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Wednesday, 30th September, 2026

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Morocco’s King Appoints El Mansouri First Female Prime Minister Following Election

UNIOSUN Debuts in World University Rankings, Emerges Nigeria’s Top State University, 8th Overall

FG Declares October 1 Public Holiday as Nigeria Mark’s 66th Independence Anniversary

Shettima Woos Investors for Nigeria’s Green Energy Transition

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Morocco’s King Appoints El Mansouri First Female Prime Minister Following Election

King Mohammed VI appointed Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri on Tuesday as Morocco’s first woman prime minister after her liberal-centrist party came out on top in ‌the September 23, 2026 parliamentary

UNIOSUN Debuts in World University Rankings, Emerges Nigeria’s Top State University, 8th Overall

FG Declares October 1 Public Holiday as Nigeria Mark’s 66th Independence Anniversary

Shettima Woos Investors for Nigeria’s Green Energy Transition

5 African Heads of State Join Dangote, Ruto to Break Ground for $16bn Refinery Project in Kenya

Starbase Technologies Excites Digital Creators and Innovators with ‘Yolly’

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Morocco’s King Appoints El Mansouri First Female Prime Minister Following Election

UNIOSUN Debuts in World University Rankings, Emerges Nigeria’s Top State University, 8th Overall

FG Declares October 1 Public Holiday as Nigeria Mark’s 66th Independence Anniversary

Shettima Woos Investors for Nigeria’s Green Energy Transition

5 African Heads of State Join Dangote, Ruto to Break Ground for $16bn Refinery Project in Kenya

Breaking: Co-pilot Stabs Captain of Israel-bound Fly Dubai Flight in Failed Hijack Bid

Top 50 Brands Nigeria 2026 to Be Unveiled at Brand Nigeria Leadership Forum

Atiku Mourns Niger Govt House Stampede Victims, Calls for Probe

Army Supply and Transport Corps Repositions Logistics Support

business

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Dangote Upbeat on Take-off of $16bn Kenya Refinery Despite Court Ruling

PFAs Exposure to Stocks, FGN Papers Cross N24trn on Lucrative Returns

NBCC, NEXIM Predicate Food Security on Fostering Integrated Food Ecosystem

APM Terminals Expands Investment in Education, Awards Scholarships to Undergraduates

NGX Group, Nairobi Exchange Chart Path to Deeper Cross-border Ties

Minna 37 and the Nigeria-US Mining Deal: Is the Devil in the Details?

Subsidy Savings: Governors and Nigeria’s Power Problems (5)

Stakeholders to Set Local Content Agenda as Nigeria Targets 70% Mark

NTBs, FGN Bond Trading Surge 90%, 83% as Fixed-income Turnover Hits N8.9tn

politics

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Much Ado About Obi-Soludo’s Political Feud

2027: As NDC, OK Movement Clash over Control of Campaign Structures…

WHEN THE PULPIT MEETS POWER

INEC and Compromised Academics

THE UNDERCURRENT AT NDC

PROGRESSIVE PULL OF AKPABIO, UMEH, ABARIBE

Again, Obasa in the Eyes of the Storm

Kingibe and the Abuja Battle: When a Loan Dispute Became a 2027 Showdown

Agege Political Earthquake: Egunjobi, Yusuf Shown the APC Door as Obasa Camp Faces Fresh Turbulence

lifestyle

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Starbase Technologies Excites Digital Creators and Innovators with ‘Yolly’

Stakeholders Target Stronger Security Through State Dialogue, Grassroots Solution

Ajube: A Pathfinder’s Enduring Legacy In Arogbo-Ijaw Kingdom

Jobberman Nigeria Advocates Multigenerational Collaboration, Career Growth at CIPM’s 58th International Conference

The Lagos Environment Story: Seven Years of Rethinking How a Megacity is Living

Summit to Focus on Succession, Governance in Family Businesses

ICRC DG, Ewalefoh, to Speak on Making Social Sector PPPs Work at African Forum in Addis Ababa

A Mother’s Last Pain: One Year After Idiat Yusuf’s Death

RevoCube Unveils Port Solis, 100% Solar-Powered Eco-Destination in Lagos

health

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Medical Expert Urges Govt to Support Indigent Patients

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

sport

LSSTF Boosts the 57 Local Govts, LCDA in Lagos with Sports Equipment

NPFL Coaches, Officials Risk Sanctions Over Disparaging Interviews

Elephant Ladies Win Opening Game of Zenith Bank League Final 8 Showdown

First Lady Seeks Enhanced Mentorship for Girls in Game of Golf

Makinde Makes History, Wins Third Nigeria Cup Title

Guinea-Bissau’s Wild Dogs Inflict Embarrassing 3-0 Defeat on Super Eagles

Chaos in the Ring: Press Conference Turns Chaotic as Hall Goes up in Flames

With More Injury Worries, Chelle May Improvise against Guinea-Bissau Today

Man City CEO Defiant over Premier League Charges

education

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Bucknor Thrills Fans with Clasical Music, as Brazil Proposes Cultural Partnership

Choose Milk Campaign Launches National Essay Competition to Educate Pupils

Harnessing Youths’ Strength through Quality Education, Skills Development for Economic Growth

FLOC 5.0: DAWN, NUC, Others to Seek Education Reform for Jobs, Innovation

When Lagos Plans to Sabotage Federal Policy on Lecturers’ Salaries

N29bn Scholarship: Why PUMS VC Can’t Honour Assembly invitation, Says Registrar

MSS Academy Graduates 56, Targets Youth Empowerment through Event Technology

Exclusion, Inequality, Deepening Conflict, Insecurity in Nigeria, Says AUSS-NG

YABATECH Urges Youths to Embrace Digital, Technical Skills, Create Opportunities

backpage

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The Man Who Keeps Aso Rock Humming and Surulere Rolling

NIGERIA’S GREAT RESET: Chapter 21

Nigeria At 66: Hopes And Impediments

Rainbow Coalition or Solar Eclipse?

Fani-Kayode on Atiku: Separating Claims from the Record

For KSA, Minister of Enjoyment, at 80

This United Nations is Failing to Deliver for All

Ndigbo, Remember Offodile’s Book

From Macroeconomic Stabilization to Shared Prosperity: Why Fiscal-Monetary Coordination and Lower Interest Rates Matter for Nigeria

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Presidential Leave: Between Constitutional Debate and Compliance

Insignificance of Presidential Attendance and Speeches: UNGA as Instrument of Great Power Politics

Of Godfathers And Restless Godsons

CANDIDATE SOWORE: REVOLUTION, MARIJUANA AND OTHER STORIES

Mene-Ejegi: The Gap the Court Cannot Fill

U.S. Robotics in the Outer-Space and International Law: Revisiting Nigeria’s Outer-Space Programme?

Olu Jacobs: Gone Finally

THE CLASH OF INTEREST

OUR OILY PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES

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