Startup Ecosystem
5 Jun
Lagos has emerged 70th among the top 100 cities with vibrant startup ecosystems.
This is according to the 2024 Startup Index
10 Dec 2023
Industry experts have advocated for more collaboration on the challenges, innovations and opportunities for technology in the African region. The experts, who spoke at a two-day ‘Abuja Tech Converge - TechXcelerate’ conference, organised by an agricultural technology company, ThriveAgric, with more than 500 people in attendance in Abuja, in partnership with OCP Africa, discussed collaborative…
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The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has revealed that the Federal Government's annual electricity subsidy surged to N2.4 trillion in 2024, a sharp rise from N650 billion in 2023. The commission attributed the significant increase to persistent inefficiencies in the electricity sector, despite the introduction of the Band A tariff service category. The initiative, aimed…
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An Abuja-based lawyer, Mr Bala Dakum, has recounted the harrowing ordeal of his 85-year-old father, Deh Idi Dakum, who was kidnapped and murdered in Matelem village, Bokkos Local Council of Plateau State, despite the family paying a ransom.
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Petroleum economists and former Director of the Centre for Petroleum, Energy Economics and Law (CPEEL), University of Ibadan (UI), Prof Adeola Adenikinju, has urged the Federal Government to come out clean and tell Nigerians the true situation of the Port Harcourt Refinery.
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As part of efforts to empower young girls and women in Nigeria, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), the United Kingdom's Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) and Generation Unlimited
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The Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has faulted the achievements of Governor Ademola Adeleke in the last two years, contending that his administration had taken the state back to the primitive age through dismal performance.