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Wednesday, 2nd September, 2026

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NNPC Remits N7.9tn to Federation as Revenue Hits N3.087tn in One Month

Zulum Deepens Healthcare Intervention, Hands UMTH 42-Room Patients’ Lodge

U.S. Extradites Two Nigerians Over Sextortion Linked to Teen Deaths

Duke: Split Opposition Can’t Defeat Tinubu

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NNPC Remits N7.9tn to Federation as Revenue Hits N3.087tn in One Month

•Posts N279 billion profit after tax Emmanuel Addeh in Abuja The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) remitted a cumulative N7.913 trillion to the federation between January and July 2026,

Zulum Deepens Healthcare Intervention, Hands UMTH 42-Room Patients’ Lodge

U.S. Extradites Two Nigerians Over Sextortion Linked to Teen Deaths

Duke: Split Opposition Can’t Defeat Tinubu

DHQ: Military Does Not Negotiate with Terrorists or Support Payment of Ransom

Stakeholders Brainstorm on Achieving Justice in Nigeria’s Energy Transition

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NNPC Remits N7.9tn to Federation as Revenue Hits N3.087tn in One Month

Zulum Deepens Healthcare Intervention, Hands UMTH 42-Room Patients’ Lodge

U.S. Extradites Two Nigerians Over Sextortion Linked to Teen Deaths

Duke: Split Opposition Can’t Defeat Tinubu

DHQ: Military Does Not Negotiate with Terrorists or Support Payment of Ransom

Stakeholders Brainstorm on Achieving Justice in Nigeria’s Energy Transition

Wike, Obaseki, PDP Mourn Dan Orbih

Atiku’s Personal Service Condition Stalls Suit Seeking Tinubu, APC’s Disqualification

Yilwatda: APC to Profile Tinubu Support Groups for Coordinated Campaign in 2027

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Shareholders Commend SUNU Assurance for Crossing Recapitalisation Huddle

PenCom Assures LASG Retirees of Plans to Address Pension Increase Concerns

OMO Bills Account for 72% of N36.5bn Fixed-income Trades in August

NFEM Turnover Up 13.8% to $14.45bn as Naira Strengthens to N1, 335.50/$

Amidst Reforms, Financial Sector Contribution to GDP Slumps to N1.57tn

Firm Launches Digital Insurance Campaign

NGX ASI Up 56.93% YtD, Ranks Among Africa’s Top Four Best-performing Exchanges

Continental Re Gets License to Open Office in Kigali, Rwanda

Stock Market Gains N1.22trn to Commence September on Positive Note

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Nigerian National Bureau Chairman Visits ECOWAS Brown Card Permanent Secretariat

Lagos 2027: Hamzat’s Head Start, Rhodes-Vivour’s Challenge and Opposition’s Equation

2027: Can Akpabio’s Balancing Act Save 10th N’Assembly’s Final Stretch?

Uzodimma’s Dual Mandate Dilemma

It’s Time to Release Osun LG Allocations

Governors’ Influence on the Civil Service

BETWEEN OSUN AND MANCHESTER

Katsina APC Rift: Radda, Masari Power Struggle Tests Tinubu’s 2027 Political Machinery

When Power Spoke, Ndume Stayed: Tinubu, Remi and Zulum’s Intervention in a Senate Journey

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2027: Tunji-Ojo’s Massive Mobilization for President Tinubu

Sir Ademola Adetula: 27 Years Ago, My Boss ‘Saw’ My Today

Yoruba Tennis Club Marks Centenary with Jazz, Celebrates Nigeria-Cuba Cultural Ties

Isuan Agro Estate Holds First Land Bankers Summit

Powell Homes Launches ROME Initiative, Offers 10% Discount on Property

Cardinal Torch: How a 6-Year-Old Nigerian Agribusiness is Rewriting Africa’s Commodity Story

Danladi Bako, Quintessential Broadcaster at 69

FIRST LOOK: Funke Akindele Unveils First Images from New Feature Film

‘Baba Decided to Visit His Adopted Son,’ Charly Boy Gets Emotional As Ex-President Obasanjo Paid Him Surprise Visit

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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

Dr. Adegbajo Odedina: Building Haven Pediatrics to Fight Nigeria’s Child Mortality Crisis

sport

Korea Republic Force Falconets to 1-1 Draw

LOC to Use EKO 2026 to Drive School Sports Devt

Man City Agree £125m Fee for Chelsea’s Fernandez

Jesus Joins Barcelona

Super Eagles Forward, Femi Azeez, Seals Record £15m Move to Brighton

Former NFF President, Pinnick, Not Interested in Heading Normalisation Committee

Infantino Ready to Align with Nigeria’s Vision for Football, Accepts Mass Resignations at NFF

NGF Summit: Runsewe Unveils Fresh Roadmap for Golf Devt.

Ndidi Takes Next Step Beyond Football, With the Launch of DIIDS

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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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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

Relax, Atiku Will Not Restore Subsidy

Atiku’s Subsidy Push & Echoes of Desperation

What FTSE Russell’s Decision Means for Investors, Nigeria

And Iyaloja Sets The Market on Fire

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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

Winning Election by Manu Militari: Is Killing Accord Party Members Not Self-defeating?

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