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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
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Mississauga: Gateway to the best of Ontario, By Ehi Braimah

The exceptional performance edge, By Yemi Adetayo

Ghost workers, IPPIS fraud, and lessons from the ₦941m forfeiture, By Nafisat Bello

Afrilition: Setting out a critical pathway towards African excellence, By Adéwálé Àjàdí

NIPSS vs. Shuaib: Legal vindication is not institutional wisdom, By Haruna Abdullahi Haruspice

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Nigeria arrested suspected terrorists returning from Hajj. But several questions are unanswered

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US bombs Iran for 11th consecutive night

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31 firms win 37 oil, gas blocks in Nigeria’s 2025 Licensing Round

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Gunmen invade Anambra community, kill four, raze houses

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Reps panel summons Ribadu, Odumegwu-Ojukwu over phantom federal agency

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

CBN retains interest rate at 26.5%

Chief of Staff to President Bola Tinubu, Femi Gbajabiamila

ICPC confirms questioning Gbajabiamila

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Gunmen kidnap two farmers in Ondo

Jollof rice used to illustrate the story.

Cost of preparing pot of jollof rice up 14.6% in 11 months – Report

Court orders EFCC to arrest Abuja realtor for skipping hearing in land fraud trial

Minister of Defence, Christopher Musa. [PHOTO CREDIT: Official X handle of the Defence ministry]

Nigeria’s defence minister dismisses resignation reports, threatens legal action

Governor Mbah

Enugu extends health insurance to traders

First Lady Remi Tinubu with Gov Alex Otti and wife, Priscilla

First Lady donates N2bn to promote Akwete weaving heritage in Abia

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World Breastfeeding Week: FG urges stronger support for breastfeeding

Monday Ubani and Oyinkansola Badejo-Okusanya

NBA Election: I was disenfranchised like many lawyers, still Badejo-Okusanya could’ve won – SAN

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National Human Rights Commission (NHRC)

NHRC sets up committee on climate-driven human rights violations

Lionel Messi (PHOTO CREDIT: Lionel Messi on IG)

‘The pain is so great’: Messi breaks silence after World Cup Final heartbreak

LP female running mate reflects commitment to inclusion

LP confident in presidential, ticket, says female running mate reflects commitment to inclusion, social justice

NNPP

2027: NNPP meets INEC deadline, submits 355 NASS, presidential candidates

Troops rescue 27 kidnap victims

Troops rescue 27 kidnap victims, foil abductions in Sokoto, Zamfara

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Senate panel screens AMCON chair, asks corporation to prepare report ahead of wind-down

Special Reports

Umaru Musa Yar'Adua International Airport, Katsina

Headline Stories

Nigeria arrested suspected terrorists returning from Hajj. But several questions are unanswered

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

Headline Stories

How mob brutally assaulted woman accused of witchcraft at church crusade

Promoted Content

Enugu Air exhibits investment vision at Farnborough International Airshow

Enugu Air exhibits investment vision at Farnborough International Airshow

Governor Peter Mbah in handshake with 13-year-old international STEM Olympiad gold medalist, Chimdiebube Onwubiko, at the Government House, Enugu on Monday

Gov Mbah honours International STEM Olympiad medalist, rewards him, teacher, school

Governor Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed of Bauchi

Bauchi govt disburses N625m startup grants to 1,250 youths

The Executive Chairman, Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS), Zacch Adedeji (right) and the outgoing British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Richard Montgomery during the latter’s farewell visit to Dr Adedeji at the NRS new headquarters, Abuja on Tuesday

Outgoing British High Commissioner praises Tinubu’s economic reforms

Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani

Gov Sani tips other states off on how to copy Kaduna peace model

Features and Interviews

Illustration representing Cape Verde goalkeeper Vozinha, Kylian Mbappé, and Rodri

Features And Interviews

World Cup: Rodri, Mbappé, Vozinha and other heroes who defined 2026 tournament

byOgalah Dunamis

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

Business

News Reports

Jollof rice used to illustrate the story.

