Startup Ecosystem
10 Dec
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…
1 Oct 2023
I signed off last week while lamenting an emblem of suffering and shame for us as an oil-producing country. I rounded off noting that we are an oil producing country but because we serve the God of Small Things, we curiously import refined products for domestic consumption because all our four refineries have for years been…
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Officers from the Ikotun Police Division, Lagos State have rescued three children who had been locked in a room for days by their grandmother. Police spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, in a statement on Friday, stated that an investigation is ongoing on the matter. Hundeyin disclosed that the children have been kept safe while the grandmother…
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A neighbourhood in the southern Serbian city of Nis will be evacuated on Sunday due to the removal of NATO projectiles found in the area, said the city's emergency situations headquarters on Friday.
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A Volvo truck (unregistered) carrying loads of food items overturned in the Ojota area of Lagos on Friday, leaving its occupants with serious injuries.
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Russian strikes on Ukraine in the early hours of Friday killed at least eight people, including two children, as Kyiv said it shot down a Russian strategic bomber for the first time.
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A Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed a suit filed by seven senior advocates of Nigeria against the National Judicial Council (NJC) and others over the alleged unlawful appointment of judges in Kogi.
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Police have arrested one Emmanuel Victor who is the principal suspect behind the Killing of a student of Abia State University (ABSU) Uturu, Emmanuel Uche, during a cult clash. In March, a viral video surfaced on social media, showing a 400-level History and International Relations student, being attacked by members of a rival group within…
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A Burundi journalist has been charged with "endangering internal security", an offence that risks up to life in prison, her lawyers and relatives said, accusing the authorities of beating her during interrogation.
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At least 23 people have been killed in an attack by bandits on the Anguwar Danko community in Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State, according to a community leader. The attack, which occurred Wednesday night, has yet to be confirmed by Kaduna State Police authorities. A leader in the community, Zubairu Abdulrahuf, told…
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The Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) has placed former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, on a watchlist. Immigration took this step after the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday declared Bello wanted. NIS placed Bello on the watchlist in a circular dated April 18 and signed by Assistant Comptroller of Immigration, DS Umar, for…