Lagos, the commercial capital of Nigeria has overtaken Nairobi, Kenya to become Africa’s top startup ecosystem.
This is according to the Global Startup Ecosystem Index 2021 which was released by StartupBlink.
The report ranks Lagos 122nd globally, overtaking Nairobi, Kenya, which now ranks 136th globally.
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The Executive Governor of Ondo State, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has dissolved the State Executive Council, with immediate effect.
This is coming barely a month after sworn in as the governor of the state, following the death of the former governor, Rotimi Akeredolu
The governor’s spokesman, Ebenezer Adeniyan, announced the cabinet dissolution in...
The Nigeria Center for Disease Control in collaboration with the Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning & Resolve To Save Lives have decried the insufficient funding of the health sector in the country.
In a workshop organised today in Abuja to discuss financing health security in Nigeria, with the...
President Bola Tinubu has approved the conversion of four Colleges of Education to Federal Universities of Education, the establishment of two Federal Universities of Agriculture, two Federal Universities of Medical and Health Sciences and five Colleges of Education.
The development was contained in the statement issued by the Director, Press...
The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Zubairu Dada on Monday, inaugurated and handed over the Kontagora Erosion and Flood Control Works executed by the Federal Government through the Ecological Fund Office.
Ibrahim Aliyu Special Assistant on Media to the Minister of State in a statement said during the...
In an apparent move to forestall more deaths of Corp members due to ill-health, the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has begun enrollment of Corp members in the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS).
This was disclosed in a press statement issued by the Deputy Director, Press and Public Relations, NYSC,...
The Executive Secretary of a Civil Society Organisation (CSO) called Civil Society Coalition for Transparency and Good Governance, Mr. Victor Udoh has said the group will harness everything within its power to actualize the establishment of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Trust Fund.
This was contained in a statement...
Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in Africa have called on governments across the continent to establish agencies to boost preparedness for future public health emergencies.
They made the call on Tuesday, August 15, 2023, at the Africa Regional Advocacy Summit for NGOs and Media held in Abuja
The Summit with the theme:...
The United Kingdom Embassy in Nigeria said it has temporarily suspended study, work and family visa applications
The embassy who announced this on Tuesday via it’s official Twitter page said priority is now being placed on applications made under the Ukraine Family Scheme.
TheFact Nigeria noted that the embassy said Ukraine...
The Director General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), General Muhammad Fadah, has advised Corps Members to acquire vocational skills through the NYSC Skill Acquisition and Entrepreneurship Development programme so as to become self-employed.
NYSC Director, Press and Public Relations, Eddy Megwa in a statement issued on Saturday, November,...
