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APC presidential candidate Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Nigeria's president Muhammadu Buhari. [PHOTO CREDIT: Bashir Ahmad]

Buhari eager to hand over to Tinubu – Presidency

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Nigeria’s Super Eagles lose at home to 118th-ranked Guinea Bissau

Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Olukayode Ariwoola

Supreme Court denies report of CJN meeting with Tinubu in London

Godwin Emefiele, governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).

CBN speaks on evacuation of banknotes to commercial banks, orders weekend operation

Ademola Adeleke

Appeal Court affirms Adeleke’s election as Osun governor

Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi.

Appeal Court grants Peter Obi’s request to serve petition on Tinubu through substituted means

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Former Katsina State Governor, Ibrahim Shema

Suspension: Ex-Katsina gov, Ibrahim Shema, writes Ayu, threatens to quit PDP

Russian President, Vladmir Putin

Putin’s visit a headache for South African govt

Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Olukayode Ariwoola

Supreme Court denies report of CJN meeting with Tinubu in London

Cfa Notes (PHOTO CREDIT: Dreamstime.com)

Central African countries want to dump colonial currency

Bus/Train Accident: 77 passengers discharged from Lagos hospitals — Sanwo-Olu

Nyesom Wike, the executive govenor of Rivers state. [PHOTO CREDIT: Official Twitter handle of Gov. Wike]

PDP: Wike speaks on moves to discipline Benue governor, others

Festus Keyamo, Minister of State Labour and Employment [Photo: Vanguard]

EFCC, ICPC to respond in Keyamo’s suit against Atiku

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Nigerian troops eliminate 46 terrorists, apprehend 50 others – DHQ

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Interview with Former Senate President, Anyim Pius Anyim

Ex-Senate President Anyim speaks on his suspension from PDP

CBN Headquarters in Abuja

CBN debunks viral news suspending OPAY, PALMPAY

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Lagos govt identifies 349 distressed buildings, issues 90-day-ultimatum

Buhari felicitates Nigerian journalist Louis Odion@50

Elumelu at 60th birthday symposium

World Leaders Celebrate Elumelu’s impacts On Nigerian, African Economy

Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi. rail

Amaechi didn’t call Tinubu ‘drug baron’ – Rivers APC

Special Reports

Director General, Nigerian Copyright Commission, Mr John Assien addresses the reporter in his office in Abuja.

Headline Stories

Book Famine: How policies in Nigeria limit visually impaired persons’ access to books

January 18, 2023

COVID-19 vaccination [PHOTO CREDIT: @UNICEF_Nigeria]

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COVID-19 ‘victory’, other major events in Nigeria’s health sector in 2022

January 17, 2023

Displaced persons in the Kuta IDP camp

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SPECIAL REPORT: In Niger State, schooling for pupils halted as terror victims take over classes

January 10, 2023

Facility where vaccination cards are obtained without jab

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INVESTIGATION: Lagos officials sell COVID-19 vaccination cards without jabs, sell fake but ‘authentic’ test results

January 7, 2023

Kano State COVID-19 Cases, Deaths, and Vaccination figures.

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How Pfizer disaster is discouraging some Kano residents from taking COVID-19 vaccines (2)

January 4, 2023

COVID-19 vaccinators at a centre in Tukuntawa area of Kano State

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SPECIAL REPORT: How religion spurred high COVID-19 vaccination in Kano (1)

January 3, 2023

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Zamfara State governor, Bello Matawalle of the All Progressives Congress (APC). [PHOTO CREDIT: Twitter page of Mr Matawalle]

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ANALYSIS: How Zamfara governor squandered goodwill, lost to PDP

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Seyi Makinde, Oyo state governor waving at citizens [PHOTO CREDIT: Twitter page of Makinde]

Features And Interviews

ANALYSIS: How governorship elections were won and lost across 28 states

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Features And Interviews

Observers’ suppression, harassment characterise 18 March Nigeria gubernatorial election – CJID

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12:15pm: Electoral officials struggling to accredit voters duty to technical hitches in operating BVAS machine.

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#NigeriaDecides2023: Lessons INEC must learn from presidential, National Assembly elections

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Features And Interviews

ANALYSIS: How Lagosians may vote in governorship poll

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Pandora Papers: Inside the crime-infested life of Diezani’s ally, Walter Wagbatsoma

November 27, 2021

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Pandora Papers and the power of open-source data

November 22, 2021

The Nigerian National Assembly, Abuja.

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Pandora Papers: Inside the secret assets of a Nigerian lawmaker, and how he serially broke the law

October 30, 2021

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INVESTIGATION: #SuisseSecrets: German who bribed top Nigerian officials had secret Credit Suisse accounts

February 21, 2022

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#SuisseSecrets: Historic Leak of Swiss Banking Records Reveals Unsavory Clients

February 21, 2022

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February 20, 2022

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February 20, 2022

Business

News Reports

CBN Headquarters in Abuja

CBN debunks viral news suspending OPAY, PALMPAY

Nigeria Air to begin operation before May 29 — Minister

House of representatives during plenary. [PHOTO CREDIT: Official Twitter handle of House of Reps.]

