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Akwa Ibom’s N2.53 trillion revenue in 32 months under Eno surpasses its previous eight-year earnings

SPECIAL REPORT: Abuja residents bear the brunt of poorly regulated quarrying companies

SPECIAL REPORT: Oil spills from abandoned wells ravage Ogoniland amidst plans to resume production

EXCLUSIVE: How the coup to topple, kill Tinubu was uncovered and foiled

SPECIAL REPORT: Lack of press tags makes Nigeria’s National Assembly complex unsafe

Kano Under Siege: Banditry, gang violence displacing communities, claiming lives

INVESTIGATION: Under Eno, Akwa Ibom slips deeper into secrecy, violates fiscal law

Horror of Police Brutality: A Nigerian widow’s pain mirrors victims’ agonies

Left to Leak: Inaccessible healthcare leaves women in rural Niger with fistula
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Biodun Jeyifo: The intellectual as a revolutionary, By Owei Lakemfa

Re: Democracy in name only? False! Democracy is alive, and not a spectacle, By Kayode Adebiyi

Profiling, systemic inequity and lessons in history, By Auwal Gonga

IGP Kayode Egbetokun in the eyes of a mentee, By Zayd Ibn Isah

Biodun Jeyifo: A personal remembrance, By Chima Anyadike

BJ: Painful exit of a revolutionary and literary iroko, By Lanre Arogundade
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February 16, 2026

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A Collage of Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan and Titus Zam

Again, furious Akpoti-Uduaghan clashes with another lawmaker over committee meeting

February 17, 2026

Stanley Nwabali

Unanswered questions trail Nwabali’s abrupt Chippa exit

February 16, 2026

U.S. Embassy Abuja

US sanctions eight Nigerians linked to terrorism, cybercrime

February 16, 2026

Nasir El-Rufai

Nigerian govt. files charges against El-Rufai for alleged phone tapping

February 16, 2026

Osun state governor, Ademola Adeleke and President Bola Tinubu

EDITORIAL: Tinubu, release withheld Osun council funds now!

February 16, 2026

Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai and National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu

Ribadu denies importing dangerous chemicals, refers El-Rufai’s allegation to SSS

February 15, 2026

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El-Rufai arrives at the EFCC office in Abuja

EFCC detains El-Rufai after he honoured invitation for interrogation

February 17, 2026

WAEC releases Computer-Based WASSCE results, records 42% pass rate

February 17, 2026

ex-Gov Bello’s nephew, Ali bello PHOTO CREDIT @21st CENTURY CHRONICLE

EFCC investigator denies obtaining statements from Yahaya Bello’s nephew, others under duress

February 16, 2026

FCT Council Election: Supreme Court replaces APC chairmanship candidate in Bwari

February 16, 2026

House of Reps (PHOTO CREDIT: @HouseNGR,https://twitter.com/HouseNGR/status/1790694422616650178/photo/4 )

Reps give OAGF, AuGF October deadline to submit outstanding financial statements

February 16, 2026

Kano governor joins APC

Kano now at the table, not the margin; Governor Yusuf declares as he formally joins APC

February 16, 2026

Defence Headquarters

Nigerian military confirms arrival of 100 US troops

February 16, 2026

Chief Justice of Nigeria, Kudirat Kekere-Ekun

CJN to swear in 14 Federal High Court judges (Full list)

February 16, 2026

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Chairpersons of the Joint Committee on the Army

2026 Budget; NASS backs N1.5trn allocation to Nigerian Army

February 16, 2026

L-R: Kabiru Rabiu, Group Executive Director, BUA Group; Cpt. Mohammed J. Al Shamisi, MD/Group CEO, AD Ports Group (UAE); Saif Al Mazrouei, CEO (Ports Cluster) AD Ports Group; Abdul Samad Rabiu, Founder/Executive Chairman, BUA Group; and Steve Green, Group CFO, MAIR Group at the signing of a startegic Memorandum of Understanding between Nigeria's BUA Group and UAE-based AD Ports Group and MAIR Group in Abu Dhabi. Monday, February 16, 2026

