Education

NOUN is working to provide free education to prisoners.

The Director of the Correctional Service Special Study Centre of the National Open University of Nigeria, Francis Enobore, has called on sub-national governments and well-meaning Nigerians to support the free education policy of the NOUN for prisoners to enhance sustainable reintegration upon discharge. Enobore made this call during a courtesy visit to the Controller-General of Nigerian…
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Brands & People

Dangote Industries to List N300B in NGX and FMDQ Bonds

Dangote Industries Limited has completed the listing of the firm’s N300bn series 1 and 2 bonds on Nigerian Exchange Limited and the FMDQ in Lagos. The Group Managing Director of DIL, Olakunle Alake, during the listing ceremony, told investors that the bonds were primarily…
Brands & People

Alibaba is divided into six business groups.

Alibaba announced Tuesday that it would split into six business groups in one of the most significant overhauls of a leading Chinese tech firm to date. The company’s chairman and CEO, Daniel Zhang, said the restructuring would enable each separate business to pursue its own fundraising and public listing plans. Hangzhou-based Alibaba said the moves were intended to “unlock shareholder…
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Fashion

Davido collaborates with PUMA to create a new clothing line

Superstar afro beats singer, David Adeleke, professionally known as Davido, has announced the release of his highly-anticipated PUMA collection. The singer, who has been absent from the public scene for several months, returned with new projects set to be rolled out in the coming weeks. The singer announced that his fashion collection created in partnership with popular fashion brand, PUMA, is set…
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Technology

Gender equality will improve GDP by 50% – NITDA

The National Information Technology Development Agency said that gender equality in the digital space could increase the Gross Domestic Product of the country by over 50 per cent. The Director-General NITDA, Kashifu Inuwa said this on Friday at the closing ceremony of its…
Blockchain

Faster Internet expected as broadband hits 50%

Broadband penetration is set to hit 50 per cent before the end of 2023, expanding fast Internet access to Nigerians. In the Nigerian National Broadband Plan (2020 – 2025), the Federal Government set a 50 per cent broadband penetration target for 2023. In its policy document, the government set a broadband penetration target of “50 per cent of eligible individuals with provision for physically…
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