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Abdullahi Adamu, Kyari, resign from Senate

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

EDITORIAL: CBN and the Burden of Inflation

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo

ANALYSIS: 2023: How far can Osinbajo go in quest for APC presidential ticket?

Sienna bus set ablaze by gunmen in Enugu

Sit-at-home: Masked gunmen kill one, set vehicle ablaze in Enugu

Bola Ahmed Tinubu, APC National chieftain.

Tinubu speaks on Osinbajo’s declaration, says VP not his “son”

MTN Nigeria office

UPDATED: MTN Nigeria diversifies into banking, gets final approval for MoMo Bank

Nigeria's Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo

Why I Am Running For President – Osinbajo [FULL SPEECH]

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Nigerians on the street

EKOVENTION: Venture capital event targeting Lagos start-ups offers $500,000 minimum funding, calls for pitches

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Easter: Nigerian govt declares public holidays

ANALYSIS: Africa should be better prepared for Europe’s security funding shift

Late Osinachi and her husband, Peter Nwachukwu

Domestic Violence Allegations: Autopsy conducted on late Osinachi’s body, husband still in police custody

Insecurity: Four million people to face severe food crisis in Nigeria’s North-east soon – UN

Sheik Ahmad Gumi

UPDATE: Identities of men loaded in trucks by soldiers in viral video mistaken – Police

ASUU Strike: Ngige criticizes education ministry, suggests alternative to strike

Yemi Osinbajo [PHOTO: @profosinbajo]

2023: Osinbajo ‘a pawn on the chessboard’ – Lagos APC spokesperson

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ENI, the Italian parent company of Nigerian Agip Oil Company

Vandalism at Agip’s line reduces Nigeria’s gas export — Eni

Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development, CJID.

CJID staffer, five others win CAPPA trans fat fellowship

Rivers State Governor, Nyesome Wike

2023: Wike pledges to tackle insecurity, poverty

Attendees of the event on Women Participation in politics

Women’s participation in politics, low shameful – official

Nigeria's Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo

2023: Osinbajo’s associates, supporters march in celebration of presidential declaration

The suspected fake Army General in military uniform

Court remands ‘fake army general’ over N266 million fraud

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Special Reports

Excavator used for mining at Angwan Gwandara

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SPECIAL REPORT: Misery of agrarian Nasarawa community shows pitfalls, potential of solid minerals in Nigeria

IPOB : Burnt vehicles at Ezeacho Hotel located on the Okporo-Mgbidi Road behind St Damian’s Hospital mortuary.

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SPECIAL REPORT: Inside Nigeria’s bloody war with IPOB where innocent citizens pay heavy price

Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA), vehicles used to illustrate the story.

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How LAWMA boss flouted procurement law, sold multi-million naira vehicles as scrap

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Headline Stories

INVESTIGATION: Inside Nigeria’s shocking wildlife crimes and how culprits escape justice

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Gender

SPECIAL REPORT: Economic insecurity, other factors make some Nigerian women endure abusive partners

February 28, 2022

Syvelster Oromoni Jnr donning a Dowen College uniform before his death

Headline Stories

INVESTIGATION: Inside details of how Dowen College pupil, Sylvester Oromoni, died

February 12, 2022

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Bet9ja pledges to protect customers’ funds from criminal cyber attack

All that you should know about the Metaverse

Founder and Chairman, Zenith Bank Plc, Mr. Jim Ovia, CON (Centre) flanked by the Group Managing Director/CEO, Mr. Ebenezer Onyeagwu (Left) and the Deputy Managing Director, Dame (Dr.) Adaora Umeoji (Right) at the 31st Annual General Meeting of the bank held yesterday at the Civic Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos

Bumper harvest for Zenith Bank shareholders as bank pays dividend of N97.33 billion

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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

PANDORA PAPERS

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

L-R: Former governor of Anambra state, Peter Obi; Governor of Kebbi state, Atiku Bagudu; Governor of Ogun state, Governor Dapo Abiodun; former Minister of Aviation and serving senator, Stella Oduah and, Governor Gboyega Oyetola of Osun State, were all fingered in the recent PANDORA PAPERS report published by PREMIUM TIMES

