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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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Niger Delta: A paradox awaiting resolution, By Sam Akpe

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
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Fake Agency Scandal: ICPC questions Gbajabiamila

byQosim Suleiman

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SSS vows to appeal life sentences on two terrorist commanders, seeks death penalty

The captured Ansaru terrorists

UPDATED: Court jails two Ansaru commanders for life over terrorism

EFCC arraigns ex-Warri refinery MD for money laundering

Mugshots of the captured Ansaru leaders

UPDATED: 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

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FGGC Monguno (PHOTO CREDIT: BBC)

FG debunks alleged attack on FGGC Monguno, assures parents of students’ safety

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

Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Taiwo Oyedele

Naira depreciation, not fresh borrowing, drove debt surge — Oyedele

Ayodele Fayose, former governor of Ekiti state.

Tinubu appoints Fayose, 25 others into top positions

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NUPRC to hold commercial bid conference for 50 oil, gas blocks

At 65, Peter Obi reflects on service, donates N10m to rural hospital

At 65, Peter Obi reflects on service, donates N10m to rural hospital

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SSS vows to appeal life sentences on two terrorist commanders, seeks death penalty

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Suspects and the seizure

NDLEA arrests couple, seizes 412kg of cannabis

FCCPC resumes digital lending regulations as court upholds powers

UNIPORT gate

UNIPORT dissolves Students’ Union; NANS condemns action

Rep Philip Agbese

Insecurity: Lawmaker urges Tinubu to confer national honours on military chiefs

Plateau State

Protest over killing of two women in Plateau

Lagos pays N3.1bn compensation to 331 property owners affected by infrastructure projects

Lagos pays N3.1bn compensation to 331 property owners affected by infrastructure projects

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

Headline Stories

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

Investigation/Special Reports

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

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Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu

Enugu govt to distribute agric inputs for 63,000 farmers

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

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

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

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

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Features And Interviews

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

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Business

News Reports

Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Taiwo Oyedele

Naira depreciation, not fresh borrowing, drove debt surge — Oyedele

MTN Nigeria

MTN warns customers against fake promo

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NUPRC to hold commercial bid conference for 50 oil, gas blocks

FCCPC resumes digital lending regulations as court upholds powers

Joseph Tegbe as the new Minister of Power (PHOTO CREDIT: Vanguard)

FG, NASS support complementary roles for regulators in multi-tier electricity market

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

Lagos pays N3.1bn compensation to 331 property owners affected by infrastructure projects

Lagos pays N3.1bn compensation to 331 property owners affected by infrastructure projects

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

South South

Suspects and the seizure

NDLEA arrests couple, seizes 412kg of cannabis

UNIPORT gate

UNIPORT dissolves Students’ Union; NANS condemns action

Inspection team taking pictures of spill point

Oando, community disagree over oil spill investigation result

Nigeria Police Force

Police foil suspected cult attack on Rivers trader

South East

At 65, Peter Obi reflects on service, donates N10m to rural hospital

At 65, Peter Obi reflects on service, donates N10m to rural hospital

Symbol to illustrate Court or Justice

Court jails three drug offenders in Enugu

Nigerian Police Officers on patrol

Police arrest four suspected kidnappers, robbers, recover firearm

Governor Peter Mbah

Enugu approves construction of 19,000 housing units

North West

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

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

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

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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Niger investigates suspected infectious disease after child’s death

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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

New ECOWAS hq (PHOTO CREDIT: @officialSKSM)

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

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International

Andy Burnham, former mayor of Manchester, has replaced Keir Starmer as the British Prime Minister

UK gets new Prime Minister

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]

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

US aircraft

UPDATED: US continues strikes on Iran after confirming death of American soldiers

US soldiers (PHOTO CREDIT: nationalguard)

UPDATED: Two US soldiers killed, another missing in Iranian strikes

Sports

Spain lifting the 2026 World Cup (PHOTO CREDIT: FIFA World Cup on X)

FIFA Ranking: Spain dethrone Argentina, Egypt overtake Nigeria after impressive World Cup outings

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

Rodri Credit: FIFA Media

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

Lionel Scaloni Credit: FIFA Media

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

Spain champions Credit: FIFA World Cup X Page

World Cup 2026: Ferran Torres fires Spain past 10-man Argentina to lift second title

Arts & Entertainment

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

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

Annie Idibia

‘Old videos, false news’ — Annie Macaulay denies reuniting with 2Baba

“We know the law; this isn’t African Magic” — MC Fish’s partner dismisses Anita Joseph’s legal threat

“We know the law; this isn’t African Magic” — MC Fish’s partner dismisses Anita Joseph’s legal threat

The Return of Omotara Johnson’

MOVIE REVIEW: Can Nollywood revive its classics? The Return of Omotara Johnson tries

Kollington Ayinla and Salawa Abebi

“I wasn’t the one who left our marriage”, — Salawa Abeni responds to Kollington Ayinla

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Sam Akpe writes about the need for a cohesive security approach in Nigeria.

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Niger Delta: A paradox awaiting resolution, By Sam Akpe

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Uddin Ifeanyi writes about the two-state solution as the best pathway to peace for Israel and Palestine.

The Nigerian birdwatcher’s circles of hell, By Uddin Ifeanyi

School pupils used to illustrate the story

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

The clash between empires and the Kingdom, By Ayo Akerele

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

What makes the Yoruba tick (1), By Sunday Adelaja

You are a product of your decisions, By Sunday Adelaja

Wole Olaoye writes about e-jackasses who are on the prowl.

When the wells run dry, By Wole Olaoye

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

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

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

Ebola: BVD outbreak in DRC remains active with 2,124 cases

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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