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2023: APC governors wanted Zulum to be Tinubu’s running mate, Shettima tells Buhari

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FILE PHOTO: Organised labour unions protest ny NLC.

Strike: NANS mobilises students to join NLC protest

FG, ASUU reconciliation meeting

ASUU Strike: Govt confirms asking labour minister to withdraw from negotiation

The unveiling of Kashim Shettima as the vice presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Abuja.

Muslim-Muslim Ticket: Controversy as Christian leaders attend Shettima’s unveiling as Tinubu’s running mate

The students of St. Kizito Senior Secondary School, a public secondary school in Iwopin, Ogun Waterside Local Government, sitting on the floor during examination.

Ogun govt under fire over school where students sit on floor

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Buhari meets Shettima behind closed-doors

Controller of Ogun 1 Area command, Bamidele Makinde, parading some of the seized contrabands before journalists in Ogun, on Wednesday. Photo credit: Olasunkanmi Akinlotan

Customs seize truckload of corn, foreign rice, vehicles, illicit drugs worth N3.4bn

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NBA presidential candidate rejects election result

Senator Bassey Albert

PDP senator defects to YPP

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Gov. Charles Soludo

Anambra records 20 maternal deaths in six months

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PDP hails Appeal Court judgment on Osun Gov-elect, Adeleke

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Osun 2022: Governor-elect, Adeleke, wins in appeal Court

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Petition to allow Djokovic play at U.S. Open nears 12,000 signatures

File: Motorists for long Fuel queues at NNPC Petrol station at CBD Abuja.

Petroleum marketers deny involvement in fuel diversion

Communication mast used to tell the story.

Telecom workers picket MTN office, allege anti-labour practices

Special Reports

Illegal refining site in Tai LGA

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INVESTIGATION: Respiratory illnesses worsen, water pollution confirmed as Port Harcourt residents battle with soot

Wanted terrorist kingpin, Adamu Yankuzo, who is also known as Ada Aleru, the Sarkin Fulani of the emirate speaking after coronation.

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Inside story of how Zamfara Emir turbaned notorious terrorist Aleru

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SPECIAL REPORT: Facing high wheat prices, Nigerian bakers turn to potato puree

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EXCLUSIVE: The men, woman who helped Abacha plunder Nigeria

Governor Gboyega-Oyetola

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SPECIAL REPORT: Almost 4 years in office, what has changed in Osun under Oyetola?

Kuje Correctional facility attacked by Boko Haram affiliate, ISWAP

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INVESTIGATION: Inside details of how ex-Boko Haram fighter became Nigerian prison official

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Pandora Papers and the power of open-source data

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

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

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Features and Interviews

PDP candidate Ademola Adeleke

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#OsunDecides2022: Another Adeleke returns as governor, 31 years after

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Banks and PoS in Iwo

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As POS merchants target Nigeria’s unbanked population, banks’ troubles haunt them

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APC presidential flag bearer, Ahmed Bola Tinubu and his vice Kashim Shettima.

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PT State of the Race: Storm over Tinubu’s same faith ticket

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ANALYSIS: OsunDecides: Events, issues that may shape governorship election

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Gboyega Oyeola, Governor of Osun state.

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Osun Decides: Judgment day nears for Oyetola as Adeleke, other challengers eye seat

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Voters voting at the Nomadic Primary School, Polling Unit , Esu Palace Polling both Bwari Area Council, during the FCT Area Council at Bwari Area Council in Abuja on Saturday (9/03/19)

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Will Nigeria’s youth decide who wins the next elections?

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Floor of the Nigerian stock exchange.

Nigerian stocks slide further as investors cash out

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Darkness as Nigeria’s electricity grid collapses again, seventh time in 2022

Communication mast used to tell the story.

Telecom workers picket MTN office, allege anti-labour practices

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Nigeria’s electricity distribution companies reported N193 billion revenue in Q3 2021 – NERC

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Naira gains after record fall

Financial Inclusion

Banks and PoS in Iwo

As POS merchants target Nigeria’s unbanked population, banks’ troubles haunt them

Carmachain, startup furnishing lenders with borrowers’ data, hits 80 million profiles

FinTechs got 63% of total funds raised by Nigerian start-ups in 2021 – Association

FCMB leads in Nigeria’s digital space as physical place takes back bench

Proficient mobile money cash point and operations stand 1

As POS agents reach millions in Nigeria, users lament fraud

Analysis & Data

Five reasons food prices remain high in Nigeria in 2022

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ANALYSIS: Ending Nigeria’s oil dependency and preparing for a future without oil

ANALYSIS: Risks, rewards of Africa’s access to international capital markets

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Nigerian food market. [Photo credit: The Guardian NG]

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Gov. Charles Soludo

Anambra records 20 maternal deaths in six months

The students of St. Kizito Senior Secondary School, a public secondary school in Iwopin, Ogun Waterside Local Government, sitting on the floor during examination.

