Photo News: Volunteers Power Up World Youth Festival Assembly in Nizhny Novgorod
Ismail Abdulazeez Reporting The spirit of unity and service came alive in Nizhny Novgorod as the volunteer program for the World Youth Festival Assembly officially launched, bringing together young people from 54 regions of Russia. At the opening ceremony, Dmitry Ivanov, Director General of the World Youth Festival Directorate, praised the overwhelming response […]
World Economic Forum Sets Stage For 2025 SDI Meetings Next Week In New York
The World Economic Forum (WEF) will hold its annual Sustainable Development Impact Meetings (SDIM25) in New York from 22–26 September, coinciding with the UN General Assembly High-Level Week. The event gathers global political, business and civil-society leaders to accelerate progress on the UN’s 2030 Sustainable Development Goals, at a time when the UN marks 80 […]
JTB Clears “The” On Tax ID, Says Bank Can Operate Without It
Lucky Obukohwo, Reporting The Joint Tax Board (JTB) has cleared the air on the Tax Identification (Tax ID), saying that Nigerians can continue to operate their bank accounts beyond January 1, 2026. The clarification comes on the heels of President Bola Tinubu’s signing of four new Tax Acts, which will come into […]
Sowore Drags DSS, Meta, X to Court
Human rights activist and SaharaReporters publisher, Omoyele Sowore, has sued the State Security Service (SSS), aka Department of State Services (DSS), Meta (owners of Facebook), and X Corp. (formerly Twitter) at the Federal High Court in Abuja, challenging what he described as unconstitutional censorship of his social media accounts. In a suit filed on […]
Nigeria Adopts Chinese Language In Its New Curriculum Reform For Senior Secondary Students
Lucky Obukohwo, Reporting Mandarin, the official language of China, has been introduced into the Nigeria’s Senior Secondary School curriculum following its recent and comprehensive overhauling of the national’s education structure. The inclusion of Mandarin in the senior secondary curriculum follows the Federal Government’s announcement earlier this month that a comprehensive review of the Basic and […]
Just In: Tinubu Shortens Foreign Holiday Trip, Returns To Abuja
Lucky Obukohwo, Reporting President Bola Tinubu has shortened his holiday trip and has returned to Nigeria (Abuja) to carry on his official duty. He arrived the presidential wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport at 6:50 PM on Tuesday, September 16, 2025. Recall that the Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, had […]
Nigeria’s $60 bn Speed Rail Project to Commence Operations In 2027
Lucky Obukohwo, Reporting The Federal Government of Nigeria, under the Public-Private Partnership (PPP), has made plan to add high-speed railway to the ongoing narrow and standard gauge railway reform projects across the country to help grow the sector and the economy. Mr. Samuel Okoh, the President and Chief Executive Officer of De Sadel Consortium, […]
Edo Gov To Wade In Ossiomo Partners’ Feud
….As CCETC Ologbo Community Using Our Power Pays Nothing To Us Lucky Obukohwo, Reporting News making the rounds in some quarters in Benin City said the Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, will soon meet with the warring partners of the Ossiomo Power plant with a view to resolving the burning issues at stake and restores […]
Read Before It’s Too Late, WHO Identifies Groups Facing Greatest Suicide Risk
WHO – 18 September 2024, Suicide claims more than 720,000 lives each year, with 73% of these deaths occurring in low- and middle-income countries, according to a report released on the World Health Organization’s (WHO) news website. WHO stressed that for every life lost, more than 20 people are likely to attempt suicide, though the […]
Thousands of Jollof Packs Remain as Hilda Baci Makes World Record Attempt
It was a jollof party like no other yesterday at Eko Hotels as superstar chef Hilda Baci cooked up a storm, preparing a mind-blowing 200 bags of jollof rice for the World Jollof Festival. The atmosphere was filled with excitement as the Guinness World Record holder once again showed why she’s Nigeria’s culinary pride. Even […]