Nigeria, Ghana to represent Africa in US spelling bee
A non-governmental organisation, Young Educators Foundation, has announced that Nigeria and Ghana will represent Africa at the prestigious Scripps National Spelling Bee, that will be hosted in the United States in 2025. The Chief Executive Officer of the foundation, Eugenia Tachie-Menson, disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen on Thursday in Abuja. Tachie-Menson Read More
Read moreFlutterwave teams up with EFCC to tackle financial fraud
Africa’s leading payments technology company, Flutterwave, has partnered with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to establish and lead a state-of-the-art Cybercrime Research Center. In a statement on Thursday, the partnership was formalized on Friday, June 14, 2024, during the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding in Abuja between Flutterwave and the EFCC. The high-level Read More
Read moreRivers caretaker chairmen resume, dissolve LGs’ committees
The Caretaker Committee Chairmen for the 23 Local Government Areas of Rivers State have assumed duties with the swearing-in of their members and dissolution of all standing committees in their respective councils. Also, the chairmen dissolved all task forces set up by the ousted council chairmen, even as they pledged to pay all outstanding salaries Read More
Read moreFive rising stars of Brazilian football
In 2024, a new generation of Brazilian wonderkids are capturing the football world’s attention with their remarkable talents and significant read more Five rising stars of Brazilian football
Read moreCSOs petition NHRC, demand probe of insecurity in South East
A coalition of civil society organisations has petitioned the National Human Rights Commission, demanding an urgent and thorough investigation into the escalating insecurity and systematic human rights violations in Southeast Nigeria. The groups, in a co-signed petition on Thursday, noted the frequency of organised attacks, killings, extortion, sexual violence, and destruction of properties in the Read More
Read moreWestern multinationals fleeing Nigeria are being replaced by Asian and Turkish firms
As US and Europe-based multinationals exit Nigeria, Asian and local companies are stepping in to fill the void. Last week, read more Western multinationals fleeing Nigeria are being replaced by Asian and Turkish firms
Read moreSenior doctors accept pay deal in England
The pay deal, worth up to 19.4% for some, comes after months of negotiations.Read More
Read moreI felt like I was getting electric shocks – then found out it was cancer
Nurse Carol McGachie said she felt like she had been plugged into the mains every night.Read More
Read moreHigh food prices eat away at Nigerians’ income
…Economists see rate peaking at 35% in months High food prices continued to exert pressure on the wallets of Nigerians read more High food prices eat away at Nigerians’ income
Read moreAnalysts see $2.25bn World Bank loan easing naira pain
The $2.25 billion World Bank loan given to Nigeria to stabilise the economy and scale up support to the poor read more Analysts see $2.25bn World Bank loan easing naira pain
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