Team Europe, African Artists Reignite Fela’s Spirit In Lagos

Team Europe, led by the European Union (EU) Ambassador to Nigeria and ECOWAS, Gautier Mignot, has joined African artists to celebrate Afrobeat legend Fela Anikulapo Kuti through the Afrobeat Rebellion Exhibition in Lagos. The event, held at the Ecobank Pan African Centre, brought together European ambassadors and senior diplomats from Poland, Finland, Belgium, the Czech […]

UNICEF Appoints Ovia-Ikem As NextGen Champion

Zephia Ovia-Ikem has been appointed UNICEF NextGen Champion, joining a global network of investors, philanthropists, and private sector leaders committed to advancing children’s rights and accelerating progress for children and young people in Nigeria. A press statement issued by Wafaa Saeed said that Zephia has supported UNICEF’s Generation Unlimited Nigeria (GenU 9JA) initiative since its […]

WACOT Secures N2.25bn Grant To Empower 3,500 Sesame Farmers

WACOT Limited has secured €1.26 million (N2.25 billion) in support from DEG Impulse through the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)’s development funding programme. The Nigerian firm will match the funding with a counterpart of about €1.26 million to support a three-year project to empower 3,500 smallholder sesame farmers to adopt organic […]

What Does Ted Cruz Want?

That Nigeria is battling profound insecurity is not in doubt. It couldn’t have been, given the wanton killings, kidnapping for ransom, and displacement of entire communities, particularly in the worst-hit states of the South-East, North-Central, and North-West regions. Over the years, multiple factors have contributed to insecurity even before the administration of President Bola Tinubu […]