Donors for Africa Foundation, a grant management nonprofit organisation leading change, organised the first digital social innovators boot camp in Africa, targeted at equipping and building the capacity of nonprofit professionals, social enterprises and impact led businesses who are solving some of the world’s biggest challenges Africa. Following a rigorous selection process and months of...
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Bukola Bamiduro,
Chidi Koldsweat,
Chioma Ogbudimkpa,
Donors for Africa,
Hajara Pitan,
Mawuli Dake,
Oyinlola Johnson,
Peniel Foundation,
Social Innovators Bootcamp (SIBC),
Vera Ng’oma
We are reminded everyday of the non stop drama the Big Brother Naija show promises, especially with this set of housemates. Yesterday, however was all about Laycon and Erica, following the results of the Head of House games. Erica wins Head of House This week, Big Brother stuck with the usual dice game for the...
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Research has shown that the alarming rate of unemployment in Nigeria is majorly caused by dearth of skilled personnel for available jobs and the failure of our educational system to orientate effectively towards the production of graduates aligned to work ethics and industry requirements. GETWORK NIGERIA as a Social Development Network, was created to bridge...
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A Sharia court in Kano on Monday sentenced a 22-year-old musician, Yahaya Aminu Sharif to death by hanging. Yahaya’s crime was his self-expression in his music as the court found him guilty of using derogatory expressions against the Prophet Mohammed in one of his songs. For emphasis, Sharia Islamic law is a religious law forming...
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The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has announced that the 2020/2021 post-Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (post-UTME) screening will commence in Nigeria’s higher institutions on September 7. Following a meeting between the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board and Vice-Chancellors, Rectors, and Provosts of tertiary institutions on Monday, the agreement was reached that the screening would now...
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By Oludolapo Ige Petroleum tanker drivers have resumed strike from directives of the Nigerian Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG). This action could lead to an increase in the price of Petrol and diesel. The impending strike resulted in panic buying across the state. Over the weekend, following the announcement of...
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By Oluwagbemileke Takuro With Nigerians yet to recover from the death of the president’s Chief of staff, Abba Kyari and that of the immediate past Governor of Oyo, Abiola Ajimobi, both of whom passed away earlier this year as a result of complications of COVID-19, the news of the death of the former Senator Esho...
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By Uroupa Kiakubu With no alternative source of income as schools remain closed due to the Covid-19 pandemic, many Nigerian teachers are finding it difficult to survive. Last week, a private school teacher in Abuja, Akindele Oluwasheun Oladipupo was in the news after a video of him went viral. Akindele wept bitterly in...
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By Joanne Ike On January 1, 2012, the federal government announced the removal of the fuel subsidy, sending the whole of Nigeria into a panic. Following this, the Nigerians suffered the domino effect of the spike in fuel prices. Transportation prices doubled. The cost of food, rent, electricity all increased. For a country...
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Every day on the Nigerian Internet, there are people who keep our eyes glued to our phone screens as we read their rants, opinions, perspectives on political and social issues, etc. Sometimes, they are just downright ridiculous. Here’s a roundup of the best we saw: 1. https://twitter.com/Damii_aros/status/1292600430506266624?s=20 So true 2. https://twitter.com/Iredeadunni/status/1292829585747345409?s=20 If I really really...
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Unite we must. Without necessarily sacrificing our sovereignities, we can forge a political union based on defense, foreign affairs and diplomacy, and common citizenship, an African currency, a monetary zone, and a central bank. We must unite in order to achieve the full liberation of our continent – Kwame Nkrumah (May 26, 2016). African unity...
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Renowned journalist, Stephanie Busari, has been selected as the only Nigerian in the Class of 2020 for the annual Yale’s World Fellow Program; beating out thousands of applicants from around the world to secure one of the few spots. The multi-award-winning journalist and editor at CNN Worldwide, Stephanie Busari, is widely known for exclusively obtaining...
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By Oyinlola Thomas Big Brother Lockdown housemate Prince, who prides himself in his ability to combine modelling, fashion designing and interior decoration alongside his degree in Pure Physics is currently seen as the king of ‘situationships‘. As a one time Mr Nigeria winner, Prince brought in his charm and found himself entangled in the...
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By Preye Campbell Laycon’s love story in the Lockdown house remains an interesting piece of entertainment. We have seen last week’s action and we have all had our say about him (even music star, Teni ‘prayed for sense’ for Laycon). Away from all that is the fact that Laycon just might have gone in...
