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SERAP Demands Reversal of Arbitrary Passport Fees Increase

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Bola Tinubu to instruct the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, and the Comptroller...

The Quiet Revocation — Why Is the U.S. Embassy Silently Canceling Nigerians’ Visas?

By Olufemi Soneye In recent weeks, an unsettling trend has quietly unfolded: the United States Embassy in Nigeria has begun revoking valid visas...

Migration Cuts: UK Government Slaps Ban on Foreign Recruitment in Over 100 Jobs

The United Kingdom Government has unveiled far-reaching restrictions on overseas recruitment, effectively blocking over 100 occupations from being filled by foreign workers in...

Voter Apathy, Logistics Challenges Impact Rivers LG Polls

Rivers State’s local government elections on Saturday were marked by low voter turnout and the late arrival of election materials. Despite 18 political...

$405,000 Romance Scam: Nigerian Man Pleads Guilty in US Court

Daniel Chima Inweregbu, a 40-year-old Nigerian, has pleaded guilty in the United States to charges related to a romance scam that defrauded several...

Beyond Borders: Nigerian Fashion Takes Center Stage at Saudi Handicrafts Week

By Maryanne Awuya Nigeria’s creative industry is breaking into the international market as three Nigerian creative designers – Idowu Ohiole, Fatima Hassan, and...

FirstBank Crosses ₦1trn Threshold in Digital Lending, Revolutionizes Financial Access in Nigeria

FirstBank, the 131-year-old financial institution, has announced cumulative disbursements of over N1 trillion in digital loans, a milestone that redefines the scale of...

$1trn Economy by 2030: NEC Unveils Roadmap for Growth

As a strategic move to strengthen Nigeria’s reform agenda and help the Tinubu administration achieve its $1 trillion economy target, the National Economic...

FG Sets Ambitious Target: $100bn Creative Industry, 3m Jobs by 2030

By Maryanne Awuya The Federal Government has introduced new strategies to diversify the economy and boost the creative sector’s contribution to Nigeria’s GDP...

Safari to Release Dakuku Peterside’s New Book, Leading in a Storm

Safari Books Limited has announced October 2025 as the release date for Leading in a Storm, the latest work by renowned author and...

Imo Gov Sets Precedent: Raises Minimum Wage to N104,000, Challenges Other Governors

In a bold move to increase workers’ pay, Imo State Governor Hope Uzodinma has approved a new minimum wage of N104,000, a significant...

President’s Son Jailed for Selling Country’s Aircraft

A court in Equatorial Guinea has convicted one of President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo’s sons, Ruslan Obiang Nsue, for illegally selling an aeroplane...

NAFDAC Seizes N110m Fake Drugs, Nabs 15 Suspects in Ongoing Crackdown

By Maryanne Awuya In a major crackdown, the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has arrested over 15 people...

$4.2m COVID Scam: Oloyede, an Osun Monarch, Gets Jail Term in US

For the next four years and eight months, an Osun monarch, the Apetu of Ipetumodu, Oba Joseph Oloyede, is to cool his heels...

Boosting the Economy: Tinubu Slaps Ban on Raw Shea Nut Exports

In a bid to boost local processing and add value to its agricultural products, the Federal Government has imposed an immediate, temporary ban...

Remembering Nigeria’s Victims of Terror By Dakuku Peterside

Every year on 21 August, the world pauses to honour victims of terrorism. In Nigeria, that pause is never a simple act of...