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Peter Obi seeks presidential election court’s approval to interrogate INEC ICT officials

Peter Obi seeks presidential election court’s approval to interrogate INEC ICT officials

The G5 governors who met with Bola Tinubu at the State House comprise four former governors - Samuel Ortom (Benue), Nyesom Wike (Rivers), Ifeanyi Ugwuany (Enugui, Okezie Ikpeazu (Abia) and the current governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde.

Tinubu meets Wike, Ortom, others at Presidential Villa

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

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

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

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The President, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Federal Republic of Nigeria, Bola Ahmed Tinubu

Tinubu signs new law that harmonises retirement age of Nigerian judges

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Photographer commits suicide four months after marriage

The G5 governors who met with Bola Tinubu at the State House comprise four former governors - Samuel Ortom (Benue), Nyesom Wike (Rivers), Ifeanyi Ugwuany (Enugui, Okezie Ikpeazu (Abia) and the current governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde.

Tinubu meets Wike, Ortom, others at Presidential Villa

Enugu State, Dr. Peter Mbah [PHOTO: TW @PNMbah]

Sit-at-home: Gov Mbah convenes meeting with communities, security agencies

Election petition court photos

INEC ad hoc officers testify about uploading of election results in Atiku’s case

Gov. Abdulazizi-Yari

Court extends order restraining EFCC, ICPC from detaining ex-governor Yari

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

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

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GIJN names Emilia Díaz-Struck as new Executive Director

Late Annie Okonkwo

Ex-Nigerian senator Annie Okonkwo is dead

Governor Umo Eno meets President Tinubu on Thursday at Presidential Villa

Akwa Ibom governor meets Tinubu, lists demands

Anambra State House of Assembly

Panic in Anambra Assembly as armed men try to whisk away member-elect

Senate Plenary [PHOTO CREDIT: @NgrSenate]

Senate approves N6.7bn as refund for Kebbi for road repairs

Edo State House of Assembly

Edo Assembly confirms 15 commissioners, holds valedictory

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

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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

Headline Stories

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

Grandmother Sarat Amoke Adeyanju

Features And Interviews

TRIBUTE: For my grandmother, Sarat Àmọ̀kẹ́ Adéyanjú, the Abiyamọ for all times, By Abimbola Adelakun

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Nigeria's Heads of state

Features And Interviews

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

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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

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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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Pandora Papers

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

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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

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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

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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

Slain Catholic priest, Charles Igechi

Catholic priest shot dead in Edo

Governor Umo Eno meets President Tinubu on Thursday at Presidential Villa

Akwa Ibom governor meets Tinubu, lists demands

Edo State House of Assembly

Edo Assembly confirms 15 commissioners, holds valedictory

Why it’ll be difficult to appoint some people into government – Gov Eno

South East

Late Annie Okonkwo

Ex-Nigerian senator Annie Okonkwo is dead

Anambra State House of Assembly

Panic in Anambra Assembly as armed men try to whisk away member-elect

Ebonyi State Map

Council chairman imposes curfew on Umahi’s community, others in Ebonyi

Enugu State, Dr. Peter Mbah [PHOTO: TW @PNMbah]

Sit-at-home: Gov Mbah convenes meeting with communities, security agencies

North West

Governor-Nasir-El-Rufai, Governor of Kaduna state.

Transcript of El Rufai’s controversial statement about Peter Obi, Tinubu, CAN, 2023 elections

Photo of a broken camera used to illustrate the story [PHOTO: Weibo]

Photographer commits suicide four months after marriage

Senate Plenary [PHOTO CREDIT: @NgrSenate]

Senate approves N6.7bn as refund for Kebbi for road repairs

23-year-old man arrested over alleged sodomy

North East

Damaturu-Biu: Motorists groan as nine years after contract award, road remains uncompleted

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

North Central

Fr Hyacinth Alia

Benue governor sacks civil servants recently employed by predecessor

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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

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Four dead, nine injured in Kogi auto crash – FRSC

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International

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

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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

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