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Nnamdi Kanu’s lawyer begs Tinubu, seeks independent medical care for IPOB leader

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Nigeria's Heads of state

From Balewa To Tinubu: Historical guide on Nigeria’s 16 leaders since independence

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Gunmen attack Abuja community, abduct 7-year-old girl

Hope Uzodinma [PHOTO CREDIT: @HopeUzodimma01]

Imo 2023: Uzodinma dumps deputy, picks female lawyer as running mate

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Reps hold valedictory session ahead of final adjournment of 9th National Assembly

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Nigerian Air Force belatedly owns up to airstrike that killed 39 along Nasarawa-Benue border – Report

Children at Garin-Gambo village, Gumel LGA

Nigerian State winning war against COVID-19 but losing children to Meningitis

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NPFL Super Six: Sunshine hold Remo Stars in South Western Derby

Senate chambers during plenary. [PHOTO CREDIT: @NgrSenate on Facebook]

Senate passes bill to mandate teaching of sexual, gender-based violence in schools

Ladi Adebutu and Dapo Abiodun

IGP refusing to investigate Gov. Abiodun for vote buying – Adebutu

Senate Plenary [PHOTO CREDIT: @NgrSenate]

Senate rejects Buhari’s controversial water resource bill

Ahmad Lawan, President of the Senate

Lawan holds farewell meetings with aides, journalists, says 9th Senate worked for national interest

Peter Obi, Labour Party presicential candidate at the recently concluded general elections.

Presidential election court admits 13 states’ final result documents from Obi

Governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai [PHOTO CREDIT: Nasir El-Rufai on Facebook]

Transcript of El-Rufai’s controversial statement about role of religion in Kaduna governorship

Fuel marketers declare support for subsidy removal

Fuel marketers declare support for subsidy removal

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Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State

Group condemns alleged last-minute ‘looting spree’ by Ikpeazu’s appointees

23-year-old man arrested over alleged sodomy

HAJJ: Pilgrims in Saudi Arabia. [Photo credit: PBS]

Hajj 2023: NAHCON sets new rule for stay in Madina

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu

Tinubu’s presidency will spur return of Nigerians who fled abroad — Exiled journalist

Ibom Air aircraft

Ibom Air has grown beyond projections, says airline as it marks 4th anniversary

Bolaji Owasanoye, the chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC)

Corruption is a dream killer, ICPC boss tells youths

Special Reports

Children at Garin-Gambo village, Gumel LGA

Headline Stories

Nigerian State winning war against COVID-19 but losing children to Meningitis

Governor Muhammad Badaru Abubakar of Jigawa State

Features And Interviews

In Jigawa, Badaru showed some sparkles but poverty is still endemic

Governor Aminu Bello Masari

Headline Stories

SCORECARD: Under Masari, Katsina’s revenue improved but poverty, infant mortality worsened

A store packed with Indomie noodles in Kubwa, a suburb in Nigeria’s capital city, Abuja

Headline Stories

Ethylene Oxide: How Nigerians reacted to report of cancer-causing substance in Indomie noodles

Protesters praying for success at the gates of Government House, Minna

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SPECIAL REPORT: Ill-treated Niger State pensioners adopt measures for redress

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How Libya’s Gaddafi-Era Graft Saddled Sierra Leone With a Faulty Ferry

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Features and Interviews

Nigeria's Heads of state

Features And Interviews

From Balewa To Tinubu: Historical guide on Nigeria’s 16 leaders since independence

byChiamaka Okafor

Cote d'Ivoire map

Features And Interviews

ANALYSIS: Côte d’Ivoire’s mines risk degrading its fragile environment

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Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State

Features And Interviews

Wike divides opposition lawmakers in race for House Speakership

byBakare Majeed

CBN Headquarters in Abuja

Features And Interviews

Can Tinubu avoid Buhari’s borrowing approach to public expenditure?

