Nigeria Broadcasting Corporation has banned a new protest song by veteran rapper Eedris Abdulkareem from radio and television, stirring conversations about freedom of expression and the country’s deepening economic crisis. The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), in a memo dated April 9, 2025, officially prohibited the broadcast of Abdulkareem’s track “Tell Your Papa,” labelling it as…
The newly established Federal government-specialised monotechnic for cultural studies called the Nigerian Academy for Cultural Studies (NACUS), is expected to commence its academic session in September 2025, with National Diploma and Postgraduate Diploma programmes. The institution would take off with pilot campuses in Lagos, Cross River, Ogbomosho in Oyo State and the Federal Capital Territory,…
The United States Embassy has announced new requirements for Nigerian visa applicants, set to take effect from April 22, 2025. In a statement released on Friday, the US Mission stated that all individuals attending visa interviews in Abuja or Lagos must present a DS-160 visa application form with a confirmation barcode beginning with “AA” and…
A new kind of workout fad is gaining popularity across Nigeria’s gyms, and it has little to do with dumbbells or treadmills. As the fitness culture surges, some men and women are flexing more than muscles, turning gym centres into steamy rendezvous points where sweat and seduction collide. VICTOR AYENI writes on these informal hookup…
An increasing number of Nigerians who previously migrated in pursuit of better opportunities have started returning home, citing unmet expectations and depression in their host countries. The development is a reversal of the popular “Japa” trend, which has seen millions of Nigerian youths migrate to Europe, America and Asia in search of better living conditions…
