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May 15, 2019

Nigeria launches new technology for tracking agricultural seeds

National Agricultural Seeds Council, Nigeria’s preeminent regulator in the agriculture sector, and an agency under the Federal Ministry of Agriculture & Rural Development, under its transformation agenda, has introduced an innovative platform for electronic quality verification of seeds and planting materials in Nigeria. NASC selected mPedigree as its strategic innovation partner to deploy mPedigree’s Ovasight... Read More
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May 15, 2019

Here are the Nollywood stars attending the 2019 Cannes Film Festival

This year’s Cannes Film Festival officially kicked off yesterday in Cannes, France, and it was preceded by a little buzz: African filmmakers, artistes and distributors will get a section to market their films at festival. The Pavillon Afriques, a platform for the promotion of African and Black cinema to film professionals from across the globe,... Read More
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May 15, 2019

The Big 5: We are not planning to overthrow Buhari – Military; US suspends drop box visa applications in Nigeria | Other top stories

Here are the stories that you should be monitoring today: Air Force, ground troops neutralize 12 bandits, rescue 15 kidnapped victims The Nigerian Air Force has said 12 bandits have been killed during air strikes and coordinated attacks by ground troops in Birni-gwarri, Kaduna. Its spokesman, Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola said in a statement that the... Read More
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May 14, 2019

Today’s Noisemakers: Elnathan John, Olumide Makanjuola, Joey Akan, Deji Faremi, others

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. We make it our job to take down the names of these noisemakers. Here are the ones we... Read More
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May 14, 2019

The Late 5: FG inaugurates implementation committee for new minimum wage; Reps reject bill restricting public officials from foreign medical trips | Other stories

Here are the stories that drove conversation today: FG to inaugurate implementation committee on new minimum wage The federal government on Tuesday in Abuja inaugurateed the N30,000 new national minimum wage implementation committee, almost one month after President Muhammadu Buhari signed the bill into law. Chris Ngige, Minister of Labour and Employment, said this while... Read More
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May 14, 2019

The allegation of N500bn missing from the CBN; an alarm government must take seriously

About 48 hours ago, online medium Sahara Reporters  released two telephone audio tapes which revealed how the Governor of the  Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Godwin Emiefele, his Deputy, Edward Lametek Adamu, the Director for Finance, Dayo M. Arowosegbe and one of the Special Advisers to the CBN Governor, Emmanuel Ukeje allegedly discussed plots to cover... Read More
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May 14, 2019

Leah Sharibu at 16: Sadly, it doesn’t look like the government wants her back

It’s Leah Sharibu‘s 16th birthday today. Leah, the only teenager yet to be returned among the 105 students kidnapped on February 19, 2017, by the Islamic West African Province (ISWAP), a faction of Boko Haram during its raid on the Government Girls Science and Technology College, Dapchi-Yobe, has been in captivity for the last 449... Read More
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May 14, 2019

Africa Fintech Foundry to hold second edition of Disrupt Conference

Africa Fintech Foundry is set to hold the 2nd edition of Disrupt Africa Conference on Thursday, 16 May, 2019 at the Landmark Event Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos. This announcement was made during a press conference recently held at the Access Bank Headquarters. Themed ‘Digital Goldrush: Building a Sustainable Tech Economy,’ the event is organized to connect... Read More
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May 14, 2019

It’s 2019 and Nollywood movies are still bad. Will it get worse?

Nollywood movies are still staples in cinemas and, five months into 2019, I’m not sure if there has been any outstanding movie that’s worthy of recognition. Till now, Nollywood is still experiencing a crisis that no one wants to admit, wherein movies aren’t just good enough but are forced into cinemas regardless, heralded by buzzy... Read More
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May 14, 2019

The YNaija Cover – the 14th of May

Use the links below to check out our latest stories and more:       The Big 5: Ganduje presents staff of office to new emirs; Oshiomhole denies attacking Kogi gov, Bello over APC ticket | Other top stories   Just In: Shocker for Sowore as AAC suspends him and nine others; appoint Acting Chair... Read More
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May 14, 2019

The Big 5: Ganduje presents staff of office to new emirs; Oshiomhole denies attacking Kogi gov, Bello over APC ticket | Other top stories

Here are the stories you should be monitoring today: Ganduje presents staff of office to new Emirs Abdullahi Ganduje, governor of Kano state, has presented the staff of office to the four new emirs following the recent breakup of the Kano emirate This is coming on the back of a court order which restrained the governor from... Read More
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May 13, 2019

The Late 5: Court fixes June 3 to hear suit against appointment of Acting CJN; Basiran replaces Shogunle as head of Police CRU – Other stories

Here are the stories that drove conversation today: Court fixes June 3 to hear suit against appointment of Acting CJN The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday fixed June 3, for definite hearing of a suit challenging the appointment of Justice Tanko Muhammad as substantive Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN). Muhammad was made the... Read More
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May 13, 2019