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Women In Agriculture: Lack of capital affecting my farming output, growth – Widow

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Women In Agriculture: Lack of capital affecting my farming output, growth – Widow

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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

Features And Interviews

ECONOMY 360: Tinubu, Trust and the Fuel Subsidy Tightrope

byOladeinde Olawoyin

Pandora Papers

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

Headline Stories

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

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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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#SuisseSecrets: Credit Suisse banked, financed Zimbabwean fraudster in deal that saved Mugabe

February 20, 2022

#SuisseSecrets: Bank of Spies: Credit Suisse Catered to Global Intelligence Figures

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What is #SuisseSecrets? Everything you need to know about the Swiss Banking Leak

February 20, 2022

Business

News Reports

Tingo’s stocks tumble amid fraud allegations

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

Commodities export will grow Nigeria’s economy – SEC

National Bureau of Statistics (NBS)

Nigeria’s total trade improves in Q1 2023 – NBS

Nigeria, other OPEC members agree to cut oil production

Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)

OPEC extends oil production cut

Financial Inclusion

ATM Card (PHOTO CREDIT: First Bank)

Banks can now issue NIN cards to Nigerians – Minister

FCMB Group Records 25% growth in digital revenues as customer base hits 11.4 million

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

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

Analysis & Data

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Average retail price of petrol up by 42% in March – NBS

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Nigeria’s cash crisis driving digital transactions to all-time high

Inside Nigeria’s $800m World Bank Loan for Palliative

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

Regional

South West

Ladi Adebutu and Dapo Abiodun

IGP refusing to investigate Gov. Abiodun for vote buying – Adebutu

Ogun state governor, Dapo Abiodun, in a meeting with Labour leaders in the state speaking on how government can help cushion the effect of fuel subsidy removal on workers.

Fuel Subsidy: Abiodun meets labour leaders on palliatives for workers

Ladi Adebutu and Dapo Abiodun

PDP tackles APC, police over attack on members at tribunal

Front view of Saints Francis Catholic church, Owo, venue of the unprovoked killings of Christian worshippers during mass on Sunday.

Owo Church Attack: We are still nursing pains – Akeredolu

South South

Ibom Air aircraft

Ibom Air has grown beyond projections, says airline as it marks 4th anniversary

EFCC office used to illustrate the story.

Court sentences 19 internet fraudsters to jail

Akwa Ibom governor asks predecessor not to ‘abandon’ him

Zamfara Governor, Abdulaziz Yari [Photo: The Guardian Nigeria]

Yari calls for collective efforts to address ecological challenges in South-south

South East

Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State

Group condemns alleged last-minute ‘looting spree’ by Ikpeazu’s appointees

Nnamdi Kanu’s lawyer begs Tinubu, seeks independent medical care for IPOB leader

Police officers

Abducted Chinese national rescued in Abia – Official

Hope Uzodinma [PHOTO CREDIT: @HopeUzodimma01]

Imo 2023: Uzodinma dumps deputy, picks female lawyer as running mate

North West

23-year-old man arrested over alleged sodomy

Governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai [PHOTO CREDIT: Nasir El-Rufai on Facebook]

Transcript of El-Rufai’s controversial statement about role of religion in Kaduna governorship

Nasir Nasir, a controversial Kano Islamic cleric is dead

Controversial Kano cleric, Nasir, is dead

Ummi Abubakar, the girl who was locked up in a cage by her step-mother for five years

NSCDC rescues girl caged by stepmother for five years in Jigawa

North East

President Bola Tinubu

Declare state of emergency on security – Taraba Assembly tells Tinubu

Bauchi State on the map

Our school with 350 students has only three teachers – Bauchi community

Governor of Taraba State, Agbu Kefas (PHOTO CREDIT: KefasAgbu.com )

Taraba Governor declares emergency on education

Governor of Taraba State, Agbu Kefas (PHOTO CREDIT: KefasAgbu.com )

Taraba governor appoints SSG, chief of staff

North Central

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Gunmen attack Abuja community, abduct 7-year-old girl

