UDU Gets First Female First Class Student in Physics
Usmanu Danfodiyo University, UDU, Sokoto has named Katsina state born Zainab Abdullahi as its first female student to bag first class in physics. The university which held its 35th to…
‘Technovation’ Girls, IFEST Boys We Will Help Them Get Angel Investors– Silicon-Valley group
The Silicon Valley-Nigeria Economic Development (SV-NED) says the five Nigerian girls from Regina Pacies Secondary School, Onitsha, and the four boys from St. John Science and Technical College, Alor, both…
History As Jumia Becomes 1st African Start-up To List on NYSE
Jumia Technologies, a pan-African technology company, has listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), becoming the first-ever technology company from Africa to list on the world’s largest stock exchange….
Ending HIV/AIDS: FG Inaugurates Operational Guidelines For HIV Self-testing
The Federal Government has inaugurated the Operational Guideline for HIV self-testing and the Evaluation Report of Alere HIV Combo Rapid Test Kit towards ending HIV/AIDS as a public health challenge…
UTME: Two undergraduates caught for alleged impersonation
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says it arrested a third year medical student and another undergraduate for attempting to write the ongoing Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) for…
Revealed: Real reasons for Catholic Church’s paedophilia crisis
The sexual revolution of 1968 and Western society’s growing secularisation are to blame for the Catholic Church’s paedophilia crisis, former Pope Benedict XVI argues in a rare foray into the…
Bashir Forced to Step Down By Military After Decades of Autocratic Power
Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir was forced to step down by the military on Thursday after three decades of autocratic power, and moves were under way to…
Julian Assange Arrested By British Police at Ecuadorean Embassy After Extradition Request
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was arrested by British police on Thursday after they were invited into the Ecuadorean embassy where he has been holed up since 2012. “Julian Assange, 47,…
Troops Evacuate Town in Borno in Security Operation -UN
Nigerian troops evacuated the entire population of a town of 10,000 people in northeastern Borno state without warning on Monday before an operation against militants, the United Nations said on…
Nigeria’s foreign debt now $25.27bn; Lagos, Edo top high debtor states – NBS
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said Nigeria’s foreign debt stood at 25.27 billion US dollars as at 31st Dec., 2018. The NBS said this in “Nigerian Domestic and Foreign…