See a list of the English Premier League records broken and awards given out on the final day

The 2018/2019 English Premier League came to a climax on Sunday with Manchester City beating Liverpool to clinch the trophy for the sixth time in their history. In a keenly contested competition between both teams for which the leader on the top of the table switched 32 times at the end of a day this... Read More
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May 13, 2019

Just In: Shocker for Sowore as AAC suspends him and nine others; appoint Acting Chair

Publisher of Sahara Reporters and Presidential Candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) in the March 23 presidential election, Omoyele Sowore along with nine others, including its Deputy National Chairman (South West), Ogunlana Rotimi Jacob have been suspended by the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the party for a period of six months over alleged anti-party activities, corruption and... Read More
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May 13, 2019

The Presidency wants you to know that Buhari will be sworn in on May 29, and not June 12

With so much happening in the country, from the uptick in kidnaps and attacks to the general feeling of how hopeless Nigeria is currently, we all can agree that the Presidency reminding us that Buhari’s inauguration for a second tenure will hold on May 29, and thus debunking the widely-circulated reports that it will hold... Read More
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May 13, 2019

MyFarmbase Africa hosts Agripreneurs and enthusiasts to AgriTech Lab 2019

200 youths, Agriculture enthusiasts, Agripreneurs, investors gathered at Techpoint Headquarters to participate in AgriTech Lab 2019, a programme organized to provide AgriTech skills and education for participants to plug into the employment and entrepreneurial opportunities in the African Agribusiness Landscape. Speaking at the event, the CEO/Founder of MyFarmbase Africa, Aliu Oluwafemi Royal, emphasised that people... Read More
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May 13, 2019

Sterling Bank celebrates Skill Champions of the North 

For the second year running, Africa’s most agile company, Sterling Bank Plc., has supported iCreate Africa; a leading advocate of vocational skills development in Africa to host iCreate Skills Festival following its successful debut in Abuja last year. The event took a different turn this year and will see the team making stops at different cities across Nigeria including... Read More
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May 13, 2019

Nse Ikpe-Etim has revealed she can’t have children and here’s why it’s empowering

Over the weekend at an event in Lagos tagged Conversations with Nse, actress Nse Ikpe-Etim revealed that she had to perform a hysterectomy (removal of the womb) to overcome her adenomyosis. I’m no medical expert, so I did a little research on this condition. Adenomyosis occurs when the tissue that normally lines the uterus (endometrial... Read More
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May 13, 2019

The YNaija Cover – the 13th of May

Check out our latest stories by following the links below:   See a list of the English Premier League records broken and awards given out on the final day The Big 5: EFCC seizes Saraki’s houses in Ikoyi, marks others; Gunmen invade Katsina village, set houses ablaze | Other top stories Entertainment roundup: New ‘Spider-Man:... Read More
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May 13, 2019

The Big 5: EFCC seizes Saraki’s houses in Ikoyi, marks others; Gunmen invade Katsina village, set houses ablaze | Other top stories

Here are the stories that you should be monitoring today: EFCC seizes Saraki’s houses in Ikoyi, marks others According to Punch, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has seized some houses belonging to Senate President Bukola Saraki. It’s worth mentioning that the EFCC last week announced a probe into the activities of the Senate President... Read More
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May 12, 2019

Entertainment roundup: New ‘Spider-Man: Far From Home’ trailer to be featured as ‘Endgame’ post-credits scene; Kim Kardashian and Kanye West welcome baby number four | Other stories

Here are the biggest stories you may have missed in entertainment during the week and others that unraveled while you slept – and are still buzzing today. Kim Kardashian and Kanye West welcome baby number four Kim Kardashian and Kanye West have now expanded their family. The couple welcomed their fourth child, a son via... Read More
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May 11, 2019

The Daily Vulnerable | Leaking

I have spoken twice about emotional leakage – and in context, I have used it to explain when the parts of yourself that need improvement, or that you are working on still manage to show themselves in your reflex responses to situation – without your conscious permission. It’s not often a negative thing however, in cases where you need release. Except... Read More
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May 11, 2019

Kano Assembly reduces Emir Sanusi’s influence, creates four new emirates, Buhari nominates Emefiele as CBN governor for second term and other stories that made the headlines this week

Here are the stories that drove conversation this week: Kano Assembly reduces Emir Sanusi’s influence, creates four new emirates Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano on Wednesday signed a bill that sought to split the Kano emirate into four into law. With the signing into the Kano State Emirs’ Appointment and Deposition Amendment Bill 2019 into law,... Read More
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May 10, 2019

5 King Stitch moments that were simply unbelievable

Class, style, laughter, fun, friendship, good music, great ambiance, celebrities and the King of Beers. All of these and more were on display at the finale of the King’s Stitch, a platform created by Budweiser to encourage young people to ditch the stereotypes and find their voice in the midst of society’s confinement. The Wings’... Read More
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