UPWARD

Nigeria’s name landed somewhere important this week. The country that produced Fela Kuti and Sade Adu is now the country that produced the first African artists in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The country that produced Taiwo Oyedele now has him running the...

WHAT HE WALKED INTO

Taiwo Oyedele is Nigeria’s Finance Minister. The job is harder than it looks from the outside. Taiwo Oyedele formally took over as Finance Minister and Coordinating Minister of the Economy on Thursday. The handover from Wale Edun was completed before...

STAY CAUTIOUS

Nigerians in Gauteng were warned yesterday. Another anti-foreigner march is coming on May 4. On Thursday, the Nigerian Citizens Association South Africa issued a warning to Nigerians living in Gauteng Province. Stay cautious. Stay vigilant. A planned...

THE HALL

Fela Kuti and Sade Adu are in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. One of them spent his life in a country that locked him up 200 times. On April 13, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announced its 2026 class. Fela Kuti was inducted under the Early Influence category....

THE GATE

2.2 million Nigerians sat the UTME this year. Some are still waiting to see their results. 2,243,816 candidates registered for the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination. That is 10.5 percent more than last year. JAMB has been releasing results in phases...