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Lecture topic: For the world to respect Africa. Keynote topic: Federalism is the answer, What is the question?

With Nigeria suffering as talented, young people leave the country for opportunities abroad, the Art X Lagos art fair has been promoting discussions around such issues through nostalgia.

The Federal Housing Authority (FHA) has disclosed a plan to demolish 677 houses, while 744 others will be partially demolished over infringement by a developer in Phase 2, Festac Town, Amuwo-Odofin area of Lagos State.

It was a tragic scene yesterday when the body of an 80-year-old petty trader was recovered from the rubble of a collapsed two-storey building in the Oyingbo area of Lagos Mainland. The octogenarian was a sole casualty in the incident, which occurred at about 8:00a.m.

PDP supporters jubilate in Abuja as the Appeal Court affirms Bala Mohammed's victory as Bauchi governor.

A survey by SBM Intelligence shows that Nigerian consumers spend about 97.4 per cent of their average income on food. The report highlights how high inflation, sluggish economic growth and high unemployment rates fuel Nigerian consumers' cost-of-living crisis. Seyi Awojulugbe, Senior Analyst, SBM Intelligence joins CNBC Africa for more.

Thousands of Nigerians will likely be affected by German government plans to step up deportations of rejected asylum seekers. But experts warn about an insecure environment for migrants repatriated to Nigeria.

An unarmed youth, dressed only in blue shorts, is prodded from the back of a pickup truck and forced to the ground by a gunman in Nigerian military fatigues. The gunman then fires nine shots, leaving the youth motionless next to two other bodies.

The lingering security problems in northern Nigeria have forced states in the region to think of community-based programs. This includes the recruitment of 2,400 youths in a vigilante initiative.

President Bola Tinubu, on Sunday afternoon, received the German Chancellor Olaf Scholz at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa, Abuja. The two also held a bilateral meeting behind close doors.

Scholz is expected to hold talks with Tinubu during his trip. He is also scheduled to open a Nigeria-German business conference and meet with civil society representatives and entrepreneurs.

Nigeria's Supreme Court on Thursday upheld President Bola Tinubu's election win, bringing to an end a legal challenge brought by his two main rivals, Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi, who argued that his victory was marred by irregularities.