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Monday, 16th February, 2026

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Adamawa’s Fintiri Set to Join APC, Making 30 States, Grand Reception for Kano Gov Today

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Adamawa’s Fintiri Set to Join APC, Making 30 States, Grand Reception for Kano Gov Today

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NNPC Signs MoU with Chinese Firms to Advance Nigeria’s Gas Infrastructure

Amid Fintech Competition, Six Banks’ Customers Loans Up 9.2% to N33.99trn

Stock Market Advances N6.79trn WoW as PenCom Raise Equity Limits for Pension Funds

NIMASA Reaffirms Commitment to Sustainable Maritime Growth, Shipyard Development

Recapitalisation: Universal Insurance Pays N1.5bn Statutory Deposit to CBN

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Adamawa’s Fintiri Set to Join APC, Making 30 States, Grand Reception for Kano Gov Today

NNPC Signs MoU with Chinese Firms to Advance Nigeria’s Gas Infrastructure

The Next One Hundred Trillion Dollars’ Industry value chains

Naval Officers Wives Association Inaugurates New Classrooms, Music Laboratory at NOWA Secondary School in Lagos

Obi Tasks Nigerians to Join Rescue Mission

FCT Polls: I’ll Ensure Defeat for Candidates Not Supporting Tinubu, Wike Vows

El-Rufai’s Son Gives Condition to Dump APC, Says Except My Father Directs Me

Senate Explains Reasons for Deleting ‘Real-Time’ Mandate in Electoral Act Bill

PDP Olawepo-Hashim Meets Bala Mohammed to Strengthen Party Unity

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Amid Fintech Competition, Six Banks’ Customers Loans Up 9.2% to N33.99trn

Stock Market Advances N6.79trn WoW as PenCom Raise Equity Limits for Pension Funds

NIMASA Reaffirms Commitment to Sustainable Maritime Growth, Shipyard Development

Recapitalisation: Universal Insurance Pays N1.5bn Statutory Deposit to CBN

Shell Trading’s Trust in Petralon Signals Growing Investors’ Confidence in Indigenous Operators

DMCA Rolls Out PCRD Hydraulic Energy Solution to Nigeria

Coy Launches Microdia Consumer Electronics Products in Nigeria

Izomor: Tinubu Has Restored Investors’ Confidence in Oil and Gas Sector

Engineers Charged to Move Beyond Technical Roles to Policy Influence

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Dangers in Electoral Act’s ‘Network Failure’ Clause

Ademola Adeleke’s Make-or-Break Second Term Quest

MRI, Priorities, and Cost of Negligence in Kwara’s Health Sector

As Short Tenure Puts Confirmed Ambassadors in Limbo

Can the Wike–Fubara Feud Finally Be Laid to Rest?

Inside the Quiet Race of Lagos Governorship Hopefuls

Senate Leader Bamidele: Championing Public Interests Within Nigeria’s Legislature

Reflections on Alex Otti’s Miracle in Abia State II

The Kajuru Abduction and Crisis of Trust

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Leo Stan Ekeh @70, Offers University Tech Scholarship to 1000 Indigent Nigerian Wiz-kids

ONDO’S MARCH TOWARDS URBANISATION

WE ARE THE REASON LAGOS STINKS

STRATEGIC COOPERATION AND SOVEREIGN RESPONSIBILITY

Biodun Jeyifo: A Personal Remembrance

Olatowun Candide-Johnson: On Strong Strides of Sisterhood

Our Disdain for the Lagos Urban Poor

Murtala Muhammed’s ‘Africa Has Come of Age’ and PBAT’s ‘Strategic Autonomy’: Quo Vadis?

Loud Whispers with Joseph Edgar

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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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Alex Iwobi Achieves Century Milestone as Fulham Reach Next Round

Arsenal Cruise Past Wigan to Book FA Cup Fifth Round Berth

NLNG Emerges Champions of 2026 Nigeria Oil and Gas Industry Games

Ikpeba: Chelle Will be Making a Mistake Dumping Nigeria for Marseille

East Africans Dominate Access Bank /Lagos City Marathon as Kering Emerges Fastest Runner

Falconets Overwhelm Senegal 2-1 to Qualify to Face Malawi

Carney Chukwuemeka: Between Loyalty to Fatherland and Starring in World Cup

Osimhen’s Playmaker Role Inspire Gala to Big Win

Rapha House Wins Maiden Peaceville Int’l Academy Interhouse Sport Competition

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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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20 rotations in 1000 years

At Last, the Jinx is Broken

A Vote for Electronic Transmission

Biodun Jeyifo: Revolutionary Humanist Bows Out

Sustaining Forex Market Stability

Sir E: Beyond a Birthday Celebration

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

Cry, My Beloved Kwara

That FG-ASUU Pact

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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

Like Father, Like Son?

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