Nigeria’s Vice President, Kashim Shettima, has called on African countries to move away from the long-standing practice of exporting raw materials and instead focus on building industries that process the continent’s natural resources into finished products with higher economic value. Shettima made the remarks on Friday during a visit to the Glo-Djigbé Industrial Zone (GDIZ)…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has received an official invitation from the Crown Prince and Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, to attend the 10th Future Investment Initiative (FII), scheduled to take place in Riyadh in October 2026. The invitation was delivered on Friday by…
The Chairman of Bungudu Local Government Area in Zamfara State, Hon. Nura Umar Bungudu, has been abducted by armed bandits following a deadly attack on his residence that claimed the lives of four security personnel. The incident occurred on Friday night, when heavily armed assailants reportedly stormed the chairman’s home in Bungudu town. During the…
Brazil has denied entry visas to two senior officials from the United States Department of State, further escalating diplomatic tensions between Brasília and Washington ahead of the country’s presidential election scheduled for October. The decision, confirmed by Brazil’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Saturday, follows reports that the U.S. officials planned to visit Brazil to…
Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk has made another bold prediction about the future, saying that money could lose much of its importance by 2036 as artificial intelligence and robotics become capable of producing more goods and services than humanity can consume. Speaking in an interview with The Economist, the Tesla and SpaceX CEO argued that rapid…
The United States Mission in Nigeria has reminded Nigerians who also hold U.S. citizenship that they are legally required to use a valid American passport whenever they enter or leave the United States. The advisory, shared on the mission’s official X (formerly Twitter) account on Sunday, emphasizes that the rule applies to all U.S. citizens,…