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By Yetunde Oyelami Former Petroleum Resources Minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke, claims that social values have disintegrated to the point that cyber fraudsters, better known as yahoo-yahoo boys, have become role models within Nigerian society. Diezani said this when giving a lecture at a virtual event on Friday that was also attended by former President Goodluck...
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Folio Media Group, owners of Daily Times Newspapers, and Daily Times Digital have announced the appointment of Judith Akatugba as the Chief Commercial Officer and Head of Digital effective from June 1 this year. As an accomplished Strategic Leadership and Management professional with a strong focus on sales and marketing she has operated successfully for...
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With the ongoing probe on Ibrahim Magu, the suspended chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Nigerians shared their satisfaction on how Magu is being investigated for the things he has explicitly fought against, which is fraud. Magu is being investigated for financial mismanagement in the EFCC, and the investigation sparked conversation on...
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From the housemates first Weekly Task’s wager win, to seeing Ozo lose his temper for the first time, to Erica getting incredibly drunk during the Saturday Night Party, this previous week held no shortage of drama, and what better way to cap the week off than ending it with the same energy. Lucy and Nengi’s...
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The Petroleum Tankers Drivers Association (PTDA) has declared it would carry on with its planned strike Monday as the association is yet to reach an agreement with the Lagos State Government. As reported by Punch, the National Chairman of PTDA, Salimonu Oladiti, noted that the issues which forced the drivers to plan on an indefinite...
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The Naked Convos is really taking on the digital media space with their slew of web series and shows. There’s the hard to forget ‘Our Best Friend’s Wedding’, a vehicle for Oreka Godis, Gbemi Olateru and Ill Rhymz to break out of the OAP box they’d all been hedged into and reinvent themselves as serious...
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Sundays are for relaxing and prepping for the new week ahead, or so we are told. However, for Big Brother Naija fans, relaxing may not necessarily be a part of the equation, as Sunday evictions makes the day anything but relaxing. Unfortunately, at least one the lock-down housemates was slated to go home, and of...
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Lust, the opening track of Nova’s third project S.T.A.Y (Still Think About You), spans less than two minutes and finds Nova feeling dislocated and navigating the liminal space between Lagos and Toronto. The mood-altering shifts in the song shows he’s yet to figure out everything, buffered by nostalgia and ambient R&B vocals, and thus sounding...
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Each week here at YNaija, we round up the best Nigerian writing on the internet, highlighting the stories, profiles, interviews and in-depth reporting that rise above the daily churn. Here are the ones that caught our attention: We spoke to a few people about partying during a pandemic – Tami Makinde Partying during the pandemic would...
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“Well-cum” to the official international female orgasm day. No, this is not a joke. There’s a valid law out there that recognizes this day and advocates that women dedicate it to getting orgasms. The law was passed in Espertina, Brazil by councilman Arimateio Dantas, and the story behind the day goes that Arimateio sought to...
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Every week at YNaija, we sift through the churn to curate the best new song releases. K1 De Ultimate has a forthcoming project out August 21, and Burna Boy’s upcoming 5th studio album Twice as Tall has got everyone feverishly excited with mega producer Timbaland enlisted on the project. Out August 7, and also recruiting...
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‘In defense of constitutional democracy: The recent actions of the Governor of Edo State represent the gravest possible assault on constitutional democracy and the rule of law and escalation of violence and tension in the state he purports to govern.’ these are the words of Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the National Leader of the All Progressive...
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Nigeria has had more than its fair share of colourful first ladies. Who could forget the glamour of Aisha Abubakar, or the global appeal of Maryam Abacha, or even the theatrics of Dame Patience Jonathan. But none is as controversial as First Lady, Aisha Buhari. She has undoubtedly created a media sensation around herself for...
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By Oluwagbemileke Takuro The Nigerian medical association (NMA) has been in an electoral mood recently as it’s time to select new leaders in various branches of the association across states in Nigeria. The election of the association’s national president, Professor Innocent Ujah, was met with congratulatory wishes from President Muhammad Buhari. However, the electoral...
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By Uroupa Kiakubu Why do some Nigerian parents reject their kids for the very things others would cherish theirs for? All too often, we have heard stories of kids who were abandoned by their parents for seemingly ridiculous reasons. From the labelling and stigmatizing of children as witches in Eket, Akwai Ibom in 2010...
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