Tag: Nigerian
World Bank approves $486m credit facility to Nigerian power grid
NEWS DIGEST - World Bank has approved a 486 million dollars credit facility to Nigeria for electricity grid improvements, the lender said on Friday.
“The...
UN panel will create new opportunities for Nigerian youth, UN official...
The UN Resident Coordinator, Dr Edward Kallon said UN system in Nigeria would establish an advisory panel on mentorship to create more opportunities for...
Nigerian-British actor, Oyelowo gives scholarship to Chibok girls
NEWS DIGEST - Nigerian-British actor David Oyelowo, says he has granted leadership scholarship to five freed Chibok girls who were abducted by Boko Haram...
465 Nigerian returnees from Libya arrive Port Harcourt – Official
NEWS DIGEST - The fourth batch of 465 Nigerian returnees from Libya have arrived Port Harcourt, Mr Martins Ejike, South-South Zonal Coordinator, National Emergency...
Nigerian Photographer Yagazie Emezi receives Getty Images Bursary Award
Nigerian documentary photographer Yagazie Emezi, has been awarded the Inaugural Creative Bursary Award by Getty Images.
The 26 year-old is among the six recipients selected...
Nigerian movie producer plans cultural carnival in Scandinavia
Mr Stephen King, a Denmark based Nigerian movie producer and director says a Nigerian Cultural Heritage Carnival will take place in the Scandinavia from...
Oldest Boat in Africa: Curator calls for research on 8,000 yr...
Hajia Aisha Jidda, a curator at the National Museum, Maiduguri, has called for further studies on the 8,000 year-old Dafuna canoe discovered in Yobe...
560 Nigerian returnees from Libya arrive Port Harcourt
The third batch of 560 Nigerian returnees from Libya have arrived Port Harcourt, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports.
Mr Martins Ejike, the South-South...
Nigerian born British actress, Cynthia Erivo wins a Tony
Nigerian born British actress, Cynthia Erivo wins a Tony Award
British actress and singer-songwriter Cynthia Erivo won a Tony Award last night. The 29-year-old actress...