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…
The Executive Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke has congratulated the founder and Chairman of Pacific Holdings Limited, Dr Adedeji Tajudeen Adeleke, on bagging the ‘2024 Vanguard Personality Of The Year’ Award, describing the award as a recognition of his in-depth contribution to Nigeria’s business environment and humanity as a whole. The Governor who…
•Refinery slashes loading cost to N865 after Naira-for-crude deal, fuel depot prices to fall Twenty-two days after suspending the sale of petroleum products in naira, the Dangote Refinery has resumed sales of its refined petroleum products to its partners and marketers in the local currency, The PUNCH exclusively gathered on Thursday. The 650,000 barrels facility…
Edo State Diaspora Agency on Thursday said it is determined to ensure that the potential of Edo indigenes in the Diaspora is harnessed to boost the economic, social and cultural development of the state. The Director General of the Agency, Loretta Ogboro-Okor who stated this during her maiden press conference in Benin, Edo State, also…
Ahead of the rainy season, states have commenced measures to arrest the flooding expected to inundate no fewer than 1,249 communities in 176 local governments across 30 states and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The measures include public enlightenment campaigns, dredging water channels, and relocating communities on river banks and floodplains. On Thursday, the Federal…
Human rights organisation, Amnesty International, has condemned the recent decision by the National Broadcasting Commission to ban Nigerian rapper, Eedris Abdulkareem’s new protest song, Tell Your Papa, labelling the move a “clear violation” of the right to freedom of expression and access to information. In a press statement issued on Thursday, Amnesty International described the…
