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Mo Abudu to open UK’s first cinema hub for African and Black films

Nigerian media mogul Mo Abudu will open EbonyLife Place London in October, describing it as the UK's first cinema hub for African and Black films.
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Opposition parties begin talks on single candidate for 2027

Six opposition parties under the G-100 platform will meet in Abuja on August 18 to explore fielding a single candidate for Nigeria's 2027 general elections.
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Nigerian firms expect borrowing costs to ease within three months

Nigerian firms expect borrowing costs to fall within three months, the CBN survey shows, even as taxes, insecurity and high interest rates remain top concerns.
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NYSC gets civilian leadership and new uniform in sweeping reform

Nigeria has approved a sweeping NYSC reform, replacing military with civilian leadership and adding a new uniform, technology-driven operations and a stronger focus on skills.
Business

SMEDAN unveils N500m zero-interest fund for MSMEs

SMEDAN has unveiled a N500m zero-interest fund for MSMEs, disbursing it through cooperatives and associations to boost working capital and improve loan recovery nationwide.
Business

FG unveils 2026 push for industrial growth, trade and investment

The Federal Government plans to intensify industrial growth, trade expansion, investment and non-oil exports in 2026, focusing on turning policy into measurable economic outcomes.
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AfCFTA lifts Nigeria’s intra-African trade by 21 percent to $9.02billion in 2025

Nigeria's intra-African trade rose 21 percent to $9.02bn in 2025, as the AfCFTA unlocked new export markets and lower trade barriers, an Afreximbank report says.
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Nigeria sets date for next evacuation flight from South Africa

Nigeria's government will return another group of citizens from South Africa on Tuesday, ahead of anti-immigrant protests set to begin June 30.
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Nigerians urge government to turn rising reserves into cost-of-living relief

As Nigeria's foreign reserves reach a 16-year high of $50.11 billion, economists and workers want the government to turn the gains into real relief.
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Adeboye and Oyedepo thank Trump, urge bolder US action on Nigeria terrorism

Nigerian clerics Enoch Adeboye and David Oyedepo thanked President Trump for striking terrorist camps and pressed the United States to take bolder action against terrorism.
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State police push shifts to governors and state lawmakers

After the Senate and House passed the state police bill, Nigeria's 36 state assemblies must now decide whether the long-debated policing reform finally becomes law.
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Nigeria signals fresh review of N70,000 minimum wage

Nigeria's government says it will reassess the N70,000 minimum wage soon, arguing that the figure no longer reflects the rising cost of living nationwide.
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EU and GIZ donate 200kW solar facility to SON

The European Union and GIZ have donated a 200kW solar PV system to the Standards Organisation of Nigeria to power energy-performance testing and cut diesel costs.
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Ireland opens scholarship applications for Nigerians on Monday

The Embassy of Ireland says applications for the 2026 Ireland Fellows Programme open on Monday, offering Nigerians a fully funded Master's degree in Ireland.
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Culture

Mo Abudu to open UK’s first cinema hub for African and Black films

Nigerian media mogul Mo Abudu will open EbonyLife Place London in October, describing it as the UK's first cinema hub for African and Black films.
Politics

Opposition parties begin talks on single candidate for 2027

Six opposition parties under the G-100 platform will meet in Abuja on August 18 to explore fielding a single candidate for Nigeria's 2027 general elections.
News

Visa processing shift won’t affect Abuja embassy operations, US says

The US Mission in Nigeria says moving routine visa processing from Abuja to a Lagos hub will not affect the Abuja embassy or valid visas.
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Visa applications from Nigerians to South Africa double despite xenophobia, envoy says

Visa applications from Nigerians to South Africa have almost doubled in recent months despite xenophobic attacks, the country's consul-general in Nigeria says.