U.S. Elections, National Grid Top Nigerians’ Google Search in 2024
Google on Tuesday released its 2024 Year in Search for Nigeria showing the search for the U.S. elections, the new national anthem, and the national[more...]
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7 Most Expensive Private Universities in Nigeria for the 2024/2025 Academic Year
As Nigeria faces rising inflation, the effects are being felt across many sectors, including higher education. Private universities, known for their quality education and top-notch[more...]
Real Reason Donald Trump Appointed Elon Musk To Lead US Govt Efficiency Department
United States President-elect Donald Trump has announced that tech billionaire Elon Musk will serve in the Department of Government Efficiency. Musk will be joined by[more...]
NCC Supports Short Codes For Cultural Content
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has announced its commitment to support the cultural re-orientation of Nigerians by mandating telecom companies to ensure subscribers have access[more...]
$5.3m Fraud: US Hunts Scammers, Traces Funds to Nigeria, Hong Kong, Others
The US government has filed a civil forfeiture action to recover $5.3 million linked to a business email compromise (BEC) scheme that defrauded a Massachusetts[more...]
Tariff Hike: DISCOs Generate ₦100 billion Revenue in One Month
Power distribution companies in Nigeria have banked on the recent tariff hike to increase their earnings in March 2024. The increased earnings which rose from[more...]
The Five Most Innovative Ministers in Tinubu’s Government
These ministers have implemented transformative initiatives that have yielded measurable results in just 12 months. As President Bola Tinubu marks his first year in office,[more...]
Burkina Faso Suspends BBC, VOA Over Coverage of Human Rights Abuse
The government of Burkina Faso has suspended the radio broadcasts of BBC Africa and the U.S-funded Voice of America (VOA) for two weeks over their[more...]
JAMB: 577 Blind Candidates To Sit For 2024 UTME
577 visually impaired candidates will write the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) in eleven centres across Nigeria. Peter Okebukola, chairman of the Joint Admissions[more...]
10 States In Nigeria That Borrow From CBN to Pay Salary
Not less than 31 state governments in Nigeria borrowed N457.17 billion to pay salaries to their respective civil servants. This borrowing was facilitated through the[more...]
Youngest African Presidents Under The Age of 50
African presidents have always been seen as elder statesmen who have held their positions of authority for many years. Nonetheless, a new generation of young[more...]
UK Universities Face Bankruptcy Over Shortages of Students From Nigeria And India
A number of the universities in the United Kingdom, UK, face bankruptcy as the numbers of international students from India and Nigeria – the most[more...]
The 10 Most Expensive States to Live in Nigeria
Nigeria’s economic scene is currently wrestling with unprecedented challenges as the cost of living skyrockets to levels previously unseen. The latest report from the National[more...]
Italy Fines TikTok $11 Million For Failing to Protect Minors
Italy’s competition authority has fined TikTok €10 million ($11 million) for failing to control the spread of content that it said threatened the safety of[more...]
Protest Rocks US As House Passes Bill To Ban TikTok
The US House of Representatives has passed a landmark bill that could see TikTok banned in America. It would give the social media giant's Chinese[more...]
The Top 10 Happiest Countries in Africa
The list is courtesy of Global Mind Project. The world is dealing with a ton of issues, from high living costs to pandemics, droughts, and[more...]
Donald Trump Brands Facebook Enemy of The People
Facebook once again finds itself in the crosshairs of former President Donald Trump. And that’s making some traders on Wall Street nervous. Meta Platforms (META),[more...]
JUST IN: UK Emerges Second Most Miserable Country In The World
A recent mental wellbeing report reveals that the United Kingdom is currently one of the least content places globally, surpassed only by Uzbekistan. As the[more...]
African Countries With the Highest Number of Women in Government
Countries are largely affected by gender inequalities in the social, economic and political spheres. However, it is worth noting that over the years, things have[more...]
767 Manufacturing Companies Shut Down Operations in 2023 – MAN
The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) in a statement said 767 shut down in 2023, while 335 manufacturing firms became distressed as a result of[more...]
