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Saturday, 31st October, 2026

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TUC Rejects FG’s N70,000 Transport Allowance, Demands Salary Increase 2 days ago

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Tinubu Departs Abuja for Makkah Thursday to Pray for Nigeria, Presidency Announces 3 days ago

Tinubu Seeks $20.5bn, €1.04bn Loans, Atiku, ADC Raise the Alarm 3 days ago

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Rising Investor Confidence Lifts Stock Market to N165trn, Adds N65.7trn in 10 Months

Rev360: Reimagining Tax Administration for a Digital Nigeria

Obafemi Hamzat And ‘The Lagos Promise’

NDLEA: No Payment Required for Drug Integrity Test by Interior Ministry Recruits

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Rising Investor Confidence Lifts Stock Market to N165trn, Adds N65.7trn in 10 Months

Kayode Tokede Riding on improved macroeconomic conditions, stronger investor confidence and impressive corporate earnings, the Nigerian stock market added N65.74 trillion in value in the first 10 months of 2026,

Rev360: Reimagining Tax Administration for a Digital Nigeria

Obafemi Hamzat And ‘The Lagos Promise’

NDLEA: No Payment Required for Drug Integrity Test by Interior Ministry Recruits

How To Harness Gains Of AI For Devt, By Olaopa

Tinubu Appoints Prof Ahmad As UDUTH CMD

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Rising Investor Confidence Lifts Stock Market to N165trn, Adds N65.7trn in 10 Months

Rev360: Reimagining Tax Administration for a Digital Nigeria

Obafemi Hamzat And ‘The Lagos Promise’

NDLEA: No Payment Required for Drug Integrity Test by Interior Ministry Recruits

Tinubu Appoints Prof Ahmad As UDUTH CMD

Ondo APC Presidential Campaign Council Inaugurates Eight Media Subcommittees

Debt Worse Than Leprosy, Destroys Generations, Says Obasanjo

Binance Says $6.3bn Stolen in Biggest Crypto Heist in History

2027: Atiku’s Son Abandons Father, Declares Support for Tinubu’s Re-election

business

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OPay Raises $304m in US IPO, Valued at $4bn, Puts Trading on Hold

Rabiu Olowo: Three Years of Transforming Nigeria’s Financial Reporting Landscape

Accountants in Politics: Strengthening Governance, Public Accountability

Excise Stamp Burden: Why Consumers Should Not Pay for Regulatory Duplication

Sinotrucks Unveils Electric Brand, Sitrak in Nigeria, Targets Lower Haulage Costs

AutoFast by CFAO Recommits to After-sales Support for Former Moove Drivers in Nigeria

NAJA Awards: Race for Car of the Year, Top Auto Honours Begins

IATA: Rejection Rate of Nigerian Visa Application Highest among African Travellers

Shipping Experts Berate Banks, NIMASA Over Slow Pace of Cabotage Vessel Financing Disbursements

politics

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Ndigbo and PDP: Blast of Truth from 1999 and 2023

2027: Major Contenders in Oyo’s Governorship Election

Battle for Kano Govt House: Yusuf, Gwarzo, Little in Three-way Showdown

Kaduna: The Road to Continuity and Prosperity

Ugwu: Could Nsukka Hold Key to Enugu’s 2027 Guber Poll?

Obama Versus Trump and November 2026 Elections

Ego, Alleged Graft Set Awka Anglican Communion on Fire

Atiku’s Fate Will Be Decided by Voters, Not Osuntokun’s Tales by Moonlight

Dagogo: Govt Borrowing Must Be Subjected to Transparent Legislative Scrutiny

lifestyle

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How To Harness Gains Of AI For Devt, By Olaopa

Otemu Foundation Expands Scholarship Scheme To 9 States In Niger Delta

Maria Chike Benjamin: I’m Not Chasing Fame, I Want to Be Known for My Acting

Lilian Managwu: AI, Digital Technologies Reshaping How Hospitality, Tourism Businesses Operate

Chimaobi: When Grief Finds Voice and Soul Begins to Heal

NDDC’s Kaa-Ataba Bridge: Ending Decades of Isolation, Opening New Economic Frontiers

Globacom and Ofala: A Royal Heritage, Cultural Partnership of Enduring Significance

Anabs Sara-Igbe: Tourism Key to Rivers’ Development

Comedian AY Explains UK Show Disruption, Promises Return Under Right Conditions

health

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Snakebite Deaths: Expert Decries Antivenom Shortage, Urges Local Production

UBOMI Free Medical Outreaches Bridging Healthcare Gaps in Nigeria

UBOMI Free Medical Outreaches Bridging Healthcare Gaps in Nigeria

Saudi Arabia Aid Group Carries Out Cardiac Surgery on Indegent Patients in Abuja

Beyond Hospital Bills: LASHMA’s Fight to Shield Nigerians from Medical Poverty

Kano Committed to High-impact Health Research, Says KIRCT

Daniel’s GFF Sponsors 754 Patients for Free Surgeries

Protecting Adolescent Health Key to Securing Nigeria’s Future, SAYPHIN Declares

Israel Trains Nigerian Health Workers on Maternal Emergency Care

sport

Taiwo Awoniyi charitably tooling talents

Westerhof Mooted Dropping Emenalo to Accommodate Me, Says Babangida

Oba Ewuare to Perform Ceremonial Tee-off at Grand Finale of 9th Oba of Benin Golf Tourney

2.5m Prize Pool, Free Flights Up for Grabs as 1000 Participants Slug it Out at Last Woman Standing Naija

Ronaldo Closes in on 1000th Goal with Hat-trick

CAF Makes U-turn, Returns AFCON to Two-year Cycle

Over 270 Gymnasts Set for Third Edition of Lagos Gymfest

Ighalo Expected at 1XCUP 2026 Final in Lagos

EPL Double Header, Milan Derby Lead Weekend Football on DStv, GOtv

education

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RISS Rewards Winning Public School with N1m in STEM Contest

NSE Inducts 800 ATBU Graduates, Tasks them on Integrity, National Development

Chrisland High School, Lekki, Wins Double Championship in Science Olympiad

BAOSA Commits Resources to Rehabilitate Labs, Install Solar Lighting

University of Ibadan to Inaugurate Olapegba As VC Nov 2

FUTO Unveils TETFund-funded SciDial Platform to Bridge Science Communication Gaps

Dantsoho: Cyber Attacks Pose Growing Threat to African Ports, Trade

10 Finalists Emerge for 2026 Maltina Teacher of the Year Competition

Ekiti’s Education Edge Earns State Pioneer Role in Nigeria’s Digital Addressing Revolution

backpage

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Nigeria and the Debt Sustainability Question

Chief C.O. Adebayo: Remembering a True Hero One Year After

From Reforms to Delivery: Our Infrastructure Investment and Growth Strategy

Nobody Bewitched the Yoruba

Words That Kill Democracy

Economic Summits and Developmental State

Kaduna And The Meaning of Tinubu’s Second March

2027: Let The Game Begin, Let Sanity Prevail

Tricky art of campaign rallies

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State Police and the Dangers of Political Ownership

THE RECOURSE TO AN ACHING STOMACH

AS OPPOSITION PARTIES GATHER MOMENTUM

THE REVENGE OF BAND A

Forgiveness for Sin; Prosecution for Crime

Intelligence and Educational Certificates: The Cases of Anthony Kila and ECOWAS-AES Mésentente

Of Silent Nigerians And The Uncertainties of 2027

Why Otu Deserves Second Term

Mental Health, Suicide and Akpabio’s Insensitivity

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