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Nigeria’s push to cash in on lithium rush gets off to rocky start

INVESTIGATION: Black market diversions, conflict of interest threaten Tinubu’s CNG initiative

EXCLUSIVE: Ex-President Buhari is ill, hospitalised abroad

SPECIAL REPORT: Farmers feeling the brunt as kidnappers lay siege to Kwara communities

Consumed by Terror: Insecurity, other factors threaten Africa’s ambitious Great Green Wall (II)

No Place To Call Home: Lost childhoods of Sokoto’s displaced children

Consumed by Terror: Africa’s ambitious Great Green Wall faces crucial threat (1)

How deforestation aided Mokwa floods that killed over 200, displaced 3,000 others

Supporting Dads: Flexible jobs help Nigerian men attend antenatal care
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An urgent appeal to the Minister of Finance: Nigeria’s vital need for a new debt reporting template By Dayo Olaide

A memo to young Nigerians about AI and their future, By ‘Tope Fasua

What can Nigeria learn from China’s electricity revolution?, By Dakuku Peterside

Distinctions between APC’s 2013 merger and the current ADC coalition, By Aliyu Samba

Okra’s implosion: A cautionary tale for African fintechs, By Shuaib S Agaka

Combatting deepfake videos: A fight for Nigeria’s soul, By Mukhtar Ya’u Madobi
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Peter Obi responds to allegations of working for Abacha, publishes evidence

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GTCO becomes Nigeria’s first banking institution to list on London Stock Exchange

Classroom blocks at LEA primary school Gwarimpa abuja used to illustrate the story

Abuja primary school teachers suspend 3-month strike, give reasons

Senate Plenary [PHOTO CREDIT: @NgrSenate]

Nigerian Senate moves to enforce tougher disciplinary measures against erring members

U.S. Mission Nigeria

UPDATED: US reduces visa validity for most Nigerian applicants, gives reason

Nigerian govt officially adopts 16 as minimum age for tertiary admissions

Drone overflight to monitor the area around the Temporary Operational Base (TOB) and prevent possible malicious acts against MINUSMA peacekeepers. Photo: MINUSMA/Harandane Dicko

Sahel militants turn civilian drones into deadly weapons

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Nigerian troops

Senate committee lauds troops for gallantry, sacrifices in North-east

Late Abacha and Peter Obi

Peter Obi responds to allegations of working for Abacha, publishes evidence

Freda Arnong (PHOTO CREDIT: Arnong Titus Ememobong )

Ghanaian High Commission’s officer dies after ‘one-chance’ taxi attack in Abuja

Nigerian Police officers

Police arrest alleged cult leader linked to killings, abductions in Anambra

The Dangote Refinery is located in one of the Free Trade Zones in the country.

Again, Dangote refinery reduces petrol price

Senate Plenary [PHOTO CREDIT: @NgrSenate]

Nigerian Senate moves to enforce tougher disciplinary measures against erring members

Shaibu Husseini, the sixth Executive Director and Director-General of the National Films and Videos Censors Board (NFVCB) copy

Nigeria becomes first African country to regulate media portrayal of tobacco, rituals

Adepoju Abiodun

EFCC arraigns Bigibet promoter, firm for alleged N855m investment fraud

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Nkiru Balonwu

Nkiru Balonwu to deliver keynote at QEDNG Creative Powerhouse Summit

Governor Mai Mala Buni of Yobe State

Yobe government expands security outfit

African Democratic Congress ADC [PHOTO CREDIT: gazettengr.com]

PDP stalwarts swell ADC ranks in Gombe

Police personnel

Police declare two wanted over ‘attempted murder’ of council chairperson

NIPR President Ike Neliaku and the Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule

NIPR signs MoU with Nasarawa govt to establish world’s first Public Relations University

Atiku Abubakar

2027 Presidency: Atiku speaks on “stepping down for southern candidate”

Special Reports

lithium rush gets off to rocky start

Headline Stories

Nigeria’s push to cash in on lithium rush gets off to rocky start

A CNG-converted bus

Headline Stories

INVESTIGATION: Black market diversions, conflict of interest threaten Tinubu’s CNG initiative

