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Tuesday, 3rd February, 2026

Breaking News

DSS Arraigns Ex-AGF Malami, Son Over Terrorism Financing, Illegal Firearms 7 hours ago

Access Bank Appoints Ifeyinwa Osime as Board Chairman 14 hours ago

Tinubu Brokers Peace Again, Asks Wike to Halt Impeachment of Fubara 20 hours ago

At Investopia, UAE Eyes Over $10bn Investments in Nigeria’s Infrastructure, Agriculture, Tech Sectors 20 hours ago

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Nnorom: NFIU Has Helped to Checkmate Fraudulent Foreign Activities Within Insurance Industry

Firms to Boost Support for SME, Transport Entrepreneurs

Private Sector Credit Reached N75.83trn in December as Government Borrowing Jumped to N34.22trn

Amid Hike in OPEX, 15 Insurance Firms Suffer 29% Profit Slump

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Firms to Boost Support for SME, Transport Entrepreneurs

Sunday Ehigiator LAPO Microfinance Bank (LAPO MfB) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with SIMBA TVS, Nigeria’s leading three-wheeler brand and one of the country’s fastest-growing two-wheeler manufacturers, to

Stock Market Gains N332.5bn on Buy Interest in Presco, Others

Dantsoho Highlights FG’s Commitment to Broader Investments in Ports Development

Amid Hike in OPEX, 15 Insurance Firms Suffer 29% Profit Slump

Private Sector Credit Reached N75.83trn in December as Government Borrowing Jumped to N34.22trn

Heirs Insurance Kicks Off Competition among University Students

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nigeria

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Firms to Boost Support for SME, Transport Entrepreneurs

INEC Urges Media to Intensify Voter Education Ahead of FCT Area Council Elections

DSS Arraigns Ex-AGF Malami, Son Over Terrorism Financing, Illegal Firearms

Imo @50: Remembering Osigwe Nwogu, Man Who Designed Abuja, Made Many Igbo Men

Tinubu: Nigeria Stands Ready With Africa, Global Partners To Deliver Secure, Affordable, Cleaner Energy

Naira Redesign: Emefiele Complied with Buhari’s Directive on Local Production, Witness Tells Court

Osinbajo Warns of Education Decay As Igbobi College Launches N10bn Endowment Fund

Presidency: FG Disburses N2.45trn To 36 States, FCT For Security, Infrastructure Between March 2024 and August 2025

NECO: 36 States Owe Nearly N2bn, As 72% Secure Five Credits Including Maths, English

business

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Private Sector Credit Reached N75.83trn in December as Government Borrowing Jumped to N34.22trn

Stock Market Gains N332.5bn on Buy Interest in Presco, Others

Heirs Insurance Kicks Off Competition among University Students

Nnorom: NFIU Has Helped to Checkmate Fraudulent Foreign Activities Within Insurance Industry

Dantsoho Highlights FG’s Commitment to Broader Investments in Ports Development

Amid Hike in OPEX, 15 Insurance Firms Suffer 29% Profit Slump

Firm Commences Use of Fintech in Insurance Product Distribution

LCCI Vice President Highlights 7 Laws for Business Excellence

Sterling Bank Partners Elizade JAC Motors on Vehicle Financing

politics

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As APC Prepares for March, 2026 National Convention…

Tinubu Brokers Peace Again, Asks Wike to Halt Impeachment of Fubara

David Mark: APC’s Vicious Policies Exposing Nigerians to Untold Hardship, Poverty

‘Lagos is a Pacesetter in Justice Administration’

Monday Sit-at-Home: Who Blinks First Between Soludo and Onitsha Traders?

