John Ikechukwu Okafor, the Nollywood actor popularly known as Mr Ibu, is dead. The veteran actor died on Saturday, according to Emeka Rollas, the President of Actors Guild of Nigeria, AGN. Rollas said Okafor suffered a cardiac arrest in the early hours of Saturday. He was rushed to the hospital where he died. As of the time of the report, the family of Okafor has yet to release a formal statement, but tributes have started...

The Nigerian government had announced a new policy that would reduce the imported workforce in Nigeria while providing more job opportunities for Nigerians. Foreign companies will now be required to pay US$15,000 (N24,459,900) for expatriate directors and US$10,000 (N16,306,600) for other categories of workers. The levy applies to employees who work for at least 183 days in a year. Organisations or individuals failing to comply with the scheme face fines or a jail term of...