Former president Buhari

Headline Stories

EXCLUSIVE: Ex-President Buhari is ill, hospitalised abroad

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Headline Stories

SPECIAL REPORT: Farmers feeling the brunt as kidnappers lay siege to Kwara communities

Insecurity, other factors threaten Africa’s ambitious Great Green Wall

Headline Stories

Consumed by Terror: Insecurity, other factors threaten Africa’s ambitious Great Green Wall (II)

Ramin Kura IDP camp

Headline Stories

No Place To Call Home: Lost childhoods of Sokoto’s displaced children

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Features and Interviews

Drone overflight to monitor the area around the Temporary Operational Base (TOB) and prevent possible malicious acts against MINUSMA peacekeepers. Photo: MINUSMA/Harandane Dicko

Features And Interviews

Sahel militants turn civilian drones into deadly weapons

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President of AUN Dr. DeWayne Frazier

Features And Interviews

Available scholarships to study in the United States, By DeWayne P. Frazier

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Features And Interviews

Peter Rufai: Seven unforgettable matches that defined Nigerian legend

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Features And Interviews

INTERVIEW: Universities should be at the forefront of solving many of our problems — Ex Vice Chancellor Eghosa Osaghae

byTunde Eludini

Mubi. A wide area of northern Nigeria is suffering the effects of fighting between Boko Haram and Nigerian armed forces. More than 40,000 people fled to neighbouring Cameroon. After the situation in Mubi calmed down in December 2014, returnee farmers faced severe difficulties in restarting their livelihoods because they had no income from which they could buy seed or fertiliser. Their depleted food reserves would only have been enough for a few months. The ICRC responded by distributing seed, fertiliser and food to more than 3,500 returning farmers. Photographer: SERRANO REDONDO, JESUS ANDRES/ICRC

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What Nigeria, Cameroon must do to stop ISWAP’s expansion in Lake Chad basin

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Chief Executive Officer of Jobberman Ore Boboye

Features And Interviews

Nigeria does not have a talent supply problem but… – Jobberman MD

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Business

News Reports

The Dangote Refinery is located in one of the Free Trade Zones in the country.

Again, Dangote refinery reduces petrol price

Enugu International Airport

NCAA approves commencement of Enugu Air

International Monetary Fund [IMF]

IMF says Nigeria must raise revenue, fix budget to support growth

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

CBN clarifies $50 non-resident BVN charge

Multichoice Nigeria

NDPC fines MultiChoice N766m for data privacy violations

Financial Inclusion

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Group advocates smart lending to empower women entrepreneurs in Nigeria

February 14, 2025

Nigeria must get kidnappers, 'one chance gangs' off its money transfer systems

SPECIAL REPORT: How poor regulation of instant payment system fuels criminality in Nigeria

January 11, 2025

Robert Ochola, the CEO of Africa Nenda

Instant payment transactions in Africa cross $1trn mark but 400m people excluded – Report

November 23, 2024

Women

Only six per cent of Nigerian women access credit – Group

Biodun Oyebanji, Governor of Ekiti State.[PHOTO CREDIT: Official X handle of the governor | https://x.com/biodunaoyebanji/status/1748090806726971866?s=20]

Financial Inclusion: Ekiti to engage 1000 youths for agency banking programme

Analysis & Data

Dangote refinery

ANALYSIS: Winners, losers in Dangote Petroleum’s free logistics distribution announcement

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Tinubu’s anniversary article sparks clash between billionaire businessman and presidential aide

Minister of Finance, Wale Edun

Midterm Review: Nigeria’s economic outlook positive under Tinubu, amid pain of reforms

Group Chief Risk Officer, United Bank for Africa(UBA Group), Mrs Awele Ajibola; Chairman, UBA Cote d'Ivoire, Mr. Kouame Kouassi; Non-Exective Director, Chairman, Board Risk Management Committee, UBA Group, Mrs. Caroline Anyanwu; Group Chairman, UBA, Mr. Tony Elumelu; Group Managing Director/CEO, Mr. Oliver Alawuba; Non-Executive Director and Chairman, Board Audit, Governance, Nomination and Renumeration Committee, UBA Group, Ms Angela Aneke; Non-Executive Director and Chairman, Board Operations & Technology Committee, UBA Group, Mrs. Henrietta Ugboh; and Chairman, UBA Cameroon, Mr. Ebenezer Essoka, during the Interactive Panel Session on Governance and Risk at the 2025 Group Chairman’s Forum in Abuja on Wednesday.

