Manhattan condo that is scheduled to be sold at a foreclosure auction next month, according to Bloomberg. Aluko, a Nigerian businessman is…
- 21 Feb 2024
New York Sues TikTok, Instagram, YouTube and other Social Platforms over Youth Mental Health Crisis
New York City, its schools, and public hospital system have announced a lawsuit against the tech giants that run Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat, and YouTube, blaming their “addictive and…
- 1 Jul 2017
Bello, Nigerian Doctor Kills 1, Injures 6 at New York Hospital
Henry Bello, a disgruntled Nigerian medical doctor, on Friday, barged into the Bronx Lebanon Hospital Centre, New York, United States with an armed rifle, killing one and injuring six others.…
- 17 Feb 2015
New York Times Calls GEJ “Lousy”, Claims FG out to Frustrate GMB
New York Times , an American daily newspaper tore apart the two principal contenders for the next month’s presidential election calling President Goodluck Jonathan “lousy incumbent” and Maj. Gen…
- 16 Jun 2013
African Youth @ Forefront of Second New York Forum Africa
Over 1,500 participants (economic decision-makers, politicians, and international investors) and 10 Heads of State are meeting since Friday for the second edition of the New York Forum AFRICA which…
- 11 Mar 2014
Oil Cabal Shared Missing $20Bn, Sanusi Tells New York Times
Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, ousted governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has told New York Times that the $20 billion he accused the state-owned Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) of not…
- 19 Nov 2018
Hear Word Stage Play Returns with Shows in Lagos, New York, California & Hamburg
The highly anticipated ‘Hear Word’ Stage play returns for an international tour that will include performances in Lagos, New York, California and Hamburg, Germany. The Lagos leg of the tour will…
- 13 Apr 2019
Jumia lists on the New York Stock Exchange
Jumia Technologies, the leading pan-African e-commerce platform, has officially announced its listing on the New York Stock Exchange. This listing is the result of a team success, and all the…
- 27 Sept 2019
Nigerian Firm Selected for the 5th Annual UN Solutions Summit in New York
Technology for Development (Tech4Dev), a non-profit social enterprise, with its solution ‘Women Techsters’ has been selected for the 5th UN Solutions Summit in New York. The UN Solution Summit…
- 19 Apr 2017
Police Arrests Nigerian Journalist in New York for Bank Robbery
Abdullahi Shuaibu, a Nigerian who works with the United Nations (UN) has been arrested for robbing four Manhattan banks, all during his lunch hour, New York Police said. Shuaibu was an employee of…
- 26 Feb 2015
Maybelline New York & Dark, Lovely Launch on Jumia.com
The world’s largest cosmetics and beauty company now comes to your door step with world-class products specially adapted for the African woman at prices you will definitely love, says Jumia.com.…
- 27 Sept 2023
Pitan, BoI Boss Bags African Banking Award in New York
Mr. Olukayode Pitan, the Chief Executive of Bank of Industry, BoI, has been honoured with the Special African Banking Leadership Commendation Award during the just-concluded 9th edition of the…
- 20 Sept 2016
Elumelu Wins Africa Investor ‘Person of the Year’ Award in New York
Mr. Tony Elumelu, chairman of Heirs Holdings, yesterday, while receiving the ‘Person of the Year’ award at the Africa Investor CEO Institutional Investment Summit hosted alongside the UN General…
- 5 Mar 2012
D’banj – ‘Why Kanye West Likes Me’
African pop star D’banj’s February 19 performance at the New York City’s Irving Plaza has kept on receiving rave reviews from local and more international media. As The Entertainer marked his formal…
- 21 Oct 2020
PayPal Unveils Service to Enable Users Buy, Hold and Sell Cryptocurrency
PayPal Holdings, Inc. has announced the launch of a new service enabling its customers to buy, hold and sell cryptocurrency directly from their PayPal account, and signalled its plans to…
- 22 Sept 2024
Williams, Nigerian gets US Court Nod to Seize $21m from FG’s Account with JP Morgan
United States District Court Southern District of New York, has given one Louis Emovbira Williams, a Nigerian businessman, the authorisation to withdraw $21 million from Nigeria’s bank account with…
- 14 Dec 2009
US Film Academy to Improve Nollywood Movies
The New York Film Academy in support of the federal government and in collaboration with the practitioners is to set up training shop in Nigeria to improve the quality of Nigerian movie productions.…
- 8 Mar 2022
Top 10 African Women in Product Management
It is no secret that women in the tech industry, particularly in product management, have historically been underrepresented. However, there are many talented and accomplished African women who are…
- 5 Oct 2010
DHL Provides Logistics For The Fashion Industry
DHL, the world's leading logistics company, has returned to the runways in New York City for the eighth consecutive season as the official logistics provider for Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week. As…
- 24 Apr 2019
Why We Listed on NYSE by Jumia
Jumia Technologies has clarified its recent listing on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), while assuring its global customers, Nigerians inclusive of better services to come. Ernest Eguasa,…
- 12 Apr 2018
Africa to US Subsea Cable Coming Soon
The first direct subsea fibre-optic cable system that will connect SA to Brazil, and eventually to the US, is set for commercial launch in 2020, according to Seaborn Networks COO Andy Bax. The…
- 1 May 2024
US Newspapers Sue OpenAI, Microsoft Over AI Chatbots
Eight US newspapers sued OpenAI and Microsoft in a New York federal court Tuesday for violating their copyright to train the technology behind the ChatGPT and Copilot chatbots. The newspapers, which…
- 30 Jan 2019
Facebook to Integrate Messenger with WhatsApp, Instagram
Mark Zuckerberg, CEO Facebook, plans to integrate the messaging services of WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook Messenger, according to The New York Times. The US newspaper reports the services will…
- 26 Mar 2024
IFC Invests in New 4DX Ventures Fund to Support Tech Startups in Africa
IFC is investing $10.5 million in a new fund by 4DX Ventures, a New York-based venture capital firm focused on supporting early-stage African technology companies across a broad set of sectors,…
- 27 May 2014
Airtel Africa Tips Youth Development Key to Unlock Continent’s Growth Potential
Bharti Airtel, a leading global telecommunications company with operations in 20 countries across Asia and Africa, on Monday reiterated its commitment to further support human capital in…
- 22 Mar 2017
Nokia, Facebook Break Subsea Spectral Efficiency Records in Transatlantic Field Tests
With successful multiple submarine field trials of over a 5,500 km submarine cable between New York and Ireland, Nokia and Facebook have set a new record on subsea cable deployment. As…
- 1 Nov 2016
Microsoft to Revealed VR Details in December
Microsoft's Windows 10 event in New York last week was jam-packed full of new hardware and software unveilings, including the introduction of a range of VR headsets. Microsoft was more than happy to…
- 31 Aug 2012
iROKOtv, Uche Jombo, Join Hands at NEAs
iROKOtv, world’s largest online distributor of African entertainment, is in New York for the Nigerian Entertainment Awards 2012 with Uche Jombo, Nollywood superstar who is will be…
- 6 Jun 2021
Foreign Banks aid $18Bn Corruption in Nigeria Annually- TI
Transparency International (TI) has alleged that international enablers headquartered in Beijing, Dubai, London and New York are parts of every single illicit transaction perpetrated in Nigeria,…