Headline Stories

PANDORA PAPERS: Code of Conduct Bureau set to probe Peter Obi, Bello-Koko others

October 21, 2021

Justice Stella Ogene

Headline Stories

PANDORA PAPERS: This Nigerian judge secretly owns London property with undeclared offshore company

October 19, 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

Features and Interviews

Nigerians on the street

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Nigeria’s Mega Problems: The five megatrends that will shape Nigeria’s future

Comfort Ero, the new chief executive of the International Crisis Group, a conflict-prevention nongovernmental organization based in Brussels, participating at the Munich Security Conference, March 2022. Ero is the first Black woman to lead the think tank, and the message to her from people celebrating this achievement have also signaled, she said, that “we expect you to do things differently.” TORSTEN SILZ/MSC

Features And Interviews

INTERVIEW: Meet Comfort Ero, first Black woman to lead International Crisis Group

byBanjo Damilola

L-R: Samuel Ortom, Governor of Benue state; Nyesom Wike, Governor of Rivers state, Atiku Abubakar, PDP presidential aspirant; Aminu Tambuwal, Governor of Sokoto state.

Features And Interviews

ANALYSIS: 2023 Presidential Election: PDP still at zoning crossroads

byBisi Abidoyeand1 others

Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Faruk Yahaya, leading other security personnel, during their visit to the scene of the train attack on the Abuja-Kaduna Railway at Rijana Kagarko LGA, in Kaduna.

Features And Interviews

Kaduna’s train attacks add to Nigeria’s deep security problems

byOluwole Ojewaleand2 others

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Features And Interviews

ANALYSIS: Why Nigeria, other African countries must beware of hybrid warfare

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ANALYSIS: Could Russia’s war in Ukraine derail Africa’s global partnerships?

byLiesl Louw-Vaudran

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Nigerians on the street

EKOVENTION: Venture capital event targeting Lagos start-ups offers $500,000 minimum funding, calls for pitches

ENI, the Italian parent company of Nigerian Agip Oil Company

Vandalism at Agip’s line reduces Nigeria’s gas export — Eni

PenCom kicks against bill seeking payment of “at least 75 per cent” lump sum to retirees

Nigerian start-up Sabi doubles funding target to $125 million

Elon Musk rejects appointment to Twitter board

Financial Inclusion

MTN Nigeria office

UPDATED: MTN Nigeria diversifies into banking, gets final approval for MoMo Bank

Ado Bayero Royal City Estate, Darmanawa , Kano

How to own a home through federal mortgage bank’s new interest-free product

Housing Estates used to illustration the story. [Photo credit: The Guardian Nigeria]

FMBN to boost financial inclusion with non-interest mortgage product

The activities of bandits are frustrating many PoS operators in Sokoto State. Photo: Adejumo Kabir

How insecurity threatens PoS operators, deprives Sokoto residents of financial services

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

Nigerian banks’ hidden costs hindering financial inclusion — Report

Analysis & Data

A cargo ship used to illustrate the story

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

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

February 11, 2022

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

Nigeria’s minimum wage grossly inadequate, can’t meet basic nutritional needs of an adult – Report

January 21, 2022

Apapa Port - SON

ANALYSIS: How Buhari’s reforms impact corruption in Nigeria’s maritime sector

January 21, 2022

Lagos sea port usef to illustrate the story. [Photo credit: The Guardian Nigeria]

Improving Port Efficiency: Emerging good practice from Nigeria

December 30, 2021

Regional

South West

SDP elects new executives in Lagos

Nigeria's Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo

2023: Osinbajo’s associates, supporters march in celebration of presidential declaration

Late Peju Ugboma

Peju Ugboma: Lagos chef’s death not natural – Doctor

Yemi Osinbajo [PHOTO: @profosinbajo]

2023: Osinbajo ‘a pawn on the chessboard’ – Lagos APC spokesperson

South South

Governor of Akwa Ibom, Udom Emmanuel.

Group alleges plans by Akwa Ibom govt, security agencies to attack office, staff

APC FLag used to illustrate the story.

