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Education gets refugees quicker into employment — Report
“This new knowledge of which initiatives help refugees into work is important. When we find integration efforts that work, we need to share them. This adds value to the efforts of the national authorities, and ultimately benefits the individual refugee.”
Read More »Genevieve Nnaji reacts to her film’s nomination for Oscars
“This is the first entry ever for Nigeria. It’s an honour to be a part of such a pivotal moment in the history of Nigerian cinema."
Read More »Why African and Asian countries are fighting against ‘Digital colonialism’
Just as oil-producing nations pushed for oil refineries to add value to crude oil, so governments today want the world’s Big Tech companies to build data centres on their own soil. The cloud that powers much of the world’s tech industry is grounded in vast data centres located mainly around northern Europe and the US coasts.
Read More »Genevieve Nnaji’s film submitted for Oscars
The film stars Pete Edochie, Genevieve Nnaji, Nkem Owoh, Onyeka Onwenu, Kanayo O. Kanayo, Chika Okpala, Kalu Ikeagwu, Sanni Mu’azu, Yakubu Mohammed, Ngozi Ezeonu, Peter Okoye (P-Square) and Chibuzor Azubuike (Phyno).
Read More »Air Peace permitted to operate regular flights to South Africa
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Nigeria has announced that the South African government had granted request for the Nigerian Designated Airline, Air Peace, to commence commercial flights to Johannesburg, South Africa. While South African Airways operates flights to Nigeria as national carrier, Air Peace can now operate to South Africa as Nigeria’s designated carrier under the principle of reciprocity …
Read More »Southern, Middle Belt Leaders back Osinbajo over humiliation in the presidency
Leaders from the southern and middle belt parts of Nigeria have demanded clarifications on the seeming clampdown on the person and office of Vice President, Prof.Yemi Osinbajo in recent times. Prominent leaders, including Chief E K Clark (South South), Chief Ayo Adebanjo (South -west); Chief John Nwodo (South -east); and Dr. Pogu Bitrus (Middle Belt), in a joint statement issued …
Read More »Trade wars, commodity price slump threaten African economies — Report
The report provides GDP growth forecasts for various regions of the continent.
Read More »Sound Sultan reveals his ’10 years of pure happiness’
The veteran Nigerian singer took to Instagram to share this lovely photo of himself and his beautiful wife
Read More »International opera star Jessye Norman dies at 74
International opera star, Jessye Norman died Monday, 30 September at the age of 74. The New York Metropolitan Opera described Norman as “one of the great sopranos of the past half-century. Norman sang more than 80 performances with the company, dazzling audiences with her beautiful tone, extraordinary power, and musical sensitivity”. Late Norman won four Grammy awards and a lifetime …
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