Ogun govt under fire over school where students sit on floor

Controller of Ogun 1 Area command, Bamidele Makinde, parading some of the seized contrabands before journalists in Ogun, on Wednesday. Photo credit: Olasunkanmi Akinlotan

Customs seize truckload of corn, foreign rice, vehicles, illicit drugs worth N3.4bn

Ademola Adeleke

PDP hails Appeal Court judgment on Osun Gov-elect, Adeleke

South South

Nigeria Police officers

Gunmen abduct university student

Cross River governor, Ben Ayade[PHOTO CREDIT:@senatorbenayade]

SUBEB condemns burning of new classroom blocks in Cross River

Senator Bassey Albert

2023: ‘YPP will form next government in Akwa Ibom’ – Senator

Nollywood actor, Moses Armstrong

Magistrate okays transfer of Nollywood actor’s alleged rape case to high court

South East

Executive governor of Anambra state, Charles Soludo

Anambra Govt threatens to terminate waste management contracts

Again, court declares rescheduled Ebonyi PDP primaries invalid

President Muhammadu Buhari

Amnesty calls for investigation into killing of seven youths in Imo

Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Usman Alkali Baba [PHOTO CREDIT: @PoliceNG]

Police give N9.1 million to families of slain officers in Anambra

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Governor Masari of Katsina state, Adamu Aleru and Governors Matawalle

11 Zamfara, Katsina emirs, district heads sacked, suspended for allegedly abetting terrorists

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Cholera outbreak kills five people in Kano – Official

Two illegal miners die as Kano mine collapses

Tricycles used to tell the story.

Kano government bans tricycle operations after 10 p.m.

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Terrorism: Reps call for deployment of more troops in Taraba

Governor Mai Mala Buni of Yobe state. [PHOTO CREDIT: @BuniMedia]

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The Governor of Niger-State, Abubakar Sani Bello [PHOTO CREDIT: Official Twitter handle of Mr Bello || @abusbello]

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Illegal refining site in Tai LGA

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INVESTIGATION: Four years after Buhari’s promise, Sokoto primary health centres still in ruins

An infographic showing how many women were diagnosed with cervical cancer and how many women died from the ailment.

SPECIAL REPORT: Ignorance, other factors threaten cervical cancer elimination in Nigeria

February 6, 2022

Infographic showing states with child rights law.

Imude: Inside Lagos community where child marriage is rampant

December 23, 2021

Health Specials

National dialogue on the new national population policy.

NIPSS, policymakers discuss Nigeria’s new population policy (LIVE UPDATES)

The compound of facility along Ikogosi road

Without consulting residents, lawmaker facilitates N115million ‘health centres’. Now they’re used by termites, bushes

Participants at a high-level symposium organised by the West African Institute of Public Health (WAIPH) with support of the Partnership for Advocacy in Child and Family Health @scale (PACFaH@Scale/PAS) and other partners

Experts, CSOs discuss vaccine production in Africa (LIVE UPDATES)

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Gombe molecular lab begins testing for Covid-19 [Credit: Gombe State Media Office]

Molecular research could help Nigeria solve a host of health problems

SPECIAL REPORT: Braving the Odds: How Nigerian parents are coping with care for dyslexic children

Health official, sensitising locals on how to contain the outbreak at Dungundun community.

Meningitis outbreak kills 65 children in Jigawa as residents lament poor government response

Cross-section of panelists and participants at the fourth annual autism conference organised by TAAF

Group launches mobile application for Autism therapy in Nigeria

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President Muhammadu Buhari

2022 Budget: Despite losing major international funding, Nigerian govt refuses to fund Family Planning

November 12, 2021

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President Muhammadu Buhari on arrival to London [PHOTO CREDIT: @TheAsoVilla]

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INFOGRAPHICS: Despite govt actions, 4,000 children died from malnutrition in Jigawa

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