Day: March 2, 2018

US-based Nigerian Singer, Chris Akinyemi, Drops ‘Culture’

A Nigerian artiste based in the United States of America, Chris Akinyemi, has followed up his collaboration with Niniola on Ja’Soro with a banging new song entitled Culture. In this new catchy tune, Chris Akinyemi again teamed up with kindred spirit, Mr Labz, and is bound to get lovers of Afrobeat music dancing. The song…

115 Students In Ogun Get Multi-Million Naira Scholarship From Dangote Cement

In a major boost to its Corporate Social Responsibility profile, Dangote Cement Plc, Ibese Plant has announced a multi-million Naira educational scholarship award for 115 students from its 15 host communities for the 2017/2018 academic session. The company said the scholarship has become an annual event meant to contribute to the educational development of the…

Nigeria’s Publiseer to Pitch at 2018 Harvard Business School Competition

A Nigerian start-up, Publiseer, a digital publishing platform, has been shortlisted among 14 finalists of the 2018 Harvard Business School’s New Venture Competition, taking place in Boston, MA, United States, on March 2, 2018. The Africa Business Club at Harvard Business School will be hosting the competition to showcase the diversity of entrepreneurs making a…

GTBank’s ‘YouREAD Initiative’ Backs Nigerian Attempt To Make History

One of the CSR programmes of GTBank, YouREAD Initiative, which was launched in 2017 to rekindle the interest in reading, has thrown its weight behind a 40-year old Nigerian, Olubayode Treasures Olawunmi, who is attempting to break the Guinness World Record for the Longest Marathon Read Aloud. The current record holder, Deepak Sharma Bajaan, attained…