Category: Spotlight
New WEF African global leaders to get Aliko Dangote Fellowship
Eleven young enterprising Africans, among them two Nigerians, who have been named Young Global Leaders (YGL) by the World Economic Forum (WEF) for 202 [...]
Tony Elumelu Foundation disburses $130m to 9,000 entrepreneurs
The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) has so far disbursed $130 million as seed funds to 9,000 entrepreneurs across the continent.
TEF is a non [...]
WEF names Nigerian born Obi Ozor, 2021 Young Global Leader
The World Economic Forum has named Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Kobo360 Nigeria, Obi Ozor, one of the 112 Young Global Leaders, class of 202 [...]
Nigerian owned digital payment platform, Flutterwave now valued at $1bn
Flutterwave, a digital payment platform, has raised $170 million from investors, pushing its valuation to over $1 billion.
Flutterwave a tech start [...]
Biden appoints Nigerian as Director Global Health Resources
United States President Joe Biden has again given another senior appointment to a Nigerian, Mrs. Adesuwa Ogiamien-Adesotoye in his administration.
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Nigerian-American, Akunna Cook sworn in as US deputy assistant secretary of state
A Nigerian-American of Igbo origin, Ms. Akunna Cook, has been sworn-in as deputy assistant secretary of state for African affairs.
Akunna, a season [...]
Okonjo-Iweala’s sister, Udochi emerges family physician of the year in US
First it was the announcement of Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as the first African and female Director General of the World Trade Organization (WTO), which th [...]
Nigerian professor, Julia Oparah named University of San Francisco’s provost
The University of San Francisco in the United States has appointed Professor Julia Oparah as its provost as well as the vice president of academic aff [...]
Trust me, something fishy is going on by Dele Momodu
Fellow Nigerians let me start by saying that I hate conspiracy theories generally. The reason is simple. They are like superstitions. They are not c [...]
Davido, Flutter Wave co-founder and three other Nigerians make TIME100 Next list
Award winning Nigerian singer, Davido has secured a spot on TIME100 Next list. Grabbing a spotlight on the exclusive list alongside him are four other [...]