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Fresh Trouble for PDP as INEC Rejects New National Officers, Cites Court Ruling

Senate Hails Tinubu’s N58.47trn 2026 Appropriation Bill, Backs Infrastructure, Security Push

FG Recorded N2.66tn Fiscal Deficit Financed Through Domestic Borrowing as Debt Service Gulped N4.44tn in Q2

Umahi to Contractors: N2.13tn Legacy Road Debts Must Undergo Verification Before Payment

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Fresh Trouble for PDP as INEC Rejects New National Officers, Cites Court Ruling

•References multiple court orders •Party reacts, insists there’s no faction, accuses electoral body of bias Chuks Okocha and Adedayo Akinwale in Abuja The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declined

Senate Hails Tinubu’s N58.47trn 2026 Appropriation Bill, Backs Infrastructure, Security Push

FG Recorded N2.66tn Fiscal Deficit Financed Through Domestic Borrowing as Debt Service Gulped N4.44tn in Q2

Umahi to Contractors: N2.13tn Legacy Road Debts Must Undergo Verification Before Payment

African Art Icon, Prof Demas Nwoko at 90, Immortalises Late Mom

Petrol Supply Surges to 71.5m Litres Daily, Consumption Declines to 52.9m Litres

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Fresh Trouble for PDP as INEC Rejects New National Officers, Cites Court Ruling

Senate Hails Tinubu’s N58.47trn 2026 Appropriation Bill, Backs Infrastructure, Security Push

FG Recorded N2.66tn Fiscal Deficit Financed Through Domestic Borrowing as Debt Service Gulped N4.44tn in Q2

Umahi to Contractors: N2.13tn Legacy Road Debts Must Undergo Verification Before Payment

African Art Icon, Prof Demas Nwoko at 90, Immortalises Late Mom

Petrol Supply Surges to 71.5m Litres Daily, Consumption Declines to 52.9m Litres

Ekiti Takes the Lead, Domesticates Nigeria Tax Administration Act

Rights Group Raises Alarm over Alleged Rights Abuses in Gombe

Atiku, NBA Raise Concern over Alleged Alteration of Tax Laws, Demand Suspension

business

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How CBN is Driving e-Payment Modernisation to Strengthen Cybersecurity, Financial Stability

COP30: Nigeria’s Negotiators Showed Improved Preparedness, Next Step is Translating Agreements Into Action, Says NCF DG, Onoja

TAF Africa Targets Building of One Million Homes Across Africa

Agusto & Co. Assigns “Bbb-” Ratings with Stable Outlook to Universal Insurance

Expert Highlights Crucial Role of Brokers in Insurance Business Chain

LASG Commends Firms for Organising Annual Reading Initiative

Insurance Firm Secures Shareholders’ Nod to Raise Capital

Business Confidence Rises as Firms Bet on Stronger Activity, Naira Recovery

Banking Sector Recapillisation, Others Push New Listings on NGX to N6.34trn

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Fresh Trouble for PDP as INEC Rejects New National Officers, Cites Court Ruling

Citing Court Order, INEC Rejects Turaki-led PDP NWC

2026 Federal Budget: Tinubu’s Politics of Security, Sacrifice and Consolidation

Supreme Court’s Open-ended Judgment on Osun LG Funds

Malami and the Transience of Power

Tinubu Restoring Faith in Nigeria’s Future

At APC Caucus Meeting, Tinubu Assures Nigerians State Police Will Become Reality

Ekiti: Oyebanji Swears-in Recalled Cabinet Members

The On-going Battle for the American Visa

lifestyle

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GLOBACOM AND FRAMEWORK OF NIGERIA’S ECONOMIC RENEWAL

The Builder, The Vision, The Legacy Engineer Abiodun Odewale and the Art of Excellence

Creative Catalyst Targets Funding Gap in Africa’s Creative Economy

Golf X Debuts in Lagos to Redefine Leisure, Social Play

Group Holds Symposium on Men’s Mental Health

Kayode Atoye Named ISDS Fellow, Driving Global Debate on Trade Rules and Policies

