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Saturday, 11th July, 2026

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Abiodun Raises Funding, Judicial Reform Concerns as State Police Bill Advances

Tinubu, Wike Laud Julius Berger for Abuja City Gate Transformation

Internal Crisis Erupts in NAAPE over NCAA, NAMA Contest on 5% TSC Sharing Formula

Makinde, Soun visit Rescued Oriire Pupils, Teachers in Military Hospital

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Abiodun Raises Funding, Judicial Reform Concerns as State Police Bill Advances

Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has called for far-reaching judicial, fiscal and institutional reforms to ensure the success of the proposed State Police system, saying the initiative must go

Tinubu, Wike Laud Julius Berger for Abuja City Gate Transformation

Internal Crisis Erupts in NAAPE over NCAA, NAMA Contest on 5% TSC Sharing Formula

Makinde, Soun visit Rescued Oriire Pupils, Teachers in Military Hospital

Lagos Continental Hotel Partners DGIC to Expand Opportunities for Nigeria’s Next Generation of Hospitality Professionals

NIPR, NTDA Inaugurate WPRF 2026 Technical Committee, Tourism To Take Centre Stage

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Abiodun Raises Funding, Judicial Reform Concerns as State Police Bill Advances

Tinubu, Wike Laud Julius Berger for Abuja City Gate Transformation

Internal Crisis Erupts in NAAPE over NCAA, NAMA Contest on 5% TSC Sharing Formula

Makinde, Soun visit Rescued Oriire Pupils, Teachers in Military Hospital

CSOs Urge Tinubu to Probe Alleged Military-Backed Land Invasion in Abuja

Eruani Advocates Intellectual Activism, High-Level Competence To Drive Progress

Senate Probes Alleged $71.65m, N30.7bn NDDC Remittance Default by Oil Firm

ABSU Inaugurates Search Team for Substantive Vice Chancellor

Ogun Farmers Restate Confidence in Abiodun’s Agric Policies, Reject Blackmail

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Heike Harmgart: I’m Amazed Nigerian Businesses Thrive Despite High Power Cost

Zenith Bank: Offering Lifeline, Support for Women in Benue IDP Camps

Sheraton Lagos Unveils Gas Generator to Boost Energy Efficiency

Buy Now, Pay Later: Financial Freedom or Debt Trap?

Alumni Networks Key to Unlocking Hidden Job Market, Enterprise Growth, Says Expert

Endorsing Access Holdings’ Long-term Strategy

Adefunke Adeyemi: Driving Africa’s Journey to Single Aviation Market

itel Targets SMEs, Informal Workers with Long Battery Smartphone

ADVAN to Chart Industry Direction as AI Reshapes Marketing

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Oyebanji’s Tourism Investment Drive Attracts Foreign Investors to Ekiti

Alia: LG Autonomy is Working Well in Benue

Kogi to Become Global Hub for Gemstone and Jewellery Production

First Lady Showcases Nigeria’s Tourism Potential to Qatari Govt

Should We Take Obi Serious About His Safety?

KADUNA’S CORRIDOR OF OPPORTUNITIES

Odii: I’ll Make Ebonyi Nigeria’s Preferred Investment Destination

Barau: President’ll Have Power to Suspend State Police that Violates the Law

Nwifuru: Establishment of Army Depot Amasiri Strategic Boost to National Security

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Lagos Continental Hotel Partners DGIC to Expand Opportunities for Nigeria’s Next Generation of Hospitality Professionals

NIPR, NTDA Inaugurate WPRF 2026 Technical Committee, Tourism To Take Centre Stage

Oluranti Expands Amazon Luxury Apartments with Ultra-Modern Facility

Ogunbanjo Family Unveils Solar Lighting, Skills Initiative to Honour Bamofin Abimbola Ogunbanjo

Oba Lateef Adams: As Fashion Designer, I Made Clothes for Presidents Babangida, Obasanjo, Jonathan

