In Nigeria, the governor of Lagos State appealed for calm Wednesday as protesters defied a curfew and attacked police stations in retaliation for injuries and at least one death that followed violent clashes at the Lekki Toll Gate in Lagos. Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu confirmed a fatality caused by blunt force…
Social media giant Facebook announced Friday a new office in Lagos, Nigeria, meant to support operations in sub-Saharan Africa. It is expected to be operational next year. The office will be home to several teams for sales, partnerships and communication, as well as becoming the first Facebook office on the…
Global rideshare company Uber is testing out its boat-commute service in the Nigerian city of Lagos for the next two weeks, expanding a concept the company’s tried in Mumbai, Istanbul and elsewhere. The UberBOAT will run on weekdays from Ikorodu Ferry Terminal to the LASWA Boat Jetty near the Falomo…
Nairobi and Lagos have been named as the first Africa Development Centre sites for Microsoft, the tech giant announced on Monday. The ADCs in Kenya and Nigeria will serve as premier engineering centers where world-class African talent can create solutions for local and global impact, the company said. “The ADC…
African youth and the continent’s future will shape the planet in coming decades, and technology is the key to unlock that potential, said Nigeria’s Vice President Yemi Osinbajo during the Google for Nigeria event in Lagos. “In Nigeria, we cannot train our nearly 200 million young people by 2045, in…
Johannesburg comes in at Number 13. Benha in Egypt is No. 17, Cape Town is at No. 89, while Lagos is No. 386. What they all have in common with 13,000 cities around the globe is that their ranks are part of a new study that looks at the carbon…
Bonhams in London will handle the sale of Tutu, the recently rediscovered portrait of Ife royal princess Adetutu Ademiluyi painted in 1974 by Nigerian artist Ben Enwonwu. “In a pioneering move, the sale will be broadcast live to a Bonhams auction event in Lagos, where bidders will be able to…
The temperature in Abuja shortly after 1 a.m. Friday was 26 degrees, with Nigeria’s NiMet forecasting a high of 35° (95° Fahrenheit) by late afternoon – and that’s kept Nigerians talking about the unseasonably warm weather for this year’s Christmas season. This week, Zenith Bank ran a #ChristmasinNigeria campaign to…
The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) in Lagos says it has cut a deal worth more than USD$86 million with the China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) to buy out the NPA’s remaining equity in the Lekki Deep Sea Port. “Both parties have already executed an agreement to this effect,” the NPA…
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has called on the nation’s security forces to put an end to violent attacks, following local reports of between 30 and 50 people killed earlier this week in the Benue region. The deaths at a market in Zaki Biam were tied to the conflict between Fulani…
Government Ekpemupolo, also known as Tompolo, a former Niger Delta warlord, was required by the Federal High Court of Lagos, Nigeria, to appear in order to answer to a 40-count of suspected N13bn fraud. However, Tompolo has refused to comply. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) accused him of…
The coroner, conducting the investigation into the collapse of the Nigerian Synagogue Church of All Nations building, has said it was due to the “criminal negligence” of the church. The corner has called for the church to be prosecuted for the collapse of the building. September 2014, the guest house…
Airtel Nigeria, part of Airtel Africa – an African subsidiary of the Indian telecommunications company, has announced it will be launching high-speed Wi-Fi services in public spaces around Lagos. The service will allow people to connect wirelessly to the Internet using their tablets, smartphones and laptops. Each user will be…