Naira Policy: Reps urge CBN to commence overhaul of online banking platforms

Jaiz Bank gets acting chairman

Minister Isa Pantami ... the minister says data protection will be a game changer in Nigeria.

Nigerian govt exempts digital economy from 5% excise duty – Pantami

Financial Inclusion

Gosa market, Abuja

Abuja market traders groan as naira scarcity persists

February 19, 2023

Among underserved Nigerians, awareness of health insurance remains poor but insurtech offers hope

December 26, 2022

CBN Headquarters in Abuja

What to know about CBN’s national domestic card scheme

October 25, 2022

Venue of the Nigerian Economic Society annual conference taking place at Maryam Abacha American University of Nigeria, Kano.

NES 2022: What Nigerian govt must do to improve women’s economic empowerment – Experts

October 2, 2022

Nigeria, Indonesia, five others home to half of world’s unbanked population

August 25, 2022

Analysis & Data

How CBN loans to Buhari govt climbed 2900% in seven years in violation of law

How CBN loans to Buhari govt climbed 2900% in seven years in violation of law

January 2, 2023

President Muhammadu Buhari presenting the 2023 budget before the National Assembly [PHOTO: Presidency]

Amid revenue squeeze, Nigerian govt to increase running cost 40% to over N1 trillion

October 11, 2022

CBN Headquarters in Abuja

Nigeria’s FX crisis deepens as gap between naira’s official, black market rates widest in six years

September 26, 2022

Crude oil theft in seven months

ANALYSIS: How broke Nigeria lost $10 billion to crude oil theft in seven months

September 8, 2022

Chicken feeding on poultry feed (PHOTO CREDIT: Poultry Facts)

Poultry feed prices in Nigeria surge 164% in three years

Regional

South West

Emblem of Lagos State Government

Lagos govt identifies 349 distressed buildings, issues 90-day-ultimatum

Ademola Adeleke

Appeal Court affirms Adeleke’s election as Osun governor

Bus/Train Accident: 77 passengers discharged from Lagos hospitals — Sanwo-Olu

FILE PHOTO: INEC adhoc staff (corp members) attending to a voter during the just concluded presidential election in Ogun

Police arrest 30 for election violence, vote buying in Ogun

South South

Nyesom Wike, the executive govenor of Rivers state. [PHOTO CREDIT: Official Twitter handle of Gov. Wike]

PDP: Wike speaks on moves to discipline Benue governor, others

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike

Rivers govt issues 48-hour demolition notice to AIT/Ray Power

2023: Akwa Ibom to have highest number of female state lawmakers since 1999

Senator Bassey Otu

2023 Election: APC wins 19 seats in Cross River Assembly

South East

Interview with Former Senate President, Anyim Pius Anyim

Ex-Senate President Anyim speaks on his suspension from PDP

Secretary to the Government, Boss Mustapha. [PHOTO CREDIT: Channels TV]

Adamawa APC voids Boss Mustapha’s suspension

Obi Cubana to deliver speech at UNN 50th convocation

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Labour Party rejects Enugu governorship election results

North West

Former Katsina State Governor, Ibrahim Shema

Suspension: Ex-Katsina gov, Ibrahim Shema, writes Ayu, threatens to quit PDP

PDP constitutes Caretaker Committee for Katsina

PDP supporters protest in Kaduna, say APC rigged governorship election

Zamfara State governor, Bello Matawalle of the All Progressives Congress (APC). [PHOTO CREDIT: Twitter page of Mr Matawalle]

ANALYSIS: How Zamfara governor squandered goodwill, lost to PDP

North East

Ex Gombe Speaker, Nasiru Nono

Former Gombe speaker dies in auto crash

Secretary to the Government, Boss Mustapha. [PHOTO CREDIT: Channels TV]

APC suspends SGF for failing to win polling unit – Report

Adamawa State Governor, Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri (Photo Credit: Facebook)

Why I am confident of winning Adamawa rerun election- Governor Fintiri

Senator Danjuma Goje

APC probes ex-Governor Danjuma Goje for alleged anti-party activities

North Central

Kwara State governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq [PHOTO CREDIT: AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Facebook]

#KwaraDecides2023: Gov AbdulRazaq, senators-elect visit opponent

Why I will ‘leave outcome of elections to God’ – Kwara PDP governorship candidate

Umar Bago, a member of the House of Representatives, has emerged as the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Niger State.

APC’s Umar Bago wins Niger governorship election

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Catholic priest Hyacinth Alia wins Benue State governorship election

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Investigations

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November 13, 2022

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January 17, 2023

Kano State COVID-19 Cases, Deaths, and Vaccination figures.

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January 4, 2023

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December 25, 2022

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February 11, 2023

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January 24, 2023

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January 15, 2023

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