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Friday, 18th September, 2026

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Tinubu: We Have Moved Digital Free Zones Initiative To Implementation Stage 6 hours ago

Mambilla Power Project: Tinubu Welcomes ICC Ruling Rejecting Arbitration Claims Instituted By Sunrise Power and Transmission Company Against Nigeria 6 hours ago

Breaking: 33 Suspected Illegal Miners Die in NSCDC Custody in Niger 17 hours ago

Shettima: Only Six Northern Governors Believed in and Supported Tinubu in 2023 1 day ago

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Obi: If Elected President, I’ll Correct Bad Policies Initiated By Tinubu’s Govt

First Lady in Anambra as Basis for Coming Together of Progressives

Mambilla: Tinubu Hails Nigeria’s Victory in $2.35bn ICC Arbitration

FG, States, Local Governments Share N2.338 Trillion as August Allocations

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Obi: If Elected President, I’ll Correct Bad Policies Initiated By Tinubu’s Govt

Presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, Peter Obi, in this interview with Arise News TV, speaks extensively on his ambition to govern Nigeria, his assessment of President Bola Tinubu’s

First Lady in Anambra as Basis for Coming Together of Progressives

Mambilla: Tinubu Hails Nigeria’s Victory in $2.35bn ICC Arbitration

FG, States, Local Governments Share N2.338 Trillion as August Allocations

Simon Lalong, First Lady, Others Defend Tinubu’s Quest for Second Term

Dangote Refinery IPO: Uwaleke, Ndanusa, Teriba Raise Stakes for Investors, Say Offer Can Cut Reliance on Debt, Others

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Mambilla: Tinubu Hails Nigeria’s Victory in $2.35bn ICC Arbitration

FG, States, Local Governments Share N2.338 Trillion as August Allocations

Simon Lalong, First Lady, Others Defend Tinubu’s Quest for Second Term

Dangote Refinery IPO: Uwaleke, Ndanusa, Teriba Raise Stakes for Investors, Say Offer Can Cut Reliance on Debt, Others

FG Sets up Technical Committee to Review 2025 Tax Acts

MTN Moves to Acquire Mafab’s $273.6m 5G Spectrum as Discussions Intensify

Oando Shareholders Reaffirm Confidence in Management at 47th AGM

Cardoso Explains Shift from Direct Development-finance Interventions to Stronger Credit System to Agriculture, Others

Aircraft Underutilisation, Revenue Loss to Sunset Airports Worry Airline Operators

business

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GSMA Seeks Favourable Policies to Realise $76bn Investments in Africa’s Mobile Networks Infrastructure

Stock Market Gains N2.3trn in Four Days on Renewed Investors’ Interest

Of Air Travel and Tourism Development

NAMA Did Not Waste N7.58bn on Category 3 ILS

Lagos Airport Car Hire Service Challenges Persist

Bankit Transitions to Boost Digital Banking

Finchglow Holdings to Establish Flying School at Gateway Airport

Electricity Access: Firm Invests $5m on Mini-Grid in Nigeria

Report Unfolds $1bn Growth Opportunity as Investors Back Africa’s Beverage Business

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Obi: If Elected President, I’ll Correct Bad Policies Initiated By Tinubu’s Govt

First Lady in Anambra as Basis for Coming Together of Progressives

ANTI-DEMOCRATIC BLUES IN BENUE STATE

THE MINISTER WHO FIXED THE QUEUE

Wike’s Rainbow Coalition: Broadening Tinubu’s Base or Challenging the APC?

NGE’s Warning Signs: Press Freedom, Politics and Security Ahead of 2027

As Tinubu Puts Smile on Faces of Ex-Nigeria Airways Workers, After 22 Years Wait…

CAN’T WE JUST TRUST AMUPITAN?

A Note To VP Shettima Before Coming To Kwara

lifestyle

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For the Makanjuolas, 50 Years and Still Counting

Magnus Onyibe: Making a Case for Community-based Intelligence, Policing

The Arusha Mandate: Why Nigeria Must Lead Africa’s AI Examination Revolution

IGP Disu’s Welfare Drive and the Buses Easing Police Officers’ Journey Home

Industry Leaders to Address Trade Corridors, EVs, Infrastructure At Lagos Transport Fest

Linkage Assurance Unveils DiasporaCare+ for Nigerians Abroad

Umesegha Clinches BusinessDay’s Top 25 CEOs Award

Former NBA President Nwokoye Conferred With Blue Silks Rank

Nine Years Of Institutional Shielding Of Suspects: The Chukwuemeka John Anozie Case And Nigeria’s Unfinished Test Of Accountability

health

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Health Insurance Can Curb Sudden Deaths, Says Ultimate HMO MD

When Payment Becomes a Barrier to Healthcare in Lagos State-owned Hospitals: Patients Still Stranded as System Failures Persist

Respite for Bakiyawa Women After Years of Poor Maternity Care

Avon Medical Deepens Fibroid Awareness, Puts Patient Experience at Heart of Care

Access to Medicine Foundation Spotlights How Generic Manufacturers are Responding to Africa’s Changing Healthcare Needs

The Silent Return: How Diphtheria Killed 39 Children in Zamfara and UNICEF, Health Ministry’s Dash for Urgent Vaccination

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

sport

Osimhen, Ndidi, Iwobi, 21 Others in Chelle’s Eagles to Kickstart 2027 AFCON Qualifiers

Falconets Hammer England 3-0 to Set up Colombia Q’final Clash

Arsenal, Man City, Eye Fifth Win as DStv, GOtv Serve Premier League Action

Zenith Bank League’sFinal 8 Set to Tip off Sept. 28 in Lagos

Nigeria, Russia, Iran, Algeria, Tunisia, Mali Unite for Inaugural CISM Beach Wrestling Challenge

Flamingos Hammer Niger Rep. 5-0 in Dominant Display

FIFA to Present Review of Infantino’s Shelved Investment Plan to Council

Saudi Club Given Stadium Ban Over Jota Chants

Africa Can Build Player Protection Before Market Outgrows It

education

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CSR: Rivers Schools Commend Port Harcourt Disco for Distribution of Free Meters

ICOBA 77/79 Set to Fund Third Review of Igbobi College Master Plan

SAZU Reaffirms Commitment to Practical Entrepreneurship Education at MBA 2026 Graduation, E-Business Exhibition

Winners of Mike Okonkwo Annual Essay Get Rewards Amidst Cheers

Over 500 Professionals Connect with Employers at CUALA Career Fair 2026

BETTER LIFE FOR ACADEMICS

150 Innovative University Academic Projects to Receive N20m Grooming Centre Research Grant

Retired BOUESTI Academics, Workers Lament Pension Ordeal, Appeal for Oyebanji’s Intervention

Governor Otti to Chair 2026 Fafunwa Educational Foundation Conference

backpage

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Obasanjo: Political Opposition as Enmity

Steve Osuji’s 2027 Prophetic Fantasy

Wike Again?

I Saw a Man in the Car Boot

INEC’s “Final List”, Dangote’s Ark And The Looming Agony

An Invitation to Dream

Memories of Brigadier Musa Usman

Leadership Man of The Year: Why Abdul Samad, Nduka Matter

Understanding Nigeria’s Seven Voting Blocs

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THE CLASH OF INTEREST

OUR OILY PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES

Questions for the Coming Election Cycle

9/11 @ 25 Years, 6/30 @ 3 Months, 9/30 @ 2 Weeks to Come: How 9/11 @ 25 Will Undermine Global Security

Of Politicians Threatening Voters

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

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