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Nigerian afro-house singer, Niniola Apata, has paid an emotional tribute to her late husband, Michael Ndika, revealing that he played a pivotal role in her music career and discouraged her from taking a break from the industry. In a video widely believed to have been recorded during activities held in honour of her late husband and shared by @ChuksEricE via X on Friday, the Grammy-nominated artiste recounted how their relationship evolved into a partnership that shaped her career and personal life. Ndika, the Chief Executive Officer of NaijaReview, a multimedia platform focused on afro-house and contemporary African music, died on…

Gilbert Ekugbe President Bola Tinubu has approved the release of N10bn as emergency funding to strengthen Nigeria’s preparedness against a possible Ebola outbreak, following renewed cases reported in parts of Africa. According to a statement signed by the president’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, on Tuesday, the intervention is aimed at reinforcing national health security systems and improving rapid response capacity. The statement added, “The fund will strengthen the operational preparedness of the National Centre for Disease Control and Prevention and support critical national public health emergency response activities.” The funding will primarily support the Nigeria Centre…

Anywhere one turns in Nigeria today, there is fear everywhere. The nature of this fear is that it does not discriminate. It is universal. It transcends ethnicity, religion, political affiliation, and social status. This fear is known to all. It is the fear of kidnappers and bandits. Across the nation’s highways, farms, schools, communities, and even places once considered safe, such as churches and mosques, many Nigerians now live with the unsettling reality that danger could strike at any moment. The media is awash with tales of woe. Hardly a day passes without reports of abductions, attacks on communities, or…

This article is crossposted from IEEE Spectrum’s careers newsletter. Sign up now to get insider tips, expert advice, and practical strategies, written in partnership with tech career development company Parsity and delivered to your inbox for free!Early in my career, I walked into a shared office space on my first day as a full stack software developer and sat down between the CTO and the CEO to get onboarded. There were four of us in total. Before the day was over, I received my first assignment.This was one of the most formative—and most stressful—experiences of my professional life. In the…

Senate Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele, has dismissed claims that federal lawmakers determine their own allowances. Rather, he insisted that salaries and official vehicle entitlements for members of the National Assembly were fixed by Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC). The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Bamidele was reacting to a court ruling that declared national assembly’s N110 billion SUV and allowance spending unlawful. NAN recalls that a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos had recently declared unlawful the national assembly’s controversial N110 billion vehicle and allowance schemes. It ruled that the spending of N40 billion on 465 vehicles for…

Nigerian telecom operators on Monday said they plan to invest about N1.86tn in 2026 to expand infrastructure, upgrade network capacity, and improve service quality across Africa’s most populous nation. The Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria said the planned investment would be directed towards network expansion, technology upgrades, and other operational improvements aimed at strengthening service delivery for millions of mobile and data subscribers nationwide. The planned spending follows capital expenditure of N2.13tn recorded by mobile network operators, tower companies, and other industry players in 2025, reflecting continued investment in infrastructure despite persistent cost pressures, foreign exchange constraints, and…

Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has condemned what he described as coordinated attacks allegedly carried out by political thugs across parts of the state, including Ile-Ife, Ede and Osogbo. Adeleke, in a statement released on Tuesday, described the violence as unacceptable, warning that no political ambition was worth the blood and suffering of innocent citizens. “I strongly condemn the coordinated attacks carried out by pro-APC political thugs in Ile-Ife, Ede, Osogbo and other parts of our state earlier today. No political ambition is worth the blood, pain, and suffering of innocent citizens. He called on President Bola Tinubu, the National…

By Yinka Kolawole Foreign investment into Nigeria’s production and manufacturing sector declined sharply by 50.7 percent quarter-on-quarter to $152.27 million in the first quarter of 2026 (Q1’26), down from $308.93 million recorded in the preceding quarter (Q4’25), according to the latest Capital Importation Report released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). The report revealed that the sector accounted for only 1.47 per cent of the total capital importation valued at $10.37 billion recorded during the review period, highlighting the continued struggle to attract significant foreign capital into the productive segment of the economy. However, on a year-on-year basis, foreign investment…

After nearly four years away from professional tennis, Serena Williams is back in the winner’s circle. The 23-time Grand Slam champion made a successful return at Queen’s Club, teaming up with Victoria Mboko to defeat Nicole Melichar-Martinez and Erin Routliffe 7-6(2), 6-2 in the doubles draw. This is her first professional match since the 2022 US Open and her first victory in 1,376 days. While fans celebrated Serena’s winning return, the pair admitted afterwards that they saw plenty of room for improvement. “Well, we had a lot of fun. We feel like there’s room for improvement,” Serena said with a…

Mobo Awards founder Kanya King has been remembered as a “visionary” who “changed the face of culture and music”, following her death at the age of 57. King at the 2024 Mobo Awards in Sheffield | BBC King worked tirelessly to champion black musicians’ contribution to British culture and funded the first Music of Black Origin awards in 1996 out of her own pocket. BBC on Friday reported that she died on Wednesday after “a courageous and characteristically determined battle with colon cancer”, the Mobo Organisation said in a statement. Tributes have been paid by stars including TV host and…