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SPECIAL REPORT: How soaring cooking gas prices are squeezing Nigerian households, businesses

EXCLUSIVE: 36 students still missing after Borno school attack

SPECIAL REPORT: IPOB-linked attacks, killings reduce since Simon Ekpa’s jailing

SPECIAL REPORT: Inside details of farmer-herder clashes in Abuja community

How mob brutally assaulted woman accused of witchcraft at church crusade

INVESTIGATION: Commissioned But Locked: How an idle hospital is failing women in Akwa Ibom

SPECIAL REPORT: The secrecy, unanswered questions about Akwa Ibom Assembly’s N15.47bn project

#EkitiDecides2026: A ballot without women candidates

How Nigerian terrorists use TikTok, exploit country’s digital governance gap
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The Nigerian birdwatcher’s circles of hell, By Uddin Ifeanyi

EDITORIAL: Reconsidering the rash dismantling of Nigeria’s 6-3-3-4 system

Entering into your season of rest (1), By Ayo Akerele

You are a product of your decisions, By Sunday Adelaja

When the wells run dry, By Wole Olaoye

For the Nigerian Bar Association, a time for a bold retool, By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu
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BREAKING: Court jails two Ansaru commanders for life over terrorism

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EFCC arraigns ex-Warri refinery MD for money laundering

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Captured ‘Ansaru leaders’ make U-turn, plead guilty to 32 terrorism charges

Leader of the Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, Bello Bodejo

Alleged Money Laundering: Court grants Miyetti Allah leader N2 billion bail

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What Nigeria must learn from oil industry’s rejection of Sao Tome’s oil blocks

Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai [PHOTO CREDIT: Nasir El-Rufai]

ICPC charges El-Rufai’s doctor with forgery over alleged fake medical report

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UPDATED: Another American soldier killed as US, Iran continue strikes

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BREAKING: Court jails two Ansaru commanders for life over terrorism

Mary Habila

Group sues Umahi, IGP, others over Mary Habila’s death

EFCC arraigns ex-Warri refinery MD for money laundering

SERAP asks NASS to withdraw the bill mandating social media platforms to establish physical offices

EFCC arraigns ex-Warri refinery MD for money laundering

Captured ‘Ansaru leaders’ make U-turn, plead guilty to 32 terrorism charges

Boat accident scene

Six die in Jigawa boat mishap

MOPO, a pay-per-use battery technology

MOPO seals $75 million deal for expansion in Nigeria

Leader of the Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, Bello Bodejo

Alleged Money Laundering: Court grants Miyetti Allah leader N2 billion bail

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Entrance of University of Calabar (UNICAL)

UniCal reaffirms ban on wild post-exam celebrations, warns defaulters

Governor Bassey Otu

Cross River exempts women, elderly drivers from vehicle registration, levies

Olufemiayo with the national flag as she targets another glorious Commonwealth Games outing Credit: NSC

Glasgow 2026: Nigeria’s Oluwafemiayo, Ajayi headline star-studded Commonwealth Games field

APRA re-elects Nigeria’s Ibietan, two others to lead association, expands executive council

APRA re-elects Nigeria’s Ibietan, two others to lead association

the recovered cattle attached Credits: Katsina Police Command

Police rescue abducted woman, recover 15 rustled cattle in Katsina

Uba Sani flags off 11 road projects

Uba Sani flags off 11 road projects in Zaria, says Kaduna owes Tinubu 98 per cent votes in 2027

Special Reports

Queue waiting to buy gas at AA Rano Gas station, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State

Headline Stories

SPECIAL REPORT: How soaring cooking gas prices are squeezing Nigerian households, businesses

Government Day Secondary School, Lassa

Investigation/Special Reports

EXCLUSIVE: 36 students still missing after Borno school attack

A collage of IPOB flag, attacked police station and Simon Ekpa

Headline Stories

SPECIAL REPORT: IPOB-linked attacks, killings reduce since Simon Ekpa’s jailing

Inside details of farmer-herder clashes in Abuja community

Headline Stories

SPECIAL REPORT: Inside details of farmer-herder clashes in Abuja community

Rev Usetu Bassey’s Ibogo for Christ crusade, Ibogo Community in Biase LGA, Cross River, Dec 2024

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How mob brutally assaulted woman accused of witchcraft at church crusade

INVESTIGATION: Commissioned But Locked: How an idle hospital is failing women in Akwa Ibom

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INVESTIGATION: Commissioned But Locked: How an idle hospital is failing women in Akwa Ibom

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Coronation Merchant Bank announces strategic leadership transition, building on strong foundations for long-term growth

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A cross section of Enugu State Government commissioners speaking on the new projects

Enugu govt upscales tourism status, approves massive infrastructure projects

Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS), (PHOTO CREDIT: Nigeria Revenue Service on Facebook)

