In 2012, I was just a village boy from Nigeria who had nothing but a dream and a feature (J2ME) phone. Today, I’m a 19…
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Nigeria risks losing American aid over Jerusalem vote
Nigeria risks losing American aid for voting against US President Donald Trump’s decision to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. On Thursday, Nigeria voted…
View More Nigeria risks losing American aid over Jerusalem voteNigeria: Do you have a gallon of fuel?
By Prince Charles Dickson There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies and statistics.” – Mark Twain’s Own Autobiography: The chapters from the…
View More Nigeria: Do you have a gallon of fuel?Ex-SGF Gidado Idris buried in Abuja
The former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mallam Gidado Idris, who died onFriday has been buried in Abuja. The 82-year-old bureaucrat was…
View More Ex-SGF Gidado Idris buried in AbujaNigeria sign MoU with Switzerland to return $321m Abacha loot
Nigeria and Switzerland have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the return of $321 million looted by the former Nigerian military ruler, Sani Abacha.…
View More Nigeria sign MoU with Switzerland to return $321m Abacha lootAlgeria convert soft penalty to hold Nigeria
Yacine Brahimi won and converted a harshly-awarded late penalty to rescue a 1-1 draw for Algeria against already-qualified Nigeria Friday in a World Cup Africa…
View More Algeria convert soft penalty to hold NigeriaMadjer assemble Mahrez, Bentaleb, Slimani for Algeria, Nigeria clash
Despite the fact that Algeria has nothing to gain from their last Russia 2018 World Cup qualifier against Nigeria, Coach Rabah Madjer is still bent…
View More Madjer assemble Mahrez, Bentaleb, Slimani for Algeria, Nigeria clashRohr invites Deportivo’s young keeper for Algeria tie
The heroic exploits of Deportivo La Coruna goalkeeper, Francis Uzoho, has been rewarded with an invitation to the Super Eagles as Manager, Gernot Rohr, included…
View More Rohr invites Deportivo’s young keeper for Algeria tieU.S trains 200 Nigerian students on robotics
About 200 Nigerian students are undergoing training on robotics in Abeokua. The U.S. Consular-General, John Bray said this at the opening of the training on…
View More U.S trains 200 Nigerian students on robotics14 killed after triple bomb attack in northeast Nigeria
A triple bomb attack in northeastern Nigeria has left 14 people dead and more than a dozen others injured, authorities say. The casualties occurred on…
View More 14 killed after triple bomb attack in northeast NigeriaNigeria, others elected to UN Rights Council
The UN General Assembly on Monday elected, by secret ballot, Nigeria and 14 other countries to serve on the Human Rights Council (UNHRC) for the…
View More Nigeria, others elected to UN Rights CouncilFayose to Buhari: You are chief promoter disunity in Nigeria
Ayodele Fayose, governor of Ekiti state, says President Muhammadu Buhari is the “number one promoter of disunity in Nigeria”. Fayose alleged that Buhari’s “one-sidedness” has…
View More Fayose to Buhari: You are chief promoter disunity in NigeriaVictor Malu is Dead
The Former Chief of Army Staff to President Olusegun Obasanjo, Lt General Victor Malu (rtd), is dead. According to a family member Bem Adoor, Malu…
View More Victor Malu is DeadEU to support FG on Job Creation
The new EU envoy to Nigeria, Amb. Ketil Karlsen, has expressed the desire of the union to support the Nigerian government in creating employment opportunities…
View More EU to support FG on Job CreationWhy the Silicon Valley model does not work for Nigerian tech startups
After turning Stanford’s fledgling engineering school into an innovation engine, Frederick Terman, often referred to as the “father of Silicon Valley”, decided to replicate the…
View More Why the Silicon Valley model does not work for Nigerian tech startups5 Rewarding Tech Jobs for Non-Techies
Forget what the nerds say, coding is hard! Well, learning it anyway. I know that’s probably an unpopular opinion considering the sector I’m currently in,…
View More 5 Rewarding Tech Jobs for Non-Techies10 unforgettable quotes from Bishop Kukah
The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto, Most Rev. Mathew Hassan Kukah, on Monday urged Nigerians to make up their minds to develop good attitudes to promote…
View More 10 unforgettable quotes from Bishop KukahNigeria: ls the military strong only against the weak?
By Magnus Onyibe On December 12, 2015 in Kaduna state, north-western Nigeria, the military allegedly mowed down hundreds of Shiite Muslims who allegedly tried to…
View More Nigeria: ls the military strong only against the weak?At 57, Nigeria dancing naked while its roof is on fire-TUC
The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) has expressed sadness at Nigeria’s “tale of conundrum” riddled with various crises 57 years after its independence. In…
View More At 57, Nigeria dancing naked while its roof is on fire-TUCDefunct Nigerian airways Staff gets N45b
More than 12 years after they were laid off following the liquidation of the national carrier, Nigerian Airways, the staff, are to be paid their…
View More Defunct Nigerian airways Staff gets N45bWe should pray oil prices stay low- Dangote
Africa’s richest man and Nigeria’s indisputable business leader Aliko Dangote has told a packed room in New York that he is hoping that oil prices…
View More We should pray oil prices stay low- DangoteNigeria’s foreign debt jumps to $15.05bn as Lagos tops list of debtor-states
The debt profile of Nigeria has been put at $15.05 billion as at the end of June 2017, according to a report released on Tuesday…
View More Nigeria’s foreign debt jumps to $15.05bn as Lagos tops list of debtor-statesNigeria targets $25b FDI investments through American investors
Officials of the Nigerian Government have assured U.S. investors of the favourable investment climate, promising the highest returns on investments, more than anywhere else in…
View More Nigeria targets $25b FDI investments through American investorsOil prices rise toward $56
Oil prices were lower on Friday but on course for weekly gains, the third in a row in the case of Brent as the clean-up…
View More Oil prices rise toward $56