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This line-up of stories will help you discover the latest happenings around the tech world, today. 1. Zenith Bank unveils $73,000 start challenge Zenith Bank of Nigeria, in collaboration with Seedstars, has unveiled Zecathon 3.0, a startup competition designed to identify, support, and mentor MVP-stage startups in Nigeria. The competition boasts a prize pool of NGN59 million (US$73,000). Beyond financial …

Despite the rising inflation rate in Nigeria, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has declared that the monetary policy reforms put in place have started having a positive impact on the economy. The bank’s Director of, Corporate Communications Department, Isa AbdulMumin stated this in Abuja on Wednesday while speaking on the latest National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) figures. Recall that …

These top 10 stories across the nation’s newspapers might interest you. 1. Tinubu withdraws Shetty, nominates Keyamo in ministerial reshuffle Dr. Mariam Shetty, a candidate from Kano State, has had her nomination withdrawn by the president, Bola Tinubu, on Friday.Read more 2. Nigerian govt begins central bank forensic audit, to overhaul civil service payroll President Bola Tinubu said on Friday …

President Bola Tinubu has enlisted the support of the media towards projecting the country positively to enhance investor confidence and attract the needed investments to foster economic growth in the country. The President, who was represented by the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, made the remarks at the opening of the 19th All Nigeria Editors Conference, organised …

Bode George A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, Chief Olabode Ibiyinka George, on Friday sent a letter to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on the planned invasion of the Republic of Niger by forces of the Economic Community of West African States over a coup plot that removed President Mohamed Bazoum from power. The letter by the retired Commodore came …

Mikel Arteta revealed how he motivated Kai Havertz after his struggles at Arsenal with a strange analogy about his wife. The German international has struggled thus far at Arsenal since joining from Chelsea in the summer. He has appeared in four Premier League matches for the Gunners but is yet to find the back of the net. Havertz had an …

Tragedy struck on Thursday morning when a two-storey building located at number 34 Oloto Street, Borno Way, off Freeman Street, Oyingbo, in Lagos collapsed, killing a woman said to be in her 80s. The yet-to-be-identified woman died on the spot as a result of the impact suffered when the building collapsed on her. The incident happened at about 7.45 am …

The increasing prevalence of false narratives and misinformation in the nation has been criticised by President Bola Tinubu, who said that the trend was endangering the foundation of Nigerian society. The president spoke on Wednesday, during the opening of the 19th Nigeria Editors Conference 2023, which was held in Uyo Akwa Ibom State and had as its theme “Stimulating Economic …

The naira, Wednesday, halted a 2-day slump to appreciate against the US Dollar at the official market. The exchange rate between the naira and dollar rose to N818.99/$1 on Wednesday at the official Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market (NAFEM) window. This represents an N31.23 gain or a 3.81% increase in the local currency compared to the N850.22 it recorded on …

These top 10 stories across the nation’s newspapers might interest you. 1. ‘Tinubu who attended CSU is same person who is president of Nigeria today’, Registrar testifies before US court The Registrar of Chicago State University (CSU), Caleb Westberg, has testified that President Bola Tinubu indeed attended the institution and graduated in 1979.Read more 2. Ondo boils as Akeredolu, deputy …