We are excited about this one! And it’s for no other reason than that her story includes the fact that she works for a company that has helped revolutionise transport in Nigeria – Bolt (formerly Taxify). But that’s not just it. Also because she’s likes ‘digging into consumer problems and solving them with technology.’ Talk...
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2019 was a very strong year for Nollywood, and especially for Niyi Akinmolayan of Anthill Studios, the producer who released films like Elevator Baby and the critically acclaimed The Set Up. The latter film was a proper game changer, for its superior cinematography, its plot driven story telling and the reinvention of Kehinde Bankole as...
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The Private sector-led Coalition Against COVID-19 (CACOVID) has ordered for 250,000 supplies for tests and another 150,000 extraction kits to fast-track molecular testing for the deadly coronavirus, noting that the reality of the situation at hand was such that efforts must be put together with no stone left unturned in dealing with the scourge. In...
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The Federal Government has reacted to the controversy triggered by Conditional Cash Transfer scheme which is currently ongoing in some states across the country. Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management, Sadiya Farouq who addressed claims of two members of a family being paid N20,000 each recently, said it was highly impossible for such to happen. Speaking...
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News coming out of Kano state over the last few days have been truly sobering. The state run by Governor Abdullahi Ganduje has been in the news for the last week, first for the governor of state sacking a public official who celebrated the death of the deceased chief of Staff, Mallam Abba Kyari, a...
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by Kara Cutruzzula You can say no. You can leave the giant Zoom webinar if you’re bored. Or tap out of the group text if it makes you anxious. Or curb your news intake if you’re stressed. You can say yes, too. You can offer solutions before anyone arrives with a problem. Or keep...
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At least two of Nigeria’s biggest companies have advised their staff members to avoid certain private hospitals in Lagos, which are believed to have been contaminated by the coronavirus. This comes as some private hospitals in the city have temporarily suspended their operations due to fear of contamination. On Monday, Vevic Lifecare Hospital in Lekki,...
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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 are the ones we saw today: 1. Rihanna is so much of a hitmaker that Orezi made...
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2020 is in a race with itself to shock us more and more each day, and it is winning. Shock after shock in rapid succession has become the norm rather than the exception. At least for the millennial commentators that make up the bulk of social media commentary. While some countries are beginning to bounce...
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A few years ago, the Nigerian new media space was saturated with new entrants looking to break into the market. The market in 2016 seemed primed for scalability. The internet had broken down the geographical barriers that kept African content creators from chasing that all important Afro diaspora dollar and covering music from across the...
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Gone were the days when all Lagosians had to deal with were the occasional burglar, driven by desperation to steal from houses. In this new post COVID19 Lagos, armed robbery has become an organized crime, with protocols, advance warning and mobilized mobs who terrorize citizens. The #1MillionBoys is the principal group terrorizing Lagos during the...
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The number of domestic and sexual abuse cases being reported daily has increased by as much as 50% since the coronavirus lockdown started in Lagos, the Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Response Team has revealed. According to the LSDSVRT, before the lockdown they received 8 domestic abuse cases daily but now that number has...
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by Faith One thing I know to be true is that love is a choice, not a feeling. We decide who we love, why we love them and for how long we will continue to love them or not. I have been fortunate, and some may say unfortunate, to have been on both sides of...
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Check out our top stories today: The NCDC dropped the ball yesterday, should we all be worried? Bad things happening in April, Coronavirus crude oil | Funny tweets we saw from Nigerians today Chef Chioma’s COVID-19 recovery is the good news we need right now | 5 Things that Should Matter Today #WithChude:...
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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 are the ones we saw today: 1. January – Australia Fire, Canada Snow Blizzard February – Kobe...
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Religion. Yes, that’s the word. The word that has led many in divisive ways. The word too many people misinterpret. The word that causes more people every other day to come up with so-called ‘tenets’. We cannot confirm that religion has done more harm than good, so we will leave that part. But what we...
