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The director general of the City Boys Movement, Francis Oluwatosin Shoga, said the atmosphere in London during President Bola Tinubu’s state visit was “the definitive turning point for Nigeria’s industrial future”. Shoga, who spoke to journalists upon his arrival at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja on Monday after participating in the historic UK-Nigeria trade mission, confirmed the £24 …

Daud Olatunji BudgIT, a civic technology organisation, has expressed concern over widespread opacity in Nigeria’s local government financial management, revealing that only 10 states currently provide publicly accessible budgets for their local government areas (LGAs). The organization revealed this in a report titled “The Missing Tier: Mapping Local Government Budget Transparency in Nigeria,” noting that six states publish partial or …

United States President Donald Trump has postponed military strikes on Iran’s power plants and energy infrastructure for five days following “productive conversations” with the country’s authorities. He confirmed the postponement of the previous ultimatum to Truth Social on Monday. Trump on Saturday threatened to attack Iran’s power plants if the Strait of Hormuz was not reopened within 48 hours. In …

The National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) has denied reports that at least 150 bandits drowned in a boat accident in the Sabon Gida area of ​​Sabon Birni Local Government Area of ​​Sokoto State. NIWA Area Manager in charge of Sokoto Zonal Office, Mr. Bello Bala, in a chat with journalists on Monday, rejected the report, calling it fake news. Bala …

Election 2027: United Nations calls on political parties to focus campaign on policies and ideas United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called on women to accelerate progress on water and sanitation for all. Guterres made this appeal in his message on the occasion of World Water Day. World Water Day is an annual United Nations day of observance on March 22 …

The Media Rights Agenda (MRA) on Monday condemned the reported assault on Albarka Radio journalist, Mohammed Adamu, by police officers over the weekend while he was covering the Eid Durbar celebration in Bununu, home to Tafawa Balewa Local Government Area of ​​Bauchi State, describing it as yet another unacceptable attack on media freedom and safety of journalists in Nigeria. The …

Police on Monday charged a 43-year-old National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) staffer, Abbas Olalekan, at the Abeokuta Chief Justice in Ogun State, over the death of a corps member in the state. Olalekan was charged with conspiracy and unlawful attempt to procure an abortion by providing drugs. Police prosecutor, Insp. Lawrence Olu-Balogun, told the court that the defendant committed the …

Nollywood actress Iyabo Ojo has warned her colleague, Olanrewaju Omiyimika alias Baba Ijesha, over comments he made about her children in an interview with the media. The controversy followed claims by the comic actor that Ojo had, at some point, abandoned his children in his care when they were young. Responding to the statement shared on Sunday, the actress said …

Rangers International football team of Enugu, better known as Flying Antelopes, on Sunday beat visiting El-Kanemi Warriors of Maiduguri 2-0 inside the Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium, aka Cathedral Enugu. As a result, Enugu Rangers now have 54 points to lead the 2025/26 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) season. Even though Rangers had the upper hand, right from the first half whistle, …

Elon Musk has announced plans for a major chip manufacturing initiative involving Tesla and SpaceX, aimed at meeting the growing demand for semiconductors across his companies. According to Bloomberg, Musk unveiled the proposal on Sunday at an event in downtown Austin, Texas, indicating that the proposed facility—dubbed “Terafab”—would be located near Tesla’s headquarters and Gigafactory in the city. Musk said …