UBA: Constantly charting bold path for Africa’s financial future

IMF Director General Georgieva flanked by Wale Edun, Nigeria's Minister of Finance and Olayemi Cardoso, CBN Governor

ANALYSIS: IMF/World Bank meetings echo reasons Tinubu, African leaders must look inwards

Regional

South West

Adepoju Abiodun

EFCC arraigns Bigibet promoter, firm for alleged N855m investment fraud

Lagos State Special Offences Court Ikeja

Court revokes defendant’s bail in N600 million agribusiness fraud trial

Ogun on map

Two die, nine injured in Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway crash – Official

Lekan Ogunmoyem, Ekiti State Chief Judge

Ekiti governor swears in Ogunmoye as new chief judge

South South

Police personnel

Police declare two wanted over ‘attempted murder’ of council chairperson

Austin Tam-George

Communication expert canvasses justice sector reforms to enhance quality legal advocacy

Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State has continued to keep contractors handling infrastructural projects in the State

Gov Eno adds shopping city to Akwa Ibom tourism project

Betini Udoh

‘Struggling writer’ opens up on how book and arts festival impacts her life

South East

Late Abacha and Peter Obi

Peter Obi responds to allegations of working for Abacha, publishes evidence

Nigerian Police officers

Police arrest alleged cult leader linked to killings, abductions in Anambra

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2027: Politicians fraudulently collecting PVC information from rural dwellers – Abia govt

Aircraft owned by Enugu Air

Enugu govt launches airline

North West

A Maize farm [Photo: HapaKenya]

Kaduna farmers abandon maize, grains for vegetables

New General Manager Kano Pillars Ahmed Musa. Credit: Kano Pillars X Page

Ahmed Musa breaks silence on viral car gift rumour

diphtheria

Suspected diphtheria outbreak kills three children in Zaria

Kaduna begins free bus service for workers, students, security personnel

Kaduna begins free bus service for workers, students, security personnel

North East

Governor Mai Mala Buni of Yobe State

Yobe government expands security outfit

African Democratic Congress ADC [PHOTO CREDIT: gazettengr.com]

PDP stalwarts swell ADC ranks in Gombe

Senate at plenary

Bill to establish federal varsity of science in Gombe scales second reading at Senate

Nigerian soldiers (army)

Nigerian military offensive kills insurgents, but anxiety persists in Borno communities

North Central

Freda Arnong (PHOTO CREDIT: Arnong Titus Ememobong )

Ghanaian High Commission’s officer dies after ‘one-chance’ taxi attack in Abuja

NIPR President Ike Neliaku and the Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule

NIPR signs MoU with Nasarawa govt to establish world’s first Public Relations University

A collage of Nyesom Wike and Senator Ireti Kingibe

Wike attacks Kingibe, says senator’s political career dying

Yahaya Bello

EFCC, Yahaya Bello disagree on request for UK medical trip, court fixes date for ruling

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At BRICS Summit, Tinubu calls for reevaluation of global governance structure

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At BRICS Summit, Tinubu calls for reevaluation of global governance structure

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We’re removing bottlenecks to food production in Nigeria, Tinubu says in Brazil

Nyesom Wike and Fubara

Wike, Fubara speak on fresh truce brokered by Tinubu

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Tinubu hands over ECOWAS leadership to Sierra Leone's President

Tinubu hands over ECOWAS leadership to Sierra Leone’s President

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International

Freda Arnong (PHOTO CREDIT: Arnong Titus Ememobong )

Ghanaian High Commission’s officer dies after ‘one-chance’ taxi attack in Abuja

DRC Leader, Trump and Rwanda President.

ANALYSIS: Will US brokered Rwanda-DRC deal pave way for peace?

