USAID Funding Freeze Triggers Job Losses in Nigeria
Many Nigerians working with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and its partner organisations have lost their jobs following a 90-day funding suspension...
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Inside Stuff With MARTINS OLOJA, “The Guardian”, March 1, 2025, Back Page ‘As Nigeria’s Democracy Has Lost Its Majesty’
Who should we hold responsible for demonisation of democracy the iconic Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, once called ‘dem don crazy’, ‘demonstation of craze…’ in this country? It’s...
Nigeria, Saudi Arabia Sign Pact to Boost $7.7tn Halal Market
The Federal Government has entered into a cooperation agreement with Saudi Arabia’s Halal Products Development Company (HPDC) to position Nigeria as a key player in...
Nigeria, US Partner to Train Nigerian Technicians
The US Consulate General in Lagos has teamed up with the Field of Skills and Dreams VTE Academy to launch the Emerging Technicians Conference, aimed...
India, Nigeria, Lead as 50,000 Students Missing from Canadian Schools – Report
Thousands of international students, including 3,902 from Nigeria, failed to register at their designated schools after arriving in Canada in March and April 2025, a...
Boko Haram: US Investigates Funds To Nigeria Amid Trump’s Foreign Aid Suspension
The United States Mission to Nigeria has launched an investigation into how previous aid allocated to Nigeria and other countries was utilised. This follows US...
Nigeria, Venezuela Explore Mining Opportunities
Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Dele Alake and the Deputy Minister of Mining, Republic of Venezuela, Alejandro Martinez after talks in Cape Town, South...
Visa Applications To Go Online Before March 1 – FG
The Federal Government has announced that all visa applications in Nigeria will transition to an online system before March 1, 2025. Minister of Interior, Dr....
How 89,000 Nigerians Were Denied Schengen Visas in Two Years
Out of the 192,741 Schengen visa applications submitted by Nigerians in 2022 and 2023, 89,344 were rejected, representing a denial rate of 46.35%. This high...
Brazil Announces Nigeria As BRICS Partner Country
The Brazilian government has officially announced Nigeria’s admission as a partner country in the multinational bloc, BRICS. The announcement was made in a statement released...