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The chain of trends began hours ago when online comedian, Nasty Blaq posted a comedy skit titled “The lockdown has affected my eyes.” Analyzing the video, a Twitter user @Thevolqx said; https://twitter.com/TheVolqx/status/1252204739632287745?s=20 Medical influencer, Aproko Doctor also bared his mind on the trend as he offered advice to the comedian Nasty Blaq, honest piece of advice…...
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2020 is dealing its blow on us with the advent of the pandemic that has forced us into lockdown, business have stalled, and the economic outlook looks gloomy to say the least. We have also seen the application of innovations and technological advancements with virtual concerts online, businesses transiting to cope with the times and...
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Award-winning actress, Toyin Abraham, sat with host, Chude Jideonwo, to talk about her experience with depression and suicidal thoughts on the premiere episode of #WithChude which aired on Saturday, 18 April, 2020, on TVC Entertainment. On the episode, Toyin shared how she went about her everyday life while dealing with depression. “I gave everything I...
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We might not have deeply felt the significance of ‘change is constant’ until now that a pandemic is instigating hurried alterations to our work and life styles. We all prayed for an enhanced version of a 2019 that passed relatively peacefully, but got something else. These changes, already taking effect, might eventually become constant. But...
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The coronavirus outbreak has been a huge dampener. With the death of Nigeria’s Chief of Staff Abba Kyari from the contagion over the weekend and the coronavirus cases that continues to surge in the country, we seem to be sinking more than ever into the gloom. Chioma Rowland has given us a reason to be...
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Notwithstanding the losses incurred as a result of the COVID-19 Pandemic worldwide, I daresay that this is a rare opportunity for businesses. This may be the best time to dot the i’s and cross the t’s, making necessary adjustments to strengthen operations, service delivery and other major aspects that are vital to the growth and...
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Our job this quarantine, among other things is figuring what are the best things to watch on the internet and how you can get a piece of them. Filmmakers have been extra resourceful this period, going as far as making their older work available on streaming platforms and mostly on Youtube where they reach the...
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Yesterday, the NCDC didn’t release official figures for Coronavirus cases till well after midnight on 20th. Since Nigeria started monitoring the Coronavirus crisis, the NCDC has never missed an update. This anomaly, is cause for worry. Nigerians everywhere have had an eventful weekend. First on Friday, the federal government announced unceremoniously via several of its...
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Heralded by weeks of touring on Instagram Live, and creating capsules of conversations with celebrities like Vector, Ubi Franklin and Adekunle Gold on well-being, Chude Jideonwo’s mental health talk show With Chude premiered Saturday night on TVC Entertainment, and had actress Toyin Abraham as its first guest. With Chude couldn’t have aired at a better...
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Media and Communications Strategist, Omonbhude Iyoriobhe has, alongside his team, launched Gene Media, a bespoke company that connects brands to their intended audiences through revolutionary digital communication. Gene Media is a customer-centric company that deploys a novel approach to content strategy and attempts to redefine culture through unique storytelling. The launch comes concurrently with the...
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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: The Three: April Quarantine Edition – Saratu Funke Akindele, who had been doing messaging for NCDC, decided it was a...
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In the early hours of today, the nation was taken by surprise as Presidential Media Adviser, Femi Adesina announced via his Twitter handle that the Chief of Staff to the President, Abba Kyari had passed on, and with his colleague, Garba Shehu confirming that the septuagenarian died of the coronavirus on Friday, speculations have been laid to...
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The heightened frenzy COVID-19 has put the world in has forced governmental bodies and policymakers to come up, at breakneck speed, with the most effective means to protecting their citizens, it can be hard to properly document the exact amount of resources that are going into the fight against the deadly disease and even harder...
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Chief of Staff to the President, Mallam Abba Kyari, passes on. May God rest his soul. Amen. Funeral arrangements to be announced soon. — Femi Adesina (@FemAdesina) April 17, 2020 The deceased had tested positive to the ravaging COVID-19, and had been receiving treatment. But he died on Friday, April 17, 2020. — Garba Shehu...
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