Local fashion dude says Nigeria's clothing industry is totally screwed. Business owner Nnamdi Daniel from CNDaniels couture spoke in Abuja, calling for a major policy fix for the textile and garment sector. He cited huge problems like smuggling from places like China, terrible electricity, crazy high operating costs, and zero investment, all killing a business that could create tons of jobs.
Daniel ripped into foreign criminals who steal Nigerian designs, copy them cheaply abroad, and then dump the inferior knockoffs back into the local market. He argued that domestic production is now too weak to even meet the country's own needs, with these smugglers undercutting legitimate Nigerian makers. He mentioned specific local fabrics like...
Nigeria's trade surplus just took a hit last quarter. The National Bureau of Statistics reported a 10.36 percent drop, falling from 7.4 trillion naira to 6.69 trillion naira in the third quarter of 2025. This happened even though the total trade value increased to nearly 39 trillion naira. Exports were worth about 22.81 trillion naira against imports of 16.12 trillion naira.
Crude oil remained the biggest export earner, pulling in 12.8 trillion naira and making up over half of all exports. Non-crude oil exports, including other products, accounted for the rest. The top import categories were mineral fuels, machinery, transport equipment, and chemicals. India was the leading export destination, followed by Spain, France, the...
That new free synth is designed for sad internet beats. AngelicVibes released the Heartbreaker Synth for Mac and Windows, aimed at emotional ambient and melodic music instead of typical dance tracks. It includes one hundred twenty-eight presets like pads, plucks, and atmospheric textures that sound polished right away, known for a soft, slightly dark, and distant aesthetic.
The interface stays minimal with a clean layout and large controls for cutoff and envelope. A built-in multi-effects section houses everything from filters and delays to reverb, distortion, and arpeggiators. This lets you shape sounds quickly without loading extra plugins.
John Paul Jones is auctioning off his old studio gear. The Led Zeppelin bassist teamed up with the company Soundgas to sell thirty-six pieces of equipment from his private studio, hoping it goes to people who will actually use it. The list includes samplers like an Akai S3200, effects units from Lexicon and Roland, a Studer B67 tape machine, Yamaha NS-10M monitors, and even a Simmons SDS V electronic drum. Important note: this stuff is from his personal workspace and has no direct link to Zeppelin's history.
Jones became a legendary session player before co-founding the band with Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, and John Bonham. He later worked with Dave Grohl and Josh Homme in Them Crooked Vultures. He does not need all this hardware...
A nomination was filed for Khaleda Zia in Dinajpur. The BNP chairperson's papers for the Dinajpur-3 constituency were submitted to the district returning officer's office around five in the afternoon. Dinajpur district BNP President Md Mofazzal Hossain Dulal and General Secretary Bokhtiar Ahmed Kochi handed over the form with other party members present. Deputy Commissioner Rafiqul Islam accepted the nomination.
After submitting it, Mofazzal Hossain urged the interim government and the election commission to guarantee a fair and neutral parliamentary election. Bokhtiar Ahmed said he was optimistic about a decisive victory for Zia, believing the local people would remain united behind her.
The main suspects in that political murder fled to India. Police say Faisal Masud and Alamgir, the two key accused in the killing of Inqilab Moncho spokesperson Sharif Osman Hadi, crossed the border through Mymensingh after a premeditated attack. DMP Additional Police Commissioner SN Md Nazrul Islam revealed this at a press conference, briefing reporters on the investigation's progress.
Authorities have arrested eleven people in connection with the case so far, with six providing confessional statements in court. Nazrul Islam stated the charge sheet will be submitted very soon, likely within the next week.
The government says a charge sheet for Sharif Osman Hadi's murder is coming soon. Environment Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan stated the document will be filed at the trial court within ten days, with the entire trial wrapped up before the interim government's term ends. She made the remarks while meeting activists from Inqilab Moncho during a road blockade protest at Shahbagh intersection, where people are demanding justice for the slain spokesperson.
Dhaka Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sheikh Sazzat Ali, who was also at the protest, said the charge sheet will be submitted by January 7. He called the killing a mysterious incident likely involving many people, promising their names and addresses would be exposed. Rizwana addressed why...
Tarique Rahman signed papers to run in two seats. The BNP's acting chairman will be the party's candidate for both Dhaka-17 and Bogura-6 in the upcoming national election. He signed the nomination forms at the BNP's Gulshan office on Sunday evening with constituency coordinators present. Earlier that day, Khaleda Zia's private secretary collected the nomination form for Dhaka-17 from the divisional commissioner's office.
The party had previously collected a form for him for Bogura-7 last month. His completed papers for the two constituencies are set to be submitted on Monday.
Tarique Rahman and his daughter just got on the voter list. The BNP's acting chairman and Zaima Rahman completed their registration this weekend, applying online for Ward-19 in the Gulshan area under the Dhaka-17 constituency. A party media cell member confirmed the inclusion, which the election commission's public relations office also verified. They submitted forms and gave fingerprints along with iris scans at the Election Training Institute in Agargaon.
The election commission's senior secretary stated a decision would be made the next day, pending consensus from all members. The national ID director general noted Tarique arrived shortly after his daughter finished her own registration process. This follows his recent return home...
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