The National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA) has reiterated its commitment to advancing digital governance in Nigeria. The agency’s Director-General, Matthew Adepoju, pledged in Abuja after NASRDA received the Best Federal Ministry, Department and Agency Digital Governance Award at the Nigeria GovTech Gala and Awards. Adepoju also received the Distinguished GovTech Trailblazer Award at the event.
Former Edo governorship candidate, Patience Ndidi Ofure Key, has praised the appointment of Professor Eunice Eboserehimen Omonzejie as the new Vice Chancellor of Ambrose Alli University (AAU), Ekpoma, describing it as a breakthrough for the school, Edo State, and Nigeria. Key, an alumnus of AAU and former Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) presidential aspirant, said Omonzejie’s
The University of Benin (UNIBEN) has been selected as the Sports Centre of Excellence for Nigeria’s South-South region, following a presidential directive to boost sports development across the country. As part of this move, UNIBEN’s Vice Chancellor, Professor Edoba Omoregie, SAN, has been appointed to serve on a high-powered Ministerial Committee. The committee was set
Dr Ashim Babatunde Sogunro, a lecturer at the University of Lagos (UNILAG), has been named the 2025 Lecturer of the Year by the Nigerian Actuarial Society (NAS). Dr Sogunro received the award during the NAS Annual Industry Conference held in Lagos. The award was given to recognise his hard work, strong commitment to teaching, and
Nigerian Pidgin has become the most spoken language in Africa, with 121 million people using it in 2025. This is based on new data from Ethnologue shared by Visual Capitalist. Even though only 5 million speak it as their first language, about 116 million speak it as a second language. This shows how fast Pidgin
Ambassador Wole Akanni Duro Ladipo, one of Nigeria’s leading cultural advocates, has been awarded an honorary doctorate in humanities by the United Graduate College and Seminary International in the United States. The award recognises his decades of work in cultural diplomacy, heritage preservation and tourism promotion. The institution praised him as a “pioneer of purpose-driven
