One of Nigeria’s prominent betting platforms, Winners Golden Bet has announced its plans to offer its customers a bouquet of bonuses including a free N500 betting voucher. In light of the huge economic and social strides that are being made within the booming Nigerian betting industry, Winners Golden Bet finds it a necessary move to...
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In the late hours of Sunday, Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo state, announced through his official Twitter handle that he tested negative for Coronavirus twice after he first tested positive 7 days ago. He tweeted: “I am deeply moved by your prayers and support throughout this period. I am so thankful. This evening, I received my second...
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By Isime Esene and Ifedayo Adeleye After it was declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organisation in January, Coronavirus (widely known as COVID-19) has so far spread to over 160 countries and territories, infecting over 1,000,000, and killing over 50,000 people. Since December 2019 when cases of the novel virus emerged from Wuhan,...
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After it was declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organisation in January, Coronavirus (widely known as COVID-19) has so far spread to over 160 countries and territories, infecting over 1,000,000, and killing over 50,000 people. Since December 2019 when cases of the novel virus emerged from Wuhan, China, the outbreak has hit the...
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Last weekend, ambassador of Dettol Nigeria and spokesperson of the National Centre for Disease Control, Funke Akindele hosted a birthday party for her husband’s 43rd birthday. Now, it was nowhere near as big as parties of this nature would normally be, after all Funke Akindele is one of the country’s most bankable actresses and a...
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Last weekend, a video surfaced on social media of a sermon Pastor Chris Oyakhilome, the general overseer of Nigerian mega church Believers Love World, preaching a sermon about the Coronavirus. However, his sermon wasn’t an exhortation of his congregation or an admonition about social distancing can help flatten the curve and protect the elderly and...
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The Nigeria Center for Disease Control NCDC and Dettol Nigeria, have both reacted after the Lagos state police command yesterday evening arrested Funke Akindele-Bello, for flouting the lockdown order in Lagos state. Funke and her husband, JJC Skillz had a birthday party at their Amen estate home in Lagos state on Saturday and was attended...
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This, is from the timeless Harvard Business Review essay on Resilience. It’s the foundation for the Surviving Crises module Joy, Inc. is using to help companies and organisations in the midst of this pandemic. “A common belief about resilience is that it stems from an optimistic nature. That’s true but only as long as such...
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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: Trapped by Coronavirus, Nigeria’s Elite Faces squalid Hospitals – Dulue Mbachu Dozens of senior public officials, including state governors...
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As the number of Coronavirus cases rises in Nigeria, Access Bank PLC has positioned itself at the top of the list of donors in a private sector co-operative intervention aimed to assist the Federal Government in the fight against COVID-19. The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) announced this yesterday in a press statement aimed to keep the...
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The Lagos state government has announced the discharge of four Coronavirus patients. Meanwhile, 18 patients had earlier been discharged, after making full recovery from the novel respiratory virus. With this development, Lagos state government has discharged 22 of its 98 confirmed cases. So far, 190 cases have been confirmed in Nigeria 24 have been discharged...
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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 funny rants, opinions, perspectives on political and social issues, etc. Sometimes, they are just downright ridiculous. Here are the ones we saw today: 1. Lai Mohammed said they shared 5billion naira to Nigeria’s...
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by Jamie Varon Right now is the perfect time to listen to the voice within. In solitude. In stillness. When anxiety is most prominent, you have the chance for change. I don’t say that lightly. I can tell you that alleviating and learning from my anxiety and redirecting myself back to feeling good has had...
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We are pleased to inform you all that EbonyLife TV is accepting broadcast material from partners, individuals and organizations that provides support for the fight against COVID-19 by way of information, education or entertainment. The material being submitted must be completed and edited content that you have the rights to. In this regard, you may send your...
