Day 3. Work is progressing fast at Ita Yemoo. Previously excavated areas are being reopened for the public to see the stone and potsherds pavements. Glass, faunal, botanical and pottery analyses now on the way.
Day 4 of the Ife-Sungbo Season 2025 (second phase): une stone structure comes out in our new unit G35, glass and ceramic analysis went on, archaeobotanists went collecting samples in the swamps and we met with Indiana Jones!
Time to mention that our upcoming fantastic interpretation centre at Ile-Ife results from a partnership between the Ife-Sungbo Archaeological Project, the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Embasdy of France in Nigeria, IFRA-Nigeria at UI and the NCMM. @FranceInNigeria
🩸World Blood Donor Day🩸
#GiveBloodGiveHope
No cape? No problem. Just roll up your sleeve and save a life! Because nothing says “hope” like 450ml of life-saving goodness.
💡 Quick Tips Before You Drip:
✅ Eat iron-rich food (no, not suya alone 😅)
✅ Stay hydrated
✅ Bring your ID & good vibes
✅ Rest afterward – superhero nap recommended
🏛️ What’s FG Doing?
🚑 Scaling up the National Blood Service Commission
🩺 New donor registration & tracking tech
🏥 Safer screening & storage nationwide
📍Mobile donation drives near you!
📣 Your blood might be someone’s second chance.
Don’t just walk past a blood drive — walk in and give hope.
#BeSomeonesType #HealthyNaija #MinistryOfHealthNG
Connecting the Unconnected – Starting with Kura.
As part of our rural connectivity drive to reach 20 million Nigerians currently offline, we partnered with Huawei and Glo to deploy a pilot telecom tower in Kura community, on the outskirts of Abuja — a community of 12,000 people previously without any mobile network.
In just 2 days:
📶 81.4GB of data used
📞 13,144 minutes of voice calls
💯 100% site availability
🌐 5.0Mbps LTE download speed at peak hour
We’ve also extended connectivity to the local health centre and school. With Huawei’s telemedicine and digital classroom equipment, Kura is now linked to global doctors and quality teachers — plus, free community WiFi is now live.
This is what progress looks like — inclusive, impactful, and future-facing.
#NigerianExcellence
Camera Trap Picture of the Week
Caracal caracal are largely restricted to protected areas such as Kainji Lake NP, Gashaka Gumti NP, and Yankari GR. Threatened by habitat loss 🌾 and depletion of natural prey 🐇
📛 caracal means “black ears” from the Turkish word karrah-kulak
Masoyinbo Episode One Hundred and Fifty-Three with Funmilayo Kusiimo: Exciting Game Show Teaching Yoruba language and Culture. Watch full video here: https://t.co/KaAtKRf8CD
#Masoyinbo Episode One Hundred and Fifty-Four with Àjàdí to celebrate children’s day 2025: Exciting Game Show Teaching Yoruba language and Culture.
Watch full video here: https://t.co/WRSMZkZzPq
......and Stevie Wonder.
FESTAC 77 was a significant moment in African history, celebrating the richness and diversity of African culture.
Festac is a town in Lagos, Nigeria, named after this event. Festac Town is located along the Lagos-Badagry Highway.
The festival featured participants from over 50 countries, including artists, musicians, writers, and performers.
It showcased various forms of African art, music, dance, literature, and drama.
FESTAC 77 featured performances by legendary artists like Fela Kuti, Miriam Makeba....
FESTAC 77, also known as the Second World Black and African Festival of Arts and Culture, was a groundbreaking event held in Lagos, Nigeria, in 1977. It was a celebration of African cultural achievement, promoting unity and showcasing artistic excellence.
*Boy Soldiers of the Nigeria Military School, Zaria, September 1975.
From the left standing; Rotimi Aina (now Lagos based business man), Arthur Jarvis Archibong (now Chancellor of Arthur Jarvis University, Calabar), Patrick Akosibo (now Retired Group Captain).