Cost of preparing pot of jollof rice up 14.6% in 11 months – Report

An oil well

31 firms win 37 oil, gas blocks in Nigeria’s 2025 Licensing Round

AMCON Headquarters

Senate panel screens AMCON chair, asks corporation to prepare report ahead of wind-down

Unilever Nigeria Plc

Unilever Nigeria raises interim dividend fourfold amid slight increase in half-year profit

The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Olayemi Cardoso [PHOTO CREDIT: Central Bank of Nigeria]

Why lower Naira denominations are scarce – Cardoso

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

A photo of Nigerians using their phones (Subscribers)

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

Map of Nigeria showing Ondo State

Gunmen kidnap two farmers in Ondo

Ondo House of Assembly and Speaker Olamide Oladini

Fresh crisis hits Ondo Assembly over alleged sharing of ₦44 million OSOPADEC funds

Fake diactance-learning centre

NSCDC uncovers fake ‘university’ with 106 ‘students’ in Lagos

The accident scene at Koto Ajala. Photo Credit: TRACE

Fresh fatal crash claims two lives in Ogun

South South

mugshot of the jailed for naira abuse in Delta State

Court jails 12 for naira abuse

Tijah Bolton-Akpan

Nigerian joins Resource Justice Network global board

Ned Nwoko

Delta North: Nwoko to appeal court decision on Okowa’s candidacy

Nya's room razed by fire

Woman killed in Akwa Ibom apartment fire

South East

Governor Mbah

Enugu extends health insurance to traders

First Lady Remi Tinubu with Gov Alex Otti and wife, Priscilla

First Lady donates N2bn to promote Akwete weaving heritage in Abia

Map of Anambra

Gunmen invade Anambra community, kill four, raze houses

Governor Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi State

Ebonyi government to curb arbitrary rents, agency fees

North West

Umaru Musa Yar'Adua International Airport, Katsina

Nigeria arrested suspected terrorists returning from Hajj. But several questions are unanswered

Former Jigawa State Governor, Sule Lamido,

N1.35bn Fraud Trial: Absence of Lamido’s lead lawyer stalls trial again

Former Jigawa State Governor, Sule Lamido,

Ex-Gov. Lamido’s N1.35 billion fraud trial stalls over defence lawyer’s absence

Boat accident scene

Six die in Jigawa boat mishap

North East

Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU)

PhD student petitions ICPC, SSS over alleged sabotage

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

North Central

Court orders EFCC to arrest Abuja realtor for skipping hearing in land fraud trial

Plateau State

Protest over killing of two women in Plateau

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

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Nigeria’s defence minister dismisses resignation reports, threatens legal action

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PRESIDENT BOLA AHMED TINUBU

One year after death, Buhari’s life still ‘speaks’ to Nigerians – Tinubu

Senator Ali Ndume (PHOTO CREDIT: Official Facebook @Sen. Muhammad Ali Ndume]

Ndume urges Tinubu to sustain security offensive on terrorists

Hyacinth Alia, Governor of Benue state

Alia briefs Tinubu on Benue security, politics after state at 50 celebrations

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We’re modernising Nigerian military, adopting technology to tackle insecurity – Tinubu

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International

A damaged site due to the ongoing war in Iran

US bombs Iran for 11th consecutive night

Johann Wadephul (PHOTO CREDIT: German Embassy Washington)

Nigeria, Germany set to hold bilateral talks

Iran MAP

US warns citizens against trips to Middle East as strikes against Iran continue

Nicaragua’s President, Daniel Ortega

Nicaragua’s president says no more elections in his country

Johann Wadephul (PHOTO CREDIT: German Embassy Washington)

Germany’s Foreign Minister to visit Nigeria

Sports

Lionel Messi (PHOTO CREDIT: Lionel Messi on IG)

‘The pain is so great’: Messi breaks silence after World Cup Final heartbreak

Fencing Championships ( CREDIT: Nigeria Fencing Federation)

Team Nigeria target medals at Commonwealth Fencing Championships in Lagos

Illustration representing Cape Verde goalkeeper Vozinha, Kylian Mbappé, and Rodri

World Cup: Rodri, Mbappé, Vozinha and other heroes who defined 2026 tournament

Champions - Spain (Credit: FIFA World Cup on X)

World Cup 2026: Spain’s tactical revolution, Rodri’s greatness, other lessons from historic tournament

