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Tuesday, 8th September, 2026

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PDP Assures Ogun Voters of better Welfare

NIJ Alumni Association Pledges to Develop Institution

Moving Fuel-Subsidy Debate Beyond Idealogical Slogans

People’s IPO Opens with $49 Billion Share Capital

Oil Nears $100 Per Barrel as Renewed Supply Crunch Looms

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PDP Assures Ogun Voters of better Welfare

NIJ Alumni Association Pledges to Develop Institution

People’s IPO Opens with $49 Billion Share Capital

Oil Nears $100 Per Barrel as Renewed Supply Crunch Looms

Peter Obi to Baba-Ahmed: I Can Transform, Bring Honour to Nigeria

NDDC Moot Court: 16 Law Faculties Battle for Honours, Ebie, Akpata Seek Stronger Legal Education

Gombe 2027: Yahaya Receives Prominent ADC Chieftain, Garkuwa Babba, into APC

2027: Bello Tasks Members of ‘Arewa for Asiwaju’ to Go on Integration of Grassroots

2027: PDP Leaders in Bauchi Declare Support for APM, Seek Date for Defection

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CIoD Launches Chartered Director Certification Programme to Raise Directorship Standards

FG Moves to Raise Real Estate Sector’s Contribution to GDP

ledare: Nigeria Must Convert Oil Wealth into Lasting Economic Value

DAC Consulting Begins Operations, Targets Business Transformation with 360° Approach

D&B Launches Business Credibility Report as Verified Data Gains Importance

250 Students Partake in Egbin Scholarship Scheme

$50m Elektron’s Plant to Improve Power in Lagos

Dangote Hires Three Rigs to Develop 1.6bn Barrels Oil Assets

Nigeria’s Cooking Gas Supply Hits 5.3 Kt/d in July, Prices Drop 30%

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Moving Fuel-Subsidy Debate Beyond Idealogical Slogans

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Leadership Notes Gani Fawehinmi Bequeathed to Governor Uba Sani

No, Abdulrahman Has Not Fallen Out of Favour with Tinubu

Yari’s Long Road to Campaign Command

When Will the Police Prosecute Fadahunsi, Shekwolo, Buba

Soludo and the Burden of Delayed Justice

Task Before Yari’s APC Campaign Council

Who Established Hisbah in Plateau State?

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Oseni, Olayinka And The Gbewudani Metaphor

Mojeed Abisiga: Fostering Innovation, Advancement and Professional Development of Global Data, AI Community

Transcorp Power Plc Appoints Maryam Bala Shehu to Its Board of Directors

Okosi, Akintunde-Johnson, Others Mourn Former Paramount International CEO Raffaele Annecchino

Viral Outcry: Eight Months After THISDAY Expose, Lagos Hospitals’ Payment Woes Persist

LIFE-ND Secures $32m Additional Funding, Records 95% Loan Disbursement

Leemon Ikpea: The Industrialist Betting on Nigeria’s Rebirth Under Tinubu

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ANAMBRA: A STATE’S CHEQUERED JOURNEY

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Nigeria Emerges Global Fertility Destination As Intended Parents Choose IVF, Surrogacy at Home

Foundation Supports 3,000 Indigent Residents of Kwara With Medical Outreach

Medical Expert Raises the Alarm over Cervical Cancer

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

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Yusuf Alli Says Eko 2026 Will Expose Athlete‑poaching States

Giants of Africa Makes International Debut at Adidas X Alba Next UP Women’s Tournament in Berlin

US Open: Zheng Comes from 5-0 Down to Stun Swiatek

NIS DG Philip Shaibu Urges Igoche Mark Not to Give up on Basketball Devt

D’Tigresses Beaten by France, End 2026 FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup Adventure Winless

Nigeria’s Falconets Crash in Group Opener against Former Champions Spain

Iwobi’s History-making Feat Marred by Fulham’s 3-2 Home Loss to Palace

D’Tigress Suffers Second World Cup Defeat with 71-67 Loss to Hungary

Williams Sisters Suffer Agonising U. S. Open Defeat in Four-year Comeback

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Ishk Tolaram Foundation Urges TVET Investment, AI Skills, as 500 Youths Graduate

Jos to Harvard: 7UP Picks Angbazo as 16th Nigerian for Full MBA Scholarship

Fed Poly Bauchi Appoints Dutse Deputy Rector, As Two Directors Get New Roles

UNIMED Appoints Vincent Ojo as Fourth Substantive Registrar

Warning Over 8,500 Attacks Targeted Schools in Two Years, Guterres Urges Stronger Action to Protect Education

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

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Africa Built This. Now It Must Own It

The Nigerian Killed By His Penis

One week, eight big gaffes

2027 ELECTIONS: ECONOMY, SECURITY AND NIGERIA’S FUTURE

Lindsay Barrett at 85: A Life of Words, War and Wonder

The Winning Formula for Presidential Elections

Cost of Living and the 2027 Presidential Poll

Tinubu’s Invisible Beneficiaries of Cash Transfers

After Ichie Omee-Okachie Spoke to Ejindu

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Law and Morality: A Tale of Two Courts

NIGERIANS AND THE YOKE OF SUFFERING

Bad Behaviour: Between China and Nigeria

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

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