Happy Birthday Professor Wole Soyinka!

Happy Birthday to Prof. Wo̩lé S̩óyinká, who was born on July 13,1934

The lionised Nigerian playwright, poet, essayist, actor and film director was awarded the 1986 Nobel Prize in Literature, becoming the first Black writer to win the prize. He is regarded as the greatest African writer of drama. He has narrated his growing up in Abeokuta, in the south west of Nigeria in his bestselling autobiography, Aké: The Years of Childhood.

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Nigerian Government Supports Google's Next Billion Users Plan

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FG Supports Google's Next Billion Users Plan

Google CEO Sundar Pichai welcomed the Vice President to the meeting held at Googleplex, the corporate headquarters of Google and its parent company Alphabet Inc., located in California, United States

ABUJA, Nigeria, July 11, 2018/ -- *VP Osinbajo Meets Top Google Executives in First Leg of US Investment Road Show
*FG, Global Firm working on making content cheaper, localized, accessible to Nigerians
*Google Artificial Intelligence Centres coming to Nigeria soon.

Fisherwomen of Lake Chad Show Optimism in Face of Multiple Challenges



UN News/Dan Dickinson Fisherwomen like Falmata Mboh Ali (right) hard at work on Lake Chad, which has shrunk to a tenth of its original size over the past decades leaving dwindling stocks of fish.

 Fisherwomen of Lake Chad Show Optimism in Face of Multiple Challenges

NEW YORK, 05 July 2018 / PRN Africa / -- In her nets she has perhaps fifty fish, a good enough catch, given she started fishing just five hours earlier. But, it is not sufficient to feed her eleven children.

“I can sell this fish and use that money to buy grain to feed my family,” she said, “but the grain doesn't go far. I have been fishing for twenty years and it is becoming more difficult to catch fish.”

Fishing has traditionally sustained communities in the Lake Chad Basin area, supporting nearly 30 million people living along its shores in Chad, but also Cameroon, Nigeria  and Niger.

Action Needed To End Deadly Clashes Between African Herders and Farmers: UN Chief

Action Needed To End Deadly Clashes Between African Herders and Farmers: UN Chief

NEW YORK, 28 June 2018 / PRN Africa / -- More than 80 people in central Nigeria were killed in land disputes between the two sides this week. However, this has been a long-standing issue with similar incidents occurring in other countries in Africa, causing more than 1,000 deaths over the past year alone, according to media reports.

Girls Groomed for Suicide Missions Fight Back Against the Extremists of Lake Chad



UN News/Daniel Dickinson In Bol, Chad, the Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed (l) meets Halima Yakoy Adam who survived a Boko Haram suicide bombing mission.

Girls Groomed for Suicide Missions Fight Back Against the Extremists of Lake Chad

NEW YORK, 06 July 2018 / PRN Africa / -- “It was market day in Bol and I was with two other girls who like me carried explosives,” the young woman told UN News. “I was just 15 years old. I was given drugs and had been trained by the extremist Boko Haram terrorist group to be a suicide bomber.”

The local authorities detected the three teenage girls and tried to arrest them, but the two other girls detonated their explosive vests, killing themselves and seriously wounding Halima Yakoy Adam. She survived but had both legs amputated below her knees.

UNICEF Nigeria Welcomes Release of Over 180 Children Suspected of Boko Haram Ties from Administrative Custody

In November 2016, UNICEF Child Protection Officer walks with children at Maiduguri transit centre, Borno State, Nigeria. © UNICEF/UN038572/Naftalin (CNW Group/UNICEF Canada).

UNICEF Nigeria Welcomes Release of Over 180 Children Suspected of Boko Haram Ties from Administrative Custody

ABUJA, Nigeria, July 9, 2018 /CNW/ - UNICEF welcomes today the release of 183 children from Nigerian Armed Forces, in Maiduguri, Borno State, northeast Nigeria. The release comes after the children, aged 7-18, were cleared of ties with Boko Haram insurgents.

"These 8 girls and 175 boys are first and foremost victims of the ongoing conflict and their release is an important step on their long road to recovery," said Mohamed Fall, UNICEF Representative in Nigeria. "We will be working with the Borno State Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development and partners to provide the children with all the assistance they need. I also want to commend the action taken by the military and the authorities, it demonstrates a clear commitment to better protect children affected by the conflict."

Fact Sheet: Global Opportunities in Nigeria’s Technology Hub

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Fact Sheet: Global Opportunities in Nigeria’s Technology Hub

The Vice President has spoken extensively about the commitment of Government to supporting the growth of technology and creative industries in the country through its policies and reforms

ABUJA, Nigeria, July 10, 2018/ -- *As VP Osinbajo leads roadshow to showcase growth of Nigeria’s technology & entertainment sectors.

The City of London's Offer to Nigeria

The City of London's Offer to Nigeria
LONDON, 29 June 2018 / PRN Africa / --

The Rt Hon Lord Mayor of London, Alderman Charles Bowman speaks on trade opportunities between the City of London and Nigeria.

Honourable Minister, High Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen.

It is a real honour to be here with you all this afternoon.

I'd like to start by thanking the Honourable Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment whom I first met in London at the UK/Nigeria Trade & Investment Summit in the margins of the Commonwealth Business Forum. I also had the pleasure of meeting him alongside His Excellency Vice-President Osinbajo in Abuja a few days ago. Many thanks for that generous introduction and for joining us today.

Alibaba Business School and UNCTAD Train African Entrepreneurs To Become Catalysts for Digital Transformation

Alibaba Group Executive Chairman Jack Ma and UNCTAD Secretary-General Mukhisa Kituyi address the eFounders classeFounders Fellows visit Alibaba's Hema "New Retail" Grocery StoreAlibaba Group Executive Chairman Jack Ma, UNCTAD Secretary-General Mukhisa Kituyi and UNCTAD staff with the third eFounders Fellowship Cohort


Alibaba Business School and UNCTAD Train African Entrepreneurs To Become Catalysts for Digital Transformation

Alibaba Group Executive Chairman Jack Ma and UNCTAD Secretary-General Mukhisa Kituyi address the eFounders classeFounders Fellows visit Alibaba's Hema "New Retail" Grocery StoreAlibaba Group Executive Chairman Jack Ma, UNCTAD Secretary-General Mukhisa Kituyi and UNCTAD staff with the third eFounders Fellowship Cohort
29 entrepreneurs from 11 countries in Africa travel to China to participate in intensive eFounders Fellowship course

HANGZHOU, China, July 2, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Alibaba Business School and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) brought 29 young entrepreneurs from 11 countries across Africa to the Alibaba campus in Hangzhou, China for the third eFounders Fellowship cohort.

Donald Duke Represents Nigeria at the 2018 African Trade and Investment Global Summit (ATIGS) in Washington DC

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Donald Duke Represents Nigeria at the 2018 African Trade and Investment Global Summit (ATIGS) in Washington DC

WASHINGTON D.C., United States of America, June 25, 2018/ -- Nigeria is about to be set on the global stage again when Donald Duke, the former Governor of Cross Rivers State speaks at the African Trade and Investment Global Summit (ATIGS) (http://ATIGS2018.com) on June 25 this year. He will be joining other global thought leaders within the public and private sectors to address issues bothering on foreign-direct investments and emerging markets between Africa and the rest of the world.