Eleven jostle for $100,000 The Nigeria Prize for Literature
The Advisory Board for The Nigeria Prize for Literature Thursday announced the longlist of 11 drawn from 143 plays in the running for the 2023 edition of the prize. The…
Chicago State University: Tinubu asks court to quash Atiku’s subpoena
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approached the Circuit Court of Cook County, County Department, Law Division, Illinois, United States of America, to quash a subpoena to Chicago State University…
Nigeria seen hiking rates 100 basis points on July 25 to boost devalued naira: Reuters polls
July 20, 2023 The Central Bank of Nigeria will likely continue raising its key interest rate in the coming days and months to support a devalued naira, a Reuters poll…
Britain sanctions Wagner-linked officials in three African countries
July 20, 2023 Britain on Thursday sanctioned 13 individuals and businesses in the Central African Republic, Mali and Sudan with links to Russia’s Wagner Group, including one it described as…
FOOD SECURITY: FG, AFD, SEMMARIS ON STUDY TOUR OF LAGOS MARKET SYSTEMS
July 20, 2023 The Federal Government of Nigeria, in collaboration with Agence Française De Development (AFD) and SEMMARIS (the Technical Partner), have embarked on a study tour of markets in…
Kenya, Nigeria, Zambia currencies set to weaken further
July 20, 2023 Kenya’s shilling, Nigeria’s naira and Zambia’s kwacha are expected to weaken further in the week to next Thursday, while Ghana’s cedi and Uganda’s shilling could strengthen, traders…
LASG TO PARTNER INTERNATIONAL CHESS FEDERATION TO BOOST LEARNING IN SCHOOLS
July 20, 2023 Lagos State Ministry of Education is set to partner the International Chess Federation (FIDE) to enhance teaching and learning in Lagos State schools using the Chess in…
Convicted Nigerian politician Ibori faces huge UK confiscation order
July 20, 2023 A London court should order the confiscation of more than 100 million pounds ($129 million) from Nigerian politician James Ibori, a convicted fraudster who spent years in…
Woman in court for being in possession of 36 pieces of berets with IPOB insignia
July 20, 2023 The police in Lagos on Thursday arraigned one Charity Iroakazi, 28, at an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court for allegedly having in her possession 36 berets with IPOB insignia…
WHO alerts Nigeria, others on discovery of contaminated cough syrup
July 20, 2023 The World Health Organisation (WHO) has 8ssued an alert to Nigeria and other countries on contaminated Naturcold Syrup discovered in Cameroon. The WHO in a Medical Product…