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Saturday, 5th September, 2026

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Wike: I’ll Be Atiku, Obi’s Main Target If Tinubu Loses 2027 Polls 2 days ago

Aliko Dangote: FG’s Reforms Driving Nigeria’s Economic Recovery, Restoring Investors’ Confidence 2 days ago

Fidelity Bank Opens SME Hub, Offers Free Training to 1,000 Entrepreneurs in Kano 2 days ago

Infantino Pledges FIFA Support for Nigeria’s Football Devt 3 days ago

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2027: Meet the Contenders for Nigeria’s Presidency, Governorships

External Reserves Sustain Upswing to $54.08 Billion, Strengthening Nigeria’s Buffers

Atiku: Economic Hardship Pushing Young Nigerians to sell Their Kidneys

IMF Commits to Engaging Member-Countries to Tackle Global Imbalances

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2027: Meet the Contenders for Nigeria’s Presidency, Governorships

Our Correspondents With the Presidential and National Assembly elections scheduled for Saturday, January 16, 2027, and the Governorship and State Houses of Assembly elections fixed for Saturday, February 6, 2027,

External Reserves Sustain Upswing to $54.08 Billion, Strengthening Nigeria’s Buffers

Atiku: Economic Hardship Pushing Young Nigerians to sell Their Kidneys

IMF Commits to Engaging Member-Countries to Tackle Global Imbalances

SEC Approves Dangote Refinery IPO at N525 Per Share

Shettima’s Birthday: APC Youth Parliament Awards Scholarships To 60 Children

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2027: Meet the Contenders for Nigeria’s Presidency, Governorships

External Reserves Sustain Upswing to $54.08 Billion, Strengthening Nigeria’s Buffers

Atiku: Economic Hardship Pushing Young Nigerians to sell Their Kidneys

IMF Commits to Engaging Member-Countries to Tackle Global Imbalances

SEC Approves Dangote Refinery IPO at N525 Per Share

Shettima’s Birthday: APC Youth Parliament Awards Scholarships To 60 Children

First Lady Flags Off National Food Bank Program To Tackle Child Malnutrition In S’South

ACBF, Gates Foundation Urge African Governments to Invest in Leadership for Sustainable Reforms

Otti Ends Tenure Debate: Abia LG Chairmen, Councillors to Spend 4 Years in Office

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Zenith Bank: Equipping Nigeria’s Students for Digital Age

SBI Media Clocks 13, Restates Commitment to CSR

Nigeria’s Foreign Reserves Are Not Piggy Bank

Jetour G700 PHEV Luxury Mobility Storms Abuja

Glo Café 3.0: Digital Revolution Brewing in Nigeria’s Telecoms Space

Lexus Unveils New NX, Targets Global Markets

Rugged Power Meets Executive Luxury As Jetour Rely R8 Sets for Abuja Debut

to Hold December 3rd, Promises Bigger Industry Celebration

VOALS Kenya 2026: A Renaissance of African Women’s Leadership

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The Long Game: What will Tinubu Leave Behind (2)?

A Time Enugu Changed

Will China’s Zero-tariff Regime Inspire Nigeria to Build Factories, Create Jobs?

As Federal Roads in South-South Get Worse…

How Tinubu is Using Subsidy Gains to Fund Education, Health and Infrastructure

25 Years after September 11: Lessons for Americans and Africans

RESTORING KADUNA’S SPORTING GLORY

Ojo: Atiku’s Subsidy Reversal Pledge a Political Statement Taken Too Far

G100 Summit: Can Opposition Turn Arithmetic into Victory in 2027?

lifestyle

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Adunni Ade: Nollywood Must Grow Without Losing What Makes Our Stories Unique

TAFTA’s Àjose Returns for Third Showcase, Deepens Conversations on Healing, Justice, Women’s Health

Regina Askia-Williams: My 10 Defining Moments from Nigeria to America

Nigeria, China Promote Food Festival

Okoko Item Celebrates Age-long New Yam Festival

Ubabukoh Unveils 87-year-old Storey Building as Addition to Igbo-Ukwu Tourist Attraction

‘Four-wall of Home’ Wrong

Davido, Erigga Trade Words as Social Media Erupts

When Leadership Goes Airborne

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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

NMA Raises Alarm Over Doctors’ Exodus, Insecurity, Demands Urgent Action

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

sport

Can National Stadium Surulere Reclaim Its Soul?

Ajayi Makes History, Becomes First Nigerian Podium Finisher in 100m Diamond League

Osimhen Scores in Gala’s Super Lig Fourth Straight Game, Doubt for AFCONQ

Williams Sisters Reunite for U.S. Open Doubles After Four Years

Isak’s Brace Seals Liverpool’s First Win of the Season

Glo Marks 23rd Anniversary with Thrilling ‘Fitfest 2026’ Sports Day

Lampard Confirms Onyeka’s Fitness for Man City

D’Tigress Suffer Defeat to S’Korea in World Cup Opener

Alex Iwobi: Stepping into Legendary Milestone

education

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Ishk Tolaram Foundation Urges TVET Investment, AI Skills, as 500 Youths Graduate

Jos to Harvard: 7UP Picks Angbazo as 16th Nigerian for Full MBA Scholarship

Fed Poly Bauchi Appoints Dutse Deputy Rector, As Two Directors Get New Roles

UNIMED Appoints Vincent Ojo as Fourth Substantive Registrar

Warning Over 8,500 Attacks Targeted Schools in Two Years, Guterres Urges Stronger Action to Protect Education

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

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After Ichie Omee-Okachie Spoke to Ejindu

Adeniyi, Adamu Ciroma and Tony Elumelu

When a Giant Leaves: What Uber’s Exit Says About Nigeria

‘The Case Against Helping the Poor’

In Anambra State, the Fox Now Guards the Chicken Coop

The Problem With Nigerian Football

The Price of Cheap Petrol

Tinubu’s Fuel Subsidy Gamble: Nigerians Paid The Price, Now Atiku Offers A Way

TINUBU’S ₦1.4 TRILLION SOCIAL PROTECTION RESET: TURNING ECONOMIC REFORM INTO PEOPLE-CENTRED GOVERNANCE

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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

The Long Game: What Will Tinubu Leave Behind?

The Two Nigerians We Live In

MESSAGING AND 2027 ELECTION CAMPAIGNS

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

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