It’s happening a little bit out of public consciousness — swamped by impeachment, the coronavirus and the Democratic presidential race — but on Friday President Trump announced further restrictions on immigration and foreign entry to the United States. Citing security concerns, the…
Over 440,000 People Spent a Total of N551.9 Million in Nigerian Cinemas in January
Nigerian moviegoers began the year with a spark. Despite “Detty December” being over, Nigerian cinemas still saw massive patronage from Nigerians in January. According to the box office stats released by the Cinema Exhibitors Association of Nigeria (CEAN), Nigerian moviegoers spent…
NOGALSS blames poverty for rising illiteracy in northern Nigeria
The rate of illiteracy in northern Nigeria will continue to rise until extreme poverty is tackled in the region, the Non-Governmental Agency for Literacy Support Services (NOLGASS), has said. The Zamfara State Chairman of NOGALSS, Ahmad Hashim, said the International…
What Does Nigeria’s New Visa-On-Arrival Policy Really Mean?
Last Wednesday, President Muhammadu Buhari announced that people holding African passports can now apply for a visa upon arrival in Nigeria. “We in Nigeria have already taken the strategic decision to bring down barriers that have hindered the free movement…
Nigeria-South Africa Relations: Kubayi-Ngubane meets tourism stakeholders in Lagos
In what seems like a deliberate move to build stronger relationship with Nigeria, the Tourism Minister of South Africa, Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane, was in Nigeria recently, where he interacted with not only the counry’s Minister of Information And Culture Alhaji…
Tired Of Nigeria? Here Are Countries You Can Buy Citizenship From
There have been many attempts by people to leave the country, Nigeria, for so many reasons. These reasons range from corruption to poor governance. Hence, people are seeking for greener pastures where they will be a chance to put their…
Naira Marley, ASUU Strike – Google’s Top Searches Of 2019 In Nigeria Shows Some Crazy Stuff
With the year 2019 only a couple of weeks away from becoming history, Google has revealed the top searches of 2019 in Nigeria. The announcement of the results of Google’s 2019 Year in Search offered an interesting perspective on the…
Why Nigeria is the origin of humanity
This latest study claiming the evolution of humanity occurred in a huge lake that previously existed in Botswana overlooks a fundamental requirement that the environment should be salty marine water as well as have a freshwater source due to the…
How Africa’s entrepreneurs can innovate and invest to put African cuisine on the world stage
Over the past six months, I have engaged in a simple experiment. In packed rooms in Europe and the United States, I have asked, “What is your favorite African dish?” Usually, the answer is blank stares. In contrast, when I’ve…
That Nigeria may truly unite
Nigeria has come of age, and for a nation which got its independence fifty nine years ago, much ought to have been achieved in terms of general development more so considering the nation’s abundant human and natural resources. But the…