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Four killed, UN facilities burnt, vehicles stolen as Boko Haram attacks Borno community

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Boxing: Nigeria’s Efe Ajagba records another massive knockout victory

Pipeline breakage costed Nigeria over N50 billion in one year. [Credit: ThisDay]

ANALYSIS: Nigeria spends billions on pipeline maintenance as hundreds are vandalised annually

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UPDATED: Resident doctors suspend strike for four weeks

Ibrahim Tanko Mohammed. Chief Justice of Nigeria

Why Nigerian courts will remain shut despite CJN’s appeal – Judiciary workers

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Lagos State Isolation centre Onikan [PHOTO CREDIT: The Africa Report.com]

Nigeria records 84 new cases, one more death from COVID-19

Destroyed ballot boxes at PDP North-west congress

Violence mars PDP North-west congress

Chief of Army Staff, Ibrahim Attahiru (PHOTO CREDIT: twitter@HouseNGR)

EXCLUSIVE: Nigerian Army gets new dress code

The Sultan of Sokoto stresses the need for dialogue in resolving Nigeria's problems.

Sultan commends inter-religious harmony in Kogi

Nigeria Police officers are working with the military to counter insurgency.

CP dismantles police road blocks on Lagos-Badagry expressway

FRSC officials on duty

Truck crushes motorcyclist in Anambra

Photo Collage: Danladi Umar/Clement Sargwak

Assault: NBA officers push for CCT chairman’s prosecution in fresh petition

End banditry, kidnapping, insurgency now, Northern governors urge acting IG

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Kogi state governor, Yahaya Bello (PHOTO CREDIT: @BELLOCENTRE)

Association urges Yahaya Bello to contest 2023 presidential election

Prince Philip [Photo Credit: BBC]

Prince Philip’s funeral to be held on April 17 – Buckingham Palace

China hits Alibaba with $2.75 billion fine

A project that's billed to be commissioned on Thursday 19th July by Sen Dino Melaye has been burnt down by some hoodlums in Sarkin Noma, Lokoja, Kogi state. The two class room fully built and donated to Government Girls Secondary school Lokoja is one of senator Dino's constituency projects across kogi west senatorial district. This is the lowest form of politics we have seen in recent time. Credit: Abdulslimzy Maiyaki on Facebook

FG, UNICEF review 14-year-old policy to tackle gender matters, insecurity

PDP flags [PHOTO: @OfficialPDPNig]

PDP elects 23 officials in North-central zone

Sarkin Lere, Abubakar Mohammed,

Sarkin Lere, Abubakar Mohammed, is dead

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Special Reports

Entrance into the Lagos State Teaching Hospital, LUTH, Lagos.

Investigation/Special Reports

UPDATED: INVESTIGATION: How public laboratories redirect suspected COVID-19 patients to fee-charging private labs

Peter Onyiuke at the police station

Headline Stories

EXCLUSIVE: Assault: Untold story of how phone repairer has been detained for one week on CCT chairman’s order

SPECIAL REPORT: More Nigerians helpless as developers fail to deliver homes after payment

Headline Stories

SPECIAL REPORT: More Nigerians helpless as developers fail to deliver homes after payment

SPECIAL REPORT: Communities groan as erosion ravages farmlands, threatens food security in South-east Nigeria

Headline Stories

SPECIAL REPORT: Communities groan as erosion ravages farmlands, threatens food security in South-east Nigeria

Police signpost in Pegi Community

Headline Stories

SPECIAL REPORT: Abuja community turns kidnappers’ haven despite housing two security agencies

Yahaya Bello [PHOTO CREDIT :@OfficialGYBKogi]

Headline Stories

INVESTIGATION: Kogi govt spent N90 million on a N300,000 software

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Jaiz Bank releases 2020 report; profit, total earnings, others increase

Riparian Farms Limited donates restrooms, water supply system to schools in Ogun

Riparian Farms Limited donates restrooms, water supply system to schools in Ogun

Kennedy Uzoka, Chief Executive Officer of the United Bank for Africa

UBA: Bank of many firsts, in pursuit of customer satisfaction

Gombe State Governor Muhammad Inuwa Yahaya

Gombe: When Governor Inuwa’s human capital development initiatives thrilled VP Osinbajo

Minister of Communication, Dr Isa Ali Pantami

COVID-19: Pantami presents Jaiz Bank’s N125 million to innovators, entrepreneurs

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Features and Interviews

Ukachi Ogujuba

Features And Interviews

Women in Agriculture: My experience as agrictech volunteer – Student

byOge Udegbunam

Dare Adeniyi, a bricklayer in Osun

Features And Interviews

SPECIAL REPORT: In Osun, ‘Omo Oniles’ are property developers’ nightmare

byAdejumo Kabir

Gov. Abdulazizi-Yari

Features And Interviews

EXCLUSIVE: Corruption Allegations: EFCC invites ex-Governor Yari again

byAde Adesomoju

Yinka Odumakin.