E-invoicing: NRS issues deadline for compliance

The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), in partnership with Renaissance Africa Energy Company Limited,

NCDMB, Renaissance begin oil and gas readiness training for 300 Nigerians

A collage of Governor Dapo Abiodun, IGP Olatunji Disu and Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu

Inside Operation Kosaye and Ogun’s new security doctrine, By Seyi Bakare

Features and Interviews

Vice President Kashim Shettima and other dignitaries at the launch of the Niger Delta Agricultural Development and Investment Fund

Features And Interviews

Nigeria launches new push for Niger Delta agri-development

Governor Mohammed Bago and Assembly Speaker Abdulmalik Sarkindaji

Features And Interviews

Niger Assembly has no website, limiting residents’ access to information

byYakubu Mohammed

Primate Henry Ndukuba

Features And Interviews

TRIBUTE: Inside Primate Henry Ndukuba’s legacy of raising global Christian youth movement, By Folu Olamiti

USTDA announced an agreement with Nigerian energy company Powergas Nigeria Ltd (Powergas) to fund a feasibility study for a small-scale liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant in southern Nigeria

Features And Interviews

How US is backing Nigeria’s energy and digital infrastructure

Frank W. Garcia Jr, U.S. Department of State's .Assistant Secretary for African Affairs. Photo Credit: U.S. Department of State

Features And Interviews

Top US official’s scheduled visit to Nigeria highlights Trump administration’s approach to West Africa

A Ghanaian gold mine

Features And Interviews

Ghana’s Tarkwa negotiations are testing Africa’s new mining bargain

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Business

News Reports

MOPO, a pay-per-use battery technology

MOPO seals $75 million deal for expansion in Nigeria

Femi Otedola, Chairman, FirstHoldCo

FirstHoldCo delivers massive ₦653.5bn profit before tax in H1 2026

oil rig

What Nigeria must learn from oil industry’s rejection of Sao Tome’s oil blocks

APRA re-elects Nigeria’s Ibietan, two others to lead association, expands executive council

APRA re-elects Nigeria’s Ibietan, two others to lead association

Nigerian stocks

UBA, Fidson, Wema top stock pick this week

Financial Inclusion

Financial Inclusion

Nigeria’s tax reform may strain Financial Inclusion gains

February 8, 2026

Robert Ochola, CEO of the AfricaNenda Foundation

Instant payment transactions in Africa hit $1.9trn in 2024 — Report

November 16, 2025

The launch of the State of Instant Payment Systems (SIIPS) 2025 report

Financial Inclusion: Nigeria’s NIBSS emerges as the only African Payment system to reach matured inclusivity level

November 13, 2025

Instant Payment Systems (SIIPS) 2025 report

Payment Systems: Central bankers, regulators, converge on Eswatini for SIIPS launch

November 12, 2025

L-R: Munir Bello - Nigeria Country Lead, Inclusive Financial Systems at Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Angela Wambugu - Director, Advisory Services Africa at Women's World Banking, Uche Uzoebo - Chief Executive Officer, Shared Agent Network Expansion Facilities Limited, Dr Nurudeen Zauro - Technical Advisor to the President on Economic & Financial Inclusion, Elizabeth Gathai - Regional Head, Africa at Women's World Banking, Dr Stephen Ambore - Policy Director, Africa, Women's World Banking.

Group seeks financial inclusion for women in Nigeria

August 29, 2025

Analysis & Data

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CREDIT: CBN X handle)

Why some bank dividends are paused and what it means for investors

Logos of Zenith Bank, First HoldCo, Access Holdings Plc, UBA, FCMB Group, Stanbic IBTC, Wema Bank, Sterling Holdco, and Ecobank

Banks grow earnings and income streams despite impact of 2025 provisions

Lagos City (PHOTO CREDIT: Lagos Insider)

ANALYSIS: Is Lagos the New Silicon Valley of Africa?

October 26, 2025

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Nigeria’s digital payment boom faces rising cybersecurity threats

October 22, 2025

A towering six-meter sculpture—the thinker’s burden, designed by Benjamin Von Wong, to challenge negotiators in Geneva.

