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Lagos State Creative Industries Initiative (LACI) to empower next generation of filmmakers with free skills training
The Lagos State Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture has officially launched the Lagos State Creative Industries Initiative (LACI) at ...
RadioNow creates platform for public discourse; launches multi-platform series tagged ‘Urgent Conversations’
In partnership with development consulting firm – Nextier, supported by Channels TV and RED, newly launched radio station, Radio Now ...
‘Girls with Period Initiative’ announces WildFlower PR’s ‘Oma Areh as Board Chair
Not-for-Profit organisation, ‘Girls With Period’ has announced the appointment of PR, Media expert and TV Producer, Ifeoma ‘Oma Areh, as ...
Nigeria to receive largest share of AU’s COVID-19 vaccine
…donation to arrive in three weeks Following MTN’s donation of US$25 million towards the African Union’s COVID-19 vaccination programme, the ...
Facebook Marketplace rolls out in Nigeria
A destination enabling people to discover, buy and sell items Facebook today announced the launch in Nigeria of Marketplace, a ...
Glo propels growth in telecoms sector in Q3, 2020
Data grandmasters, Globacom, drove the growth in Nigeria’s telecommunications industry in the third quarter of 2020, according to data released ...
From rock bottom to CEO, Yinka Obebe bares it all on #WithChude
“The day I left the company, I left with nothing but a backpack” – CEO of Pop Central TV, Yinka ...
Stanbic IBTC reiterates commitment to the growth of Education in Nigeria
To commemorate the 2021 International Day of Education, Stanbic IBTC Holdings PLC reaffirmed its commitment to providing support and ensuring ...
BBC World Service announces new daily podcast for Africa; launches podcast competition in Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa
The BBC World Service has announced a brand new daily news podcast for Africa, more episodes of The Comb podcast, ...
What’s all the fuss about Detty December?
Amid all the rancour, it is interesting that Nigerians still find a way to have fun. No wonder the country ...
University of Sussex to hold seminar on in Data Science or Artificial Intelligence
University of Sussex, UK’s leading research institutions will tomorrow, Monday, 14th December, 2020 hold a seminar titled ‘Launching your career ...
Òlòtūré, Money Heist, Love Is Blind – What Nigerians watched on Netflix in 2020
It’s been a tumultuous year, filled with uncertainty, social distancing, lockdowns and travel restrictions with Nigerians finding ways to escape, ...
David Garland leaves a mark on MTN Y’ello Star following his eviction
Saturday night came, and what was expected to be a beautiful save after a mesmerizing performance did not turn out ...
#SaturdaySpecial: Why we love Kita and the Dusty Red Road; Dada Ade and the Good Hair Fairy by Vennessa Scholtz
The covers: Dada Ade and the Good Hair Fairy cover is bright and beautiful. A blend of pastel colours, it ...
5 Nigerian students speak about coping with the ASUU strike
In a year that has belonged to the coronavirus, pockets of police brutality protests and new anxieties from Nigeria’s economic ...
#WorldAIDSDay2020: Nigerians share their experiences about living with HIV and fighting stigma
There are 1.9 million Nigerians living with HIV, according to a 2019 survey by the Joint United Nations Programme on ...
#SaturdaySpecial: ‘An alchemy of personal family story and untouchable myth’ | The Death of Vivek Oji
The Death of Vivek Oji is Akwaeke Emezi’s latest novel whose excerpt, courtesy of YNaija and Farafinabooks, we’re happy to ...
Even among stars, David Garland shines bright at MTN Y’ello Star
With a beautiful voice, soulful sound and bedazzling confidence, David Garland is fast becoming a household name in the MTN ...
A full realisation of ASUU’s powers may just be the game changer Nigeria’s Education sector needs
by Alabi Adewale Paul The ongoing strike action by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) is a source of ...
#LekkiShooting: The Nigerian Army ties a noose around its neck with its latest revelation on the saga
The Lekki Shooting heralded the end of the #EndSARS protests across the nation as the gruesome killing of the protesters ...
#FreeEromz: Why government must free Eromosele Adene before it becomes too late
by Alabi Adewale Paul Since the #EndSARS protests came to a halt, the Nigerian government has carried out a number ...
Here’s why Nigeria may end up ‘killing’ the newly launched ‘Assembled-in-Lagos’ Electric cars
by Alabi Adewale Paul Technology in Nigeria has grown in leaps and bounds over the past few years. However, most ...
#SaturdaySpecial: Can you solve a mystery like the Ilesanmi twins?
Some of you may be familiar with the “Are You Smarter Than a Ten-Year-Old?” challenge. Today, YNaija and Farafina bring ...
Chimamanda awarded Women’s Prize for Fiction ‘Winner of Winners,’ in last 25 years
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has been awarded the Women’s Prize for Fiction ‘Winner of Winners’ for her novel Half of a ...
Here’s a call on Africa’s Amazing Voices to win US$100 000
The Time is Now to find the best voices in Africa. Online entries to Old Mutual Amazing Voices Season 2 ...
DStv Premium Golf Day debuts this weekend and it’s worth anticipating
With over 200,000 golfers, golf is slowly becoming a sport, not only for the elite but also, interested persons who ...
Lagos Business School ranked among top 40 on 2020 Better World MBA ranking
Africa’s top provider of management education, Lagos Business School (LBS) has been ranked among top 40 business schools in Corporate ...
Confidence Staveley: “If Nigeria is the ‘cyber-crime capital’ of the world, it could also be the cyber-security capital of the world…”
On Sunday, November 8, 2020, the CEO of the award-winning technology-solutions provider, InfoGraphics Nigeria, Chinenye Mba-Uzoukwu, a forensic investigator with ...
‘It was better I tried it and failed, than not to do it at all and live in regret’ – Nigerian Fashion Designer Mai Atafo tells #WithChude
On this week’s episode of #WithChude, Nigeria’s leading Fashion Designer, Mai Atafo, opens up to host and founder of Joy, ...
Afropolis.org gathers 90 Nigerian artistes from 30 cities at home and abroad to commemorate Chinua Achebe @ 90
Chinua Achebe was born on November 16, 1930 in Ogidi village, Anambra, Nigeria. He meant different things to different artistes ...