Tinubu hails BUA’s MoU with UAE firms

February 16, 2026

Nigeria Police Force

FCT police arrest 13 suspected armed robbers

February 16, 2026

EFCC Nigeria

Father says he’s distressed as EFCC officer wife relocates children, blocks access to them

February 16, 2026

Governor Muhammadu Yahaya

Gombe government, Tunisian firm partner to fix water supply crisis

February 16, 2026

Alex Iwobi Credit: Fulham X Page

Iwobi hits Fulham century, Sadiq Umar ends LaLiga goal drought in style

February 16, 2026

Special Reports

Governor Umo Eno

Headline Stories

Akwa Ibom’s N2.53 trillion revenue in 32 months under Eno surpasses its previous eight-year earnings

February 15, 2026

Dai Jin Investment Limited, quarry site inside Aco AMAC Estate, Abuja. Photo Credit Popoola Ademola

Headline Stories

SPECIAL REPORT: Abuja residents bear the brunt of poorly regulated quarrying companies

February 8, 2026

Yorla well head

Headline Stories

SPECIAL REPORT: Oil spills from abandoned wells ravage Ogoniland amidst plans to resume production

February 7, 2026

General Olufemi Oluyede and Director General of the SSS, Oluwatosin Ajayi

Headline Stories

EXCLUSIVE: How the coup to topple, kill Tinubu was uncovered and foiled

January 29, 2026

National Assembly complex

Headline Stories

SPECIAL REPORT: Lack of press tags makes Nigeria’s National Assembly complex unsafe

January 24, 2026

Kano Flyover

Headline Stories

Kano Under Siege: Banditry, gang violence displacing communities, claiming lives

January 22, 2026

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Governor Dapo Abiodun (CREDIT: His X page)

Abiodun approves over ₦450m cash rewards for Team Ogun medalists, coaches

February 16, 2026

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TGI Group partners with Reliance Consumer Products, FMCG arm of India’s industrial giant

February 16, 2026

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PZ Cussons’ Robb, Premier Cool, Joy, Morning Fresh power post-race recovery at 11th Lagos City Marathon

February 16, 2026

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Arla Foods launches “Cool Cow Yoghurt” made with 100% fresh milk crafted to nourish!

February 16, 2026

Governor Mohammed test-driving one of the tractors (Credit Bala A Mojammed X page)

Governor Bala Mohammed rolls out 40 tractors to boost rural agriculture

February 16, 2026

Features and Interviews

Yusuf Yakub, Director-General of NTAC at the Total Official Support for Sustainable Development Goals in Madrid, Spain

Features And Interviews

NTAC: Nigeria’s foreign policy tool to assist African, Caribbean, Pacific countries

byMaureen Okonand1 others

February 15, 2026

The Federal Republic of Nigeria and the Government of the United States of America today signed a landmark technical Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to deepen bilateral health cooperation [PHOTO CREDIT: health.gov.ng]

Features And Interviews

US-Nigeria health deal offers huge prospects but concerns remain

byMariam Ileyemi

February 15, 2026

A collage of Fubara, Rivers Assembly and Wike

Features And Interviews

ANALYSIS: The price Tinubu would’ve paid if Fubara had been impeached

byChinagorom Ugwu

February 13, 2026

Somaliland

Features And Interviews

ANALYSIS: What AU must do to resolve Somaliland controversy

byPaul-Simon Handyand1 others

February 11, 2026

Kole Shettima being honoured in Machina

Features And Interviews

FEATURE: Machina and Kole Shettima: A Homeland Honouring Its Exceptional Son

byMualeem Ibrahim

February 11, 2026

Anas Yusuf has moved to Algeria (PHOTO CREDIT: Anas Yusuf Facebook Page)

