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Nigerian-American Yinka Ogunbiyi Earns Global Recognition For Braid-Assist Robot
The innovation, HaloBraid, has already raised $7 million in seed funding and attracted more than 7,000 professional salons to its waiting list. Yinka Ogunbiyi (Photo by X/@USinNigeria) Innovation rooted in a familiar beauty business has earned Nigerian-American engineer and Harvard graduate Yinka Ogunbiyi global recognition for developing HaloBraid, designed to reduce the physical strain on…
No Kobo Was Spent On PEAC/PFIPC, Budget Office Tells Reps
The comment came after the CBN said the council’s accounts did not receive inflows or remittances. Adeniyi Adeyemi. Photo: X@BayoOnanuga. The Budget Office of the Federation says no kobo appropriated for the disputed Presidential Economic Advisory Council/Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PEAC/PFIPC) was spent. The office maintained that while the National Assembly approved funds for…
Troops Arrest Five Suspected Kidnappers In Yobe, Recover Arms
The troops achieved the feat “during a well-coordinated intelligence-led operation.” The suspects are under interrogation. Troops of the Operation Hadin Kai and the Yobe State Hunters Group have arrested five suspected kidnappers at Jegalari Village in Fune Local Government Area of the state. In a statement on Friday, the Acting Military Information Officer of Operation…
How to apply for Tunde Onakoya’s ₦250m scholarship, free laptop
Chess in Slums Africa founder, Tunde Onakoya, has partnered with Jobs59 founder, Sam Otigba, and ALT school Founder, HackSultan to launch a ₦250 million scholarship fund aimed at helping corps members and recent graduates acquire in-demand technology skills. The initiative will provide ₦160,000 scholarships to successful applicants to study any diploma programme at AltSchool Africa,…
Court stops impeachment hearing against South Africa president over $580,000 scandal
South African president, Cyril Ramaphosa. Photo: Bloomberg A South African court ruled on Friday in favour of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s bid to pause impeachment proceedings against him over a scandal involving half-a-million dollars stashed in a sofa at his ranch. Ramaphosa asked the Western Cape High Court to stop the work of a parliamentary impeachment…
Survivor recounts terrifying escape from Enugu Airplane crash
Content creator, Triple Pin…Photo Credit: IG/ STAND_OUT Rapper and content creator, Chinedu, also known as Triple Pin, has shared an emotional account of surviving the Enugu Air aircraft that veered off the runway while landing at the Benin Airport, saying the experience changed his perspective on life. In a video shared on his Instagram page…
Multiple crashes cause gridlock on Lagos-Ibadan expressway, motorists stranded
A photo showing heavy traffic on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. Credit: Daniel Ayantoye. Multiple crashes on the Kara Bridge section of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway have caused gridlock, leaving motorists stranded. One person was said to have died and two others injured in the accidents that occurred in the early hours of Friday. The Federal Road Safety Corps…
US imposes 12.5% tariff on Nigerian imports over forced labour claims
File: US President Donald Trump The United States has imposed a 12.5 per cent tariff on imports from Nigeria as part of a new trade measure targeting countries it says have failed to prohibit the importation of goods produced with forced labour. The tariff affects imports from 60 economies that Washington says have not “imposed…
Report: 77% of Africa’s $23bn betting market unregulated
Seventy-seven per cent of Africa’s online betting and gaming marketplace, with an estimated $23bn in gross gaming revenue, remains in the unregulated sector, according to a report from Gaming Compliance International, which called for African governments and regulators to adopt standardised, outcome-based regulation to optimise the industry. The organisation disclosed this in its 2026 report…
File: Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu The Lagos State House of Assembly on Thursday approved the state government’s request to issue a N200bn bond and participate in the Federation Account Allocation Committee Receivables Discounting Programme to finance critical infrastructure projects across the state. The approvals followed the adoption of the Joint Committee on Economic Planning…
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