How ExportPlug claims ₦20mn prize at AfCFTA Hackathon 2025

By Yusuf Issa An-Nuphawi The Nigeria AfCFTA Coordination Office has proudly announced the successful conclusion of the first-ever AfCFTA Hackathon, hosted during the prestigious Science of Trade Conference 2025. The…

Zakat operators urge Tinubu to pay alms amid rising hunger  

The Association of Zakat and Waqf Operators in Nigeria (AZAWON) has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to explore the zakat scheme as a means of alleviating poverty in the…

Winners emerge in Nigeria’s N20mn AfCFTA Hackathon

The organisers of the AfCFTA Hackathon 2025 have announced the winners in the three-day event that held in Lagos. The AfCFTA Hackathon held on the side of Science of Trade…

Sanwo-Olu lauds AfCFTA Hackathon, pledges support for youth in ICT

By Yusuf Issa An-Nuphawi Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has commended the organizers of the ongoing AfCFTA Hackathon 2025, calling the event a transformative innovation that aligns with the state’s…

Algeria, Ghana, Nigeria, others compete for N20m prize at AfCFTA Hackathon

By Yusuf Issa An-Nuphawi The inaugural AfCFTA Hackathon 2025 has kicked off in Lagos, Nigeria, with over 200 youth in Information and Communication Technology from across Africa vying for the…

Consumer watchdog orders Disco to refunds customers for transformers

The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has ordered the electricity distribution companies to refund customers the money they’d spent to buy transformers and other items. The Chief Executive…

Nigeria records $1.79bn non-oil export in Q1 — NEPC

The Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) says the country’s non-oil export rose to $1.791 billion in the first quarter, Q1, 2025, representing a whooping 24.7 percent increase when compared to…

FG blames pest outbreaks, poor storage for tomato imports

Federal Government has attributed the persistent importation of tomato concentrate and paste to poor local production capacity and threat from pest outbreaks. According to the Minister of Agriculture and Food…

Soldier to die by hanging over murder of girlfriend

A General Court Martial (GCM) sitting at the Headquarters, 82 Division, Nigerian Army, Enugu has sentenced a soldier, Private Adamu Mohammed, to death by hanging This was disclosed in a…

Sexual harassment: Natasha ‘apologises’ to Akpabio

SATIRICAL APOLOGY LETTER From the Desk of Senator Natasha Akpoti Uduaghan Dear Distinguished Senate President Godswill Akpabio, It is with the deepest sarcasm and utmost theatrical regret that I tender…