VsKit for live streaming The much-awaited annual Nigeria Fintech Week starts online on Monday, 2nd through Friday, 6th November 2020. The weeklong event would feature 20-product pitches/launches, 10-keynotes, 15-panels/presentations, 70+ speakers, 2000+ attendees, would promote solutions for health, education, agriculture and advance insights around customer experience, digital skills, future of fintech, blockchain amongst others Some …

Entrance examination into secondary schools in Kaduna State will hold on Nov. 7, Primary schools in the state will resume for a new session on Nov. 8, while secondary schools will resume on Nov. 9 after they were locked as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. Commissioner for Education, Shehu Muhammad, said in a statement …

By Tordue Salem The House of Representatives, Committee on Aviation has ordered the suspension of the proposed concessioning of four international airports by the Ministry of Aviation. The Chairman of the Committee, Rep. Nnolim Nnaji(PDP-Enugu), made the resolution on behalf of his panel, on Tuesday. details later… The post BREAKING: Reps order suspension of airports’ concessioning appeared first on Vanguard …

A 3-year-old girl was on Monday rescued from the rubble 65 hours after a deadly earthquake rocked Turkey’s western coast as the death toll climbed to 83. Rescue workers performed the delicate task of extricating the girl, Elif, from the rubble of an apartment building in the Turkish coastal city of Izmir in Turkey, disaster …

Australia’s opposition Labour Party, in a speech on Monday, warned of an impending `tsunami’ of job losses in male-dominated industries. Clare O’Neil, Labor’s shadow minister for innovation, technology and the future of work, said that while women bore the brunt of job losses as a result of the coronavirus restrictions, men were suffering from the …

Another oil leak, the third in six months, has discharged a yet-to-be-ascertained volume of crude oil polluting the Okpoama community and its environs in Brass Local Government Area of Bayelsa. The leak reportedly occurred on Oct. 28 on the 50-year-old Ogoda-Brass crude pipeline belonging to the Nigerian Agip Oil Company (NAOC) near the oil firm’s …

By Paul Olayemi Chief Ighoyota Amori, the Political Adviser to the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has lashed out at the General Overseer of Promise Kingdom Ministry, Sapele in Delta State, Bishop Godday Iboyi Okokporo, who, on Sunday prophesied that the Delta State former Governor, Chief James Ibori, would be embarrassed if he …

The National Council of Women Societies (NCWS) has called for continuous prayers for the final declaration of Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, as the 7th Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO). On Oct. 28, the General Council of theWorld Trade Organisation (WTO),  declared Dr Okonjo-Iweala as the best-suited candidate to occupy the position, but the United …

Pure Bliss, one of the brands from the stable of OK Foods,has once again sought to delight, reward, and financially empower Nigerians with the launch of a new massive promotion tagged ‘Pure Bliss Millionaire Promo’. The promotion which was launched across Nigeria is valid until Thursday, 31st December 2020 or while stock lasts, whichever is …

Dele Momodu By Ibrahim HassanWuyo The Arewa Youth Consultative Forum(AYCF) has described as “fake, malicious and injurious fabrication”, the news that it’s National President, Alhaji Yerima Shettima has demanded the arrest of columnist and publisher, Dele Momodu for interviewing IPOB’s Nnamdi Kanu. In a statement issued by the group, the AYCF said that “those spreading the …

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported 111 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total now infections now 62,964. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) made this known via its verified Website on Sunday. The centre also reported two deaths, bringing the total to 1,146 recorded in 36 states and the Federal …

By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja A Civil Society Organisation, CSO, Yiaga Africa, weekend, demanded youth and women inclusion in the constitution amendment process to address issues affecting them on the heels of #EndSARS protest across the country. This was stated by the Director Programme, Yiaga Africa, Cynthia Mbamalu, while delivering a goodwill message on behalf …

Ikeja Electric Plc (IE) says it has commenced implementation of the revised Service Reflective Tariff (SRT), as approved by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) effective Nov. 1. The electricity distribution company made the announcement in a public notice posted on its official Twitter account on Sunday. The previous SRT which began on Sept. 1 …

Princess Wonda Princess Wonda, real name Princess Funmilola Fisher is a Nigerian Afrobeat singer who was born in Southeast London. Herself and her family moved to Nigeria when she was 3 years old and lived there for 8 years. Princess’ father is a Yoruba man from Abeokuta while her mother is of Benin and Calabar heritage. …

Zainab Ahmed …says each beneficiary to get between N250,000 to N5m By Ibrahim HassanWuyo The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed, has explained how the Federal Government will disburse the N75 billion Youth Fund. She said that, between N250,000 to N5 million will be accessible to each benefiting youth in the Federal …

Nigerian Flag By Victoria Ojeme Nigeria’s trade relation with the Republic of Bangladesh this year is almost $145 million, a modest rise from $11.27 million last year. Minister of Trade, Industry and Investment, Otunba Adeniyi Adebayo disclosed this at the inauguration of the Commercial Display Room of the Bangladesh High Commission in Abuja, weekend. The …

The Minister of Youth and Sport Development, Mr Sunday Dare, has appealed to the youth to embrace dialogue in order to move the country forward. Dare said this on Sunday in Abuja at the maiden edition of the National Youth Day celebration with the theme ” Invest in the Youth, Secure Our Future”. He said …

As the United States (US) awaits election day on Tuesday, misleading claims from President Donald Trump and his opponent Joe Biden are circulating on hot-button issues including the Covid-19 pandemic, the economy and healthcare. AFP examines inaccurate claims from both candidates below. – ‘Super predators’ – Trump claimed in tweets on Sunday that Biden called …

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu The Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Sunday flagged off the reconstruction and upgrading of the Eti-Osa-Lekki-Epe Expressway, saying that the project will revolutionize trade and commerce in the state. At the launch of the project at Eleko, Sanwo-Olu said government knew the importance of the Eti-Osa-Lekki-Epe Expressway which houses the Lekki …

From top left to bottm right: Oye Owolewa, Yomi Faparusi, Yinka Faleti, Paul Akinjo, Adewunmi Kuforiji, Esther Agbaje, April Ademiluyi, Ngozi Akubuike and Benjamin Osemenam. No fewer than nine Nigerian Americans are on the ballot in Tuesday’s general elections in the United States, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. Running mostly on the platform of …