Nigeria: UNESCO Recognises Sango Festival As Intangible Cultural Heritage

The accolade elevates the festival's profile as both a spiritual rite and a driver of cultural tourism. Read more »

Nigeria: Unicef Raises Alarm Over Unlawful Detention of Children, Calls for Urgent Reform

The UN agency said many of them are without trial, legal representation, or any hope of justice Read more »

Nigeria: U.S. Officially Gives Two Reasons for Reducing Visa Validity for Nigerians - Presidency

"In response, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed all federal agencies to ensure full compliance with Nigeria’s international obligations." Read more »

Africa: Millions of Children Still Lack Access to Vaccines - UN

UNICEF estimates that around 2.1 million children under the age of one, roughly 24 per cent, remain zero-dose, receiving no routine vaccines at all Read more »

Africa: World Leaders Mourn Former President Muhammadu Buhari

Since the announcement of his death by his spokesperson, Garba Shehu, tributes have poured in from within Nigeria and around the world. Read more »

Nigeria: Why We Reduced U.S. Visa Validity for Nigerians - US Embassy

PREMIUM TIMES reported that the US embassy on Tuesday announced that it had reduced visa validity for non-immigrant Nigerian applicants from five years to three months. Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria Rejects U.S. Pressure to Accept Venezuelan Deportees - Tuggar

Mr Tuggar stated that accepting the deportees would be difficult for Nigeria to do. Read more »

Nigeria: Will Nigeria Bow to Trump to Further Complicate Its Security?

What is unknown to Nigerians, according to a reliable source, is that America, in recent times, has been hostile to Nigeria and Nigerians because the country has refused to accept… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria's President Faults New U.S. Visa Policy, Says It's Unfair, Non-Reciprocal

The presidency has declared that the US claim of reciprocity as the reason for the recent visa policy does not accurately reflect the reality of Nigeria's current visa policy… Read more »

Nigeria: MSF Deploys Emergency Teams As Measles Kills 24 Children in Zamfara

Over 1,600 suspected measles cases have been reported across the 11 wards of the Zurmi LGA since early May, with 24 deaths recorded. Read more »

Nigeria: U.S. Reduces Visa Validity for Most Nigerian Applicants, Gives Reason

"Effective today, most non-immigrant & non-official visas for Nigerian citizens will be single-entry with 3-month validity..." Read more »

Nigeria: IMF Says Nigeria Must Raise Revenue, Fix Budget to Support Growth

"Nigeria's potential is beyond doubt," the IMF says. Read more »

Nigeria: Nigerian Brands Shine At US Trade Fairs

"This brands display is to showcase Nigeria's vibrant entrepreneurial spirit, her ingenuity, resilience and global ambition of Nigerian brands to the world," Mr Jidda said. Read more »

Nigeria: Wrestling - Nigeria's Kolawole Wins Gold At Spanish Grand Prix

Reacting to her win, Nigeria Wrestling Federation President Daniel Igali praised Kolawole's determined and inspired performance. Read more »

Nigeria: CWC - Bayern Suffer Musiala Blow As PSG, Real Madrid Advance Into Semi-Final

PSG's victory was overshadowed by a gruesome injury to Jamal Musiala and two red cards for the Parisians Read more »

Nigeria: Musan Shines Again in Oregon, Unveils Bold New Look

Hayward Field continues to be a special venue for Amusan, who has delivered some of her finest performances on the famous Oregon track. Read more »

Nigeria: IMF Warns Nigeria of Increased Budget Deficit As Oil Prices Fall

A section of the review containing a report prepared by an IMF staff team for the executive board's consideration, reckoned that Nigeria's consolidated fiscal deficit will rise to… Read more »

Nigeria: IMF Welcomes Nigeria's New Tax Law, Warns Revenue Gains May Be Delayed

Last Thursday, the Senate passed the Nigerian Tax Act 2025, consolidating four separate tax reform bills into a single law. Read more »

Nigeria: IMF Hails Nigeria's Economic Reforms, Says Growth Projected At 3.4 Percent in 2025

But the IMF said poverty and food insecurity had worsened, and urged the government to speed up support for the most vulnerable. Read more »

Morocco: Wafcon 2024 - CAF to Unveil Brand New Trophy Ahead of Morocco Showdown

In a bold move to elevate the women's game, CAF set to launch a fresh symbol of African supremacy before Saturday's tournament kick-off. Read more »

Africa: Mohammed Janabi Formally Assumes Office As Who Africa Regional Director

Mr Janabi was elected in May 2025 during a special session of the WHO Regional Committee for Africa held in Geneva Read more »

Nigeria: Congo, Rwanda Sign U.S.-Brokered Peace Agreement

The implementation of the deal would see Rwandan troops withdraw from eastern Congo within 90 days. Read more »

Nigeria: Court Jails 23 Chinese Nationals for Cyberterrorism, Internet Fraud in Lagos

The convicted persons are part of a 792-member cyber-fraud syndicate arrested on 19 December 2024 in Lagos during an operation code-named Eagle Flush. Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria's Trade With Vietnam Reaches All-Time High

"In the past, our trade volume typically ranged between 500 and 600 million dollars... " Read more »

Africa: Gov Radda Markets Katsina's Investment Prospects At China-Africa Economic Summit

Governor Radda's strategic presentation positions Katsina State at the forefront of Nigeria's international investment drive, leveraging the China-Africa partnership framework to… Read more »