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Nigerian singer-songwriter Yemi Alade: 'My art is a reflection of who I am'

In this edition we meet a true superstar from Nigeria – the sensational singer-songwriter Yemi Alade. A musical trailblazer since 2015, Yemi has captivated audiences worldwide with her incredible talent. Her music is a mixture of Afropop, highlife, dancehall, pop and R'n'B. We had the pleasure of meeting her during…

France 24

Nigeria's Repressed LGBTQ Party People Let 'True Self' Out At Lagos Ball

Performers strutted their stuff onstage at an LGBTQ community dance party in Nigeria's Lagos, publicly celebrating their identities in a country where being gay could land you in jail.

International Business Times

Nigeria fall to shock defeat against Benin as Super Eagles suffer further blow to 2026 World Cup hopes

The Super Eagles are winless after four qualifying matches

Evening Standard

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How to watch Benin vs Nigeria FOR FREE: TV channel and live stream for World Cup qualifier today

The Super Eagles need to find some form if they are to be at the World Cup in 2026

Evening Standard

Why a Nigerian woman faces jail time for reviewing tomato puree

Activists and rights groups say Nigeria’s vague cybercrime laws are used to silence journalists and ordinary citizens.

Al Jazeera

How to watch Nigeria vs South Africa FOR FREE: TV channel and live stream for World Cup qualifier today

Super Eagles and Bafana Bafana looking for top spot

Evening Standard

Tems: 'Prison was a once in a lifetime experience that I feel honoured to have had'

She’s worked with Beyoncé, Drake and Rihanna even before releasing her first LP, and is one step from superstardom. Amy Francombe hears how the Nigerian-born London singer chalks it all up to a higher power ahead of her round-the-world tour

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Why are Nigeria’s worker unions up in arms?

Unions are engaged in negotiations with the government as they demand rise in minimum wages amid cost of living crisis.

Al Jazeera

UNICEF Report Highlights Severe Food Poverty In Africa

UNICEF's initiatives combat severe food poverty in Africa through community training programs.

Top News

‘In Nigeria, a tyre never quite dies’: reinventing the wheel in Lagos

The photographer Andrew Esiebo travelled around the city capturing how car tyres otherwise destined for the dump are finding second lives as seats, fences and swings

The Guardian - UK

‘They wanted her to confess to witchcraft’: ending the chilling effects of dementia stigma in Nigeria

Grassroots groups across the country are raising awareness of the condition to dispel myths and prevent people – most of whom are women – being ostracised, attacked and killed

The Guardian - UK

Naira is in crisis but cryptocurrency isn’t to blame – Nigeria needs consistent policy

Nigeria’s Securities and Exchange Commission is considering tighter controls to combat illegal trading in digital assets, including cryptocurrencies. The Conversation Africa asked Iwa Salami, a researcher in regulatory frameworks for crypto-assets, to explain how best Nigeria can manage cryptocurrency.

The Conversation

‘Africa has zero PR in the west’: the Nigerian influencer using sarcasm on the clueless

Charity Ekezie has made it her mission to educate naive westerners about her continent on social media, and have some fun along the way

The Guardian - UK

Nigeria's unions launch indefinite general strike in bid to raise minimum wage

Nigeria's unions have launched an indefinite general strike in a bid to raise the minimum wage. The government's current offer is 60,000 naira a month, or approximately €37. The country is grappling with the fallout from the worst cost-of-living crisis in a generation. Strikers kicked off the standoff in Lagos…

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International Business Times

Nigeria Union Strike Shuts Power Grid, Schools, Disrupts Flights

Nigerian labour unions shut down the national power grid and disrupted flights Monday as they began an indefinite strike that closed schools and public offices after failing to strike a new minimum wage deal with the government.

Top News

Militants Attack Security Forces In Nigeria's Southeast, Killing Eleven

Violent clash in Nigeria's southeast as separatist militants clash with security forces, resulting in casualties.

The Independent UK

Soldiers among 11 killed by separatist militants in southeast Nigeria

The Nigerian military says militants enforcing a separatist lockdown in the country's southeast attacked and killed five soldiers deployed to restore order

Al Jazeera

Separatists kill at least 11 people in southeast Nigeria, army says

Main separatist group in restive southeast region denies responsibility and blames ‘criminals’ for the deadly attack.

TechRadar

No, you haven't won a free grand piano — it's a phishing scam

The Nigerian prince is back - and he's giving away grand pianos.

The Guardian - UK

Nigeria takes up case of its Teesside University students ordered out of UK

High Commission to meet leaders at university after currency crash in home country meant students couldn’t pay for tuition

The Guardian - UK

Nigeria’s rushed reversion to old national anthem met with incredulity

Post-colonial anthem dropped in 1978 reinstituted with little debate amid escalating economic crisis

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