Features And Interviews

ANALYSIS: Why NPFL’s top scorers rarely break through abroad

byTunde Eludini

February 11, 2026

Business

News Reports

L-R: Kabiru Rabiu, Group Executive Director, BUA Group; Cpt. Mohammed J. Al Shamisi, MD/Group CEO, AD Ports Group (UAE); Saif Al Mazrouei, CEO (Ports Cluster) AD Ports Group; Abdul Samad Rabiu, Founder/Executive Chairman, BUA Group; and Steve Green, Group CFO, MAIR Group at the signing of a startegic Memorandum of Understanding between Nigeria's BUA Group and UAE-based AD Ports Group and MAIR Group in Abu Dhabi. Monday, February 16, 2026

Tinubu hails BUA’s MoU with UAE firms

February 16, 2026

STOCKS: Floor of the Nigerian Stock Exchange

Access Holdings, AIICO, Transcorp top stock picks this week

February 16, 2026

Bird strike continues to disrupt United Nigeria Airlines flight operations

Again, bird strike disrupts United Nigeria Airlines’ flight operations

February 15, 2026

United Nigeria Airline (PHOTO CREDIT: Katsina State Government)

Another bird strike disrupts United Nigeria Airlines’ flight operations

February 15, 2026

A ship at Lagos port used to illustrate the story [PHOTO: Nigerian Institute of Shipping]

18 ships discharge petroleum products, others in Lagos ports

February 15, 2026

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

Lagos City (PHOTO CREDIT: Lagos Insider)

ANALYSIS: Is Lagos the New Silicon Valley of Africa?

October 26, 2025

A photo of Nigerians using their phones

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

An AI generated image to illustrate a story

Nigeria’s economy stabilises. But Nigerians are still hungry

August 19, 2025

Wale Tinubu, chairman Oando Clean Energy

Oando Achieves 63% production growth, posts ₦1.72 trillion revenue half year 2025

Regional

South West

ARMY: Nigerian Soldiers (Army) on duty. [PHOTO CREDIT: The Guardian]

Soldiers, local security guards kill two terrorists in Ondo – Official

February 16, 2026

Picture used to Illustrate a defection from PDP to APC

Osun: Five PDP Reps, Senators defect to APC

February 15, 2026

Justice symbol used to illustrate the story.

Court declares oil firm unable to pay $15.3m debt, appoints administrator

February 13, 2026

Suspected serial fraudster, Fred Ajudua. [Photo credit: PM News Nigeria]

Appeal Court grants Ajudua bail, says Supreme Court did not bar fresh application

February 13, 2026

South South

EFCC Nigeria

Father says he’s distressed as EFCC officer wife relocates children, blocks access to them

February 16, 2026

Mike Igini

Ex-INEC REC faults Senate on electronic transmission of election, lists dangers

February 15, 2026

Governor Umo Eno

Akwa Ibom’s N2.53 trillion revenue in 32 months under Eno surpasses its previous eight-year earnings

February 15, 2026

Oil spilling out from a ruptured pipeline at Freetown in Andoni

EXCLUSIVE: Fresh oil spill hits Rivers community as Trans Niger pipeline ruptures

February 14, 2026

South East

Late Ikechukwu Nwite

Apprentice allegedly kills mentor in Anambra

February 16, 2026

Police operatives

Nigerian police arrest four over kidnap, murder of three Cameroonians

February 16, 2026

illegal mining operation

Three killed, four injured as mining pit collapses in Ebonyi

February 15, 2026

Borno state on map used to illustrate the story

Villagers sleep in bush after security alert in Borno community

February 15, 2026

North West

El-Rufai arrives at the EFCC office in Abuja

EFCC detains El-Rufai after he honoured invitation for interrogation

February 17, 2026

Kano governor joins APC

Kano now at the table, not the margin; Governor Yusuf declares as he formally joins APC

February 16, 2026

CSP Muhammad Sani Kabir, the DPO of Rimi Division, who was killed during an anti-rustling operation in Katsina State.

