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1 week ago | icirnigeria.org | Bamas Victoria

By Joanne M. Pierce, College of the Holy CrossWHEN the 69-year-old Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost on May 8, 2025, appeared on the main balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica for the first time as Pope Leo XIV, he was cheered loudly by the huge crowd of pilgrims, tourists, local Catholics and other onlookers, who had waited hours for the first sign of white smoke and the official announcement.

1 week ago | icirnigeria.org | Bamas Victoria

AS NIGERIA joins the rest of the globe to mark World Press Freedom Day, we sampled insights from selected editors on the challenges and opportunities facing the media industry in the country. From navigating government restrictions and censorship to embracing digital innovation, our editors share their thoughts on the current state of press freedom, the future of journalism, and the importance of a free press in holding power accountable.

2 weeks ago | icirnigeria.org | Bamas Victoria

A comment by the Senior Pastor of Covenant Christian Centre, Poju Oyemade, claiming that medical graduates in Nigeria spend just N500,000 to complete their education, has sparked controversy across social media platforms. Speaking during a sermon on April 13, Oyemade said Nigerians are being “programmed” on social media to hate their country despite the fact that it costs, for instance,  just N500,000 to study medicine and become a medical doctor in Nigeria.

3 weeks ago | icirnigeria.org | Bamas Victoria

THE Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, has said that approximately 150 million Nigerians now have access to electricity. Adelabu made this known on Thursday, April 17, during the 2025 Ministerial Sectoral Update Conference held in Abuja, where he spoke alongside the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Malagi, and other key stakeholders.

2 months ago | icirnigeria.org | Bamas Victoria

LENT, a significant season in the Christian liturgical year, begins today, March 5, with Ash Wednesday. The liturgical year is the Church calendar observed by Catholics, Anglicans, Lutherans, Orthodox Christians, and several other denominations. On Ash Wednesday, worshippers receive a cross-shaped mark on their foreheads made from ashes. These ashes are obtained by burning palm fronds from the previous year’s Palm Sunday, according to the Catholic News Agency.