APGA governorship candidate in Kogi State, Idoko Ilona

Kogi 2023: Why I’ve only one point agenda – APGA governorship candidate

FRSC vehicle on patrol

Four dead, nine injured in Kogi auto crash – FRSC

L-R: Secretary, Kwara Trade Union Congress (TUC) Comr. Salami Moshood; Bar. Jimoh Lawal; Head of Service Kwara State Mrs Susan Modupe Oluwole; Chairman Kwara State APC Prince Sunday Fagbemi; Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq; State Chairman Nigeria Labour Congress(NLC) Comrade Muritala Saheed Olayinka; State Chairman Nigeria Medical Associations(NMA) Dr Ola Ahmed; State Chairman Joint Negotiation Council(JNC), Comr. Soliu Suleiman; Treasurer Nigeria Labour Congress(NLC) Comr. Usman Rasheed; State Chairman Nigeria Union of Public Service Reportorial, Secretarial, Data Processors and Allied Workers (NUPSRAW) Comr. Madinate Jimoh; and State Chairman Trade Union Congress (TUC) Comr. Joseph Tunde; during a meeting with labour leaders in Government House Ilorin Kwara State on Monday.

Subsidy Removal: Kwara Government reduces workdays for civil servants

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Tinubu meets APC governors, pledges to review minimum wage

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President Muhammadu Buhari conferred the National Honour of GCFR on Bola Tinubu, and the GCON on Kashim Shettima.

Buhari confers Nigeria’s highest national honours on Tinubu, Shettima

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International

Cote d'Ivoire map

ANALYSIS: Côte d’Ivoire’s mines risk degrading its fragile environment

US First Lady Dr. Jill Biden - in Cairo June 2023

In second African trip, US First Lady Jill Biden visits Egypt, Morocco

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Israel troops shoot 3-year-old Palestinian in West Bank

Europe’s largest economy Germany slips into recession

Sports

Alexander Zverev

Zverev makes French Open semi-finals again, says it’s his most difficult year

NPFL Super Six: Sunshine hold Remo Stars in South Western Derby

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Arts and Entertainment

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Nollywood Star, Kate Henshaw and Daughter, Gabrielle

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Editorial

The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN. [PHOTO CREDIT: Ehud Kaduna]

EDITORIAL: CBN and the urgency of reform

EDITORIAL: The Buhari years: Another era of dashed expectations

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Health

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Why Nigeria must establish medical research council — NIMR DG

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WHO, EU partner on digital health initiative against future pandemic

Nigerian health workers suspend strike after meeting Tinubu

Abdulrasheed Hamisu, project coordinator of the Kano State Agro-pastoral Development Project.

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Investigations

Facility where vaccination cards are obtained without jab

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

January 7, 2023

Drums of Methylene Chloride Chemical

Sukurdai: The toxic, unregulated drug killing Northern Nigerian youth

November 13, 2022

Illegal refining site in Tai LGA

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

Boy carrying a bucket of water in front of Katanmi PHC

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

Health Specials

Children at Garin-Gambo village, Gumel LGA

Nigerian State winning war against COVID-19 but losing children to Meningitis

Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike [PHOTO CREDIT: Gov Nyesom Ezenwo Wike]

SCORECARD: Increased revenue, huge debt burden, higher child mortality reflect Wike’s performance as Rivers governor

President Muhammadu Buhari delivering a speech in the State House. [PHOTO: Presidency]

ANALYSIS: Medical tourism, dilapidated PHCs, incessant workers’ strike, others show Buhari failed in Health Sector

A store packed with Indomie noodles in Kubwa, a suburb in Nigeria’s capital city, Abuja

Ethylene Oxide: How Nigerians reacted to report of cancer-causing substance in Indomie noodles

Features

Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike [PHOTO CREDIT: Gov Nyesom Ezenwo Wike]

SCORECARD: Increased revenue, huge debt burden, higher child mortality reflect Wike’s performance as Rivers governor

Beninois entomologist Pelagie Boko-Collins believes that preventative action should always be the first course of approach. [PHOTO CREDIT: AllAfrica]

Meet the woman whose study of insects helps prevent Neglected Tropical Diseases

Governor Okezie Ikpeazu

SCORECARD: Infant mortality, Poverty worsen, IGR improves under Ikpeazu in Abia

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

Education, Infant mortality, Poverty worsened in Zamfara under Matawalle

Data & Infographics

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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Children waiting for treatment at a treatment centre in Ringim LGA.

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

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