Fresh violence tests Katsina peace deals after DPO killed in anti-rustling operation

February 16, 2026

Vaccination

Sokoto to scale up polio vaccination in border communities with Niger Republic

February 15, 2026

North East

Nigerian Army fighting Boko Haram

Security forces kill terrorists in Borno coordinated attacks

February 16, 2026

President Bola Tinubu

Tinubu arrives Adamawa, to inaugurate key projects

February 16, 2026

Governor Muhammadu Yahaya

Gombe government, Tunisian firm partner to fix water supply crisis

February 16, 2026

FRSC Officials on duty

FRSC denies 120 fatalities report on Damaturu–Buni Yadi Road

February 16, 2026

North Central

A Collage of Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan and Titus Zam

Again, furious Akpoti-Uduaghan clashes with another lawmaker over committee meeting

February 17, 2026

ex-Gov Bello’s nephew, Ali bello PHOTO CREDIT @21st CENTURY CHRONICLE

EFCC investigator denies obtaining statements from Yahaya Bello’s nephew, others under duress

February 16, 2026

FCT Council Election: Supreme Court replaces APC chairmanship candidate in Bwari

February 16, 2026

Nigeria Police Force

FCT police arrest 13 suspected armed robbers

February 16, 2026

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International

Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali delivers a speech during the annual African Union Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on February 14. Reuters news agency was not allowed to attend. (Photo: AP/Amanuel Sileshi)

Ethiopia revokes Reuters journalists’ accreditation following investigative report

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U.S. Embassy Abuja

US sanctions eight Nigerians linked to terrorism, cybercrime

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Nigeria declares renewed support for South Sudan peace process

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Sports

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Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) secretariat

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Biodun Jeyifo: The intellectual as a revolutionary, By Owei Lakemfa

February 16, 2026

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Donald Trump: The contradiction at the heart of a divided America, By Kayode Adebiyi

Re: Democracy in name only? False! Democracy is alive, and not a spectacle, By Kayode Adebiyi

February 16, 2026

Profiling, systemic inequity and lessons in history, By Auwal Gonga

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February 16, 2026

Olusegun Adeniyi at 60: Tribute to an elite who doesn’t behave like one, By Zayd Ibn Isah

IGP Kayode Egbetokun in the eyes of a mentee, By Zayd Ibn Isah

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Biodun Jeyifo: A personal remembrance, By Chima Anyadike

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February 16, 2026

Lanre Arogundade writes about Professor Soyinka at 90.

BJ: Painful exit of a revolutionary and literary iroko, By Lanre Arogundade

February 16, 2026

Editorial

Osun state governor, Ademola Adeleke and President Bola Tinubu

EDITORIAL: Tinubu, release withheld Osun council funds now!

February 16, 2026

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January 26, 2026

President Donald Trump and President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela

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January 12, 2026

Nigerians on the street

EDITORIAL: 2026: Confronting challenges, building hope

January 5, 2026

Officers of the Nigeria Police Force [PHOTO: X @PoliceNG]

EDITORIAL: Arresting defiance to Tinubu’s police withdrawal order

December 22, 2025

Health

News Reports

Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC)

Lassa Fever: NCDC raises alarm over infections, deaths among healthcare workers

February 16, 2026

Vaccination

Sokoto to scale up polio vaccination in border communities with Niger Republic

February 15, 2026

Katsina State on map

Katsina govt sponsors 34 female nurses, midwives for specialised training in Germany — Commissioner

February 15, 2026

Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI), (PHOTO CREDIT: CEPI on linkedin)

CEPI seeks $2.5bn to prevent future pandemic devastation

February 14, 2026

Investigations

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December 13, 2025

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Secretary of the Lagos State Council of JOHESU, Adegboyega Kabiawu

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Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare of Nigeria, Muhammad Pate

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