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Nigeria News40 minutes ago Fubara, Loyalists Shun Rivers LG Polls The suspended Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, and his loyalists were noticeably absent on Saturday during the conduct of chairmanship and councillorship elections in the...
Naija News
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August 31, 2025
Naija News reports that Fubara, who hails from Opobo Local Government Area, was not seen at his ward even though voting took place on a limited scale. Top aides and loyalists of the suspended governor, including the Chief of Staff to the...
Nigeria’s Creative Goldmine Starved of Funds
This Day
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August 31, 2025
Nigeria’s creative industry, bursting with global hits and billion-dollar potential, stands at a painful crossroads, celebrated abroad, but starved of the funding and policy support it needs at home, writes Festus Akanbi When global streaming...
Nigerian Newspapers: Top Stories For Today (31/08/25)
Daily Independent
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August 31, 2025
1 Read the full details on our digital edition when you join our WhatsApp Communities here. Here are the major headlines for today: 2027 Presidency: How PDP Zoning Complicates Northern Agitation Stakeholders Anxious Over Low Digital Literacy Among...
U.S. Embassy, Consulate In Nigeria Closes Monday For Labour Day
Sahara Reporters
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This was announced in a short statement shared on its X handle on Sunday morning. The United States Embassy in Abuja and Consulate General in Lagos will be closed on Monday, September 1, 2025, in observance of the U.S. Labour Day. This was...
Adebayo: Tinubu traveled to Brazil in search of what’s in SDP’s manifesto
Daily Trust
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August 31, 2025
Presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in the last election, Prince Adewole Adebayo, has described President Bola Tinubu’s visit to Brazil as a waste of scarce resources, saying the difference between both countries is...
Nigeria moves to keep promise to the world by reviving Abuja Centenary City project
National Accord Newspaper
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August 30, 2025
By MBAFAN ADE – After almost 10 years of stultification as a result of administrative and political bottlenecks, Nigeria took a major step forward early this month in the quest to keep the nation’s promise to itself and to the world. That promise...
Report: Nigerian Entertainment Industry to Grow to $13.6bn by 2028, Industry a Global Model for Export
This Day
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August 31, 2025
A new report by the Rome Business School Nigeria has revealed that the Nigerian entertainment industry will grow to $13. 6 billion by 2028. The report described the Nigerian entertainment industry as a “global model for export.” Titled: ‘The...
A Nation That Works, But Doesn’t Care: The Silent Struggles of Nigerian Worker
This Day
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August 31, 2025
Ezeh Emmanuel Ezeh In a land where the sun rises on empty stomachs and weary hearts, the recent proposal by the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) to increase the salaries of political leaders feels like a cruel joke,...
9th National Youth Games: Team Ogun Athletes Cry Out Over Harsh Accommodation Ordeal In Asaba
Complete Sports
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August 30, 2025
Team Ogun athletes faced severe accommodation challenges in Asaba, Delta State, as the 2025 National Youth Games entered Day Two on Saturday, Completesports.com reports. The frustrated contingent claimed they had been abandoned since their...
The Gorilla That Could Not Find A Job: The Nigerian Job Crisis In A Nutshell
The Nigerian Voice
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“A graduate in Biology was having difficulty in finding a job. He saw an advert in one of the daily newspapers for a job in a zoo. “In the interview, the manager told him that their gorilla, which had been a tourist’s attraction, has died so they...
Nigeria, Switzerland cooperate on repatriation of stolen artefacts in Swiss museums
Peoples Gazette
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August 30, 2025
Minister of Art, Culture, Tourism and Creative Economy, Hannatu Musawa, has commenced talks with the Swiss Government on the repatriation of Nigerian artefacts currently housed in Swiss museums, including monoliths and bronze pieces. Both parties...
How I became Nigeria’s first female Dreamlifter pilot –Capt Adebanke Osilaja
The Sun Nigeria
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August 31, 2025
By Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye Capt. Adebanke Osilaja is the first Nigerian female pilot of the Dreamlifter Boeing 747-8AS aircraft. At the 2025 National Diaspora Merit Awards organised by the Nigeria in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), and held at the...
How 20yrs Later, Lula and Tinubu Achieved Stronger Nigeria/Brazil Economic Relations Aspiration
The Will
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August 30, 2025
August 31, (THEWILL) — President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva of Brazil made a prediction about Nigeria and Brazil on April 12, 2005. During a state visit to Nigeria, he affirmed before his Nigerian host, then President Olusegun Obasanjo at a joint...
Nigeria’s Culture Minister Engages Switzerland on Artefact Repatriation
Nigerian Eye
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August 30, 2025
Hannatu Musawa, Nigeria’s Minister of Art, Culture, Tourism and Creative Economy, has initiated discussions with the Swiss government for the repatriation of Nigerian artefacts, including monoliths and bronze pieces, currently held in Swiss...
The Quiet Revocation — Why Is the U.S. Embassy Silently Canceling Nigerians’ Visas?
News Diary Online
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August 30, 2025
By Olufemi Soneye In recent weeks, an unsettling trend has quietly unfolded: the United States Embassy in Nigeria has begun revoking valid visas previously issued to Nigerian citizens. This is not rumor or speculation. Dozens of affected...
Nigeria, Switzerland Meet On Repatriation Of Artifacts, Cultural Cooperation
News Investigators Nigeria
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August 30, 2025
News Investigators/ Hannatu Musawa, Minister of Art, Culture, Tourism and Creative Economy has commenced talks with the Swiss Government on the repatriation of Nigerian artefacts currently housed in Swiss museums, including monoliths and bronze...
EFCC ‘Misled’ Nigerians On Forfeiture Of N5bn 246m NAPL Shares – Ex-MD’s Lawyers
Leadership
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August 30, 2025
The legal representatives of Major-General U.M. Mohammed (retd.), a former Managing Director of the Nigerian Army Properties Limited (NAPL), has faulted claims by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) that a Federal High Court in...
Nigeria, Switzerland Commence Talks on Cultural Cooperation, Repatriation of Artifacts
This Day
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August 30, 2025
The Ministry of Art, Culture, Tourism and Creative Economy has commenced talks with the Swiss government on cultural cooperation and the repatriation of Nigerian artifacts currently housed in Swiss museums, including monoliths and bronze pieces....
Air rage: How soft penalties, double standards threaten Nigeria’s aviation safety
Punch
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August 30, 2025
Air travel relies heavily on strict discipline and zero tolerance for in-flight misconduct to ensure passenger and crew safety. However, recent incidents of air rage in Nigeria have exposed serious lapses in enforcement. In contrast to global...
…South Africa Blasts Nigeria as FIFA Decides on Bafana Bafana Blunder
This Day
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August 30, 2025
South Africa head coach, Hugo Broos has accused Nigeria of applying pressure on FIFA after his side risk losing three points in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers for fielding an ineligible player, Soccernet.ng reports. The Bafana Bafana, who currently...