Thursday, August 15, 2019

Better Life Billionaire Promo Officially Launched in Nigeria


L-r: Funke Adekola, Business Director, Dare Create, Celestine Achi, Director General, BLB Promo, Kenneth Shanki, Product Manager, Payment Solution, MTech Communications Ltd and Simisola Munire, Senior Legal Officer, Lagos State , at the media unveiling of the Better Life Billionaires Promo in Lagos weekend.

Better Life Billionaire Promo Officially Unveiled; To Create 130 Millionaires in 13 Weeks

LAGOS, Nigeria, Aug. 10, 2019  /PRNewswire/ -- The Better Life Billionaire Promo (or "BLB Promo"), a novel initiative of NNB Capital & Investments Limited, a financial and investment advisory firm, has been officially launched in Nigeria.

Saturday, August 10, 2019

Ayobami Adebayo Wins the 2019 £15, 000 9mobile Prize for Literature


Ayobami Adebayo, the fast rising young novelist has won the 2019 9mobile Prize for Literature for her critically acclaimed debut novel, Stay with Me.

Wednesday, August 7, 2019

International Development Secretary Alok Sharma Visits Nigeria in First Overseas Trip



International Development Secretary Alok Sharma Visits Nigeria in First Overseas Trip

LONDON, 06 August 2019 / PRN Africa / --

International Development Secretary Alok Sharma visits Abuja, Kaduna and Lagos ahead of UK-Africa Investment Summit in 2020.

Monday, August 5, 2019

Ten Years On, Crisis in Nigeria ‘Far From Over'; UN and Humanitarian Partners Urge Support For Millions Still Affected


OCHA/Otto Bakano Children peer through a reed fence at a site for the displaced in Kasesa neighbourhood of Damaturu, Nigeria.
Ten Years On, Crisis in Nigeria ‘Far From Over'; UN and Humanitarian Partners Urge Support For Millions Still Affected

Aug 02, 2019, 15:42 WAT
NEW YORK, 01 August 2019 / PRN Africa / -- “We are here today to remember those who have lost their lives in the conflict, and to remind of those still struggling to survive and rebuild their lives” Edward Kallon, UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria said Thursday in Abuja, the West African country's capital.

The humanitarian community in Nigeria, which is comprised of the UN, the Government and non-governmental organizations, convened to solemnly mark the tenth year of the crisis in north-east Nigeria and to remember the millions of people affected.

Wednesday, July 31, 2019

Canadian Investigative Journalist Wins 2019 Portenier Award



Dawn Marie Paley, 2019 Portenier Human Rights Bursary winner. Credit: Murray Bush/Flux Photo (CNW Group/Canadian Journalism Forum on Violence and Trauma)

Canadian Journalist and Author Investigating Social Problems in Mexico Wins Portenier Bursary for Safety Training

LONDON, ON, July 30, 2019 /CNW/ - A Canadian freelance journalist and author based in Mexico has become the fifth winner of the annual Portenier Human Rights Bursary, the Canadian Journalism Forum on Violence and Trauma announced today. The $3,000  award provides hostile environment safety training designed for journalists who cover armed conflict and other crisis situations.

Saturday, July 27, 2019

Ndukwe Appointed New Chairman of MTN Communications Nigeria



 Ndukwe Appointed New Chairman of MTN Communications Nigeria Plc

LAGOS, Nigeria, July 25, 2019  /PRNewswire/ -- Seasoned telecommunications technocrat Engr. Ernest Ndukwe has been appointed Chairman of the board of Nigeria's leading telecommunications company, MTN Communications Nigeria Plc. Ndukwe, a former Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), is fondly called Mr. Telecoms for his vast experience and rich contributions to the growth of telecommunications industry over the years. A highly respected telecommunications professional, Dr Ndukwe's career has gone full circle, starting from the private sector as the Managing Director of a notable telecommunications company, he moved into government service at the helm of the industry regulatory agency as EVC of NCC and back to the private sector and now Chairman of Nigeria's largest operating company MTN.

Successful Elections and ‘Political Dialogues' Push Democracy Forward in West Africa and the Sahel


UN News/Daniel Dickinson Aminatou Sali fled her home town in north-east Cameroon after it was attacked by Boko Haram. (January 2019).

Successful Elections and ‘Political Dialogues' Push Democracy Forward in West Africa and the Sahel

Jul 25, 2019, 02:50 WAT
NEW YORK, 24 July 2019 / PRN Africa / -- In the past six months, presidential polls have taken place in Nigeria (23 February), Senegal  (24 February) and Mauritania (22 June), Mohammad Ibn Chambas, who also heads the UN Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), told the Security Council.

Tuesday, July 16, 2019

Isha Sesay's "Beneath the Tamarind Tree" Full of Many Lies - Nigerian Government


The Nigerian government says former CNN's top news anchor Aisha Sesay lied in her new book, Beneath the Tamarind Tree.


Mallam Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity in a statement on Monday, said Sesay's book was laced with many untruths.

Persecution of Christians in China, Nigeria and Other Countries: Foreign Secretary's Speech Following The Final Report



Persecution of Christians in China, Nigeria and Other Countries: Foreign Secretary's Speech Following The Final Report

LONDON, 08 July 2019 / PRN Africa / Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt  thanked Bishop Mounstephen for his report about Foreign & Commonwealth Office support for persecuted christians.

Good morning ladies, gentleman. Welcome to the Foreign Office.