Group Picture of the team with the King of Spain on arrival at the palace (Credit: RFEF on X)

‘Kings of the World’: Spain celebrate historic 2026 FIFA World Cup triumph with massive victory parade in Madrid

Arts & Entertainment

Onítèmi: The bridge into light; fierce and deeply graceful, By Adéwálé Àjàdí

Afrilition: Setting out a critical pathway towards African excellence, By Adéwálé Àjàdí

Jarvis and Peller

Why Peller and I can’t cheat on each other – Jarvis

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2Baba debunks rumoured reconciliation with Annie Macaulay

Next Afrobeats Star

Next Afrobeats Star Season 2 organisers invite entries, unveil ₦225 million record deal

Romanda Hombir, the Miss World South Africa (Credit_Instagram@missworld_southafrica)

Miss World South Africa winner faces identity questions as Chidimma saga resurfaces

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Contributors

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Yemi Adetayo writes about overcoming recession.

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Ghost workers, IPPIS fraud, and lessons from the ₦941m forfeiture, By Nafisat Bello

Ghost workers, IPPIS fraud, and lessons from the ₦941m forfeiture, By Nafisat Bello

Onítèmi: The bridge into light; fierce and deeply graceful, By Adéwálé Àjàdí

Afrilition: Setting out a critical pathway towards African excellence, By Adéwálé Àjàdí

Yushau Shuaib: From masjid to NIPSS, By Abdullahi O Haruna Haruspice

NIPSS vs. Shuaib: Legal vindication is not institutional wisdom, By Haruna Abdullahi Haruspice

Reuben Abati writes about Plateau, Tsiga and Trump.

Was the World Cup 2026 a success?, By Reuben Abati

Editorial

School pupils used to illustrate the story

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

Electronic voting iREV copy

EDITORIAL: Enhancing the integrity of the 2026 Electoral Act

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

EDITORIAL: For a repurposed NYSC, we need a national dialogue

A collage of Trump and Iran President

EDITORIAL: US-Iran war: For global peace, let this rapprochement be

FILE: Court and justice symbols used to illustrate the story

EDITORIAL: Party deregistration: Judicial rascality must stop!

Super Eagles (Credit: NFF Media)

EDITORIAL: Another World Cup without Super Eagles

Health

News Reports

A mother breastfeeding (PHOTO CREDIT: mommybites.com)

World Breastfeeding Week: FG urges stronger support for breastfeeding

An image showing a child receiving vaccination (PHOTO CREDIT: World Health Organisation/R. Barry | via https://snip.ng/MebYq)

WHO urges Africa to expand access to hepatitis care

NAFDAC operatives (PHOTO CREDIT: Vanguard)

NAFDAC intercepts two tankers meant for edible vegetable oil conveying diesel in Lagos

NAFDAC blacklists Onifam Laboratories over regulatory violations

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)

In Adamawa, rural PHCs rely on volunteers due to staffing shortages

A group of VCMs at Primary Healthcare Centre Kofar Rini, before going out for outreach. Picture_ Qosim Suleiman

SPECIAL REPORT: Inside Sokoto’s fight against polio vaccine hesitancy

Postpartum haemorrhage

PT HEALTH WATCH: Why fibroids, multiple pregnancies raise risk of postpartum haemorrhage – Expert

Health Specials

An image showing the difference between good and bad cholesterol in the artery

PT Health Watch: Why high cholesterol is easy to miss but dangerous to ignore

The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Muhammad Pate. [PHOTO CREDIT: Official X handle of Mr Pate | via https://x.com/muhammadpate/status/1812790729107816486/photo/1]

FG donates ₦10 billion in medical equipment to Bauchi State

Suya by Glover Suya

PT Health Watch: The hidden health risks in suya, how to enjoy it safely

Rate of infants born with sickle cell disease annually. Infographics (PHOTO CREDIT: Fortune Eromonsele)

PT HEALTH WATCH: Sickle cell disease persists in Nigeria despite decades of awareness

Features

Ebola (Photo Credit: ABC News)

Delayed containment of Ebola could cost DRC and Uganda billions

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

Limb Loss Awareness: Why Nigeria must move beyond kindness to real inclusion — Eva Chukwunelo

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

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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