Lagos, Nov. 3, 2025 – The Federal Government on Monday temporarily opened the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Road to ease traffic congestion in Lekki, Lagos State. The traffic congestion was caused by a tanker which overturned at Chisco area of Lekki along the dual carriageway The development was announced by Oluwaseun Osiyemi, the Lagos State Commissioner for Transportation, via a press statement. The statement reads: “The Lagos State Ministry of Transportation wishes to inform motorists that due to a truck accident at the Chisco area, Lekki, the Federal Ministry of Works …
Chad closes border with Nigeria amid U.S. invasion rumours
N’Djamena (Chad), Nov. 3, 2025 – The Government of Chad has announced the immediate closure of its border with Nigeria, citing security concerns following reports of alleged U.S. military plans in West Africa. Military sources in N’Djamena confirmed on Monday that President Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno ordered a complete military lockdown along the Nigerian border after intelligence suggested that terrorist elements from northern Nigeria were preparing to flee into Chadian territory. According to the sources, the Chadian army has been placed on full alert, with troops and armoured vehicles deployed across …
Ecobank partners Yaba Art Museum to launch Lagos Pop-Up Museum
Lagos, Nov. 3, 2025 – Ecobank Nigeria, a subsidiary of the leading Pan-African banking group, has announced the launch of the Lagos Pop-Up Museum, a dynamic cultural and artistic experience set to run for three months at the Ecobank Pan African Centre (EPAC) in Victoria Island, Lagos. The exhibition, being held in partnership with the Yaba Art Museum (YAM) of Yaba College of Technology, will open on Nov. 8, 2025 and will continue until Feb. 10, 2026. The Lagos Pop-Up Museum is conceived as a vibrant, citywide art and cultural advocacy platform. It …
TMSG decries Trump’s CPC stance on Nigeria, says his action imperils military war on terror
Abuja, Nov. 3, 2025 – The Tinubu Media Support Group (TMSG) has decried United States President Donald Trump’s redesignation of Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern (CPC). It said the redesignation is a fatally flawed move capable of slowing down the ongoing war against terrorism and insurgency. The group made the observation at the weekend in a statement signed by its chairman, Emeka Nwankpa, and Secretary, Dapo Okubanjo. It said this would be the second time the US, under a Trump government, would be taking such action …
Trump says he will not attend supreme court hearing on tariffs
Washington, Nov. 3, 2025 – President Donald Trump said he would skip attending the Supreme Court hearing this week over the legality of his worldwide tariffs regime. “I don’t want to call a lot of attention to me,” Trump told reporters on Air Force One as he returned to Washington from his Mar-a-Lago estate on Sunday. “It’s not about me, it’s about our country.” The court is scheduled on Wednesday to hear Trump’s appeal of a lower court’s ruling that many of his “Liberation Day” tariffs exceeded the president’s …
UK’s Bournemouth University celebrates black history, resilience, advocates inclusion*
By Paul Ejime London, Oct. 30, 2025 – At a time when the international community is battling the negative consequences of renewed individualism, nationalism, racism, and the marginalization of minority groups, Bournemouth University on the south coast of England has marked Black History Month with a Summit highlighting what is possible when human diversity is harnessed to promote equity, fairness, and inclusion. Themed “Resilience, Representation, and Reform: Shaping the Future Together,” the 2025 Summit brought together staff, students, alumni, and community partners to celebrate leadership, identity, and inclusion. Opening …
Trump directs Pentagon to match Russia, China in nuclear weapons testing
Washington, Oct. 30, 2025 – Donald Trump has instructed the Pentagon to immediately start matching other nuclear powers in their testing of nuclear weapons, specifically citing Russia and China. In a Wednesday post on Truth Social, Trump said that “because of other countries’ testing programs, I have instructed the Department of War to start testing our Nuclear Weapons on an equal basis. That process will begin immediately.” The post came less than an hour before Trump was set to meet with the Chinese president, Xi Jinping, in South Korea …
Global firms slash jobs amid weak sentiment, AI push
New York, Oct. 29, 2025 – Companies around the globe have ramped up job cuts, with blue-chips from Amazon to Nestle and UPS reining in spending while consumer sentiment dims and AI-focused tech companies start to replace jobs with automation. According to a Reuters tally, American companies have announced more than 25,000 job cuts this month, not including UPS’s 48,000 figure, which dates from the beginning of 2025. In Europe, the total tops 20,000, with Nestlé accounting for the bulk after last week’s 16,000-role reduction. With economy-wide numbers on job …
CIG Group, owners of GAC Motors, join forces to bring Afrobeats home with The Five Alive City Tour
Lagos, Oct. 27, 2025 – Davido, one of Africa’s biggest Afrobeats artists, is bringing the sound home with the Five Alive Tour, a groundbreaking nationwide campaign across Akwa Ibom, Adamawa, Enugu, Ibadan and Lagos. The show marks one of the first times that a member of Afrobeats’ “Big Three” is touring Nigeria at full scale, not as a stop between international shows, but as a deliberate celebration of local fans, cities and culture. Partnering with GAC Motor Nigeria, powered by CIG Motors Co. Ltd, Davido’s journey fuses rhythm and …
Think tank blames poor management of resources for Nigeria’s high poverty prevalence
Abuja, Oct. 25, 2025 – The Independent Media and Policy Initiative (IMPI) has blamed poor management of Nigeria’s resources for the high poverty rate in the country over the years. According to the think tank, this is the reason more people fell below the poverty threshold during the multiple oil boom periods between 1980 and 2015. The IMPI made the observation in a policy statement signed by its Chairman Dr Omoniyi Akinsiju. It said Nigeria’s poverty story was a case of a self-inflicted economic malady as a result of inappropriate …