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Earlier this year, Plan B, the Nigerian/Kenyan collaboration helmed by two female film makers Lola Adelek of LowlaDee studios Sara Hassan of Kenyan production company Alfajiri Productions, was nominated for and won best East African film at the 2020 African Magic Viewers Choice Awards. This win was unprecedented, because Lowladee productions premiered Plan B as an exclusive...
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The Inspector General of Police, Adamu Adamu, has cautioned men of the Nigeria Police Force currently deployed for the enforcement of the lockdown and social restriction orders, to ensure that they do not trample on the rights of Nigerians upon under any pretext. The police chief gave the warning in a statement released by the spokesperson of...
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The headquarters of Nollywood may be moving to Uyo in the next few days if the action of the state government is anything to go by. Having neglected the voice of wisdom to close the state borders on time as done in other states (including neighbouring Cross Rivers and Rivers), Commissioner for Health, Dominic Ukpong,...
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As Nigeria poises for a growing pandemic with the potential to wreak havoc to its fledgling healthcare system, it appears no measure is off the table. Begging a US billionaire for instance. Just days after the Federal Government reassured Nigerians of its preparedness for the crisis, billionaire US inventor and founder of the popular electronic...
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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. For those men who can only boil eggs, who got...
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By Ado Aminu The phone rang for the eighth time, and that was all I could stand, so I pulled it away from my ear before it could inform me that “the person you are calling is busy, please call after sometime.” I ended the ongoing call and switched to Twitter; that ever-dependable social app, in...
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Amidst the newly discovered cases of Coronavirus in Lagos and Akwa Ibom, Nigerians are taking a recess to argue about their favorite Nigerian music hits from the past few years. The Twitter jury is having a hard time deciding whether Ada Ada was a better hit than Durosoke or otherwise. Released in 2012, Ada Ada...
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Yesterday, the Chinese city of Shenzen became the first in the People’s Republic to ban wild animal consumption. China is notorious for its consumption of wild animals as part of an exotic cuisine. Like Nigeria, much of this exotic cuisine was introduced into Chinese culture thanks to years of extreme famine and government oppression that...
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One of the side effects of finding fame through reality television is that you are tainted by its artifice. Reality television requires a level of exaggerated drama for it to be enjoyed, that once the show is done and the winners crowned, it becomes difficult to offer anything else. This is especially true of the...
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Minster of Health Dr. Osagie Ehanire has revealed that out of the 2,000 persons that have been tested for the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19), 70 percent are males. According to Ehanire, the age range of infected people so far was between 30 and 60 years but all age brackets could be infected by the viral disease. Speaking...
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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. If Burna Boy leaves this app, Twitter will become desolate.He’s...
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Grammy nominee, Damini ‘Burna Boy’ Ogulu has been enraged by Twitter users over criticism that he’s being “too proud and arrogant” and the singer has threatened to quit the app. The latest development is coming on the heels of disparaging comments he made against Reekado Banks who signified interest in a “battle of hits,” he (Burna) had announced...
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As Nigeria confirms more cases of the coronavirus disease – COVID-19 – there are states bracing up for record cases. Lagos, which has 82 cases, and Abuja with 28 cases were thought to be the only cities that will have record numbers. But, while we pray that COVID-19 becomes history in Nigeria, Africa, and the...
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The conversation around female empowerment is expanding. It is growing to address the glass ceiling and the leveling of the financial grounds/opportunities for women in Nigeria. As we explore these complex topics, it is important to bear witness to the exciting and awe-inspiring strides women across various industries in Nigeria are consistently making. Women such...
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by Ferdy ‘Ladi Adimefe BLESSING IN THE TIME OF CRISES A reset is upon the earth, not for earth, for humans. Beneath the shaking is a falling together, not a falling apart. Under the crises is a cure. This is not the end of the world, it is the end of an era and...
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In view of the coronavirus pandemic altering socio-economic activities around the world and as part of the on-going efforts to mitigate the effect on businesses and taxpayers, the Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS) has extended the deadline for filing of Annual Returns for Individual taxpayers including self-employed persons for two (2) months from April...
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