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Africa's richest man, Aliko Dangote to build N200b University in Abuj The President and founder of Dangote Foundation,  Aliko Dangote  is set to establish a N200 billion world-class university in Abuja, the country's capital.   According to reports, the proposal has been delivered to the National Universities Commission, NUC. A former Executive Secretary of the NUC,  Julius Okojie , who is the chairman of the technical team for the establishment of the university, said the foundation intends to drive technology and research in stimulating economic growth.    He also said the proposed university will be technology-driven and asked for the cooperation and support of the NUC towards the realisation of the goal.  According to a National Open University of Nigeria, NOUN, publication, Mr. Dangote’s desire was to float a unique university of technology with all the necessary infrastructure and best faculty members from across the glo...

Meet woman who sells bananas for a living...sometimes in a wheel barrow...and travels by air Photos of a beautiful Nigerian woman is trending on Facebook because of what she does for a living. She has become successful selling bananas and with the petty business, she is able to fund her lifestyle, including travelling by air. The woman can be seen in photos pushing a wheelbarrow filled with bunches of bananas. In another, she is seen climbing a truck, popularly called 911, to offload her goods. Men on social media are already referring to her as the original slay queen while asking others to emulate her. More photos after the cut..

Dino's recall: I pity Kogi state indigenes- Deputy senate president, Ike Ekweremadu says Deputy Senate president, Ike Ekweremadu, says he has pity for the people of Kogi state over their stance to recall Senator Dino Melaye who represents Kogi West in the senate. Ekweremadu said this on the floor of the senate while he was reacting to an advertorial on a National daily in which the Attorney General of the state, Ibrahim Muhammad, called him out for a comment he made on the floor of the senate regarding Dino's recall. Ekweremadu last week said the recall process was dead on arrival and that the senate would have to certify the recall process carried out by INEC before Dino can be shown the door out of the house. In the newspaper publication, Muhammad faulted Ekweremadu's position “I must put on record that legal opinion of senator Ekweremadu on the role of the senate in the recall process, the senate has no role whatsoever in the recall exercise than to receive the ...

I never said anything derogatory about the Igbos- Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun says Apparently someone cloned her twitter handle and used it to disseminate a false message. She released a statement on her Facebook page to deny the tweet.  "It has come to my attention that there's a fake Twitter post circulating in my name, suggesting that I said something derogatory about Igbos. Kindly disregard it. It's nothing but a shoddy attempt to photoshop a hateful statement onto my Twitter handle. I did not say or tweet any such thing. Every part of Nigeria is important to our financial system and our Economy, and as a Government we will support ALL to achieve their full potential" she wrote

Graphic photos from the multiple suicide bomb attack in Maiduguri which left 16 persons dead and 13 injured Sixteen persons including 7 suicide bombers died while thirteen persons were injured in multiple suicide bomb attack in Maiduguri, Borno State on Sunday, June 25th and  Monday  morning June 26.  A male suicide bomber, gained entry into the premises of University of Maiduguri, and detonated PBIED on his body near the Rapid Response Services Office building

Singers Tunde and Wunmi Obe celebrate 29 years of friendship and 19 years of marriage Singers Wunmi and Tude Obe are celebrating 29 years of Friendship and 19 years of marriage today. On twitter, Tunde took out time to appreciate his wife and the mother of his children. He wrote; Happy anniversary, my queen!! @WunmiObe  As we rock & celebrate 29yrs of friendship & 19yrs of marriage. We must first give credit to Baba God for giving us the grace to recognize true love, when we found it, many years ago.. For keeping us in good health. For our beautiful children... For all we've been able to achieve.. If I had to do it all again, I'd choose u over & over again,sweetheart!".  Congrats to them!