Nigeria’s president has said the country is in “shock and trauma” following the deaths of at least 100 people from an explosion at an illegal oil refinery. President Muhammadu Buhari described the incident in Imo state, southern Nigeria, as a “catastrophe and a national disaster”. Many victims were burnt beyond recognition. The police are now […]
𝐋𝐚𝐝𝐢 𝐊𝐰𝐚𝐥𝐢 (1925 – 1984), the woman on the Nigeria twenty naira note. She was born in the village of Kwali, Gwari region of Northern Nigeria, where pottery was a common occupation among women. She was so skilled that her work became known in Europe, Britain and America. In the late 1950s and early 1960s, […]
Kaycee Madu named new justice minister and solicitor general in Alberta! Premier Jason Kenney announces lawyer and Edmonton MLA Kaycee Madu is Alberta’s new justice minister and solicitor general during a cabinet shuffle on Tuesday. Kaycee (Kelechi) Madu is a Canadian politician who was elected in the 2019 Alberta general election to the Legislative Assembly […]
– Hallowed Olalouwa a Nigerian genius got his first degree at the age of 14 – He bagged his masters in both mathematics and physics at 19 – At just 24 he obtained his PhD in mathematics making him one of Africa’s youngest ever PhD holders PAY ATTENTION: Click “See First” under the “Following” tab […]
www.nationsonline.org › oneworld › nigeria www.nigeriaembassyusa.org Traveling to Nigeria www.immigration.gov.ng www.portal.immigration.gov.ng Discover Nigeria www.tournigeria.gov.ng MEDIA Nigeria’s media scene is one of the sparkling in Africa. State radio and TV operate at federal and regional levels. There are more than 100 national and local press titles, some of them state-owned. They include well-respected dailies, tabloids […]
With the gruesome murder of an African-American by a ‘white’ cop still causing widespread outrage across the world, some Nigerians in Lagos, on Monday, staged a walk in condemnation of the dastardly act. The Black Lives Matter Movement in Nigeria (BLMMN), stormed the streets of Nigeria’s commercial capital despite the heavy downpour, in total condemnation […]
Before the corona virus hit Ghana and Nigeria, I foresaw the impending calamities and although I put the article out, too few saw it, even fewer read it and far less thought to act upon it. I honestly believe that if Nigeria and Ghana had closed their boarders long before when they did, their would have not […]
A 26 year old Nigerian, credited for building the world’s first gaming robot, has just become the highest paid in the field of Robotic engineering. Silas Adekunle achieved this feat after signing a new deal with the world’s reputable software manufacturers, Apple Inc. The robotics engineer was also named as “Someone to Watch in 2018” […]
The Brazilian Minister of Culture, Dr Sérgio Sá leitão, while speaking at the Institute of African Studies, University of Sao Paulo, in Brazil paraded important dignitaries including Nigerian artists and historians, as well as professors of arts and African studies at a lecture on the importance of Yoruba language in the Brazilian culture and tradition. […]
he Nigerian Society of Engineers has called on the Federal Government to invest more in growing its Local Content to build the nation’s infrastructures rather than over-relying on the third world countries to fix them. According to the body, Nigerian Universities are doing their best to produce competent engineers that should be encouraged make a […]