FIFA rankings: Nigeria moves 5 places up, now ranked 47th (Guardian)

Nigeria has moved five places up, now 47th in the world and sixth in Africa with 635 points in the April FIFA/Coca Cola rankings released on Thursday. In the previous rankings, Nigeria was on 52nd position with 609 points. Meanwhile,…

Bill Gates has joined the “Wailing Wailers” – Reuben Abati

“I do not enjoy speaking to you this bluntly when you have been gracious enough to invite me here…”  – Bill Gates. Mr. Bill Gates, Microsoft founder, friend of Nigeria and one of the richest men in the world was…

Goethe-Institut Nigeria residency takes artists to Dak’Art

Goethe-Institut Nigeria has initiated a mobile residency programme titled “Stretched Terrains – The Mobile Museum on its Way to Dak’Art” with a group of young artists from Nigeria, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Senegal and Germany. This is the second time since…

Bill Gates tells Nigerian leaders to ‘face facts’ so they can make progress (CNN)

Bill Gates traveled to Nigeria to publicly give its leaders some tough talk. It was a highly unusual move but the tech billionaire believes the country facing a critical moment. “While it may be easier to be polite, it’s more…

BBC launches formally in Nigeria

The BBC had the official launch of its Lagos bureau, the biggest in Africa on Wednesday March 21, 2018.   The service already boasts an audience of 36m people in Nigeria through its Igbo, Yoruba, Pidgin, Hausa and English services.…

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