Category: Extra

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Op-Ed EditorFebruary 25, 2020

Trainings and not just investing in Nigerian entrepreneurs is integral to Nigerian Export – Awolowo, NEPC Executive Director

The Executive Director of the Nigeria Export Promotion Council (NEPC) and champion for zero-oil export in Nigeria, Mr. Olusegun Awolowo ...

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Emmanuel SadiFebruary 19, 2020

Emmanuel Sadi: Trump’s travel ban is barefaced racism

Immigration refers to the act of coming to live permanently in a foreign country. It was first invented by European ...

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Op-Ed EditorFebruary 19, 2020

Medplus launches new pharmaceutical outlet in Victoria Island

Medplus, Nigeria’s leading health and beauty retail company committed to helping Nigerians live and feel good, officially launched a new pharmaceutical outlet on Monday, ...

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Op-Ed EditorFebruary 18, 2020

The Future Awards Africa announces call for nomination 2020 in partnership with The African Union Commission

The Future Awards Africa (TFAA) partners with the African Union Commission towards achieving 1 million By 2021 Initiative. The initiative ...

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Op-Ed EditorFebruary 17, 2020

Richard von Weizsäcker Fellow, Obiageli Ezekwesili launches #FixPolitics Initiative with inaugural conference

Nigeria’s Obiageli Ezekwesili in conjunction with the Robert Bosch Academy presents the #FixPolitics Initiative with an inaugural conference in Lagos. ...

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Op-Ed EditorFebruary 15, 2020

Five interesting things that happened this Valentine

Except you’ve been under a rock until recently, there’s no way you would have missed the Valentine buzz – either ...

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Op-Ed EditorFebruary 13, 2020

The REDx Training Program is building Nigeria’s next media giants

Nigeria’s media ecosystem is on a burgeoning roll. Diversifying, layering on preexisting entertainment mediums, monetizing previously dormant platforms, and simply ...

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Op-Ed EditorFebruary 11, 2020

Data breach by LIRS: Why NITDA must wield the big stick

In December 2019, the personal data of numerous taxpayers in Lagos State was leaked on the payment portal of the ...

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Op-Ed EditorFebruary 11, 2020

Andela, Facebook and UNODC hosts Hackathon4Justice to create solutions that tackle social vices in Nigeria

Andela, the engineering-as-a-service business that helps companies build teams quickly and cost-effectively so they can ship faster, hosted 50 students ...

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Usman AlabiFebruary 10, 2020

#PotholeTracker: The bariga road pothole by UNILAG gate can’t be a surprise if you are a Lagosian, it feels normal

This perhaps should no longer be a surprise. LUTH gate was once in a terrible condition until we intensified advocacy ...

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Op-Ed EditorFebruary 5, 2020

PEBEC launches NAP 5.0, its fifth National Action Plan to ramp up ease of doing business reforms as LITUATION subnational tour continues in Abuja

The Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC) has launched its fifth accelerator aimed at rapid implementation of reforms for further ...

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Op-Ed EditorFebruary 4, 2020

Mo Abudu delivers keynote address at The Event Xperience Africa 2020

Mo Abudu, the chief executive officer of EbonyLifeTV delivered the keynote address at the second edition of The Event Xperience ...

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Op-Ed EditorJanuary 30, 2020

Don Jazzy, Sola Sobowale, Alibaba, Omotola Jalade, other A-list Nigerian creatives step out for UNDP ‘Create to Develop’

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Nigeria held its first in a series of development conversations with the Nigerian ...

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Edwin OkoloJanuary 29, 2020

Mohamed Yahya wants to accelerate development in Africa & he wants Nigeria’s biggest stars to help out

“People tell me I have a high tolerance of risk,” Mohamed Yahya tells me as we sit to have a ...

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Op-Ed EditorJanuary 28, 2020

The Lagos Professional Mentoring Forum holds this Saturday and we are excited

Are you a working professional in Lagos, 35 years old or above? Then you want to strongly consider being at ...

