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Wednesday, 18th March, 2026

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Insecurity: NAS Demands Ban on NYSC Postings to High-risk States

News in Photographs: Tinubu, First Lady Arrive Windsor to Meet King Charles, Queen Camilla

In Borno, Troops Kill Over 80 Terrorists, Commanders

Security Experts: Ethnic Profiling Reinforces Harmful Stereotypes, Undermines National Stability

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Insecurity: NAS Demands Ban on NYSC Postings to High-risk States

The National Association of Seadogs (Pyrates Confraternity) has called for an immediate overhaul of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) deployment system, urging authorities to stop posting corps members to

News in Photographs: Tinubu, First Lady Arrive Windsor to Meet King Charles, Queen Camilla

In Borno, Troops Kill Over 80 Terrorists, Commanders

Security Experts: Ethnic Profiling Reinforces Harmful Stereotypes, Undermines National Stability

FG Drives Collaborative Efforts on Inmate Reintegration, Social Protection

Barau Urges Accountability, Public Trust in State Police Framework

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Insecurity: NAS Demands Ban on NYSC Postings to High-risk States

News in Photographs: Tinubu, First Lady Arrive Windsor to Meet King Charles, Queen Camilla

In Borno, Troops Kill Over 80 Terrorists, Commanders

Security Experts: Ethnic Profiling Reinforces Harmful Stereotypes, Undermines National Stability

FG Drives Collaborative Efforts on Inmate Reintegration, Social Protection

Barau Urges Accountability, Public Trust in State Police Framework

2027: Aiyedatiwa’ll Secure Ondo for Tinubu, Says Tomisin Edu

VFD Shareholders See Stronger Upsides from New Capital

Barau Meets IGP’s Committee on State Police, Assures Nigerians’ Concerns Will Be Addressed

business

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iCentra CEO Inducted into Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria

Market Cap Hits N130trn Record High on Gains in Key Sectors

Popoola Highlights Nigeria’s Market Re-rating Amid Rising Global Interest

Despite Tax Credit, 28 NGX Listed Firms Paid N2.5trn Tax in 2025

Direct Remittances Show Resilience, Jumped 97% YoY to $107.47m in January

Consolidated Hallmark Holdings Marks International Women’s Day

NLNG Reaffirms Commitment to Sustainable Community

Falcon CEO Wants Sustained Appointment of Women to Top Leadership

WODDI Inaugurates 25 African Country Reps, 36 Nigerian Coordinators

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Ondo: Beyond Aiyedatiwa’s Quest for Power after 2028

Proportional Representation as Sustainable Path to True Gender Mainstreaming

Opposition Parties and APC: Strength, Fractures and Battle Ahead

Power Play, Defections and Abaribe’s Unsettled Fate in the Senate

Victor Adoji: My Mission Is to Open Up Kogi East for Trade, Jobs, Development

Will Movement of KRM Group to ADC Alter Political Calculations in Kwara?

Oyebanji Tasks Ekiti Community Leaders to Shun Violence

2027: Why Conspiracy against Gov Mbah is Dead in Arrival

Nigerian-American, Miami Heat’s Bam Adebayo Makes NBA history

lifestyle

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Exponential Conference At 10 Pushes Shift from Imitation to Authentic Leadership

2,000 Educators to Converge on Awka for Third South East Educators Conference

Optiva Capital Partners Hosts Alakija for Landmark IWD Leadership Event

Eleven Poets to Headline World Poetry Day in Lagos

Foundation Distributes ₦12m Ramadan Relief Package, Financial Grants in Osun

TaxStreem Launches Platform to Simplify Tax Compliance for Nigerian Businesses

PAN Confers Honorary Doctorate Award To Dr Salau Ayefele

Korede Afolabi on Data, Automation and Building a Platform for Women in Tech

Nigerian Artists Generate Over N60bn from Spotify as Streaming Surges

health

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‘Rising Temperatures Triggering Tropical Diseases Harmful to Kidneys’

AMR Benchmark Finds Progress Against Superbugs but Urges Faster Action to Strengthen Access and Health Systems

Atlantis Pediatric Hospital Responds to CMD’s Interim Suspension, Says Its Medical Team Exercised Reasonable Duty of Care

Experts Demand Stronger Research, Free Screening, Community Mobilisation to Tackle HPV in Nigeria

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

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NFF May Appeal to CAS as FIFA Rejects Nigeria’s Petition against DR Congo

NSC Salutes Sarah Ogoke as She Retires from D’Tigress in France

Real Madrid Knockout Man City as Bernado Silva Sees Red

Okpekpe International 10km Road Race Set for Thrilling Return on May 23

NNL Set to Increase Super 4 Prize Money

FIFA Not Moving Iran’s World Cup Matches to Mexico

Henry Nwosu’s Body Arrives Owerri for Burial

CAF Strips Senegal of AFCON Trophy, Declares Morocco Winner

World Cup: NFF Appeals FIFA’s Rejection of Nigeria’s Petition against DR Congo

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Olafenwa: Ronik Polytechnic Emerging as Legacy of Technical Education Dedicated to National Devt

FCFMT Matriculates 1,200 Students, Awaits NIMASA/IMO COC’s Approval

Guiding AI Use to Protect Quality Learning

RUDN University Trains 2,000 Nigerian Specialists in Media, Research, Pedagogy

Tinubu’s Daughter Awards Scholarship to 1,000 Indigent Students of Havilla Varsity

New City University Matriculates 35 Pioneer Students, Targets Expansion to 6,000

VC Warns 4,355 ATBU Matriculating Students Against Cultism, Hard Drugs, Malpractices

EKSU’s 102nd Inaugural Lecture Seeks Urgent Push for Science-driven Water Education, Ecosystem Protection

Sugarland Charity Foundation Donates 100 Combination Desks, Benches to Schools in Bonny

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Saving Cuba from America

UK-Nigeria: A Reset -Building On the Past and Leaping into the Future

Operation Epic Mistake

Pink Was Never the Point

Who is a party member?

The Federal Republic of APC

Putting Ongoing Reforms on a Stronger Footing

A World Unaware of Converging Cosmic Events

Diplomatic Postings: Again, Tinubu Plays The Ethnic Card

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Forged Certificate, Electoral Act and the Constitution

Let’s All Join and Occupy the APC

Had Fani-Kayode Faced Mehdi Hassan, Nigeria Would Have Spoken With Fire

Cloudnotte’s National Digital Literacy Competition Takes Centre Stage

For Women, a New Day?

Israelo-U.S. Conflict with Iran: Beyond the Diplomacy of Braggadocio and End of U.S. Global Hegemony

Long Trek To State Police

THE PROBLEM WITH VOTER INDIFFERENCE

New IGP: Beyond Ethnicity

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