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Elon Musk announces formation of American Party

Mpox: Three countries account for 84% of Africa’s cases – Official

NIIA DG Eghosa Osaghae at a public function

How Nigerian professor taught Liberia’s president, cabinet

Sports

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Real Madrid vs PSG: Mbappe, Dembele set for battle as European giants collide in CWC semi-final

US President Donald Trump

President Trump to attend FIFA Club World Cup Final

Carlos Alcaraz

Alcaraz blazes past Norrie into Wimbledon semis

Ghana's Swedish Coach Kim Lars Björkegren (PHOTO CREDIT: Ghana Women National Teams X Page)

WAFCON: Ghana eyes redemption against Mali after South Africa setback

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Joao Pedro strikes twice as Chelsea march into Club World Cup final

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Theresa Emegwara, popularly known as TesGlam

Nigeria’s TesGlam to attempt Guinness World Record with six-day makeup marathon

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Zlatan’s new luxury ride sparks backlash amid unresolved Mohbad saga

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Nigeria becomes first African country to regulate media portrayal of tobacco, rituals

Innocent Idibia, popularly known as 2baba

2baba announces strategic career overhaul, unveils new management team

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An urgent appeal to the Minister of Finance: Nigeria’s vital need for a new debt reporting template By Dayo Olaide

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An urgent appeal to the Minister of Finance: Nigeria’s vital need for a new debt reporting template By Dayo Olaide

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Tope Fasua writes that corruption should never define us in Nigeria.

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What can Nigeria learn from China’s electricity revolution?, By Dakuku Peterside

Aliyu Samba writes about the distinction between the 2003 APC merger and the present ADC.

Distinctions between APC’s 2013 merger and the current ADC coalition, By Aliyu Samba

Shuaib Agaka writes about how the implosion of Okra.

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Editorial

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EDITORIAL: Ending the embarrassing strike of teachers and health workers in Abuja

Netanyahu, Trump and Putin

EDITORIAL: Emergent wars and the compelling need for a new world order

Yelewata Benue State

EDITORIAL: Benue Massacre: Tinubu, enforce state policing now

Abuja City Gate, FCT

EDITORIAL: Reining in Abuja elite property tax evaders

President Bola Tinubu and American billionaire Bill Gates

EDITORIAL: Lauding Bill Gates’ peerless philanthropy

ECOWAS Leaders used to illustrate the story.

EDITORIAL: ECOWAS at 50: Charting a compass for sturdier integration

Health

News Reports

Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA)

Nigeria exposes citizens to health risks, loses N200bn annually over ineffective SSB tax – CAPPA

A Nigerian Pharmacists

Pharmacists’ union asks judge to withdraw from leadership tussle suit

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Suspected diphtheria outbreak kills three children in Zaria

Mpox: Three countries account for 84% of Africa’s cases – Official

Investigations

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PT Health Watch: Why reusable pads may not be sustainable for many Nigerian girls – Expert

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Supporting Dads: Flexible jobs help Nigerian men attend antenatal care

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Malaria’s Deadly Grip: Poor sanitation undermines govt efforts in Yobe, Kebbi

Ibeku PHC. (PHOTO CREDIT: Mariam Ileyemi)

Beyond Borders: How Ogun’s healthcare crisis pushes Nigerians to neighbouring country

Health Specials

Sickle cell blood cells

PT Health Watch: Poor awareness still driving new sickle cell cases in Nigeria – Advocate

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)

PT Health Watch: Confusing PCOS with Ovarian Cysts could delay proper care– Expert

Lassa fever

Major Health Stories Across Nigeria in May

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Features

Picture of a crawling baby.

Does mixing moringa leaves with honey make a crawling child walk faster?

Internally Displaced Person's in Borno (PHOTO CREDIT: Zulum's Official Facebook page | https://web.facebook.com/govborno/?_rdc=1&_rdr )

ANALYSIS: African refugees bear the brunt of shifting global politics

An image used to illustrate cataract

PT Health Watch: Expert warns of rising cataracts among young Nigerians

Pastor Chris Oyakhilome

FACT CHECK: Nigerian pastor’s viral sermon promoting more salt intake is misleading

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President Muhammadu Buhari

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

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