Nigerian afrobeat singer, David Adeleke (popularly known as Davido) has announced a N300 million donation to orphanages across the country. Davido disclosed this in a post shared on his X, formerly Twitter, handle on Tuesday. He added that he will share details of the disbursement on Wednesday. Davido along with his foundation, David Adeleke Foundation annually made donations to orphanages. …

Comptroller-General of Nigeria Customs Service Bashir Adeniyi has announced plans to increase workers’ salaries. In an interview with Arise Television on Tuesday, Adeniyi said that staff welfare remains a top priority for the service. He said: “Several massive capacity-building programmes have been organised locally and internationally for our officers in 2023, particularly in the second half. “We had over 60,000 Customs …

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced the kick-off date for the qualifiers of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations. The preliminary round will take place from 18th to 26th March 2024. The first and second round matches are scheduled from 2nd to 10th September 2024. The third and fourth round games will take place from 7th to 15th …

The University of Cambridge has announced a Professor of Pharmaceutical Nanoscience, Ijeoma Uchegbu, as the seventh President of Wolfson College, one of its 31 colleges. This was made known in a statement titled, “Wolfson elects Professor Ijeoma Uchegbu as the College’s 7th President on the University’s website. Uchegbu, who will succeed the current President, Professor Jane Clarke, on October 1, …

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Barrister Nyesom Wike has reduced the fee for issuance of Certificates of Occupancy (C-of-Os) for plots of land in Abuja. Those seeking to get their C-of-O will now pay N3.5 million, instead of N5 million. The initial announcement of N5 million was opposed by stakeholders and key players in the real estate sector. A …

Multi-award-winning music star Ayodeji Balogun (popularly known as Wizkid) has announced plans to take time off the music scene. In a series of Instagram posts on Sunday, the Essence crooner stated that he would be taking four or five years off the music scene, adding that he is considering taking up football or golf. In pidgin English, he wrote: “Back in …