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World Bank keeps Nigeria's 2025 growth forecast at 3.6%, cuts global outlook

Nigeria, June 12 -- The World Bank has maintained its projection that Nigeria's economy will grow by 3.6 per cent in 2025, even as it downgraded global growth expectations due to rising trade tensions... Read More


Uncle Sam at 90: Once "Offbeat", then "Sad", yet always on the bright side, By Azu Ishiekwene

Nigeria, June 12 -- I encountered the relic of his presence long before I met Sam Amuka, known as Uncle Sam. Inside a room in the far corner of the old Kudeti PUNCH building, predominantly constructed... Read More


Throwback: Twenty years later, Akanchawa still stands tall in Nigerian gospel music history

Nigeria, June 12 -- Believe it or not, there was a time when foreign music, regardless of genre, dominated the Nigerian airwaves. But all that changed in the late 1990s and early 2000s, with 'Akanchaw... Read More


FACT CHECK: Nigerian pastor's viral sermon promoting more salt intake is misleading

Nigeria, June 12 -- Claim: Nigerian pastor Chris Oyakhilome, during a live-streamed sermon, asserted that more salt consumption is essential for health, alleging that advice to reduce salt intake is p... Read More


Democracy Day: Nigerian president to deliver yearly state of the nation address before lawmakers

Nigeria, June 12 -- The Nigerian National Assembly has resolved to institutionalise the president's annual State of the Nation Address, to be delivered every 12 June at a joint session of the Senate a... Read More


Preventing misuse of the Cybercrimes Act: Protecting free speech and unlocking economic growth, By Mills, Selin, et al.

Nigeria, June 12 -- On Democracy Day, the heads of missions of the United States, United Kingdom, Finland, Norway, and Canada would like to recognise and congratulate the Nigerian people's commitment ... Read More


Nigerian who made history as first African mayor of Leeds in money laundering scandal

Nigeria, June 12 -- A Nigerian woman, Abigail Katung, who became the first person of African descent to hold the position of the Lord Mayor of Leeds, has been mentioned in a money laundering scandal. ... Read More


Tinubunomics and Dan-Sokoto's testament, By Abdulaziz Abdulaziz

Nigeria, June 12 -- Surfing through my WhatsApp messages a few days ago, a message popped in from Umar Dan-Sokoto, a contact based in Kaduna's Birnin Gwari town. It was a short voice note. Thus, despi... Read More


NEDC abandons collapsed bridge, vows to rehabilitate 300 households in Taraba

Nigeria, June 12 -- The North East Development Commission (NEDC), which has not kept a promise it made one year ago to rebuild a critical bridge on the Jalingo-Wukari Federal Highway, has vowed to reh... Read More


TRENDING: Reactions trail lyrics of Ebuka Songs' 'Midnight Cry Vol. 7'

Nigeria, June 12 -- Nigerian gospel artiste and songwriter Ebuka Songs is making waves on social media with his newly released song, 'I Will Wait (Midnight Cry Vol. 7).' The song has sparked a heated... Read More