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Three young Nigerians launch ChatPay waitlist to simplify banking transactions directly on WhatsApp

Three Nigerian entrepreneurs have unveiled the public waitlist for ChatPay, a conversational banking...

SPIN inducts 79 sustainability professionals to strengthen corporate governance in Nigeria

The Sustainability Professionals Institute of Nigeria (SPIN) has officially inducted 79 new members...

LASG announces landmark ARV procurement initiative, clarifies HIV data

‌The Lagos State Government (LASG) has dismissed reports suggesting that the state recorded...

Ultra-processed foods designed to drive addictive eating behaviours, new study warns

A newly published study has suggested that many ultra-processed foods are intentionally formulated...
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NLNG, CORA showcase 2026 Nigeria Prize for Literature poetry longlist at annual Lagos Book Party

The Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG), in partnership with the Committee for Relevant Art (CORA), has hosted the first eleven poets longlisted for the 2026...

TGFGN unveils peace education manual to promote peaceful coexistence among Nigerian teenagers

Teens Go For Gold Network (TGFGN), a learning community platform focused on engaging young people, has launched a new peace education manual titled Kojo...

NLNG, CORA showcase 2026 Nigeria Prize for Literature poetry longlist at annual Lagos Book Party

The Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG), in partnership with the Committee for Relevant Art (CORA), has hosted the first eleven poets longlisted for the 2026 edition of The Nigeria Prize for Literature during the annual CORA Book Party held in Lagos. The literary gathering followed the official announcement of the 2026 longlist and created a public platform where the selected poets presented their works, read excerpts, and interacted with readers, critics, journalists, publishers, students, and other members of Nigeria's literary community. The event featured poetry readings, conversations, and critical discussions centred on...

NLNG, CORA showcase 2026 Nigeria Prize for Literature poetry longlist at annual Lagos Book Party

The Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG), in partnership with the Committee for Relevant Art (CORA), has hosted the first eleven poets longlisted for the 2026...

TGFGN unveils peace education manual to promote peaceful coexistence among Nigerian teenagers

Teens Go For Gold Network (TGFGN), a learning community platform focused on engaging young people, has launched a new peace education manual titled Kojo...

UNILAG PRAD Club partners with X3M Ideas to discover, develop Africa’s creative talents

The Public Relations and Advertising (PRAD) Club of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) has partnered with an independent creative agency, X3M Ideas, to identify...

CORA sets plans for 2025 Lagos Book & Art Festival

Nigeria’s frontline art and culture advocacy group, the Committee for Relevant Art (CORA), has announced arrangements for the execution of the 2025 edition of...

Sports Commission, Ministry of Arts agree on establishing sports-cultural innovation hub

The Federal Ministry of Art, Culture, Tourism and the Creative Economy (FMACTCE) and the National Sports Commission (NSC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding...

Olamide Oladipo-Ibikunle stitches her way into Guinness World Records

In a remarkable display of endurance, passion, and creativity, Olamide Oladipo-Ibikunle, a native of Oluyole Local Government Area, Oyo State, and a resident of...

Why Tinubu renamed National Theatre after Wole Soyinka

The President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu revealed the reason for renaming the National Arts Theatre in Iganmu, Lagos,...

Kenya floods cause postponement of fifth edition of FESTAC Africa

FESTAC Africa International, the organizers of the World Blacks and Africans Festival of Arts and Culture (FESTAC) has said it had to postpone the...

USA establishes additional ‘American Corner’ in Lekki, Nigeria

...says Nigeria’s American Spaces and affiliates engaged nearly 100,000 participants in 21 cities through approximately 4,400 programs The United States has established an ‘American Corner’...