US Slams $20,000 Visa Bond on Nigeria, 49 Others
The United States has announced that certain applicants for B-1/B-2 business and tourist visas may be required to post a refundable bond of up to $20,000 before their visas are issued. According to a federal notice published by the U.S. Department of…
The Billion-Dollar Dropout Myth Is Killing A Generation Of Hustlers
Every year, another wide-eyed 19-year-old stands on Instagram Live, hoodie on, AirPods in, and says the same line: “School is scam. Zuckerberg dropped out. Gates dropped out. Jobs dropped out. I’m next.”. Its a billion dollars rhetoric…
FIFA Abandons Controversial Investment Plan
“Not today” would have been the verse that forced Gianni Infantino to withdraw his controversial proposal to allow private investors to acquire stakes in FIFA competitions, including the men’s and women’s World Cups. A srong opposition from…
AI Reshapes Global Fashion Industry, but Skills Gap Threatens Workforce Readiness
Now that AI is reliving itself in everything including fashion, what’s left to learn? Artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming the global fashion and beauty industry, changing everything from clothing design and inventory management to…
NBA Port Harcourt Chairmanship Candidate Unveils Welfare-Centred Manifesto, Proposes Rent-to-Own Housing Scheme
A chairmanship candidate for the Port Harcourt Branch of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Jonas Iniayemana, has unveiled a comprehensive manifesto centred on lawyers’ welfare, institutional reforms and reconciliation, with a proposed rent-to-own…
“Football is Not For Sale” – FIFA
Contrary to speculation widespread, FIFA has rehashed the point – “football is not for sale”. The World football governing body FIFA has defended its proposal to allow private investment in some of its competitions, however, insisting…
Xenophobic Backlash Forces Tyla to Drop Lagos from APOP World Tour
South African Grammy-winning singer Tyla has removed Lagos from the itinerary of her APOP World Tour, days after her planned concert in Nigeria sparked calls for a boycott amid renewed xenophobic attacks against Nigerians living in South Africa. A review…
Why Young People Are Having Fewer Children — It’s the Economy, Not a Rejection of Family
For years, declining fertility rates have been blamed on changing values, career ambitions, or the assumption that younger generations no longer want marriage or children. But a major new global survey by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) paints…
Idi Amin’s Grandson Disqualified for Headbutt at Commonwealth Games
“It was not intentional. I was trying to come back. How can I headbutt someone? I would not.” Ugandan Boxer, Aziz Abdul said before he was planted off the ring. Ugandan boxer Aziz Abdul was disqualified from his Commonwealth Games contest…
Pulitzer Center Opens Applications for 2026 Africa Education Teachers’ Fellowship
The Pulitzer Center is accepting applications for its 2026 Africa Education Teachers’ Fellowship, a six-month hybrid professional development programme designed to help African teachers integrate journalism into classroom learning. The fellowship…
