Meet 16-yr-old Osasere Okundaye who became Nigeria’s youngest chartered accountant
At just 16 years old, Osasere Okundaye has shattered a national record by becoming the youngest person in Nigeria to earn a chartered accountancy qualification through the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN). Minister of Youth Development Ayodele Olawande…
Zimbabwe billionaire Kudakwashe Tagwirei commits $1 million to evacuate citizens from South Africa
Zimbabwe has enlisted the support of one of its wealthiest businessmen, Kudakwashe Tagwirei, to help finance an emergency operation to bring thousands of its citizens home from South Africa, as mounting anti-immigrant tensions expose the limits of the country’s repatriation…
WhatsApp dumps use of phone number, introduces username
WhatsApp is set to let people chat without having to reveal their phone number – by exchanging unique usernames instead.It will be rolled out globally to the platform’s three billion account holders over the next few months, the platform said….
Nigerian Student Builds 12-Meter Helicopter from Scrap Parts Without an Engineering Degree
Nigerian Student Builds 12-Meter Helicopter from Scrap Parts Without an Engineering Degree In 2007, a 24-year-old Nigerian physics student, Mubarak Muhammad Abdullahi of Bayero University, Kano, amazed many people by designing and building a 12-meter helicopter in his backyard using…
Engineer Bello Donates Laboratory Equipment to Boost Science Education in Ibadan School
Engineer Bello Donates Laboratory Equipment to Boost Science Education in Ibadan School The immediate Past Chairman of the Nigerian Society of Engineers, NSE, Ibadan Branch, Engr. Ibraheem Folarin Bello FNSE has donated laboratory equipment to Ibadan City Academy, Eleta, Ibadan,…
Lagos school emerges winner of 10th Edition of Tolaram Science Challenge
Iwerekun Community Senior High School, Ibeju-Lekki, has emerged the winner of the 10th edition of Tolaram Science Challenge (TSC), marking their third consecutive win. The school triumphed over Magbon-Alade Senior Grammar School in a keenly contested grand finale of the…
Court ruling revives Computer Village relocation to Katangowa, says Bridgeways
Bridgeways Global Projects Limited says a recent judgment of the Lagos State High Court has revived plans for the long-delayed relocation of Computer Village from Ikeja to the proposed Katangowa ICT Business Park. The company’s Managing Director, Jimmy Onyemenam, disclosed…
Army graduates 8,000 recruits to boost anti-terror operations
The Nigerian Army has graduated more than 8,000 newly trained soldiers from the Nigerian Army Depot in Osogbo, Osun State, as part of its ongoing efforts to strengthen its manpower and enhance operations against terrorism and other forms of criminality…
LOCAL MANUFACTURERS BLOCK IMPORTATION OF 1.55 MILLION ELECTRICITY METERS
Nigeria’s local electricity meter manufacturers have successfully prevented the importation of about 1.55 million electricity meters, arguing that domestic producers now have the capacity to meet the country’s demand. The move is aimed at boosting local manufacturing, creating jobs, conserving…
NNPCL reduces fuel price for second time in four days
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, has reduced its fuel pump price for the second time in four days.A market survey on Saturday by DAILY POST showed that NNPCL retail outlets around Airport Junction and Wuse Zone 6 (Berger)…