The Uncomfortable Truth of Elusive Economic Development- Nigeria’s Century
The Uncomfortable Truth of Elusive Economic Development- Nigeria’s Century Old Failures and Prospects for A New Nigeria For the Record: Full text of Dr. Oby Ezekwesili’s speech at the APC National...
View ArticleThe Legacy of the Incorruptible.Governor Peter Obi of Anambra State
While other Nigerian state governors have been indicted for corrupt practices, Governor Peter Obi of the south eastern Anambra State has given an outstanding end-of-tenure report that showed that he...
View ArticleRocket Internet: The Real Owners of Jumia
E-commerce giant Rocket Internet is rolling out shopping sites like Jumia in the developing world. WSJ's Anton Troianovski reports from Lagos, Nigeria. Tweet
View ArticleWe Must All Fight Against Rape and Expose All Rapists!
“Enough! It is time to act on this epidemic.”~ Dr. Obiageli Ezekwesili, a co-founder of Transparency International, former World Bank Vice President for Africa and former Federal Minister of Solid...
View ArticleThe World Celebrates 25 Years of the Web
Sir Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the World Wide Web, founder of the World Wide Web Foundation and World Wide Web Consortium. source: World Wide Web Foundation.WASHINGTON, March 12, 2014 /PRNewswire/...
View ArticleMore People Fleeing As Deadly Attacks Spread To Lake Chad in Nigeria
) More People Fleeing As Deadly Attacks Spread To Lake Chad in Nigeria A group of refugees gather in the yard of a local man in Bosso, Niger. During the night, they stay with other families in the...
View ArticleWho Will Win the Ultimate Miss Fair and White Gold Beauty Pageant?
MISS FAIR AND WHITE GOLD BEAUTY CONTEST HOTS UPThe organizers of Miss Fair and White Gold Beauty Pageant is reminding the general public, beauty aficionados and glamorous young women all over the...
View ArticleJob Listing: Communications Associate, New Media
Job Listing: Communications Associate, New MediaEmployer: Global Financial IntegrityApplication Deadline: Friday, April 4, 2014Location: Washington, DCSalary: Commensurate with experience.Benefits:...
View ArticlePresident Goodluck Jonathan, the Grand Patron of Nollywood
President Goodluck Jonathan Has Lifted Nollywood To A Higher Level “Whenever I travel abroad, many of my colleagues, Presidents of other countries, ask me about Nollywood. Nollywood is our shining...
View ArticleOrikinla Offered Residency at the Famous Tyrone Guthrie Centre
Award winning Nigerian artist and writer Ekenyerengozi Michael Chima, aka Orikinla Osinachi has been offered residency at the famous Tyrone Guthrie Centre for creative artists at Annaghmakerrig,...
View ArticleChimamanda Adichie Wins Major US Award for Americanah
Chimamanda Adichie Wins US AwardPress ReleasePhoto: Chimamanda/FacebookChimamanda Ngozi AdichieNew York — Tonight, at the New School in New York, the National Book Critics Circle announced the...
View ArticleCocoa And Chocolate Companies Team Up With Leading Foundations To Train...
WASHINGTON, March 18, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --– More than 200,000 cocoa-farming families in West and Central Africa will be growing more cocoa and producing more food for their own tables within the next...
View ArticleHow Did You Feel the First Time You Saw Yourself on Film?
Cover Photo Shoots - How Did You Feel the First Time You Saw Yourself on Film?Chiwetel Ejiofor and Lupita Nyong’o, leading stars of the multiple award winning Best Film at the Oscars "12 Years a...
View ArticleLest We Forget Those Killed In Stampedes for Jobs In Nigeria
Those Killed In Stampedes For Jobs In Nigeria Officials and activists say at least 16 people died in stampedes when half a million people were invited to apply for fewer than 5,000 Nigerian government...
View ArticleFamous Nollywood VIPs Rally Against Piracy at Transerve's Press Conference in...
Famous Nollywood star Kanayo O. Kanayo, who is now Chairman of the Board of the National Institute for Hospitality and Tourism Studies (NIHTS), accomplished filmmaker Mahmood Ali-Balogun, Gabriel...
View ArticleUsing Black Magic in Nollywood By Daring Filmmaker C.J. “Fiery” Obasi
Why I Shot My Horror Feature OJUJU on the Black Magic Cinema CameraBy C.J. “Fiery” ObasiI shot about 50% of my upcoming feature film on the Black Magic Cinema Camera. My verdict? It is a brilliant...
View ArticleChika Anadu’s B for Boy, Kenneth Gyang’s Confusion Na Wa for Colours of the...
Two major Nigerian films Chika Anadu’s B for Boy, Kenneth Gyang’s Confusion Na Wa are among the 48 African films for second edition of Colours of the Nile International Film Festival opening today in...
View ArticleNigeria's LASAA to Host Africa's Biggest Signage and Outdoor Conference and...
LAGOS, Nigeria, March 24, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --Nigeria's first structured outdoor media regulator, Lagos State Signage & Advertisement Agency (LASAA), is to host Africa's most anticipated signage...
View ArticlePeople Without Culture Are Animals - Alake And Hails Dr. Mike Adenuga, Jr
People without culture are animals–Alake *Hails Adenuga’s virtuesGlobacom Chairman, Dr. Mike Adenuga, Jr has stressed the need for the preservation and propagation of Africa’s rich cultural heritage...
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