Israel Fagbemigun: Trust Is New Competitive Advantage

Hosting Major Superstars, Afro Nation Festival Wrapped with Spectacular Performances from Wizkid, Asake, Burna Boy

From Odunlade Adekola to Mercy Aigbe, Star-studded Cast of ‘The Secret Lives of Baba Segi’s Wives’ Unveiled

Wasiu Babalola: Tourism Major Contributor to National Development

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Firm Eyes Healthcare Access for 180m Uninsured Nigerians with Diaspora Subscription Portal

Collateral Consequences of Tinubu’s Healthcare Reforms

WAHO, AfDB Hand Over 10 Ambulances, Medical Equipment to The Gambia in $3.4m Health System Boost

Operators Seek Fresh Capital for Beverage Expansion

Pain, Stigma and Silence: The Hidden Survival Gap in Sickle Cell Anaemia

‘Nigeria Risks Worsening Brain-drain Without Health Sector Reforms’

CSO Passes Vote of No Confidence on Pate, Demands State of Emergency in Health Sector

Nigerian Healthcare: The Questions Worth Asking

Abuja Hospital Offers LASER Prostate Treatment With no Surgical Cuts

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Kanyinsola Ajayi: Peaking Ahead of Glasgow

Spain Break Belgium’s Resistance in 2-1 Win, Set for Semi-final Clash with France

Eagland Worry over Haaland as Three Lions, Norway Battle for Semifinal Place

Mbappe, Dembele Equal Ronaldo, Rivaldo’s Brazil Goal Haul

London-Based Nigerian Developer Edun Reflects on Lifelong Passion for Sports, Youth Development After 2026 World Cup Experience

Quadri Yusuf: From Borrowed Racket to World Stage

WORLD CUP 2026: Why France Advanced and Morocco Left With Their Heads Held High

Africa’s Last Team Standing, Morocco, in Make or Mar Clash with Favourites France

End of the Road for Morocco as Mbappe, Dembele Fire Les Bleus into S’final

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Crude Oil Price Jumps 8% After Trump Declares US-Iran Ceasefire Over

Oloyede’s JAMB Legacy: Sweeping Reforms, Tough Tests and Lasting Impact

CareerLife Global Educates, Reintegrates Mothers Into Workplace

NUC Approves Five New Health Programmes for Wellspring University

Exam Prep Mistakes Nigerian Students Make Every Term And How to Avoid Them

Otobo Pledges Efficient Service Delivery as New Director of ARA UK/Ireland

EKSU’s 107th Inaugural Lecturer Says Mathematics Holds Key to Solving Nigeria’s Real-Life Challenges

NUC Approves 12 New Academic Programmes for Sa’adu Zungur University Bauchi

Nigeria’s Digital Leap: How DEMIS Is Set to Transform Education Data, Policies

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Greed, Desperation and Costly Lessons from Ponzi Schemes

Tinubu’s Aso Rock Stinks To High Heavens

State Police, Leadership and Federalism

Of Bridges and Walls: Finding Common Ground, Rising Above Divisions (1)

Tinubu and the ‘Gbaja-Adeyemi’ Moment

The Way Out of Insecurity

Nobody Needs NYSC Reform

What did Gbaja know, and when?

State Police: Separating Facts from Fictions

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Institutions Without Consequences

Nigeria’s Double Standards: Selective Justice, Misplaced Priorities and Erosion of Trust

Nigeria-South African Relations: Beyond Misogyny and Misandrists, Afrophobia and Nigerianophobia

When Rain Becomes Breaking News

TINUBU AND HIS ONE-CHANCE OPPONENTS

LAGOS AND THE REFUSE DUMPS

Dangote to Raise Total Refining Capacity in Africa to 2.1m bpd, Seeks Partnership with Congo

Federalism Beyond Police Reforms

United States’ New Colonization versus Africa’s Strategic Autonomy in Disunity: What Future?

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