World Bank supports Nigeria with $611 m to get children back to school
The World Bank will support Nigeria with $611 million dollars to get children back to school under the Better Education Service Delivery for All (BESDA) programme, the Coordinator, Prof. Gidado…
Scholarship: Oil firm targets students in 10 Rivers communities
An operator in the oil and gas sector, Newcross Exploration and Production Ltd, says it will give scholarship to secondary school students in 10Â communities in Akuku-Toru and Degema Local…
Samsung Galaxy S7 smartphones vulnerable to hacking – Researchers
Samsung Galaxy S7 smartphones contain a microchip security flaw, uncovered earlier this year, that put tens of millions of devices at risk to hackers looking to spy on their users,…
Germany tests solar car which charges as being driven
A Munich-based start-up has taken advantage of the strong Bavarian sun this summer to test the final development of the charging system of its Sion car, an all-electric solar vehicle…
Man arrested for keeping girl as sex slave for 15 years
The police in Indonesia confirmed the arrest of an 83-year-old village witch doctor who entrapped a 12-year-old girl and tricked her into having sex with him for the past 15…
Only merit can unburden Nigeria’s leadership burden – Dr. Chidi Amuta
 Full text of Dr. Amuta’s lecture at Mr. Ray Ekpu’s 70th birthday anniversary colloquium Leadership & the Burden of History (A Tribute Lecture for Ray Ekpu at 70) Chidi Amuta…
BB Naija Efe becomes African Ambassador for Indian varsity
Nigerian rapper Efe Ejeba, winner of the 2017 edition of Big Brother Naija reality television show has signed an endorsement deal with educational outfit, Kalinga University, India. The “Warri’’ crooner…
Dalung inaugurates 6-man reconciliation committee on NFF leadership crisis
The Minister of Youths and Sports Development, Solomon Dalung, on Monday inaugurated a six-man reconciliation committee to bring lasting solution to the lingering crisis in the Nigeria Football Federation…
AfDB to increase fish production, others by 5m tonnes in Africa
The African Development Bank through its Technologies for African Agricultural Transformation (TAAT) programme is targeting to increase aquaculture production in Africa by five million tonnes by 2025. Dr Chrysantus Akem,…
Nigeria needs N4billion to tackle infectious diseases — NCDC
Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, the Chief Executive Officer of Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Monday, says that Nigeria needs N4 billion to tackle infectious diseases. Ihekweazu said this at…