October 2025 – Page 4

Nigeria’s Economy Ends September 2025 on Glimmers of Hope Amidst Lingering Challenges

As of October 3, 2025, Nigeria ended the week with positive signs pointing toward a stabilizing economy and renewed investor confidence. These developments are a direct result of the bold…

Ideatv News October 4, 2025

NIGERIAN NEWS

Nigeria pushes for African cooperation in local mineral processing

Nigeria has stressed the need for a regional approach to developing local mineral processing industries in Africa. Yusuf Faruk Yabo, permanent secretary of Nigeria’s Solid Minerals Department, made the case…

Ideatv News October 3, 2025

ENTERTAINMENT WORLD NEWS

‘It’s too late to be scared’: readers on the controversial rise of AI ‘actors’

The unveiling of AI ‘actor’ Tilly Norwood – touted as the next Scarlett Johansson – was met with swift backlash in Hollywood. Here’s what Guardian readers have to say about…

Ideatv News October 3, 2025

WORLD NEWS

Jane Goodall, primatologist and ambassador for wildlife, dies at 91

Primatologist, conservationist, animal advocate, and educator Jane Goodall has died at age 91. The Jane Goodall Institute announced on October 1, 2025 that Goodall passed away of natural causes. Her early fieldwork observing chimpanzees…

Ideatv News October 1, 2025

AFRICA WORLD NEWS

Malema vows to appeal against gun conviction as possible prison sentence looms

South African opposition politician Julius Malema has been found guilty of illegal possession of a gun and firing it in public, offences which carry a minimum sentence of 15 years…

Ideatv News October 1, 2025

WORLD NEWS

Julius Malema found guilty

Firebrand South African politician Julius Malema was found guilty of violating the nation’s gun laws for firing a weapon at a political rally in 2018. The East London Magistrate’s Court…

Ideatv News October 1, 2025

AFRICA WORLD NEWS

World Bank approves $500ln loan for Nigeria’s broadband expansion

The World Bank on Tuesday, September 30, approved a $500 million financing package for Nigeria under the BRIDGE project (Building Resilient Digital Infrastructure for Growth). Led by the Ministry of Communications,…

Ideatv News October 1, 2025

AFRICA WORLD NEWS

Nigeria strikes insulin production deal with China

China will build Africa’s first insulin production plant in Nigeria, Chinese state media reported, in a landmark deal that would allow the west African nation to enter the booming insulin…

Ideatv News October 1, 2025

AFRICA WORLD NEWS

Nigeria to Import 10.1M Tons of Grain in 2025-26 as Prices Fall, Currency Holds

Nigeria's grain imports are projected to reach nearly 10.1 million tons during the 2025/2026 marketing year, marking a 9.78% increase from the previous year’s 9.2 million tons, according to the…

Ideatv News October 1, 2025

WORLD NEWS

‘In West Africa, Food Is More Than Ever a Political Issue’ — SWAC/OECD Economist

The food landscape in West Africa has been undergoing a major transformation since the early 2000s. Population growth, rapid urbanization, changing lifestyles, and rising incomes have driven significant shifts in…

Ideatv News October 1, 2025