Features And Interviews

OBITUARY: Yinka Odumakin: A fighter falls in his prime

Benjamin Okoye,

Features And Interviews

INTERVIEW: Why Nigeria isn’t producing enough cassava for its population – Expert

Yinka Odumakin.

Features And Interviews

TRIBUTE: From Buhari’s spokesperson to critic: Highlights of Odumakin’s earthly sojourn

byAdejumo Kabir

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Business

News Reports

Can Ilorin restaurants help nourish Kwara economy?

Can Ilorin restaurants help nourish Kwara economy?

China hits Alibaba with $2.75 billion fine

Naira and Dollars

Naira extends gain at official market

Bamboo reacts to SEC’s move against investment platforms

Aliko Dangote and Abdul Samad Rabiu

Dangote, BUA row spills over to sugar business amid allegation of policy breach

Financial Inclusion

Jaiz Bank [Photo Credit: NAIRAMETRICS]

Bauchi, Gombe, Plateau back Jaiz Bank’s Hajj Savings Scheme

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo

Nigeria leveraging Fintech to address agric, energy challenges – Osinbajo

Logos of some Nigeria’s financial technology companies

Nigeria’s booming fintech space, and its top 13 players

Airtel Africa sells part of stake in $2.65 billion mobile money business

Mobile phone, smart phone, phone, network, MTN, Glo, Airtel, Sim card, sim cards

EXCLUSIVE: Banks, telcos will rake in over half a billion naira on new USSD charge

Analysis & Data

Pipeline breakage costed Nigeria over N50 billion in one year. [Credit: ThisDay]

ANALYSIS: Nigeria spends billions on pipeline maintenance as hundreds are vandalised annually

Fidelity Bank posts N28.1BN profit in 2020, announces dividend

NNPC filling station

ANALYSIS: Despite govt’s repeated promises, importation of dirty fuels continues in Nigeria

Ikeja Computer Village

How much inflationary pressure do ‘Yahoo boys’ heap on Nigerians?, By Oladeinde Olawoyin

Nigerian Breweries directors get big pay boost as dividend falls to 15-year low

Nigerian Breweries directors get big pay boost as dividend falls to 15-year low

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Regional

South West

Nigeria Police officers are working with the military to counter insurgency.

CP dismantles police road blocks on Lagos-Badagry expressway

Lagos council boss suspended over alleged graft, abuse of office

Main Gate of Bells University of Technology

81 students bag First Class degrees at Bells University

South South

Nigeria Market street [PHOTO CREDIT: Council on Foreign Relations]

Family facing ‘unprecedented threat’ in Nigeria, says public health expert

Nigerian Police officers on duty [Photo credit: Today.ng]

Police foil bank robbery, arrest suspects

Displaced people from Essien Udim, Akwa Ibom State, after a military operation in the area 2

Akwa Ibom faces ‘refugee’ crisis after military operation to ‘flush out miscreants’

South East

FRSC officials on duty

Truck crushes motorcyclist in Anambra

Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi

Ebonyi urges security agencies ‘to defend themselves against assailants’

Abia State on map

Explosives found in Abia primary school

North West

Zamfara State map

Kidnapped persons freed in Zamfara as police repel bandits attack – Official

Destroyed ballot boxes at PDP North-west congress

Violence mars PDP North-west congress

Isah Danssallah, formerly of the PDP, receiving the broom, symbol of the APC

Top Kaduna politician dumps PDP, joins APC

North East

Boko Haram has killed some Nigerian citizens

Four killed, UN facilities burnt, vehicles stolen as Boko Haram attacks Borno community

Ex-commerce, industry minister Tukur buried in Yola

Seven injured in Bauchi correctional centre riot

North Central

Plateau State on map used to illustrate the story

Gunmen kill eight people at Plateau mining site

The Sultan of Sokoto stresses the need for dialogue in resolving Nigeria's problems.

Sultan commends inter-religious harmony in Kogi

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International

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Arts and Entertainment

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The Nigerian Economic Summit Group

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January 28, 2021

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January 20, 2021

Health Specials

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Governments ‘gender blind’ to COVID-19’s ‘greater impact’ on women – Reports

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How new COVID variants have changed response to pandemic

the Executive Director of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) Faisal Shuaib administering the vaccines on Friday

Nigeria at sixes and sevens as COVID-19 vaccination begins – Researcher

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World Kidney Day: 10 signs you could be having Kidney disease

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ANALYSIS: One year after, five gaps in Nigeria’s management of COVID-19

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February 24, 2021

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PHCs in Abuja, Niger lack regular water supply – Survey

February 23, 2021

Data & Infographics

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January 17, 2021

Nigeria ends 2020 with highest weekly infections ever

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