BIRC 2025: India set for mega global rice conference eyeing Rs 1.8 lakh crore new markets, Rs 25,000 worth MoUs

The mega rice conference -- Bharat International Rice Conference (BIRC) 2025 - is set to be held at Bharat Mandapam here in the national capital this October 30-31, in close partnership with the Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce and...

How UN Betrayal of West Papua Led to Genocide, Step by Step

The United Nations has recently come under attack from the Trump Administration and, much as it goes against the grain, it’s difficult to argue with real-estate-developer-cum-ambassador-Representative for U.N. Management and Reform [sic], Jeff...

The New African Order

As U.S. President Donald Trump dismantles the post-1945 liberal international order, some analysts insist that the disruption could be positive for countries that have found themselves on the periphery of the old regime. According to this logic,...

Coup Tales: The Audacity of Nonsense

ENGAGEMENTS with Chidi Amuta The recourse to diversionary maneuvering is a familiar political gimmick. When government is thin on ideas and is politically ambushed or politicians are in disarray, the field is fertile for Machiavelli’s foot...

A national tragedy called Agaie-Bida road

The story of the Titanic tragedy is one from which the world learnt a great lesson of how the deliberate refusal by an individual or group to heed repeated warnings of a looming calamity could be devastatingly ruinous. The Titanic story is a...

The ancient tradition helping girls in Zimbabwe fight child marriages

Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...

Obi urges FG to prioritise development of ports outside Lagos

Peter Obi, the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate in the 2023 election, has called on the federal government to give greater attention to the development of port facilities outside Lagos state. The call followed the federal government’s...

Equal prices, unequal earnings: Netflix affordability still skewed against Nigerians

A new global report by Cloudward has revealed that Nigerians, like millions across Africa, are paying nearly the same amount for Netflix subscriptions as viewers in richer countries, yet earning far less, underscoring a widening affordability gap...

Beyond Profit: How Dangote Group Is Redefining the Soul of African Business

Abiodun Alade When Africa’s wealthiest man, Aliko Dangote, speaks about business, the world often expects to hear numbers — billions invested, factories built, or jobs created. But when he recalls the lesson that guides his empire, it is...

Rift Valley fever: what it is, how it spreads and how to stop it

Rift Valley Fever (RVF) is a viral disease transmitted by mosquitoes that mainly affects livestock. It can also infect humans. While most human cases remain mild, it can cause death. The disease causes heavy economic and health losses for...

Afrofuturism or Energy Enslavement: A Black Consciousness Call to Claim Wakanda

Beneath the mountains of a fictional African land, a radiant blue current flows like a heartbeat. It lights villages and cities, powers technologies, and binds a nation through shared energy that belongs to everyone. This is Wakanda — the luminous...

L’AED a publié son rapport sur la liberté religieuse dans le monde

Le rapport Liberté religieuse dans le monde en 2025 de l’AED conclut qu’il y a eu de graves violations de la liberté religieuse dans 62 pays : 24 classés comme « persécution » (la catégorie la plus haute) et 36 comme « discrimination » (un cran...

Yemen's Houthis detain two more UN staff in Sanaa

Yemen’s Houthi rebels have detained two additional United Nations staff members in the capital Sanaa over the past 48 hours, the agency said, marking the latest in a series of attacks on aid workers. The rebels' actions "include the forcible entry...

Toward an African “OPEC for Gold”

Africa today stands among the richest regions in the world in terms of gold reserves. The continent produces more than half of the newly discovered global gold deposits and includes key producers such as Ghana, Sudan, South Africa, Mali, Niger,...

Moniepoint invites Nigerians to apply for new job vacancies with competitive salaries, remote work

Moniepoint has announced openings across various departments, which include remote and in-office roles The company is inviting interested and qualified candidates to apply for roles that match their skills and experience The job openings cover...

Traditional institutions need to be protected – Varsity don

In this interview, Kasim Aliyu Shitu, a lecturer in the General Studies Directorate of the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi, spoke on the breaking/ creation of emirates in northern Nigeria and how it affects history and tradition. He also...

Beyond profit: How Dangote Group is redefining soul of African business

When Africa’s wealthiest man, Aliko Dangote, speaks about business, the world often expects to hear numbers — billions invested, factories built, or jobs created. But when he recalls the lesson that guides his empire, it is disarmingly simple,...

From Kano to couture: The Nigerian leather powering global luxury

Most Nigerian leather, often semi-finished, is exported to Europe and Asia and turned into luxury items bearing international brand labels, with zero trace of its origins. But with her homegrown brand, Isi Omiyi creates high-end pieces to try to...

Tinubu to New Service Chiefs: Strengthen Nigeria’s Security Architecture, Deepen Professionalism

· President retains chief of defence intelligence in major shake-up · Gen. Oluyede now CDS, Maj. Gen. Shaibu named Chief of Army Staff, AVM Aneke is Chief of Air Staff, Rear Admiral Abbas appointed Chief of Naval Staff. · Presidency says...

Bharat International Rice Conference 2025: Mega event to bring together producers, exporters, and policymakers; set to be held in Delhi

The Bharat International Rice Conference (BIRC) 2025 is set to be held at Bharat Mandapam, Delhi, on October 30-31, in partnership with the Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce and Industry. Organised by the Indian Rice Exporters’...