The House Of Representatives is set to legalise the use of Indian Hemp in the country for economic benefit. Spokesperson of the House of Representatives, Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu said this during a press conference on the benefits and opportunities of Cannabis in Akure, Ondo state capital Kalu said that the House of Representatives has […]
South Africa’s Home Affairs last week proposed legislations to allow women to marry more than one husband, just as polygamous men can have many wiv Tagged the Green Paper on Marriages, the 67-page policy document seeks to create a new marriage act that will foster gender equality and legalize some other forms of marriage. Hindu, […]
There was panic in Sabon-Wuse town in Niger State Wednesday morning when some nomadic herders passed across the Abuja/Kaduna highway into the town. Sabon-Wuse is a few kilometres away from Zuba, the Federal Capital Territory, FCT. This forced some residents, who had started their daily activities, to rush back home in fear. Our reporter, who […]
KEY POINTSThere are more than 1.7 million private scholarships and fellowships out there, with a total value of more than $7.4 billion. “The biggest mistake that students and their family make is they feel they wouldn’t qualify — they opt out,” says James Lewis, president and co-founder of the National Society of High School Scholars. […]
Germany plans to start returning the artefacts known as the Benin bronzes that are held in its museums to Nigeria from next year, according to authorities. A colonial expedition by British soldiers seized thousands of metal castings and sculptures in 1897 during a raid on the Kingdom of Benin, then separate from British-ruled Nigeria. The […]
By Nimi Princewill, CNN (CNN)One Nigerian teenager must feel like she has the world at her feet after receiving 19 full-ride scholarship offers from universities across the United States and Canada. Victory Yinka-Banjo, a 17-year-old high school graduate, was offered more than $5 million dollars’ worth of scholarship money for an undergraduate program of study, […]
The NNPC GMD attributes the sudden re-emergence of fuel queue to strike action embarked upon by the association of petrol tankers drivers. The Group Managing Director (GMD) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mele Kyari, has frowned on the re-emergence of petrol queues in different parts of the country, assuring that the situation would […]
Aironline news recalls that Governor Obaseki had alleged that the government printed extra N60 billion for states to share in March because Nigeria is in huge financial trouble. But the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, said Obaseki’s claim was very sad because it was “untrue” . The spokesperson of CBN, Osita […]
After nearly a decade of innovation that wowed the world and attracted millions of dollars in venture capital, Nigeria’s financial technology (Fintech) sector is facing a hostile pushback from traditional banks and regulators. Since 2012, Fintechs have helped individuals, especially millennials, and corporate organisations to bridge gaps previously hindering easy access to traditional banking and […]
