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Esusu, a Nigerian fintech firm, has secured a $130 million Series B funding round to help build the racial wealth gap. The company announced this on Thursday, breaking the $1 billion valuation barrier as one of the few startups with a black founder to reach unicorn status. The funding round was led […]

Elizabeth Olayemi, a master’s student at the University of Lagos (UNILAG), is in a spin. The 25-year-old lady is seeking admission into a top varsity in the United States for her doctor of philosophy (Ph.D.) programme. Source: Top Stories

Nigeria recorded 87 cases of COVID-19 on Thursday. Here are five updates about the pandemic this Friday.  EU recommends use of Pfizer COVID pill The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has recommended that Pfizer’s COVID-19 antiviral pill be authorised for use in the European Union. In a statement on Thursday, the EU […]

Biodun Oyebanji has won the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary election in Ekiti state. Oyebanji, a former secretary to the state government (SSG), defeated other aspirants to emerge winner of the primary election on Thursday. He polled 101,703 votes, while his closest challengers; Ojo Kayode had 767, Opeyemi Bamidele had 760 […]

Oluwafemi Oke-Osayintolu, director-general of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), says the victims of the building collapse in Ikoyi, Lagos state, died before rescue operations began. Over 40 people died in the incident that occurred on November 1. While giving testimony at a coroner’s inquest on Thursday, Oke-Osayintolu said there was […]

Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor of Lagos state, has described Bola Tinubu, national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), as the most qualified successor and salable choice for the 2023 presidency. Speaking on Thursday during the formal inauguration of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu (ABAT) Movement’s Working Committees, the governor said Tinubu’s capability to […]

President Muhammadu Buhari says he is overwhelmed by the security situation in the north-west region.  Buhari spoke on Thursday at the palace of Sa’ad Abubakar, Sultan of Sokoto. The president said while the situation in the north-east and south-south has improved compared to when he assumed office, the challenges in the north-west […]

The house of representatives has asked the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to suspend the planned implementation of an electronic invoice (e-invoice) for all import and export operations.  The lawmakers also asked the CBN to give 90 days timeline for subsequent new fiscal/monetary policy implementation to “allow for adjustment to stabilise the economy”. The lower legislative […]

Election cycles in Nigeria come with a mix of the serious, the incredible and sprinkles of the comical as political parties jostle to promote candidates of varying capabilities — including those who appear to have genuine intentions for service to the people, as well as aspirants who seem quite content with no more than […]