WHEN MUSIC MEETS POLICY

EXEMPLARY GOVERNANCE IN BORNO STATE

DEMOCRACY WITHOUT IDEAS

Will Kwankwaso Lose Grip on Kano Politics?

lifestyle

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Keyede Heidel-Ajakaiye Champions African Animation Through Foundation

For Nigerian Entrepreneur Ezeobi, Industrialist of the Year Award is Another Feather in His Cap

Rebuilding Guinness Nigeria: Scale, Strategy and Steadier Leadership

Ardova Launches AP Supermax Motor Oil

Access Bank Appoints Ifeyinwa Osime as Board Chairman

My Vision Is to Inspire and Support Single Mothers – Ekanem

Elumelu Celebrates with Onicha-Ugbo Indigenes in Abuja

How VDL Technologies is Using Mobile Technology, AI to Solve Everyday Problems

Nigeria’s Livestock Methane Emissions Vary by Region, Season, Netzence Study Reveals

health

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Restoring Vision, Renewing Hope: How Chris Ogunbanjo Foundation Free Eye Outreach Changed Lives in Erunwon

RIGHT OF REPLY: Governor AbdulRazaq’s Strides in Health Sector, Others Clear and Measurable

Pharmacists Protest Lopsided Task Force On Clinical Governance, Patient Safety

Governance by Optics, Not Impacts: Kwara’s Health Sector Reality

Unending Cases of Medical Negligence in Nigeria

Gates Foundation Sets $9 Billion Annual Budget to Accelerate Global Impact Ahead of 2045 Closure

In 2026, Abuja Charts Path to Healthier, Greener and More Resilient Capital City

Chimamanda: How Medical Negligence Led to My Son’s Death in Lagos Hospital

BRAI Foundation Holds Free Medical Outreach in Etsako West

sport

Lookman Sets Record as First English-born Player to Feature in Europe’s ‘Big Four’ Leagues

Lagos STL, Art Hotel, Shoreline Dominate Opening Week of Lagos Int’l Polo

Over 1000 Athletes Storm Abuja for NOGIG 2026

Nigeria to Host Uzbekistan in 2026 Davis Cup World Group II Playoff

NIS, EFFA Management Partner to Drive Renewed Hope Sports Economy

Ademola Lookman in Madrid to Complete €35m Atletico Switch

Alcaraz Conquers Djokovic to Complete Career Grand Slam in Australia

Uche Okechukwu Takes Over as Enyimba’s Sporting Director

Iwobi, Chukwueze, Bassey in Action as Red Devils Win Five-goal Thriller

education

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Pay, Peace and the Politics of Learning

UNILAG, University of Birmingham Partnership Strengthens Global Surgery, Boosts Student Research

Author Promotes Perseverance, Faith in New Book

Experts Seek Evidence-based TVET Reforms as NBTE Unveils Digital Systems

‘Why Africa Must Rebuild Its Music Education System’

AfriTeach Set to Revolutionise Teaching Profession in Africa

CAP PLC Launches ‘Colours of Hope’ Initiative to Boost Students’ Creativity

ALIWA Advocates Values-Driven Leadership for Africa’s Institutional Renewal

Finally, Military Confirms Attempted Coup, Identifies 16 to Be Court-martialed

backpage

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Tinubu’s Many Travels And The Critics

Collapsing like pack of cards

The Kashim Shettima Situation

Yusuf’s Defection, Kwankwaso and the 2027 Kano Election

60 Days to Banking Sector Recapitalisation Deadline

Is ADC Dead On Arrival? Even Atiku’s Boy Decamped

Of Godfathers and ‘betrayal Day’

Obituary of Globalisation

Where Was Africa In Davos?

column

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Igbo Marginalisation and Misguided Fingerpointing

Israelo-South African Diplomatic Saga: Some Lessons for Nigeria’s Bleak Future

The Enemy Within

Right of Reply: The column for Readers who feel strongly about issues expressed by the Advocate, and have a view point.

Recklessness in the Exercise of US Sovereignty: International Infractions and Global Disorder

Like Father, Like Son?

THE LATEST FG-ASUU AGREEMENT

Baby Nkanu: Negligence or Meningitis?

January 15, 1966 and January 15, 2026 in Africa: Dynamics of 60 Years of Recidivist Political Instability

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