In the 1840s, the missionaries of the Presbyterian Church began to arrive in Nigeria. They settled in an area known as English Town in Calabar. Among these missionaries was Rev. Henry Townsend who later moved to Abeokuta in the 1850s. In Abeokuta, he established a printing press in 1854 which he used, five years later, to publish the first […]
The story runs that in time long past circumstances there was nothing to eat, so Eze Nri (King of Nri) considered what ought to be done to cure the deformity. He took the radical course of executing his oldest child, cutting the body into little pieces and covering them. His little girl met a comparable […]
KPMG was formed in 1987 with the merger of Peat Marwick International (PMI) and Klynveld Main Goerdeler (KMG) and their individual member firms. Spanning three centuries, the organization’s history can be traced through the names of its principal founding members whose initials form the name ‘KPMG’. ‘K’ stands for Klynveld. Piet Klynveld founded the accounting firm […]
Konga was founded in July 2012 by Sim Shagaya, with 20 staff. Shortly after launching in 2012, Konga raised a $3.5 million seed round from Investment AB Kinnevik. The site initially functioned as a Lagos-only online retailer focused on merchandise in the Baby, Beauty, and Personal Care categories, but broadened its scope to all of […]
In October 1989, Juhel Nigeria Limited was commisioned as the first Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Company in old Anambra state, Nigeria by the then ruling Governor Col. Robert Akonobi. Beginning with a small range of products, we started continually expanding our operations, reaching an peak employment capacity of over 500 staff members at the time. In 1995, […]
JAMB is a Nigerian entrance examination board for tertiary-level institutions. The board conducts entrance examinations for prospective undergraduates into Nigerian universities. It also has the responsibility to administer similar examinations for applicants to Nigerian public and private universities. Functions Of WAEC In Nigeria The Joint admissions and Matriculation Board was established by an Act of […]
As at today, add up to number of Nigerians living with HIV/AIDS is 2,600,000. Grown-ups between the ages of 15 and 49 have the most elevated rate. Ladies living with HIV/AIDS in Nigeria of today number up to 1,400,000, while youngsters number up to 220,000. Up to 170,000 Nigerians have kicked the bucket from HIV/AIDS. […]