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Gov. Ademola Adeleke of Osun State

Osun Governorship: Adeleke rejects Tribunal ruling, heads to Appeal Court

January 27, 2023

Omobolale Raheem, Lagos lawyer who was slain

Bolanle Raheem: My wife and I had an “intimate moment” before her death – Husband

January 27, 2023

Medium Security Prison, Kuje

Aregbesola links incessant jailbreaks to climate change

January 27, 2023

ANALYSIS: Race to Kashim Ibrahim House: Inside the battle for 2023 Kaduna governorship

January 27, 2023

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Japa: 309 Nigerians renounce citizenship in 16 years

January 26, 2023

Godwin Emefiele, governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) leading the response to the country's dollar shortage.

Despite threat of arrest, Emefiele shuns Reps again

January 26, 2023

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Gov. Abdullahi Sule

Nigerian governor loses son

January 27, 2023

FILE: INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu. Photo; FACBOOK/INECNIGERIA

INEC to conduct mock accreditation ahead of general elections

January 27, 2023

Heavy security presence in Osogbo as tribunal set to deliver judgement

Heavy security presence in Osogbo as tribunal set to deliver judgement

January 27, 2023

Minister of Communication, Dr Isa Ali Pantami [PHOTO CREDIT: Dr Isa Ali Pantami on Facebook]

FEC approves Nigeria data protection bill

January 27, 2023

Medium Security Prison, Kuje

Aregbesola links incessant jailbreaks to climate change

January 27, 2023

Nigerian soldiers

Nigerian military kills 84 terrorists in North-east, North-west in two weeks

January 27, 2023

FILE PHOTO: Atiku Abubakar, PDP presidential candidate

Atiku deceitful on his promise to resolve Ajaokuta Steel problem – Nigerian govt

January 27, 2023

Nigerian Passport

Japa: 309 Nigerians renounce citizenship in 16 years

January 26, 2023

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2023: Only “sinners” can fix Nigeria not, holy men — APC chieftain

January 27, 2023

Atiku in Ebonyi [PHOTO: TW @atiku]

Atiku in Ebonyi, restates commitment to power devolution to states

January 27, 2023

Nigeria Army destroys Illegal Refineries

Nigerian military destroys 39 illegal refineries, apprehends oil thieves, vandals

January 26, 2023

Cooking gas cylinders

Prices of 5kg cooking gas up 27% in December – NBS

January 26, 2023

The fire incident

Fire razes shops in Lagos market

January 26, 2023

Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari

Buhari in Katsina for two-day working visit

January 26, 2023

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]

Headline Stories

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

January 17, 2023

Displaced persons in the Kuta IDP camp

Headline Stories

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

Headline Stories

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.

Headline Stories

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

Headline Stories

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

January 3, 2023

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January 26, 2023

Kwara State Regional Champion, Folashade Amusa of Vicfold Recyclers with Bailing Machine received under Coca-Cola’s Cycleplast project in partnership with NCIC, aimed at increasing PET collection volumes and sustaining the plastic waste recycling value chain.

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January 26, 2023

L-R: High Commissioner of India to Nigeria, Shri G. Balasubramanian; Chief Executive Officer, Lagos Free Zone, Dinesh Rathi; European Union Delegation Ambassador to Nigeria and the ECOWAS, Samuela Isopi and Consul General of India, Chandramouli Kern, during the courtesy visit of the diplomatic heads of the EU Delegation and India to Lagos Free Zone in Lagos, recently.

Indian High Commissioner, EU Ambassador pledge support to drive FDI to Lagos Free Zone

January 25, 2023

GSK announces research funding opportunity for career African scientists

January 24, 2023

Minister of Communication, Dr Isa Ali Pantami [PHOTO CREDIT: Dr Isa Ali Pantami on Facebook]

Nigeria hosts Regional Digital Economy Conference

January 24, 2023

Features and Interviews

Features And Interviews

ANALYSIS: Race to Kashim Ibrahim House: Inside the battle for 2023 Kaduna governorship

byMohammed Lere

January 27, 2023

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Features And Interviews

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byOluwakemi Adelagun

January 26, 2023

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Features And Interviews

How Nigeria’s presidential candidates plan to tackle high cost of governance

byBakare Majeed

January 26, 2023

ECOWAS Election Observation Mission

Features And Interviews

ANALYSIS: Will legislative elections put Benin’s democracy back on track?

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January 25, 2023

A Photo Collage of Atiku Abubakar, Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Peter Obi

Features And Interviews

Presidential Election: Tinubu, Obi, Atiku make vague promises on security

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January 23, 2023

Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Ken Nnamani

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ANALYSIS: APC’s internal crisis may thwart Tinubu’s foray into Enugu

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January 23, 2023

Editorial Cartoons

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President Muhammadu Buhari and Mohammed Bello-Koko Managing Director, NPA

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Activists dismiss Buhari’s anti-corruption vow after appointment of Bello-Koko named in Pandora Papers

February 21, 2022

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

November 27, 2021

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Features And Interviews

Pandora Papers and the power of open-source data

November 22, 2021

The Nigerian National Assembly, Abuja.

