Education is an important tool needed to build human capacity in a country. Some of the most highly-developed and economically-vibrant nations of the world have a much higher percentage of educated people than less-developed countries. Nigeria is still a developing country having educated citizens that constitute a fairly large part of its population. The educated … Read more
The Federal Government of Nigeria gives some amounts of money – called the federal allocation – to the 36 states of the federation every month. States can decide to use this allocation to pay salaries, execute capital projects, or do some other things. This money that is being shared accrues to the Federal Government from … Read more
Criminology can best be defined as the scientific study of crime and deviant behavior, including its causes, responses by law enforcement, and methods of prevention. It is a sub-specialty of sociology, which in itself is the scientific study of social behavior. Criminology draws majorly upon the research of many fields such as law, philosophy, sociology, … Read more
Over the years, DSTV Nigeria has been Nigeria’s major satellite pay-tv provider. DSTV Nigeria’s bouquet of channels includes entertainment channels, sports channels, discovery channels, news & information channels, documentary channels, etc. The contents of these DSTV channels get to its subscribers in Nigeria via satellite broadcast. This means you will get to watch any of … Read more
Almost everyone in Nigeria with a phone is a subscriber to either two, three, or even the four major network service providers in Nigeria which are MTN, Airtel, Glo, and 9mobile. These networks are often recognized by the first four digits (or prefix) of the phone numbers they issue to their customers. But sometimes, it … Read more
As a phone user in Nigeria, it’s certain that you are a subscriber to either two or three or even the four major network service providers in Nigeria which are MTN, Airtel, Glo, and 9mobile. What set these networks apart are the prefix (or first four digits) of the phone numbers they issue to their … Read more
Ogba stands as one of the most popular places in Ikeja, the capital of Lagos State. It is located in the heart of Ikeja and is an amalgam of both residential living and commercial activities. Lagos State has 20 Local Government Areas (LGAs) under which different parts of the state fall. With Ogba being a … Read more
Lagos and Abuja are two popular and very significant cities in Nigeria. While Lagos has once been the seat of power and has for years been Nigeria’s commercial capital, Abuja on the other hand has been Nigeria’s capital city since 1991. Both places provide the nation’s major entry and getaway points with their international airports … Read more
Nigeria, being the most populous country in Africa, is made up of over 250 ethnic groups or tribes. Out of these numerous tribes, the most popular and largest are the Yorubas, the Hausas, and the Igbos. These three major tribes and others have altogether produced a lot of prominent and eminent personalities in Nigeria over … Read more
The major purpose of a local government is to bring federal and state governance closer to the citizens in different locations across a country. Nigeria is Africa’s most populous nation with about 200 million people distributed across 36 states and 774 local government areas. With the number of states Nigeria has, it’s expected that some … Read more
Nigeria is Africa’s most populous nation with estimated figures putting the country’s population at around 200 million people. There are 36 states in Nigeria and each of these states has a varying number of people resident in it. Due to factors like migration and birth rate, it is not possible for Nigeria’s population to be … Read more
Nigeria is a religious country and one of its main religions is Christianity. Just like Christianity is practiced in many countries of the world, there are different Christian denominational callings in Nigeria. Many of these denominational callings have hundreds of churches that spread across Nigeria. Some of these churches are so big that they can … Read more
The “richness” of a bank is majorly determined by its assets both in its country of operation and other countries. So the more assets a bank has, the more “richer” it will become. Nigeria has more than 20 commercial banks that has been fully licensed by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to operate in … Read more
Iron ore is an important natural mineral deposit from which iron is gotten. Iron is a necessary constituent in the production of steel which has important use globally in civil construction, vehicle manufacturing, and other industrial production. Nigeria is one of the producers of iron in the world. It is estimated that there are up … Read more
The Central Bank of Nigeria introduced the Bank Verification Number (BVN) – a biometric identification system – in 2014 for the unique identification and verification of each bank account holder in Nigeria. The major purpose of BVN is to curb or reduce illegal banking transactions among Nigerian banks. Kuda Bank is Nigeria’s foremost online bank … Read more