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The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has once again raised alarm over the deepening hardship facing millions of Nigerians, calling on the Federal Government to urgently address the growing crisis of multidimensional poverty in the country. In a recent statement, the NLC emphasized that the current economic situation is no longer sustainable for the average Nigerian. While inflation continues to rise, wages have stagnated, and basic necessities like food, healthcare, transportation, and housing have become unaffordable luxuries for many households.

In the heart of Nigeria’s Middle Belt lies Benue State, once known for its rich agricultural output and peaceful, farming communities. Today, it’s a place of mourning where cries of mothers, burnt homes, and shallow mass graves have replaced the once vibrant sound of marketplaces and harvest songs. Since the beginning of 2025, over 200 lives have been brutally taken, yet the level of national attention and government action remains shockingly inadequate.

A new report from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has revealed that Nigeria’s national debt continues to grow at an alarming rate, with the average debt owed by each citizen now standing at N619,501. According to the second-quarter debt data released by the Debt Management Office (DMO), Nigeria’s total public debt reached N134.297 trillion as of June 2024, marking a significant rise from previous figures.

The Nigerian Entertainment Industry is a thriving one. While Afrobeats has been widely celebrated internationally, Nollywood is not lagging. Prime Video and Netflix have partnered to ensure that Nigerian filmmakers get to the international audience.

Petroleum depots throughout Nigeria are experiencing a decrease in activity due to a lack of products brought on by fluctuations in the foreign exchange rate. As a result, the landing cost of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), also known as petrol, has jumped from N651 per litre in August to N720, a development that is making it harder to sustain business operations in the oil industry.

A Nigerian scammer will be spending over seven years in the United States, US prison for participating in some fraudulent activities that realised about two million dollars.

His country has highest number of imams and pastors as marriage counsellors yet has the highest incidence of divorce.

African players in Europe return to help their country prepare for the African Cup of Nations which is going to play in the year 2021 in Cameroon. Footballers all over Europe are on an international break and as the Europeans prepare for the Euro 2020 also Africans are preparing for AFCON 2021.

As much as Nollywood has greatly improved, don’t you sometimes just think about some of your faves from the past and wish they were still here? Or even while watching a movie, get slightly annoyed because you know a certain actor who would have totally brought more life to the character if they were alive?

Are Nigerians Homophobic? Of course, we are. On a collective level, that is. But when you ask someone, you get…