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Op-Ed EditorJanuary 24, 2020

Do you have what it takes to be a correspondent for ‘Rubbin’ Minds’? Ebuka Obi-Uchendu is looking for you

For over 7 years, media darling Ebuka Obi-Uchendu has dominated day time talk, hosting top rated daytime talk show Rubbin’ ...

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Op-Ed EditorJanuary 22, 2020

SERAP to AGF, EFCC, ICPC; Fast-track prosecution of power sector corruption cases

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami ...

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Temidayo Taiwo-SidiqJanuary 22, 2020

PALEC Awards unveils final list of nominees ahead of SLC 5.0

The PALEC AWARDS Central Planning Committee unveils her official final nominees for the Prestige Anchor Leadership, Empowerment and Capacity Building ...

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Temidayo Taiwo-SidiqJanuary 20, 2020

Unpacking our most troubling stories and learning how to heal from them

Sarah Thompson was single until she was 49 years old. She met the love of her life and a wedding ...

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Temidayo Taiwo-SidiqJanuary 20, 2020

Standing ovation for Mercy Johnson’s ‘Legend of Inikpi’ as star-studded premiere holds in Lagos

Movie Hits Cinemas In Nigeria And Ghana, January 24! All roads led to Filmhouse IMAX in Lekki on the 19th of ...

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Temidayo Taiwo-SidiqJanuary 15, 2020

Chimamanda makes history in the Netherlands!

Renowned author, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has started the year 2020 from where she left off in 2019 by receiving another ...

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Temidayo Taiwo-SidiqJanuary 11, 2020

“We know what the streets are saying” | RED launches new direction with consulting and cultural intelligence focus

RED | For Africa, the company with the largest number of youth-focused media brands on the continent, has unveiled its ...

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Temidayo Taiwo-SidiqJanuary 7, 2020

Fela’s Republic and the Kalakuta Queens holds audiences spellbound with captivating finale

The grand finale of Fela‘s Republic and the Kalakuta Queens, a stage play depicting the life and struggle of Afrobeats ...

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Temidayo Taiwo-SidiqJanuary 3, 2020

Fela’s Republic and the Kalakuta Queens wraps up this Sunday at the Terra Kulture 

Bolanle Austen-Peters’ Fela’s Republic and the Kalakuta Queens which returned to Lagos in December continues to spotlight prevalent social issues ...

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EditorDecember 30, 2019

Shina Peters, Dbanj, Wande Coal and Zlatan join Alibaba January 1st 2020 concert

The growing list of A list artists confirmed for Alibaba’s January 1st 2020 retro themed concert continue to swell, legendary ...

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EditorDecember 28, 2019

Tiwa Savage, Davido, Adekunle Gold, Mayorkun, 9ice to perform at #2babaLive today! 

A formidable lineup of Nigerian music heavyweights have been unveiled to perform at the heavily anticipated concert 2baba Live holding ...

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Temidayo Taiwo-SidiqDecember 28, 2019

“Bintu – The Musical” brings the crisis in Nigeria’s Northeast to the stage

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) on Thursday, 19 December premiered Bintu – The Musical, at the MUSON Centre ...

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Temidayo Taiwo-SidiqDecember 24, 2019

SERAP petitions UN over violent attacks on protesters in Abuja

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has petitioned Mr. Clement Voule, UN Special Rapporteur on the right to peaceful assembly ...

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Temidayo Taiwo-SidiqDecember 24, 2019

Fela’s Republic and the Kalakuta Queens’ spotlights prevalent social issues

Bolanle Austen-Peters’ Fela’s Republic and the Kalakuta Queens, which returned to Lagos this December continues to spotlight prevalent social issues ...

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Temidayo Taiwo-SidiqDecember 12, 2019

Y! TV’s Busola Dakolo interview makes YouTube list of most-watched videos in 2019

Y! TV’s viral interview with celebrity photographer, Busola Dakolo, has been listed as one of the most watched video in ...

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