Tag: Nigerian
Okonjo-Iweala Appointed First Female, African WTO Director-General
Nigerian economist and former minister of finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala was on Monday appointed as the next Director-General of the World Trade Organization. This was announced ... Read More
Flying Officer Tolulope Arotile to Be Buried July 23 – NAF
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says the remains of late Flying Officer Tolulope Arotile, the Service’s first female combat helicopter pilot, who died on Tuesday, ... Read More
Buhari Mourns First Female Combat Helicopter Pilot, Tolulope Arotile
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed shock and sadness over the passing of Flying Officer, Tolulope Arotile, and condoled with her family on the loss of ... Read More
Nigerian Air Force at 56: NAFOWA Reaches Out to Aged, Less Privileged
The Nigerian Air Force Officers Wives Association (NAFOWA), Logistics Command, Ikeja on Monday reached out to the aged, women and the less privileged in Mushin/Idi-Araba ... Read More
Nigerian Chidebe wins U.S. Global Ties Award
A Nigerian Mr Runcie Chidebe has won the 2020 International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) Alumni Award for Social Innovation and Change sponsored by the U.S. ... Read More
NSE Market Indices Rose by 0.54%
Nigerian equities market resumed trading for the week on Tuesday with a growth of 0.54 per cent after Monday public holiday declared by the Federal ... Read More
Nigerian Students Shine at German Entrepreneurship Competition
Young entrepreneurs from Government Science School, Agaie, Niger state have emerged winners of the inaugural Student Entrepreneurship Activity Hub (SEA-Hub) national competition. The competition which ... Read More
Nigerian traders hail Buhari, ECOWAS for reopening shops in Ghana
Nigerian traders hail Buhari, ECOWAS for reopening shops in Ghana The Nigerian Union of Traders Association Ghana (NUTAG), has commended President Mohammadu Buhari-led government, ECOWAS, ... Read More
Tekno Features in New Released Single by Ciara
American Singer, Princess Harris known as Ciara has teamed up with Nigerian musician Tekno Miles to release a new single ‘Freak Me’. Tekno took to ... Read More
Disney to Give Africa Its Own Fairytale “Sade” with Nigerian Producer
Renowned production studio, Disney, is currently developing an African fairy tale movie “Sade’’ with Nigerian-American producer and director, Rick Famuyiwa. Sade, according to news from ... Read More
World Cup: Nigerian, other Asylum seekers enter Finland illegally from Russia
Russia 2018 World Cup: Asylum seekers enter Finland from Russia using World Cup IDs Five people have entered Finland illegally with the help of soccer ... Read More
FG Demands Justice For Nigerian Killed In London
The Federal Government has demanded justice from the UK Government on the killing of a Nigerian, Mr. Abraham Badru, by a gunman in London. Mrs. ... Read More
Sade Releases ‘Flower of the Universe’ 8 Years After
Sade has released her first new music in eight years, with the song Flower of the Universe, taken from the soundtrack to A Wrinkle in ... Read More
Speech of Prof. Yemi Osinbajo Nigeria’s Vice President at South-West Youth Regional Summit
PROTOCOL I am greatly honored to have been given an opportunity to say a few words here today. And I do not say this merely ... Read More
Buhari Meets AU Chairperson, Cautions Against Evacuation Of Foreigners Into Nigeria
President Muhammadu Buhari says it is important to always authenticate the origin of people abroad in distress before evacuating them to Nigeria, saying “not every ... Read More
Abike Dabiri Condemns Killing of Another Nigerian By The South African Police
Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora has condemned in strong terms the latest extra-judicial killing of another ... Read More
Military/IPOB Clash: National Assembly Vows To Investigate Crisis In The South-East
The Senate President Bukola Saraki said that the National Assembly will investigate crisis in the South-East region of Nigeria. Saraki in statement made available to ... Read More
Another Nigerian Killed In South Africa, Abike Dabiri-Erewa Says Act ‘Unacceptable’
Abuja, Sept. 2, 2017: Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora for the umpteenth time has condemned the ... Read More
Osinbajo Receives US-based Nigerian Doctor Who Operated On A Foetus Successfully
Acting President Yemi Osinbajo, received at the Presidential Villa, Dr. Oluyinka Olutoye, Houston, US-based Nigerian doctor who successfully led a medical team that operated on ... Read More
Nigerians in US Condemn Bello’s Hospital Shooting
The Nigerian community in the U.S. has condemned the shooting on Friday of seven people at the Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Centre in New York by Nigeria-born ... Read More