Defense Minister Gen Nakatani said Friday security matters with the United States are “separate issues” from President Donald Trump’s higher tariffs, amid concerns that Japan’s defense costs may be part of future trade negotiations. Nakatani also said at a press conference he has no plans to visit the United States to attend the tariff talks,…
The Federal Ministry of Arts, Culture, Tourism, and Creative Economy and Chocolate City Group have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to develop key infrastructure towards repositioning Nigeria’s creative industry. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the landmark three-year partnership pact was signed on Thursday in Abuja The MoU is geared towards developing…
The Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF), on Thursday, expressed concern over Nigeria’s loss of its human capital investment, revealing that many scholars sponsored by the agency for overseas studies are remaining in the United Kingdom, United States, and Canada. Mrs. Bolanle Kehinde-Agboola, Head of the Overseas Scholarship Scheme (OSS) at PTDF, an agency responsible for…
The Executive Secretary of the Borno State Geographic Information Service (BOGIS), Engineer Adam Bababe, has used the police to arrest a man, Suleiman Usman—popularly known as Sultan—on allegations of cyberbullying and defamation. Sources told SaharaReporters on Thursday that the 26-year-old was arrested on April 12, 2025, over what they described as baseless accusations, insisting he…
The Federal Government has secured the release of six Nigerian women who were detained in Cape Verde on what have now been confirmed as false allegations of human trafficking. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in a statement issued on Wednesday, April 16, confirmed that the women have been freed and have since departed the country….
