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The Presidential Review: Technology

September 20, 2022 by Thelma Ideozu

The last decade has undeniably been an interesting one for the Nigerian technology industry. The desire to use technology to solve problems has grown steadily with a new culture of

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The Presidential Review: Job Creation

September 13, 2022 by Thelma Ideozu

One of the many economic challenges Nigeria has to manage is creating jobs fast and large enough to match the country’s exploding population growth. In the first quarter of 2021,

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The Presidential Review: Education

September 12, 2022 by Thelma Ideozu

As the dates for the 2023 Nigeria general elections draw ever closer — the presidential and National Assembly poll is set for February 25 and governorship and other subnational elections

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When Queen Elizabeth II Visited Nigeria

September 12, 2022 by Culture Custodian

By Toyosi Onabanjo Queen Elizabeth II’s death on 8 September has occasioned many tributes but also many Twitter jokes, some of them about the late Queen’s cherished Pembroke Welsh corgis.

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Explainer: Here’s Why The Nigerian Police Arrested Ice Prince

September 2, 2022 by Adaora Nwangwu

On September 2nd, the Lagos State Police Command arrested Nigerian hip-hop artiste, Ice Prince for allegedly assaulting a police officer. What happened? This morning, superintendent Benjamin Hundeyin shared a post from

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Explainer: Here’s Why Emirates ShutDown Flight Operations in Nigeria

August 18, 2022 by Adaora Nwangwu

As of August 18, Emirates has announced that it would shut down its flight operations within and out of Nigeria from September 1 citing the inability to repatriate funds from

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Explainer: Here’s Why The Ugandan Government Shutdown the Sexual Minorities Uganda (SMUG) NGO

August 10, 2022 by Adaora Nwangwu

The Ugandan administration terminated the operations of Sexual Minorities Uganda (SMUG), a non-governmental organization for LGBTQ rights citing illegal operations. Why was SMUG terminated? On Friday, the National Bureau for

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Explainer: Benefits of the New SSB Tax

August 4, 2022 by Michael Aromolaran

Sugar serves the body well. Too much of it though and it’s like walking eyes open into an anteroom labelled, “future medical complications”. In spite of this, sugar in its

Film & TV News & Politics

The New BBC Africa Eye Documentary Zooms In On The Bandit Warlords Of Zamfara

July 27, 2022 by Thelma Ideozu

To say that Nigeria is not safe would be the understatement of the decade. If anything, the country has become a safe haven for kidnapping, herder-farmer clashes, attacks by unknown

Music News & Politics Pop Culture

Explainer: Why The Headies Disqualified Controversy King, Portable

July 27, 2022 by Michael Aromolaran

At this rate Habeeb Okikiola, whom the streets and Internet know as Portable, may have to rely on a mnemonic trick to keep track of his controversies. He enjoyed his

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Lagos Flood And The Need To Care

July 27, 2022 by Michael Aromolaran

I thought about the Lagos flood, then it recalled Davido’s 2019 single Assurance. In the song a love-addled Davido swears romantic fealty to his then-lover Chioma, praying to die by

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What Asa’s NNPC Performance Tells Us About The Political Conscience

July 22, 2022 by Michael Aromolaran

Sometimes they agree, sometimes they disagree, but music and politics are never far apart. In the past few weeks, Nigerians have seen how well music can serve politics. A singing

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Founder Of Digimillennials Gets Accepted Into Black Entrepreneurship Program In Canada

July 21, 2022 by Adaora Nwangwu

The Founder of Digimillennials Media Services, Peter Pearse-Elosia, has been announced as one of the delegates of the LiftOff Waterloo Wellington Program; a A black-led business accelerator and incubator for

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Before You Move To Nigeria: Insights on the Immigrant Nigerian Journey by Lola OJ

July 21, 2022 by Adaora Nwangwu

This is how you let the cat out of the bag – in a grand style – just as Lola OJ did with her debut publication. It is not enough

Music News & Politics

Simi Breaks Record as First Female to Hit 100 Million Streams on Boomplay

July 11, 2022 by Cecil Takim

Multi-award-winning singer-songwriter, Simi, has surpassed 100 million total streams on Boomplay, making her the first female artist to achieve this milestone record. The #1 music streaming and download service recently