President and Chairman, Board of Directors of African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr Akinwumi Adesina, has disclosed that the bank has approved $100 million for the establishment of the Nigerian Youth Entrepreneurship Investment Bank. Adesina said this in Abuja on Friday, when he delivered the 14th Convocation Lecture of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN). The theme of the lecture is: “Advancing Africa’s Positioning within Global Development and Geographical Dynamics.”…

Zimbabwe has started to make compensation payments to white former farm owners, 25 years after Robert Mugabe’s government began confiscating land. The government paid $3.1m (£2.3m) to a “first batch” of 378 farms, the ministry of finance said in a statement on Wednesday, the first payout under a 2020 agreement to pay $3.5bn in compensation. The remainder of the $311m due to this group of farmers will be paid in…

A private school has come under public scrutiny after it allegedly terminated the employment of a female teacher for getting pregnant outside of marriage. The incident came to light on the microblogging platform X (formerly Twitter), after an anonymous whistleblower shared the story via popular user @Wizarab10. According to the account, the school claimed that the teacher’s pregnancy out of wedlock could serve as a “bad influence” on the female…

The federal government (FG) has inaugurated a specialised panel to analyse how the recent trade tariff measures introduced by the United States might affect Nigeria’s economic outlook. According to a statement released yesterday, Mohammed Manga, Director of Information and Public Relations at the Ministry of Finance, said the initiative followed deliberations by the Economic Management Team (EMT). The committee is chaired by the Finance Minister and Coordinating Minister of the…

Air Peace has announced its commitment to repatriating a group of underaged Nigerian girls trafficked to Ivory Coast, along with providing them with complimentary medical treatment upon their return. The airline’s Chairman, Allen Onyema, revealed this in an official statement, urging Nigerians to unite against human trafficking, which he described as cruel and morally reprehensible. This development follows a viral revelation by activist Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan,…

The United States Embassy has announced new visa interview requirements for Nigerian applicants, which will take effect starting April 22. In a statement released on Friday, the US mission clarified that all applicants attending interviews in Abuja and Lagos must present a DS-160 visa application form that includes a confirmation barcode starting with “AA” followed by two zeroes. “Starting April 22, 2025, all visa applicants in Abuja and Lagos must…

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has insisted that poverty should have no place in Nigeria, given the nation’s wealth of natural and human resources. Speaking during a dinner held in his honour by the Abia State Government at the Government House in Umuahia yesterday, Obasanjo expressed frustration over the persistent mismanagement of Nigeria’s abundant blessings. “There’s no reason why Nigerians should be living in poverty,” he said. “God has already provided…

The Office of the Attorney General of the Federation (OAGF) and the Federal Government have not yet been served with court summons in the suit filed by 11 governors from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), challenging President Bola Tinubu’s suspension of Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara and the declaration of a state of emergency in the state. Although both the AGF and the Federal Government are named as defendants in…

The Federal Government has introduced tougher immigration penalties, declaring that expatriates who overstay their visas by more than six months will face a five-year entry ban, while those who remain in the country illegally for one year will be barred from re-entering for 10 years. Additionally, the government stated that any overstays will incur a fine of $15 per day, beginning from the visa’s designated exit date. According to Minister…

Former Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, has downplayed speculation surrounding his recent visit, alongside prominent political figures including former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, to former President Muhammadu Buhari. The high-profile gathering, which took place in Kaduna on Friday, has ignited political chatter, especially as it featured opposition stalwarts such as Atiku, former Sokoto State Governor Aminu Tambuwal, and ex-Benue Governor Gabriel Suswam. The visit comes amid talks of a…

The Nigeria Police Force has announced that the training for the 10,000 newly recruited police officers across the country will begin on 12 April. Adejobi Olumuyiwa, the police spokesperson, in a statement, said the nationwide training programme, which will take place in various police colleges and training institutions, is part of the efforts to equip recruits with the skills, discipline, and knowledge necessary for effective policing and public service. Ahead…

In a bizarre and chaotic incident that has set social media abuzz, a Nigerian driver was caught on camera speeding off with a soldier desperately clinging to the bonnet of his vehicle. The event, which has since gone viral on X (formerly Twitter), has sparked widespread debate on professionalism, civilian-military relations, and public conduct. The footage shows the uniformed soldier attempting to stop the vehicle for unknown reasons. Rather than…