Senator Jika Launches $100,000 E-nnovate Bauchi JENIUS fund to drive Innovation, Jobs

A city unleashed: Tiger Beer’s Uncaged Xperience sparked Enugu’s boldest cultural moment yet

GOBA ’95 Concludes Anniversary Celebration, Commissions Legacy Project at Govisco

health

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Time to Revisit Nigeria’s Health Insurance

Harpic Partners FG, Lagos on Open Defecation

FG, States, Others Urged to Support Quality Healthcare for Rural Dwellers

Children from Niger Republic Vaccinated Against Polio in Katsina

For the Elderly, Mentally-impaired, It’s a New Dawn of Care at Seraphic Homes Foundation

Lagos Creative Ecosystem Lights Up as CcHUB Hosts Influencers and Culture Shapers

Global Leaders Warn of Rising Child Deaths as Gates Foundation, MBZ Foundation Announce $1.9bn Push to End Polio

Uhie: Indigenous Body Cream of 19th-century Nsukka and Its Cultural Legacy

Hope for a Healthier Nigeria as BHCPF 2.0 Ushers in New Era of Transparency, Accountability

sport

GOtv Boxing Night: Organisers Promise Robust Security

Lagos Boxing Hall Fame’s Governor’s Belt Light up Lagos

IHVN Partners Opobo Marathon 2026 With Community Health Initiative

CAF Names Semi Ajayi Man-of-the-Match in Nigeria, Tanzania Clash

Super Eagles in AFCON 2025 Flying Start in Morocco

GOtv Boxing Night 34: Boxers Issue Final Warnings Ahead of Boxing Day Showdown

Guards Polo Club Abuja Rounds-off Two-week National Polo Carnival in Grand Style

Lagos Rumbles for Grand Finale of 11th Elicris Table Tennis Cup Today

Oboh Earns LET Tour Card 2026 in Morocco

education

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Nwachukwu Becomes AE-FUNAI’s New VC, Pledges Transformation

FEF Urges FG to Sustain Mother Tongue Education Policy

A Trillion-Naira Promise: How Dangote is Betting on Education to Secure Nigeria’s Future

Community Leaders, DPO Preach Unity at Cook for Peace Festival

Yewa College Old Students Launch N20bn Endowment Fund for Alma Mater

Nigeria Central To Ending Illiteracy In Africa – Room to Read

CIBN Honours Nigeria’s Football Legends With ‘Evening of Praise 7.0’

Why Tertiary Institutions Lack Impact on Nation’s Economic Potentials, Says Enyindah

Transcorp Hotels Names Awele Elumelu as Board Chair, Effective January 1

backpage

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Africa’s Capital Paradox: Why Exporting Our Own Capital Is Costing Us Scale, Power And Prosperity

Nigeria, Trump And The US

Landslide before the earthquake

DISSECTING PRESIDENT TINUBU’S BUDGET SPEECH: DISCIPLINE AS DOCTRINE, BOLDNESS AS SIGNAL, SECURITY AS CORE

Is Our Democracy Truly in Danger?

Trump of Wars

Cooling Inflation and NBS Credibility Crisis

Remembering Tony Uranta

Presidency: The Benefits Of A Kitchen Cabinet

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Supreme Court Judgement on Emergency Rule: My Takeaways

Lack of Political Will to do the Needful as Bane of Good Governance in Nigeria:AUO and US Plaidoyers

Tinubu and the Burden of Moral Casualness

FAREWELL, PROFESSOR ADAMU BAIKIE

Maryam Sanda: Presidential Pardon vs Conclusive Justice

International Politics of Benin’s 2025 Coup and Nigeria’s Intervention: Quo Vadis, Africa?

For The Unsung Who Made The Songs

WAHALA AT WADATA HOUSE

Styles of Unconstitutional Changes of Government

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