AMF 2025 to deepen Nigeria-Canada creative ties

By Rita Okoye  The upcoming 4th edition of the Afrobeats Music Festival (AMF), set for August 1–3, 2025, in Toronto, is poised to serve as a powerful platform for strengthening cultural and economic ties between Nigeria and Canada through the creative …

Visionary policies key to Nigeria’s transport future – Sanwo-Olu

By Vera Wisdom-Bassey Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has stressed the critical role of visionary and consistent policy-making in building sustainable transportation systems. Drawing lessons from countries like Singapore, Tokyo, Amsterdam, and …

Rescue Mission for Northern Nigeria

While last week’s meeting of the 19 northern governors and their traditional rulers on the insecurity ravaging the region was commendable, they overlooked other critical issues that must also be tackled to achieve lasting peace and progress, Davidson …

Harcourt out as Nigeria’s Flying Eagles face Young Pharaohs U20 AFCON bronze contest

Seven-time champions Nigeria and hosts and four-time champions Egypt will both fight hard for the bronze medals when they clash in the third-place match of the ongoing Africa U20 Cup of Nations finals in Cairo on Sunday. ISMAILIA, EGYPT – MAY 15: South …

Breaking: Nigeria’s sprint star Favour Ofili breaks world record

Favour Ofili of Nigeria ran the fastest women’s 150m in history on a straight track at the Adidas Atlanta City Games on Saturday. Ofili, sixth in the 2024 Olympic 200m, clocked 15.85 seconds in Atlanta’s Piedmont Park. The previous fastest time in history …

Buhari Bows Out, Tinubu Sworn In As Nigeria’s 16th President

Nigeria risks Sudan-like crisis, retired col warns

A retired Army col, Tony Nyiam, has warned that Nigeria is dangerously close to the tragedy that befell Sudan under former President Omar al-Bashir, where state-backed militias were deployed to enforce ethnic dominance and suppress dissenting communities. …

Nigeria’s exports to US drop by 20% - Report

Nigeria’s exports to the United States fell by more than 20 per cent in the first quarter of 2025, new data from a report by the United States Census Bureau has shown. The decline comes as total US imports from Nigeria stood at $1.118bn in Q1 2025, down …

Health experts dissect Nigeria’s struggle with Malaria scourge

By Olakunle Olafioye     Nigeria featured conspicuously as the world marked the 2025 World Malaria Day penultimate Friday.  The World Health Organisation had set aside April 25 of every year to highlight the burden of this disease on the world.  This year, …

Hype, hope of electric vehicles in Nigeria

By Babatunde Yusuf   Over the past few years, electric vehicles (EVs) have taken the global auto industry by storm. In 2023 alone, over 14 million EVs were sold worldwide which accounted for nearly 18 percent of total car sales, according to the …