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Thursday, 17th September, 2026

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Don’t Divert €55m French Loan to Fund Campaign, Alli Warns Makinde

The Senator Sharafadeen Alli Campaign Organisation has warned the Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, against diverting the €55 million-approximately N85 billion-French Government concessional loan secured for the improvement of decrepit

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Umesegha Clinches BusinessDay’s Top 25 CEOs Award

Ewalefoh: PPP’s Commercial Returns Will Not Be Allowed to Undermine Affordable Healthcare, Infrastructure

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

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

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Don’t Divert €55m French Loan to Fund Campaign, Alli Warns Makinde

Ewalefoh: PPP’s Commercial Returns Will Not Be Allowed to Undermine Affordable Healthcare, Infrastructure

Echoes from Osinbajo’s Orange Juice Story: Revisiting the Toxic Shadows of the 249th UNN Inaugural Lecture

Nigeria Strengthens Ties with China As Awakan Meets China Tourism Academy President in Beijing

First SEDC Agro-mechanisation Project Set for Flag-off, as Okoye Visits Enugu Site

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

Tinubu, Amosun, Sanwo-Olu, Musawa, Others Mourn Veteran Actor, Olu Jacobs

National Assembly Transmits Constitution Amendment Bill to 36 State Assemblies

KWIRS Chairman: Kwara Tax Compliance Rises as IGR Hits N92bn, Taxpayer Records Cross 1.4m

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NCAA’s Delayed Report: Facts Behind Airline Disruptions

Active Internet Subscribers Hit 157.7M as Internet Data Usage Increases to 1.7M Terabytes

Stakeholders Move to Strengthen Broadband, Internet Connectivity for Seamless Electoral Process

NPERA Boss: Port Efficiency Vital to Nigeria’s $1tn Economy Goal

Stock Market Gains N316bn to Sustain Positive Momentum

ESET Strengthens Cybersecurity Awareness with Lagos State Civil Service

FCMB SheVentures, JSAID Train 100 Interior Designers

Buy Interest in Aradel, 33 Others Lift Stock Market by N651.78bn

How 5G Is Transforming Nigeria’s Creator Economy

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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

Obi’s Botched Benue Visit: A Warning Signal Ahead of 2027 Polls?

A Sardauna’s Path in Kwara: A Postscript

Who is Afraid of Obi’s Political Ambition?

N432bn Probe: Another Jamboree by House Committee?

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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

First SEDC Agro-mechanisation Project Set for Flag-off, as Okoye Visits Enugu Site

Edo Festival Goes Global, London Hosts 2026 Heritage, Investment Summit

National Theatre Unveils ‘Circus in Motion’: Lagos Contemporary Circus Festival

How Maltina Becomes Part of Nigeria’s Unwritten Hospitality Tradition

GCIOBA, ipNX Partner to Digitally Transform Government College Ibadan

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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

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

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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

Udo-Obong Rewards 17-year-old Aderemi After Stunning 50.95s Run

Chelle Going Grey over Super Eagles Injury Concern Ahead Madagascar Clash

Nigeria, England in Winner-takes-all Clash for Quarterfinal Ticket

Messi to End Argentina Career with Benin Rep. Friendly

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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

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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

My Journey to Memoiristan (1)

Tinubu’s 108-man Gamble: Can Yari Deliver a Second Term?

Obi, Makinde and Hurdles Against Opposition Coalition

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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

The Long Game: What Will Tinubu Leave Behind?

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