Headline Stories

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

A kerosene pump

Average retail price of kerosene up 136% in one year

January 27, 2023

Cooking gas cylinders

Prices of 5kg cooking gas up 27% in December – NBS

January 26, 2023

Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari

Buhari chairs committee to end fuel scarcity

January 25, 2023

Godwin Emefiele, governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) [PHOTO CREDIT: @cenbankng]

Stamp Duty: CBN says N378.7 billion collected in six years

January 25, 2023

Naira extends losses on official market

January 25, 2023

Financial Inclusion

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

Judges at the Semi Final Pitching of the eNaira Hackathon 2022 in Lagos on Saturday, Aug. 13, 2022.

eNaira: CBN, Fintech Foundry to support 10 startups

August 14, 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

Gov. Ademola Adeleke of Osun State

Osun Governorship: Adeleke rejects Tribunal ruling, heads to Appeal Court

January 27, 2023

Governor Ademola Adeleke and Former Governor Gboyega Oyetola

BREAKING: Osun tribunal sacks Adeleke, declares Oyetola governor

January 27, 2023

Omobolale Raheem, Lagos lawyer who was slain

Bolanle Raheem: My wife and I had an “intimate moment” before her death – Husband

January 27, 2023

Heavy security presence in Osogbo as tribunal set to deliver judgement

Heavy security presence in Osogbo as tribunal set to deliver judgement

January 27, 2023

South South

Nigeria Army destroys Illegal Refineries

Nigerian military destroys 39 illegal refineries, apprehends oil thieves, vandals

January 26, 2023

Godswill Akpabio flags off his senatorial campaign in Akwa Ibom North-West District

2023: Akpabio mocks PDP, says ‘umbrella torn to shreds’

January 26, 2023

Mr Umana Okon Umana, Minister, Niger Delta Affairs (2)

Suspension letter on minister is fake – APC

January 26, 2023

Calabar traditional rulers sit in front of their secretariat as protest over the locking up of the facility by local authorities

2023: Authorities in Calabar stop traditional rulers from meeting PDP candidate

January 25, 2023

South East

Atiku in Ebonyi [PHOTO: TW @atiku]

Atiku in Ebonyi, restates commitment to power devolution to states

January 27, 2023

Anambra records 15 suspected cases of Lassa fever, one death

January 26, 2023

Gunmen used to illustrate the story

Gunmen kill APC chairperson, abduct others in Imo

January 26, 2023

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Abia State, Uchenna Ikonne

UPDATED: 2023: What PDP must do to replace its deceased governorship candidate in Abia

January 25, 2023

North West

ANALYSIS: Race to Kashim Ibrahim House: Inside the battle for 2023 Kaduna governorship

January 27, 2023

Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari

Buhari in Katsina for two-day working visit

January 26, 2023

Jigawa State on the map [Photo Credit: allAfrica.com]

One person killed as thugs clash at Jigawa APC rally

January 25, 2023

Governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Tambuwal, Chairman of the PDP governor's forum [PHOTO CREDIT: @AWTambuwal]

Days after getting additional portfolio, Sokoto commissioner resigns from Tambuwal’s cabinet

January 25, 2023

North East

Nigerian soldiers

Nigerian military kills 84 terrorists in North-east, North-west in two weeks

January 27, 2023

Ex-Adamawa governor, Bindow, quits APC

January 25, 2023

Buhari in Adamawa: Tinubu and President Buhari having a side chat during the campaign [PHOTO: Presidency]

2023: Audio malfunction stops Buhari, Tinubu from addressing supporters at Bauchi rally

January 23, 2023

Picture of the destroyed NNPP billboard in Maiduguri

2023: NNPP laments destruction of opposition campaign billboards In Borno

January 23, 2023

North Central

Gov. Abdullahi Sule

Nigerian governor loses son

January 27, 2023

Bola Ahmed Tinubu , the presidential candidate of the APC.

2023: Tinubu blasts PDP, says opposition party sabotaging fuel supply

January 26, 2023

Pastoralists with cattle

27 pastoralists killed in airstrike in Nasarawa

January 26, 2023

President Muhammadu Buhari inaugurates National Council on Climate Change and presides over Federal Executive Council (FEC) Meeting in State House on 27th Sep 2022

FEC approves N1.6bn augmentation for Benue roads, others

January 25, 2023

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International

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January 25, 2023

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Golf: Nigeria’s No. 1 five shots back at Meristem Open

January 27, 2023

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January 26, 2023

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Health

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January 25, 2023

Lassa Fever: Rats used to illustrate the story.

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January 24, 2023

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January 24, 2023

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January 24, 2023

Investigations

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Sukurdai: The toxic, unregulated drug killing Northern Nigerian youth

November 13, 2022

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January 24, 2023

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January 15, 2023

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January 1, 2023

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