2023: Rivers APC governorship aspirants zone seat to Riverine-Ijaw

governorship aspirant in Rivers State, Dakuku Peterside. [CREDIT: Twitter page of Mr Dakuku]

We’re determined to end PDP rule in Rivers State – Peterside

University of Uyo, UNIUYO

UNIUYO students lament over rising insecurity

South East

Senator Ike Ekweremadu

2023: Ekweremadu alleges plot to exclude him from governorship race

‘Inaugural Slap’: Bianca Ojukwu releases clearer video of fight with Obiano’s wife

Sienna bus set ablaze by gunmen in Enugu

Sit-at-home: Masked gunmen kill one, set vehicle ablaze in Enugu

PDP debunks denying senator right to purchase Senate nomination form

North West

Tashe in Kano state

Police suspend traditional ‘Tashe’ pantomime in Kano

Sheik Ahmad Gumi

UPDATE: Identities of men loaded in trucks by soldiers in viral video mistaken – Police

‎Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State

Ganduje appoints Usman Bala new Head of Service, four permanent secretaries

FILE PHOTO: Troops of the Nigerian Army. [PHOTO CREDIT: Official Twitter handle of the Nigerian Army @HQNigerianArmy]

Army keeps mum on viral video of arrested bandits

North East

Gunmen raid villages in Taraba State

KACRAN’s president, Hon. Khalil Mohammed Bello

Fulani group commends NEDC on the provision of water points for cattle

A nomadic school in Jigawa State

514 volunteers to teach nomadic children in Bauchi

Hon. Goni Bukar, Comissioner Sports, Yobe State with the Yobe Para Team Captain, Haruna at the August 27 Stadium Damaturu before departure to Abuja on friday

National Para Games: Yobe contingent departs for Abuja, promises medals

North Central

Plateau State Map

Gunmen attack Plateau communities, kill many

Plateau State Map

PDP zones governorship seat to Plateau central

Labaran Maku returns to PDP, seeks forgiveness, Nasarawa governorship seat

TRAFFIC GRIDLOCK ON THE ABUJA-KADUNA HIGHWAY DUE TO FLOOD ON THE ZUBA END OF THE OUTER NORTHERN EXPRESSWAY, FOLLOWING A DOWNPOUR IN ABUJA ON MONDAY (26/9/16). 7192/26/9/2016/BJO/NAN

FRSC battles to clear 48-hour Obajana, Kogi, gridlock

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Buhari formally receives new APC Chairman Adamu

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Buhari formally receives new APC Chairman Adamu

Godwin Emefiele, governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).

VIDEO: CBN disbursed N941.26bn to 4.2million smallholder farmers – Emefiele

President Muhammadu Buhari

Nigeria to become Africa’s fertilizer powerhouse— Buhari

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The Russian-Ukrainian War and Its Impacts on Nigeria’s Food Security, By Adewale Ajadi

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International

Raila Odinga [PHOTO CREDIT: @RailaOdinga]

Kenya’s Odinga running his fifth presidential race. Why outcome means so much for Kenya

United Nations General Assembly

UPDATED: UN suspends Russia from Human Rights Council

Thomas Sankara: Court sentences ex-Burkina Faso President Compaore to life in prison

Israel parliament

Israel’s government loses razor-thin majority

Sports

NFF Chairman and CAF VP, Amaju Pinnick

Why I prefer foreign coaches for Super Eagles – Pinnick

HRH, Oba Abdulrasheed Omotayo Cossy Salami, endorses the MASA Isonyin Marathon

MASA Isonyin Marathon gets new registration deadline

NPFL Round-Up: Ayeni records first victory with Akwa United

Caretaker Chairman of the Nigeria Basketball Federation, Engr. Musa Kida.

