***2,000 stories and counting The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) will begin accepting applications for the third round of the TEF Entrepreneurship Programme. The Programme is the Foundation’s 10-year, $100 million commitment to training, mentoring and funding 10,000 African entrepreneurs. The application portal will be open until midnight (WAT), March 1, 2017. Entrepreneurs must complete the…
Having shared the Behind the Scenes photos and video for ‘African Boy,’ Soul/R&B/Pop recording artiste, Nene Johnson, has released the full visuals directed by Capital Dreams Pictures/Teflon Did It; the visual for the Scope Nero produced offering. It boasts of a heavy influence on the Afro-Pop genre and was shot on different locations within Lagos…
***Calls On African Leaders To Create Youth Business Champions, Not Martyrs Fifteen delegations representing the United Nations and several countries, including Germany, Canada, France, Qatar and Algeria took part in the Tunisian government’s International Investment Conference dubbed “Tunisia 2020.” In the last 5 years the Tunisian economy has struggled following a democratic uprising which ushered…
Nigerian actor, Deyemi Okanlawon, took to his Instagram account to announce his award nominations and to solicit votes from his fans at the 2016 Ghana Movie Awards. Deyemi was nominated Best Actor In a Drama Series for his role in AN AFRICAN CITY (Season 2). He was also nominated for Best Actor In An African…
Fiery prophet and philanthropic shepherd in charge of Champions Royal Assembly, Bro Joshua Iginla has put a significant smile on the face of another widow in faraway Botswana on Thursday, December 1, 2016. The man with a large heart touched the widow’s life during the Botswana prophetic invasion which began same day. During the prophetic…
Lonely? Single? Then a place to meet a potential soulmate is going to a club. And there are so many of them in Lagos. However, some people have frequented this particular club every weekend but no one has said hello let alone try to woo them. They will start to question themselves if there something…
Kano, a popular city in the Northern region of Nigeria offers numerous attractions for tourists across the world. And besides visiting the tourist-worthy sites, travelers can also enjoy tasty traditional food of the north. Although, the food of the region is not considered as the primary reason for its popularity, but one cannot ignore the…
In any credible democratic setting, it is elementary knowledge that a journalist is at liberty to think, decide and write on what is believed to be independent opinion on an issue that is topical or of common interest. However, it is also low in logic and intellect for any journalist to assume that the right…
It is a known fact that schools as well as several learning institutions around the country offer formal education to their attendees. However, while this kind of education garnered is considered essential for survival in the labour market, the education it offers fails in comparison with the knowledge that our parents, especially mothers, impress upon…
There seems to be a recent trend of Lagos residents moving from the Lekki area of Lagos Island to the Ajah area and most people are wondering why this is the case. Yes, Lekki seems to be “prettier” than Ajah and it accommodates a certain kind of residents, but frankly, if you are based in…