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Wike divides opposition lawmakers in race for House Speakership

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Members of the Nigeria Labour Congress during a May Day rally in Abuja

NLC, TUC suspend planned strike over fuel subsidy removal

Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC)

UPDATED: Court stops Labour’s planned strike over fuel subsidy removal

Nigerian health workers suspend strike after meeting Tinubu

Jonathan commissions Taraba flyover littered with refuse

Tinubu meets Akpabio, Wike, Umahi at Aso Rock Villa

Walk way into the general ward at national hospital 'empty'.

Tinubu meets striking health workers, urges them to resume work

Inside St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo, Ondo State

Owo church reopens one year after fatal terror attack

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Members of the Nigeria Labour Congress during a May Day rally in Abuja

NLC, TUC suspend planned strike over fuel subsidy removal

Ogun PDP Governorship Aspirant, Segun Showunmi, at a pre campaign briefing in Ogun state.

APC thugs attacked me with guns in court –Showunmi

former Head of Service of the Federation, Stephen Oronsaye

Alleged Pension Fraud: Court acquits ex-HoS Oronsaye

Members of House of Representatives during a session in the green chamber. [PHOTO CREDIT: Official Twitter handle of House of Reps.]

Reps panel summons NEPC MD over status of $1.67bn crude oil revenue

Stella Oduah’s trial stalled again as judge warns those sending him private messages

Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi. [Photo: Facebook/PeterObiGregory]

Peter Obi tenders election result documents from seven states to challenge Tinubu’s victory

CBN Headquarters in Abuja

Can Tinubu avoid Buhari’s borrowing approach to public expenditure?

Gov. Abdulazizi-Yari

10th NASS: Court restrains EFCC, ICPC, SSS from detaining ex-Governor Yari

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

Tinubu, opposition lawmakers-elect to meet Thursday

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

Tinubu tells Nigeria’s security agencies to share intelligence

Tinubu’s wife assumes office as First Lady

Benzema [PHOTO CREDIT: @realmadriden]

Benzema scores in farewell game but Real Madrid held by Athletic Bilbao

Victor Osimhen [PHOTO CREDIT: Official SSC Napoli on Twitter @en_sscnapoli]

Osimhen scores again as Napoli end season with victory

A Catholic Church used to illustrate story

UPDATED: Kidnapped Reverend Father freed in Anambra

Special Reports

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

Headline Stories

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

Libya - Ferry Illustration (Credit: JamesO’Brien/OCCRP)

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How Libya’s Gaddafi-Era Graft Saddled Sierra Leone With a Faulty Ferry

Director General, Nigerian Copyright Commission, Mr John Assien addresses the reporter in his office in Abuja.

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Book Famine: How policies in Nigeria limit visually impaired persons’ access to books

January 18, 2023

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NCC flags off first Talk To The Regulator Forum (TTTRF) in Yenagoa Bayelsa State

NCC flags off first Talk To The Regulator Forum (TTTRF) in Yenagoa Bayelsa State

FIRS: Nigeria’s tax-to-GDP ratio rises to 10.86% as at 2021

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Features and Interviews

Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State

Features And Interviews

Wike divides opposition lawmakers in race for House Speakership

byBakare Majeed

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

AGRICULTURE

Women In Agriculture: Lack of capital affecting my farming output, growth – Widow

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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

Features And Interviews

ECONOMY 360: Tinubu, Trust and the Fuel Subsidy Tightrope

byOladeinde Olawoyin

Abdulrasheed Hamisu, project coordinator of the Kano State Agro-pastoral Development Project.

Features And Interviews

How Sasakawa is using $19.3 million IsDB, LLF fund to strengthen food security in Kano – Coordinator

byAbdulkareem Mojeed

SGBV Responder in Nigeria

Features And Interviews

SPECIAL REPORT: A day in the Life of an SGBV Responder in Nigeria

byTitilope Fadare

Pandora Papers

President Muhammadu Buhari and Mohammed Bello-Koko Managing Director, NPA

Headline Stories

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

#SuisseSecrets: Bank of Spies: Credit Suisse Catered to Global Intelligence Figures

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Business

News Reports

Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)

OPEC extends oil production cut

CBN Headquarters in Abuja

Can Tinubu avoid Buhari’s borrowing approach to public expenditure?

First Bank of Nigeria

Boom in commercial banking business pushes FBN Holdings’ quarterly profit up by 54%

Abuja transporters

Food prices, transport fares increase across Nigeria as fuel subsidy removal bites harder

Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika [PHOTO CREDIT: aviation.gov.ng/]

Fresh concerns as NCAA rejects Nigeria Air’s certification request

Financial Inclusion

ATM Card (PHOTO CREDIT: First Bank)

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

A fuel pump used to illustrate story

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

Ogun PDP Governorship Aspirant, Segun Showunmi, at a pre campaign briefing in Ogun state.

APC thugs attacked me with guns in court –Showunmi

Justice symbol used to illustrate the story.

