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FG Unveils N140 Billion Social Protection Plan to Tackle Poverty

Olukoyede: Over $500m Cash, Assets Forfeited to FG in Three Years

Zenith Bank’s 10th International Trade Seminar Charts Path to Unlocking Non-Oil Export Value

No More Groupings, We’re One Big Family, Saraki Charges Kwara PDP on Harmony

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FG Unveils N140 Billion Social Protection Plan to Tackle Poverty

• First Lady: programme will lift poor households to self sufficiency •Stresses govt’s economic reforms have telling effect on households Deji Elumoye in Abuja In a major push to cushion

Olukoyede: Over $500m Cash, Assets Forfeited to FG in Three Years

Zenith Bank’s 10th International Trade Seminar Charts Path to Unlocking Non-Oil Export Value

No More Groupings, We’re One Big Family, Saraki Charges Kwara PDP on Harmony

Arise Faults Atiku’s Proposed Subsidy Review, Says It’ll Reopen Era of Corruption

No More ‘Somebody’s Friend’ Appointment in Abia, But Merit and Integrity, States Otti

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FG Unveils N140 Billion Social Protection Plan to Tackle Poverty

Olukoyede: Over $500m Cash, Assets Forfeited to FG in Three Years

Zenith Bank’s 10th International Trade Seminar Charts Path to Unlocking Non-Oil Export Value

No More Groupings, We’re One Big Family, Saraki Charges Kwara PDP on Harmony

Arise Faults Atiku’s Proposed Subsidy Review, Says It’ll Reopen Era of Corruption

No More ‘Somebody’s Friend’ Appointment in Abia, But Merit and Integrity, States Otti

Nigeria Needs Competence, Not Political Loyalty, Declares Ex-Cross River Gov, Duke

Malami Unveils 600-Member Campaign Council, Charges Party Members on Unity

ADC, NDC Explain Delay in Unveiling Their Own Presidential Campaign Councils

business

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Report: Airtel Surpasses 17,000 Cell Sites, Accelerates Nationwide Expansion

FG Approves Acquisition of Two Communications Satellites for Nigeria

Internet Subscribers Hit 157.4M as Broadband Penetration Increases to 56.11%

Zamfara Kicks Off 2027 Budget Preparation With State wide Town Hall

SIAT Celebrates Legacy, Leadership and People Behind the Group’s Journey

Stock Market Down N260bn on Decline in Large, Medium Cap Stocks

Firm to Unveil Next-generation Tech Solutions at GITEX

Phone Manufacturer Harps on Battery, Charging Capacity to Drive Products

ThriveAgric Raises N5.3bn via Commercial Paper to Support Smallholder Farmers

politics

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Roads, Promises and South-South: Has Umahi Failed Tinubu?

Dolly Parton, Queen of Country Music, Dies at 80

Obi: Of Ambition and Reality of 2027 Presidential Poll

2027: As Tinubu Constitutes Campaign Council, Banks on Mbah in S’East…

THE LABOUR PARTY CONUNDRUM

El-Rufai’s Renewed Gambit With Ethnicity and Injurious Religious Sentiments

APC AND OFF-CYCLE ELECTIONS

THOUGHTS ON GOVERNOR FUBARA’S PORT HARCOURT DECLARATION

Governors’ Undue Interference in Off-season Elections

lifestyle

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Mr. President, How Much Money And Time Do You Want To Spend On 4 Dead Refineries?

Lagos Technicians Call for Skills Development, Stronger Govt-Industry Collaboration to Support Energy Transition

Building Africa’s AI Future on Trust

Mindustry Conference Opens Registration, Partners with Warner Music Africa/Africori for Fifth Edition

Country Music Legend Dolly Parton Dies at 80

Okumagba Canvasses Promotion of Peace, Mutual Respect in Warri

AMTY Award Organisers Redeem N2.5m Prizes For Five Winners

Yoruba Tennis Club Centenary Week: Fatomilola Advocates Responsibility, Character in Pursuit of Destiny

Foundation, UTL Trust Celebrate Law School’s Best Graduating Student

health

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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

Beyond Treatment: Why Social Determinants of Health Matter in Cancer Care

sport

Fanny Amun’s Fact-finding Committee Blames NFF Congress for Nigeria’s Football Problems

LSSTF Confirms Rowe Park’s Readiness for National Intermediate Games

Rep Member, Nwogu, Pays Condolence Visit to NNL Boss

Eko 2026 LOC Unveils Official Website

Judo Stakeholders Pass Vote of Confidence on NJF President, Musa Oshodi

Mbappe Welcomes Mourinho Back to Madrid with Hat Trick

Waidi Akanni, Members of Lagos LLC Hail Bashir Are over Health Insurance for Ex-footballers

Awoniyi Scores, Adds An Assist on Full Coventry Debut in Carabao Cup

Ethiopia Submits Official Bid to Host AFCON 2028

education

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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

backpage

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Atiku and The Subsidy Card

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

The Menace Of Fake Agencies

Nine Fake Agencies Cometh

RESTORING FUEL SUBSIDY WILL REVERSE NIGERIA’S ECONOMIC GAINS

Babangida at 85: From ‘Evil Genius‘ to Beneficent Oracle

Preliminary Observations on Adeleke’s Re-election

Back to the Petrol Subsidy Question

Osun Polls: The Days After and Implications for 2027

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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?

THE PROPOSED OPPOSITION CONSENSUS CANDIDACY

Like NBA, Like Osun: Issues in Election Credibility

Who is Undermining Africa’s Development: Europeans or Africans? Anglophone or Francophone Africa?

The Dangerous Politics of Thin Skin

THE RIGHT TO DISAGREE

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