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Friday, 13th February, 2026

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Owners Petition EFCC over Alleged Illegal Demolition of N15bn Enugu Property

NDIC Strengthens Recovery Process to Accelerate Depositor Payments

Illegal Miners Attack Security Operatives, Kill One, Burn Operational Van in Niger

Adebayo Decries Nigeria’s Slip to 142nd on Global Corruption Index, Calls for 2027 Political Shift

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Owners Petition EFCC over Alleged Illegal Demolition of N15bn Enugu Property

Gideon Arinze in Enugu The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Enugu Zonal Command, has been petitioned over the alleged unlawful invasion, demolition and attempted fraudulent acquisition of a large expanse

NDIC Strengthens Recovery Process to Accelerate Depositor Payments

Illegal Miners Attack Security Operatives, Kill One, Burn Operational Van in Niger

Adebayo Decries Nigeria’s Slip to 142nd on Global Corruption Index, Calls for 2027 Political Shift

The Kajuru Abduction and Crisis of Trust

2027: Ogun West Professionals Back Tinubu, Adeola

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Owners Petition EFCC over Alleged Illegal Demolition of N15bn Enugu Property

NDIC Strengthens Recovery Process to Accelerate Depositor Payments

Illegal Miners Attack Security Operatives, Kill One, Burn Operational Van in Niger

Adebayo Decries Nigeria’s Slip to 142nd on Global Corruption Index, Calls for 2027 Political Shift

IFAD Seeks Strategic investment in Youth, Women in Agriculture

Senate Grills NBET Over Survival on N60m from N858bn Budget

Tinubu Lauds BOI for Achieving N636bn Business Loan Disbursements in 2025

Senate Grills AGF Over N28trn Revenue, Zero Capital Votes, Unpaid Contracts

Shettima Departs Abuja for Addis Ababa, to Represent Tinubu at Annual AU Summit

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NSDC, NEXIM Forge Financing Alliance to Accelerate Nigeria’s $2bn Sugar Industry Transformation

Disquiet over Airport Concession

NACC to Host Breakfast Roundtable on Nigeria’s Economic Outlook

In Redefining Luxury Living Minimalist & Co Unveils M120 Apartments

Capital and Climate Action: The Sustainability Positioning of Nigeria’s Development Finance Institutions

NAHCO Hosts ICAN Delegation, Harps on Professionalism

Coy Launches Logistics Partnership to Boost Revenue

FG Drives National Policy Direction for Drone Industry

Arts Gallery Unveils AI Toolkit to Empower 50,000 Youths

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The Kajuru Abduction and Crisis of Trust

2027: Ogun West Professionals Back Tinubu, Adeola

Nigerians, Africans in America, Grammy and Super Bowl 2026

OKPEBHOLO’S ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE

BEYOND ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION OF RESULTS

Electoral Act Amendment Bill: As Senate, House Move to Harmonise Positions…

Electronic Transmission with Conditions: Reform, Retreat or Political Compromise?

Electoral Reform or Democratic Reversion? Nigeria at Perilous Crossroads

Non-Passage of Electoral Bill: Consequences on the 2027 Elections

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As Eno Rewrites Governance in Akwa Ibom

Makoko Demolition and LASG’s Position on Safety, Urban Planning and Environmental Concerns

Science & Technology Reporting: A Strategic Path to Effective Development Journalism

Uzo-Uwani Stakeholders Pass Vote of Confidence on Gov. Mbah, Uzo-Uwani Council Boss, Ezugwu Uzoma Mba

Group to Empower 319,000 Creative Entrepreneurs In Rivers

A QUINTESSENTIAL GENERAL AT 70

NTIC Appoints Mary Onyali As Ambassador

Lagos Takes Eco-Circulate Initiative to Ojokoro

HYPREP Graduates 100 Trainees in Seafaring in Rivers

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As More Nigerians Die of Hospital Negligence

Global Health at Risk, Yet Recoverable as Gates Foundation Presses for Urgent Collective Action

Restoring Vision, Renewing Hope: How Chris Ogunbanjo Foundation Free Eye Outreach Changed Lives in Erunwon

RIGHT OF REPLY: Governor AbdulRazaq’s Strides in Health Sector, Others Clear and Measurable

Pharmacists Protest Lopsided Task Force On Clinical Governance, Patient Safety

Governance by Optics, Not Impacts: Kwara’s Health Sector Reality

Unending Cases of Medical Negligence in Nigeria

Gates Foundation Sets $9 Billion Annual Budget to Accelerate Global Impact Ahead of 2045 Closure

In 2026, Abuja Charts Path to Healthier, Greener and More Resilient Capital City

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Lookman Outshines Lamine Yamal as Atlético Crush Barcelona 4-0

Senate, House Committees on Sports Commend Tinubu for Prioritising Sports, Hail NSC Leadership

Nesiama Become First Nigerian Appointed Referee for World Athletics Relays

NFF Delegation in Umunede for Ndidi’s Father’s Burial

Gov. Otti Receives Niger Delta Games Torch, Pledges Improved Abia Outing

Bayelsa Picks Two FC Barcelona Officials to Boost of Football Talents

Edo Sports Commission Boss, Enabulele Applauds Niger Delta Games Facilities

Itemuagbor: Road Running Can Drive Nigeria’s Economy and Youth Devt

MTN, MoC Sign Landmark Three-year Deal for MTN CHAMPS Until 2028 Olympics

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Greensprings School Restates Commitment to Nigeria’s Cultural, Athletic Future Through Infrastructure Development

Fragmented Policies Weakening Nigeria’s Transport System, Says UNILAG Don

Greensprings Students Get Over $14m Scholarships in 2024/2025 Session

Fasina Calls for Policy Stability in Federal Varsities

Babcock University Don Advocates Green Nanotechnology for Food Security, Cancer Care

West Africa Academy of Science, LASU to Hold International Confab on Tinubunomics

How Five-Year Reform Surge Redefined FUOYE

Provost Applauds Govt on Concurrent Running of NCE, Degree

Setback for Electoral Reforms: Senate Rejects Mandatory Real-time Results Upload

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Electoral Reform: 10th Senate Opens A Dark Window For Rigging

Cry, My Beloved Kwara

That FG-ASUU Pact

Senate and the Electoral Act Amendment

The Pastor & The First Lady: A Masterclass in Soft Power Diplomacy

Out with Yanks; bring in Kamikaze

Reimagining the South East as a Unified Economic Bloc

Left Behind But Not Forgotten

Bridging the Protein Gap: Olam Agri’s Strategic Resolve in a Growing Nigeria

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Military Coup and Court Martial: Is Falana Right?

From Donald Trumps’s MAGA to Europe’s MAGA Can the Board of Peace Replace the United Nations?

The Refinery Racket and Awkward Gratitude to Dangote

Igbo Marginalisation and Misguided Fingerpointing

Israelo-South African Diplomatic Saga: Some Lessons for Nigeria’s Bleak Future

The Enemy Within

Right of Reply: The column for Readers who feel strongly about issues expressed by the Advocate, and have a view point.

Recklessness in the Exercise of US Sovereignty: International Infractions and Global Disorder

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