NBBF set to roll out plans for 2022/2023 basketball season

Arts and Entertainment

Domestic Violence Allegation: ‘We didn’t know Osinachi was physically abused’ – Pastor Enenche’s daughter

Domestic Violence Allegation: ‘We didn’t know Osinachi was physically abused’ – Pastor Enenche’s daughter

Tonto Dikeh and Kpokpogiri

Temi Otedola’s engagement, Julius Agwu’s health, other top entertainment stories from last week

Late gospel singer, Osinachi Nwachukwu

Domestic Violence Allegations: Police arrest late Osinachi’s husband

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10 ways to tell if your girlfriend is ”wife material’’

Michael Abiodun is a visually impaired author, an attorney and a federal prosecutor, demonstrating both prosecutorial and academic excellence in international law and counterterrorism matters.

INTERVIEW: How I wrote 21 books, survive as a blind author in Nigeria – Michael Abiodun

BBNaija housemate Pere Egbi, best known as Pere

How BBNaija housemates make their money – Pere

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Adeoye Akinola writes about the Zambian president's salary strike.

Zambian president and the “salary strike”, By Adeoye O. Akinola

Cheta Nwanze asks what Nigeria's national interest is.

2023: The lie of the land, By Cheta Nwanze

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Identity, barred phone lines and matters arising, By Reuben Abati

Bolutife Oluwadele writes about the pizzas of conflicts.

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Editorial

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

EDITORIAL: CBN and the Burden of Inflation

Godwin Emefiele, governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).

EDITORIAL: Why Godwin Emefiele must speak up or resign

February 21, 2022

7:37am, LG:07, Ward 01, PU:01. Voters queing without observing social distancing.

EDITORIAL: Electronic voting and transmission of results – the imperative to safeguard democracy

October 2, 2021

Central Bank of Nigeria on the need for a Trade Remedies Legislation

EDITORIAL: CBN, AbokiFX and the resurgence of authoritarian regulation

September 20, 2021

FILE: Doctors dressing up for their shift [PHOTO: THEWILL]

EDITORIAL: The twin-tragedy of Nigerian doctors’ strike and mass exodus

August 30, 2021

Mics used to illustrate journalists.

EDITORIAL: Assaulting Press Freedom in the name of Regulation

Health

News Reports

Dr. Faisal Shuaib, in company of development partners took delivery of 3,002,400 doses of the Johnson and Johnson vaccines donated by the Government of Italy.

COVID-19: Italian govt donates over three million doses of vaccine to Nigeria

NAFDAC alerts Nigerians on recall of Continental Mills’ Buttermilk Pancake, Waffle mix

Genital mutilation: Photo used to illustrate the story

FGM: Erring doctors, nurses to lose licences, face jail terms

Matshidiso Moeti, newly named as Regional Director for World Health Organization, WHO's Africa Region, speaks to the media, during a press conference, at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2015. (AP Photo/Keystone,Salvatore Di Nolfi)

COVID-19: Infections in Africa could be 97 times higher than reported – WHO

Investigations

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

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

President Muhammadu Buhari

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

November 12, 2021

Health Specials

Autism Spectrum Disorder Infograph

For families of people with autism in Nigeria, treatment, therapy cost a nightmare

Lanre Tejuoso, LISDEL president presenting a health security champion award to the Lagos health commisioner, Akin Abayomi.

What other states can learn from Lagos, Kano in preparing for disease outbreaks

Pregnant black woman

40,000 women die from pregnancy-related complications yearly in Nigeria – Official

COVID-19: Nigeria records 33 new infections Friday

February 26, 2022

Features

What is aphasia? An expert explains the condition forcing Bruce Willis to retire from acting

What is aphasia? An expert explains the condition forcing Bruce Willis to retire from acting

Human kidney (PHOTO CREDIT: National Kidney Foundation)

World Kidney Day: How Nigerians can avoid kidney diseases

A baby lying down on his back, smiling

Africa: Time to halt infant formula marketing that harms our children

Gombe pledges participation in Hajj Savings Scheme

Health sector transformation boosts life expectancy in Gombe

February 22, 2022

Data & Infographics

President Muhammadu Buhari

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

November 12, 2021

COVID-19 vaccine vials [PHOTO CREDIT: BioWorld]

Want to know about vaccine rollouts in Africa? Click on a country here and find out

October 2, 2021

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

INFOGRAPHICS: Buhari has spent 200 days in UK for treatment since assuming office

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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