President Bola Tinubu has formally requested the approval of the National Assembly to secure $2.85 billion in external financing to support the 2025 budget and critical infrastructure projects. The request was contained in a letter addressed to Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, and read on the floor of the House on Tuesday. According to the letter, the borrowing plan...

Finland’s Immigration Service (Migri) has opened the 2025 application portal for its Seasonal Work Permit, giving Nigerians and other foreign workers access to well-paying opportunities in agriculture, forestry, and tourism. The programme, created to tackle Finland’s rising demand for seasonal labour, offers legal employment for up to nine months with a reported minimum monthly...

PART 2 THE CHILD WHO NEVER SLEPT My mother says I was a strange baby. I didn’t cry when I was born. I didn’t scream or gasp like other children. I just opened my eyes and stared at the ceiling, calm… curious… as if I was remembering something. The nurses were uncomfortable around me. One of them whispered, “This child is too alert.” My mother smiled...

Senator Barau Donates N200 Million Worth of Gadgets to Kano Market Fire Victims Deputy Senate President, Senator Barau Jibrin, on Sunday visited the Farm Centre phone market in Kano to commiserate with traders affected by a devastating fire that occurred on Friday. During the visit, Senator Barau announced a donation of gadgets valued at N200 million to support victims of the blaze. The...

  Aminat (POV) By my second year in college, I had perfected my disguise. The rich accent, the expensive laugh, the way I held my head all of it was a performance, a mask that felt better than my real skin. I stopped eating the food my mother sent; it smelled like home, and home smelled like weakness. I avoided phone calls, delayed messages, and invented emergencies to justify my...