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Thursday, 5th March, 2026

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Security Forces Lock Down Abuja Amid Escalating US-Israel, Iran War

Disu Sworn in as 23rd IGP, Declares State Police Has Now Come to Stay

CBN Boosts Foreign Reserves with Indigenous Gold as Holdings Hit $3.5bn

TCN: Over $1.3bn Transmission Projects Funded by Multilateral Agencies Ongoing Nationwide

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Security Forces Lock Down Abuja Amid Escalating US-Israel, Iran War

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Disu Sworn in as 23rd IGP, Declares State Police Has Now Come to Stay

CBN Boosts Foreign Reserves with Indigenous Gold as Holdings Hit $3.5bn

TCN: Over $1.3bn Transmission Projects Funded by Multilateral Agencies Ongoing Nationwide

Special Seats Bill: N’Assembly Leadership Inaugurates Women’s Caucus as Constitution Amendment Vote Nears

Akume Leads 5-man FG Delegation to Jesse Jackson’s Burial in US

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Security Forces Lock Down Abuja Amid Escalating US-Israel, Iran War

Disu Sworn in as 23rd IGP, Declares State Police Has Now Come to Stay

CBN Boosts Foreign Reserves with Indigenous Gold as Holdings Hit $3.5bn

TCN: Over $1.3bn Transmission Projects Funded by Multilateral Agencies Ongoing Nationwide

Special Seats Bill: N’Assembly Leadership Inaugurates Women’s Caucus as Constitution Amendment Vote Nears

Akume Leads 5-man FG Delegation to Jesse Jackson’s Burial in US

Power: Tinubu Mulls Grid Asset Management Company, 100% Benefits for Retiring Civil Servants

WED: NSE Calls on Engineers to Help Govt Deliver Solutions to Insecurity

Tinubu Suspends Airport Cashless Policy over Unprecedented Traffic Gridlock

business

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Konga Offers 50% Discount on ‘Berekete Sales’

ipNX Empowers Customers with Safe, Responsible AI Use

Bitget Targets 40% of Tokenised Stock Trading by 2030

ITU Receives $82bn Pledges from Partners to Support Global Connectivity Initiative

Institute Commits to Advancing Trichology in Nigeria

Experts Harp on Custom-built AI System in Healthcare Delivery

NIFEngM Emphasises Technology, Energy Convergence in Nigeria’s Development

FG Targets 25% Manufacturing Contribution to GDP by 2035

Stock Market Up Marginally as Investors Maintain Cautious Approach

politics

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NSA AND HUMAN RIGHTS OBSERVANCE

Egbetokun’s Resignation and Transient Nature of Power

As Eno’s Campaign Group Tours Akwa Ibom LGAs…

As S’Court Attains Full Complement of 21 Justices…

Setting Strategic Security Agenda for New IGP, Olatunji Disu

LUCKY AIYEDATIWA’S ONE YEAR IN OFFICE

Presidency’s No Confidence Vote on National Grid

Emboldening Terrorism with Ransom Payments

Opposition Leaders’ Belated Agitation against Electoral Act

lifestyle

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Nigerian Varsities Deploy Ribara to Track Skills Formation, Boost Employability

Knight Frank’s Real Estate Half-Year Report Highlights Easing Inflation, Stronger Construction Activity

Unilever Nigeria Partners UNICEF to Equip over 900,000 Youths

Lagos Gallery Weekend Unveils Activities

To Boost Public Sector Reforms,Aig-Imoukhuede Foundation Begins Leadership Training Cohort

FG, PAVE Network Push for Knowledge-Driven Strategy to Combat Violent Extremism in Nigeria

Beyond Protocol: The Tuggar Effect on Nigeria’s Global Standing

Multipolitan Hosts Nigerian HNIs at Private Wealth Forum

XLCreativeHub Opens Entries for Screenwriting Competition, Residency

health

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Digital Advocacy Expands across Africa to Tackle Youth Mental Health Crisis

COHI, MSSN-NIJ Hold Pre-Ramadan Medical Outreach

PSHAN Spotlights Champions for Change, Pushes for Sustainable Health Investment and Nationwide PHC Adoption

Lagos Trains 452 Vendors, Sensitises 1,054 Residents to Prevent Cholera in Flood-Prone Areas

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

sport

Former NTA Sports’ Niyi Oyeleke Laid to Rest in Offa

Lagos Rallies Behind AGE 2026 as Africa’s Gaming Industry Charts Path to Global Prominence

Catholic Golfers Tee off to Support Mental Health of Priests, Others

Arsenal Go Seven Points at the Top After City Held By Forest

128 Boxers Battle for 10 Slots at 2026 C’wealth Games Trials

FIFA Lists DR Congo for Playoffs in Mexico, Silent on Nigeria’s Petition

With Liverpool in Focus, Galatasaray Drop Osimhen from Cup Tie Tonight

Promoter Lists Nigeria in Floyd Mayweather Historic Boxing Tour

Can Barcelona Overturn Atletico’s Huge Advantage Tonight?

education

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Gov Mbah to Construct Access Road for FEDPOLY Ohodo

Summit: Benue Stakeholders Re-commit to Ending Out-of-School Crisis

YABATECH Don Joins FG-UNICEF Reference Group for 2028-2032 Country Programme

FUTES Sets Academic Standards at Maiden Matriculation, Bamidele Commits N1bn Research Support

Babcock VC Hails Olanipekun’s Global Ranking as Senior Statesman

WISCAR Graduates 11, Strengthens Push for Structured Female Leadership

Resilient Leadership in a Complex World: Insights from ALIWA NLD 2026

Nigerian Student Emerges Valedictorian at University of Ghana

Nigeria’s 7 Million Disabled Children Deserve Better Access to Education

backpage

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In Defence of Abuja’s (Non)Voters

How Nigeria’s Defense Sector Is Opening to Global Investment

Religion And This Hate That Is Upon Us

War in The Middle East, Uncertainty in The World

World where might is right

3,021 Reasons to Bet on Nigeria

Reflections on FCT Polls and Voter Apathy

Democracy as ‘Minority’ Rule

Legalising Gun Ownership

column

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THE PROBLEM WITH VOTER INDIFFERENCE

New IGP: Beyond Ethnicity

Herculean Tasks Before Tunji Disu

SO MUCH FOR ELECTORAL FIDELITY

NAICOM Signs Agreement with OPSN on NIIRA Implementation

Electoral Act 2026: Old Wine, New Bottle!

Of Network Bars and Ballot Boxes

REAL-TIME ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION OF RESULTS

The Senate, Electronic Transmission and Hollow Victory

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