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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...

Just In: VP Shettima Chairs National Economic Council Meeting

Vice President Kashim Shettima on Thursday presided over a high-level meeting of the National Economic Council at the Presidential Villa. The council brought...

US to Impose Visa Time Limits on Students, Journalists

The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced plans to limit the validity period of visas for international students and journalists....

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...

Strike: FG, ASUU meet in Abuja today

The Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) are scheduled to meet today, Thursday, August 28, in Abuja. The government...

Nigeria’s Oil Output Hits Six-Month High, Reaches 1.7mbpd

Nigeria’s oil production has reached a new six-month high, averaging 1.71 million barrels per day (mbpd) in July 2025. This represents a significant...

South African court upholds 18-year sentence for Nigerian human trafficker

On Wednesday, August 27, the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria, South Africa, confirmed the conviction and 18-year prison sentence of Chinedu Justice Obasi,...

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...

IGP charges Sowore with false publication, forgery

The Inspector General of Police, Mr. Kayode Egbetokun, on Wednesday charged politician and online publisher Omoyele Sowore with false publication and forgery before...

US Slaps 50% Tariffs on Indian Goods, Escalating Trade Tensions

The United States has imposed a 50% tariff on a wide range of Indian goods, effective Wednesday, in a bid to pressure India...

NRC boss apologizes over Abuja-Kaduna train derailment

The Managing Director of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), Mr. Kayode Opeifa, has taken full responsibility for Tuesday’s Abuja-Kaduna train derailment. Opeifa, who...

Niger Delta Youths Block NNPCL Towers, Demand GCEO’s Resignation

A group of Niger Delta youth leaders staged a protest at the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) Towers in Abuja on Wednesday,...

Ex-Pres. Jonathan Calls for Electoral Reforms, Slams Party Defections

Ex-President Goodluck Jonathan has called for sweeping reforms in Nigeria’s electoral system to strengthen democracy, enhance accountability, and ensure the legitimacy of elections....

Amnesty International Criticizes FG’s New Terrorism Financing Charges Against Sowore

Amnesty International has criticized Nigerian authorities for repeatedly harassing and persecuting human rights activist and Sahara Reporters publisher, Omoyele Sowore. In a statement...

NPA MD Dantsoho Elected International Ports and Harbors Association VP

Dr. Abubakar Dantsoho, the Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), has been elected as the Vice-President for Africa of the International...

$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...