Recycle or Cut Production: The Politics of Plastics Economy

September 8, 2025

Regional

South West

Police smash armed robbery gang, recover guns

Police smash armed robbery gang in Ondo, recover guns

A photo of one of the Lagos housing units

Court orders final forfeiture of 52 Lagos housing units adjudged proceeds of crime to FG

Ekiti state governor, Biodun Oyebanji

Ekiti monthly IGR rises to N2.7bn without new taxes – Official

Gunmen or Kidnappers used to illustrate the story in Katsina

Nigerian govt charges three men with terrorism over Oyo school children, teachers abduction

South South

Entrance of University of Calabar (UNICAL)

UniCal reaffirms ban on wild post-exam celebrations, warns defaulters

Governor Bassey Otu

Cross River exempts women, elderly drivers from vehicle registration, levies

Abia State on map

Abia govt speaks on viral video of flooded building

Vice President Kashim Shettima and other dignitaries at the launch of the Niger Delta Agricultural Development and Investment Fund

Nigeria launches new push for Niger Delta agri-development

South East

Mary Habila

Group sues Umahi, IGP, others over Mary Habila’s death

Nigerian troops

Suspect arrested as troops dismantle kidnap syndicate, rescue victim

Symbol to illustrate Court or Justice

Choirmaster jailed for raping, impregnating teenage girl during ‘deliverance’

FRSC on the road

Three dead, four injured in truck accident in Anambra – FRSC

North West

Boat accident scene

Six die in Jigawa boat mishap

the recovered cattle attached Credits: Katsina Police Command

Police rescue abducted woman, recover 15 rustled cattle in Katsina

Uba Sani flags off 11 road projects

Uba Sani flags off 11 road projects in Zaria, says Kaduna owes Tinubu 98 per cent votes in 2027

Senator Rufa’i Hanga and the APC national chairman

Kano NDC lone senator may join APC, says Obi, Kwankwaso cannot win elections

North East

Nigerian Army

Troops arrest Sudanese suspected terrorist fighter, Ghanaian woman

Map of Borno

Video renews school safety fears as 78 Borno students remain in captivity

Nigerian soldiers in the Northeast

Stray bullet kills federal polytechnic students as security forces foil abduction in Borno — Official

Maj.-Gen. Abdullahi Maikano (Rtd) speaking with reporters shortly after announcing his appointment as new Civilian JTF Commander General in Abuja

Nigeria’s Civilian JTF gets new Commander General

North Central

Nigeria Police insignia

Police rescue nine children, arrest suspected traffickers in Niger

Rescued kidnap victims and recovered weapons and ammunition in Benue

Soldiers kill two suspected terrorists, rescue kidnap victims in Benue

Health workers attending to patients at a health facility

Niger investigates suspected infectious disease after child’s death

Kogi State Governor, Usman Ododo

Abducted Kogi principal, NECO official, students rescued

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New ECOWAS hq (PHOTO CREDIT: @officialSKSM)

Tinubu recommits to regional integration as new ECOWAS hq built by China opens

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International

A displaced Congolese man listens to the radio outside his shelter in South Kivu province in January. Journalists have been targeted for reporting on the latest clashes. (Photo: Reuters/Gradel Muyisa Mumbere)

In eastern DRC, journalists face death, arson threats for reporting on war

American soldiers [PHOTO CREDIT: U.S. Central Command]

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US strike cuts water supply in Iran, Iran damages water supply in Kuwait

Sports

Olufemiayo with the national flag as she targets another glorious Commonwealth Games outing Credit: NSC

Glasgow 2026: Nigeria’s Oluwafemiayo, Ajayi headline star-studded Commonwealth Games field

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World Cup 2026 Awards: Rodri wins Golden Ball as Mbappe claims Golden Boot

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‘Spain were the better team’ — Scaloni reacts as Argentina lose World Cup crown

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Arts & Entertainment

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Kollington Ayinla and Salawa Abebi

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Children of Blood and Bone

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Chidi Anselm Odinkalu writes that democracy without voters is the origin of Nigeria’s insecurity crisis.

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Editorial

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National Youth Service Corps members (PHOTO CREDIT: X @officialnyscng)

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Super Eagles (Credit: NFF Media)

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Health

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Arthur Dani Hzizidi examines slides for malaria parasites

Half of approved diagnostics for Africa’s priority epidemic diseases unavailable at primary healthcare level – Report

DR Congo

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Niger investigates suspected infectious disease after child’s death

Officials at the high-level stakeholders’ meeting in Abuja on Friday

FG to commission 11 pharmaceutical manufacturing projects in 2026 to boost local drug production

Investigations

INVESTIGATION: Commissioned But Locked: How an idle hospital is failing women in Akwa Ibom

INVESTIGATION: Commissioned But Locked: How an idle hospital is failing women in Akwa Ibom

A group of volunteer staff at Damare PHC (1)

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Features

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The shop compartment where Mr Loyoous’s children sleep

How poverty affects childhood development in Nigerian capital

Eva Chukwunelo is a creative and disability inclusion advocate

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A health worker collects a blood sample from a suspected Lassa fever patient at the MSF-supported treatment centre in Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital, Bauchi. (CREDIT: MSF)

Misdiagnosed as Malaria: The hidden cost of delayed Lassa Fever detection in Nigeria

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President Muhammadu Buhari

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