On Friday, July 11, 2025, Canadian pop star Justin Bieber stunned fans with the unannounced release of his seventh studio album, Swag, a 21-track project and his first full-length work since 2021’s Justice. The drop came just hours after cryptic billboards appeared in Reykjavik, Iceland, and Los Angeles on Thursday, with Bieber confirming the release […]
On Thursday, July 10, 2025, citizens of Benue State gathered in Makurdi for a News Central Town Hall to address the escalating security crisis marked by relentless attacks, particularly by Fulani militia, which have claimed thousands of lives and displaced over 2 million people since 2009. The event, attended by traditional rulers, security officials, civil […]
On Saturday, July 5, 2025, residents of Umuezenevu Village in Ibute-Egede Autonomous Community, Udi Local Government Area of Enugu State, staged a protest against alleged land grabbing on their ancestral land, registered as Phoenix Layout Phases One to Four along the 9th Mile–Obollo Afor highway. Joined by men, women, and youth organizations, including the community’s […]
On Thursday, July 10, 2025, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) unveiled plans to raise N1.76 trillion through the issuance of Nigerian Treasury Bills (TBs) in the third quarter of 2025 to finance the Federal Government’s 2025 budget. This marks a 12.8 percent increase from the N1.56 trillion raised in the same period of 2024. […]
On Thursday, July 10, 2025, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, President of the Dangote Group, declared that Nigeria’s state-owned refineries in Port Harcourt, Warri, and Kaduna, despite an estimated $18 billion spent on their rehabilitation, are unlikely to ever operate effectively due to outdated technology and mismanagement. Speaking during a visit by members of the Global CEO […]
On Friday, July 11, 2025, Mrs. Oseyemi Oluwatuyi, Director of Strategic Communications at the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), announced in Abuja that the fund has started disbursing upkeep payments to over 3,600 students who updated their bank details from digital wallet platforms to commercial bank accounts. This development resolves earlier delays in the disbursement […]
On July 11, 2025, Mr. Temitope Ajayi, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, declared that former President Muhammadu Buhari would not have secured the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential ticket in 2014 without the critical support of President Bola Tinubu. Speaking in response to comments by Mr. Boss Mustapha, former Secretary […]
On July 10, 2025, the Nigerian Presidency, through Special Adviser Bayo Onanuga, refuted U.S. claims that Nigeria halted its 5-year multiple-entry non-immigrant visa policy for American citizens, which the U.S. cited as justification for imposing stricter visa restrictions on Nigerians. Onanuga clarified that Nigeria continues to offer U.S. citizens 5-year multiple-entry visas, while its 90-day […]
A significant political realignment is underway in Nigeria as opposition forces consolidate under the African Democratic Congress (ADC), with prominent figures including former Osun State Governor Rauf Aregbesola and political economist Prof. Pat Utomi rallying support to challenge President Bola Tinubu’s reelection bid. Aregbesola Leads Charge for Opposition Unity The ADC’s interim secretary, Ogbeni […]