Nigerian authorities say more than 70 people were missing on Monday after their boat capsized in northern Taraba state ByCHINEDU ASADU Associated Press October 30, 2023, 9:19 AM ABUJA, Nigeria — More than 70 people were missing on Monday after a boat capsized in northern Nigeria, according to authorities who deplored the frequent deadly boat … Read more
Editi Effiong’s excitement is infectious. It’s less than three weeks since his crime thriller, The Black Book, premiered on Netflix, and the movie has already been watched more than 70 million times. “I’ve been in a very happy place,” Effiong says. “You create a thing and watch it go out in the world, it would … Read more
ABUJA, Nigeria — Nigeria’s main opposition said Thursday it will present new evidence to support its court challenge seeking to overturn this year’s presidential election, saying it can show the declared winner provided faked academic credentials to authorities. President Bola Tinubu forged a diploma from an American university that he presented to Nigeria’s election commission … Read more
Nigeria’s leader has increased the wages of some government workers in last-minute efforts to appease labor unions whose planned strike this week could shut down government offices in all sectors of Africa’s largest economy ByCHINEDU ASADU Associated Press Bola Ahmed Tinubu, President of Nigeria, addresses the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Tuesday, … Read more
Nigerian communications platform-as-a-service startup Termii has raised $3.65 million in new financing, bringing its complete funding to this point to barely $5 million. In accordance with CEO Gbolade Emmanuel, in a chat with TechCrunch, the funds will not be wanted for operational actions however relatively to energy the corporate’s growth initiatives: growing and selling present … Read more