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- 9 Apr 2014
Alabi Named 2014 Yale World Fellow
Biola Alabi, immediate Africa Managing Director of M-Net, has been named a 2014 Yale World Fellow. She joins 15 other World Fellows selected this year from thousands of applicants across the…
- 22 Nov 2020
Meet Ogbuagu, Nigerian Doctor behind Historic Pfizer Covid-19 Vaccine
Dr. Onyema E. Ogbuagu, a Nigerian-American is one of the medical masterminds behind the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine breakthrough. Paul Kegame, President of Rwanda and Dr. Ogbuagu Dr. Ogbuagu is a twin…
- 6 Nov 2012
Airtel to Host CNN’s Zakaria, top Nigerians in Night of Influence
Airtel Nigeria, telecommunications services provider, said it plans to host select influential personalities at a high profile event that will feature Fareed Zakaria, renowned journalist,…
- 8 Aug 2024
ATC Africa Appoints Soji Maurice-Diya as New CEO for Nigeria
ATC Nigeria has appointed Soji Maurice-Diya as its new Chief Executive Officer. Soji Maurice-Diya, who joined the company in 2018, initially helped in driving growth and innovation as the Commercial…
- 5 Nov 2016
Facebook at CyberXchange Confab, Centers on Online Safety, Bull Prevention
Alex Stamos, chief security Officer at Facebook, gave a keynote address at the CyberXchange security conference in Lagos, Nigeria about the company's approach to keeping people safe and making the…
- 4 Dec 2017
Facebook Rolls out Messenger App for Kids under 13
Facebook has rolled out Messenger Kids, an app that lets the world’s biggest social media company expand into a so-far untapped market of kids under 13 while also giving parents complete control over…
- 20 Dec 2017
Experts See Biggest Financial Danger Yet in Bitcoin
Bitcoin has been described as the “biggest bubble of our lifetime” as an expert warned the cryptocurrency will likely spiral out of control before crashing. Bitcoin prices are riding an…
- 30 Jul 2018
Social Lender Close to Winning $5M Venture Challenge
Social Lender, a lending solution based platform on social reputation on mobile, online and social community platforms has taken a step closer to winning Connecticut’s $5 million global venture…
- 14 Apr 2020
54gene Closes $15M Series A
54gene, the African genomics research, services, and development company has closed a Series A round of $15M, led by Adjuvant Capital, a life sciences fund backed by the International Finance…
- 12 Aug 2013
Microsoft 4Afrika Scholarship Programme Begins November
Microsoft Corp. On Monday introduced the 4Afrika Scholarship programme, as part of its 4Afrika Initiative and in recognition of International Youth Day. The first 4Afrika Scholarship students will…
- 19 Feb 2021
Facebook’s Climate Change Info Hub now in Nigeria, SA
Following the rollout of its COVID-19 information centre, Facebook is now driving access to information about climate change on the continent. The social media giant has made available its Climate…
- 22 Mar 2021
Tony Elumelu Foundation Releases 2020 Annual Letter
The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), Africa’s leading philanthropy committed to empowering African entrepreneurs, has released its 2020 Annual Letter titled “THE POWER OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP AMIDST…
- 1 Jun 2022
Tizeti Expands Leadership Team with Chief Financial Officer, Executives
Tizeti, West Africa’s pioneer solar-based internet service provider has expanded its leadership team with the appointment of Amanosi Okhakhu, Omobolaji Akinde, and Temitope Osunrinde as the Chief…
- 18 Oct 2022
Coursera Partners with NITDA to Drive Nigeria’s Digital Economy Growth, Tackle Youth Unemployment
Coursera Inc., a global online learning platform, today announced that it is partnering with Nigeria’s National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), to facilitate the country’s…
- 27 Jul 2023
The Nexus between Academic Research and Development: The Importance of Doctoral Degree in National Development in Nigeria
By Onobe Melchizedec , PhD & Elele Felix Chibuzo In today's knowledge-based economy, where knowledge, research, and innovation are essential for competitiveness and wealth generation, developing…
- 24 Jan 2024
NITDA Opens Application for COHORT 3 of Professional Courses in Partnership with COURSERA
In line with the Agency’s drive to implement the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda to create one million digital jobs in the Information Technology sector, the National Information…
- 5 Nov 2015
Story of Philip Emeagwali, Others Who Dropped Out of High School
Millions of students drop out of high school every year around the world, making them ineligible for most high paying jobs. In Nigeria, there are some 10.5 million kids out of school, making the…
- 30 Aug 2024
Citibank Taps Nneka Enwereji as CEO
Citibank Nigeria Limited has appointed Nneka Enwereji as its Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer. In a statement issued by the Head of Public Affairs, Nigeria and Ghana Global Communications…