Lagos govt sues social media celebrity for tax evasion

Inside St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo, Ondo State

Owo church reopens one year after fatal terror attack

JUST IN: Ogun governorship election tribunal begins sitting amidst tight security

South South

Cross River Govt sends Auditor General on compulsory retirement

Election petition court photos

Tinubu, APC’s agents truncated results in Rivers – Atiku’s witness tells presidential election court

Late Mr Ime Umanah

Woman settles patients’ medical bills in honour of late Akwa Ibom philanthropist

Gov Umo Eno with former governor of Akwa Ibom Victor Attah

Akwa Ibom governor visits ex-governor Attah

South East

Ebonyi and Cross River States on map

Ebonyi court building damaged by fire

Ever-busy Ogbete Road deserted on Monday

IPOB’s sit-at-home continues in Enugu, despite Gov Mbah’s pronouncement

A Catholic Church used to illustrate story

UPDATED: Kidnapped Reverend Father freed in Anambra

Nigeria Police Force on patrol

Security operatives begin manhunt for abductors of Chinese national

North West

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Senator mourns as terrorists kill dozens in Sokoto

The Governor of Kano State, Abba Kabir [PHOTO CREDIT: Abba Kabir Yusuf on Facebook]

Daula Hotel Demolition: Developer to sue Kano govt, demand N10 billion compensation

Nigeria Police officers

Police rescue nine abducted children in Zamfara – Official

Mob loots Kano Mall ahead of alleged planned demolition

North East

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

Governor of Taraba State, Agbu Kefas (PHOTO CREDIT: KefasAgbu.com )

Taraba governor appoints SSG, chief of staff

PDP governor-elect in Taraba State, Agbu Kefas (PHOTO CREDIT: Channels TV)

Taraba governor dissolves local government councils

North Central

L-R: Secretary, Kwara Trade Union Congress (TUC) Comr. Salami Moshood; Bar. Jimoh Lawal; Head of Service Kwara State Mrs Susan Modupe Oluwole; Chairman Kwara State APC Prince Sunday Fagbemi; Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq; State Chairman Nigeria Labour Congress(NLC) Comrade Muritala Saheed Olayinka; State Chairman Nigeria Medical Associations(NMA) Dr Ola Ahmed; State Chairman Joint Negotiation Council(JNC), Comr. Soliu Suleiman; Treasurer Nigeria Labour Congress(NLC) Comr. Usman Rasheed; State Chairman Nigeria Union of Public Service Reportorial, Secretarial, Data Processors and Allied Workers (NUPSRAW) Comr. Madinate Jimoh; and State Chairman Trade Union Congress (TUC) Comr. Joseph Tunde; during a meeting with labour leaders in Government House Ilorin Kwara State on Monday.

Subsidy Removal: Kwara Government reduces workdays for civil servants

Kwara State governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq

Subsidy Removal: Kwara govt reduces weekly work days to three for civil servants

L-R: Usman Ododo, Yahaya Bello, Salifu Joel [PHOTO: Voice of Nigeria]

Kogi APC picks primary school teacher as deputy governorship candidate

UTC, Area 10 Abuja, demolished as shop owners and scavengers hustle to recover what is left of it.

Abuja authorities demolish popular UTC complex, give reasons

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International

US First Lady Dr. Jill Biden - in Cairo June 2023

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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G7 leaders announce new sanctions on Russian diamonds

Sports

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Nurudeen, Jimoh emerge as new Deaf Table Tennis champions

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NPFL Super Six: Obioma’s header hands Enyimba slim victory over Lobi Stars

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Amusan, Brume claim impressive victories in Jamaica, Poland

Osimhen, 24, has now joined the exclusive list of Napoli legends as he is only the fourth Capocannoniere winner in the post-war period for the Naples-based club.

Serie A: History maker Osimhen ends the season as first African to win Capocannoniere award

Arts and Entertainment

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Kate Henshaw finally unveils daughter, Gabrielle

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Hilda Baci’s Dog meat video, Arugba’s separation, other top entertainment stories last week

Ogungbadero and 29 others set Guinness World Record for longest recording session

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Niyi Osundare writes about corruption and incompetence in Nigeria.

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Professor Toyin Falola writes about the fate of the Nigerian Professor.

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Timi Alaibe writes about the death of Chief Raymond Dokpesi.

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Omojo Wada writes about the fallout of removal of fuel subsidy.

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Health

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Nigerian health workers suspend strike after meeting Tinubu

Abdulrasheed Hamisu, project coordinator of the Kano State Agro-pastoral Development Project.

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Investigations

Facility where vaccination cards are obtained without jab

INVESTIGATION: Lagos officials sell COVID-19 vaccination cards without jabs, sell fake but ‘authentic’ test results

January 7, 2023

Drums of Methylene Chloride Chemical

Sukurdai: The toxic, unregulated drug killing Northern Nigerian youth

November 13, 2022

Illegal refining site in Tai LGA

INVESTIGATION: Respiratory illnesses worsen, water pollution confirmed as Port Harcourt residents battle with soot

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

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Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike [PHOTO CREDIT: Gov Nyesom Ezenwo Wike]

SCORECARD: Increased revenue, huge debt burden, higher child mortality reflect Wike’s performance as Rivers governor

President Muhammadu Buhari delivering a speech in the State House. [PHOTO: Presidency]

ANALYSIS: Medical tourism, dilapidated PHCs, incessant workers’ strike, others show Buhari failed in Health Sector

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Protesters praying for success at the gates of Government House, Minna

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Education, Infant mortality, Poverty worsened in Zamfara under Matawalle

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President Muhammadu Buhari

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

November 12, 2021

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

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Children waiting for treatment at a treatment centre in Ringim LGA.

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