Despite the Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration’s claims that the removal of fuel subsidy has saved Nigeria an estimated $7.5 billion yearly, the federal government is now seeking approval from the National Assembly to borrow an additional $24 billion — a move that will push the nation’s total debt stock to a staggering N182 trillion, up [&hellip...
•Addiction to headphones is a problem among many young Nigerians Addiction remains a recurring challenge in the entertainment industry, and some Nigerian entertainers have recently opened up about their personal battles, particularly with smoking, sparking important conversations around mental health and substance use. Our correspondent takes ...
•UK and Nigeria flags About 52,000 Nigerians immigrated to the United Kingdom in the year ending December 2024, even as overall net migration to the country dropped by nearly 50%, according to new data released by the UK Office for National Statistics (ONS). Nigerians were among the top non-EU+ nationals entering the UK last year, […]
•IGP Kayode Egbetokun The Nigeria Police Force has arrested two high-profile suspects for their alleged roles in a series of cyber and financial crimes, including a $210,000 investment scam and a ₦452 million charity fraud scheme. Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, disclosed this in a statement today. He said the INTERPOL Natio...
•Dr Saheed Raheem A Nigerian scientist, Dr Saheed Raheem, has made a significant breakthrough that could drastically lower the cost of green hydrogen production, bolstering global efforts to transition to clean energy. Raheem, a materials chemist specialising in electrocatalysis, has developed a high performing composite catalyst using molybde...
•Japa The United Kingdom Home Office received 22,619 asylum applications from Nigerian nationals from 2010 to 2024, according to findings by our correspondent. This is as Nigerians accounted for one in 30 UK asylum claims over the period, ranking 11th on the Home Office’s newly released year-end Asylum and Resettlement statistics, reports The ...
A 77-year-old Nigerian Uber driver, Olatunji W. Bolaji, was shot and killed while on duty in Philadelphia, United States. His 22-year-old passenger was also critically injured in the attack, reports AFP. The incident happened around 2 a.m. on Wednesday. Bolaji, who lived in Norristown, Pennsylvania, had just picked up the passenger outside Byb...
•NiDCOM boss, Abike Dabiri-Erewa The federal government today confirmed the release of six Nigerian tourists who were recently detained in Cape Verde. Contrary to earlier reports that the tourists were held for entering the country without sufficient funds, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs clarified that they were wrongly accused of trafficking...
•Fuel pump Nigerians have continued to lament the sustained hike in transportation fares despite the reduction in fuel pump price and the introduction of Compressed Natural Gas for both commercial and private transportation, an alternative to the Premium Motor Spirit. Thirty-one passengers who spoke with our correspondent across major parks in...
•Trump and Tinubu The United States President, Donald Trump, yesterday enacted sweeping new tariffs in a move that could escalate trade tensions globally at what he tagged “liberation day”. Trump said the U.S. will implement “reciprocal tariffs” on all countries of “approximately half” of what they charge us, reports The Guardian. Among the co...
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