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Sunday, 30th August, 2026

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Yari: Subsidy Can’t Return, Anyone Promising to Restore It is Deceiving Nigerians

Niger Junta Regains Control as Gunshots, Explosions Rock Presidential Palace, Airport in Failed Coup

DMO: FG Didn’t Pledge Oil Revenues, Strategic Assets as Collateral for $5bn Abu Dhabi Bank’s Facility

FG: Moody’s Change of Nigeria’s Outlook to Positive a Reflection of Positive Impact of Reforms

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Yari: Subsidy Can’t Return, Anyone Promising to Restore It is Deceiving Nigerians

Chuks Okocha in Abuja The Director General of the 2027 Presidential Campaign Council of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Abdulaziz Yari, has said any politician campaigning on a promise

Niger Junta Regains Control as Gunshots, Explosions Rock Presidential Palace, Airport in Failed Coup

DMO: FG Didn’t Pledge Oil Revenues, Strategic Assets as Collateral for $5bn Abu Dhabi Bank’s Facility

FG: Moody’s Change of Nigeria’s Outlook to Positive a Reflection of Positive Impact of Reforms

Adeleke Issues Executive Order, Sets up Panel over Osun Killings

NPERA Act and Maritime Economy

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Yari: Subsidy Can’t Return, Anyone Promising to Restore It is Deceiving Nigerians

Niger Junta Regains Control as Gunshots, Explosions Rock Presidential Palace, Airport in Failed Coup

DMO: FG Didn’t Pledge Oil Revenues, Strategic Assets as Collateral for $5bn Abu Dhabi Bank’s Facility

FG: Moody’s Change of Nigeria’s Outlook to Positive a Reflection of Positive Impact of Reforms

Adeleke Issues Executive Order, Sets up Panel over Osun Killings

NPERA Act and Maritime Economy

El-Rufai Family Feud Deepens as Bashir Attacks Bello

A New Era of Vocational Training and

PFAs’ Exposure to Equities, Government Securities Drops to N23.31tn

business

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Before Pointing at Governors, Abuja Must Lead

Rising Costs Threaten Nigerians’ Last Glass of Consolation

Niyi Agoro: People Are Our Greatest Investment, Staff Welfare Remains Priority

Chery Premium Mobility, EXEED Enters Nigeria’s Automotive Market December

EV Fires Require Specialised Response, Says Fire Service

Rising Food Prices, Transportation Costs Redefine Everyday Survival

Tourism, Next Frontier in Delta’s Investment Drive

MultiChoice Talent Factory Marks Eight Years of Creative Industry Investment

How NIBSS is Rewriting Future of Nigeria’s Digital Payments Economy Through NPS

politics

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Uzodimma’s Dual Mandate Dilemma

It’s Time to Release Osun LG Allocations

Governors’ Influence on the Civil Service

BETWEEN OSUN AND MANCHESTER

How Remi Tinubu’s Ogun Visit Put State’s Governance Gains in Focus

Zacch Adedeji: Building Smarter, Simpler, More Predictable System

The Long Game: What Will Tinubu Leave Behind?

Breaking: NPC National Chair, Aminu Yussuf, is Dead

2027: As Mustapha-led Kwara APC Coalition Defects to PDP…

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Willis Ikedum: Refining Nollywood

ATIKU AND RESTORATION OF FUEL SUBSIDY

THE SIGNIFICANCE OF OBI’S CAMPAIGN FLAG OFF

Tinubu’s Burden of Unravelling

Losing Dolly, a Reminder That Life’s Clock a-Numbering

Yewande Ambeke’s Art of Mustering Memory on Canvases

When Old Myths Speak to New Wounds

BENUE STATE AND CATTLE: FROM CONFLICT TO SHARED PROSPERITY

Loud Whispers with Joseph Edgar

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NMA Raises Alarm Over Doctors’ Exodus, Insecurity, Demands Urgent Action

What Nigerian DNA Reveals About Crime, Identity and Our Shared Ancestry

World Hepatitis Day: How Cerba Lancet Took Testing, Education, and Hope to the Streets of Mushin

Kegites Elders Provide Free Healthcare, Sponsor Table Tennis Tournament

LASHMA Seeks Media Support to Boost ILERA EKO Enrolment in Lagos

Medical Expert Offers Tips on Stroke Prevention

Dr. Adegbajo Odedina: Building Haven Pediatrics to Fight Nigeria’s Child Mortality Crisis

HEALTHCARE AS ECONOMIC INFRASTRUCTURE

Don Raises the Alarm over Declining Public Trust in Healthcare System

sport

Ola Aina Gets 7.0 Rating as He Inspires Nottingham Forest to 2-2 Draw at Liverpool

Lookman on Target in Atletico Madrid’s 3-1 Win Over Sevilla

East African Athletes Top 2nd Enugu City Int’l Marathon,

How Four-week Summer Camp is Redefining

A Great Career Leap

Beyond the Podium: How Lagos is Rewriting the Playbook for Nigerian Youth Sports at Eko 2026

Ibrahim Gusau Resigns Honourably as NFF President: His Exit Offers A Lesson for Nigerian Leadership

Yemi Idowu Condemns Geopolitics in Nigerian Football, Demands Radical Return to Grassroots Basics

Cherki Inspires Man City to Crush Crystal Palace

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Rivers Student, Agburum, Gets N1m as Winner of 2026 Mike Okonkwo Essay Contest

EKSU Financial Markets Programme: Pioneer Cohort Set to Graduate in 2026

From Birth Certificate to Classroom: Why Legal Identity Matters to a Child’s Education

Monarch Commends Oyebanji for Poly Upgrade, Seeks More Support for Education in Ijero

Gombe Tsangaya Scholars, Teachers Express Confidence in Governor, Endorse Gwamna

Over 1,000 Children to Benefit from YBWorms Social, Emotional Learning Programme

FUOYE Reform: Group Calls for Federal Funding Boost, Hails Anti-extortion Drive

Babcock University, PMI Nigeria Partner to Boost Students’ Global Employability

NGO Partners Lagos, Others for 6th Inter-Public Schools Championship

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Relax, Atiku Will Not Restore Subsidy

Atiku’s Subsidy Push & Echoes of Desperation

What FTSE Russell’s Decision Means for Investors, Nigeria

And Iyaloja Sets The Market on Fire

Abati’s Misrepresentations of the ICPC ‘Fake Agency’ Investigation

Atiku and The Subsidy Card

The 3 Musketeers and The Lone Ranger Starring Gilbert, Ronald, Jack and Aliko

The Menace Of Fake Agencies

Otedola Meets Yari in Monaco Amid Concerns Over SEC’s Silence in N40bn Bond Default

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Change of Names in International Relations: From Appreciation and Self-Protection to Cold War Politics

The Long Game: What Will Tinubu Leave Behind?

The Two Nigerians We Live In

MESSAGING AND 2027 ELECTION CAMPAIGNS

Credibility in Osun, Questions for Wike and the NBA

International Law and Refund of Deportation Bills: The Case of Nigeria and Ghana versus South Africa

The Day Osun Spoke Back

Winning Election by Manu Militari: Is Killing Accord Party Members Not Self-defeating?

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