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SPECIAL REPORT: How soaring cooking gas prices are squeezing Nigerian households, businesses

EXCLUSIVE: 36 students still missing after Borno school attack

SPECIAL REPORT: IPOB-linked attacks, killings reduce since Simon Ekpa’s jailing

SPECIAL REPORT: Inside details of farmer-herder clashes in Abuja community

How mob brutally assaulted woman accused of witchcraft at church crusade

INVESTIGATION: Commissioned But Locked: How an idle hospital is failing women in Akwa Ibom

SPECIAL REPORT: The secrecy, unanswered questions about Akwa Ibom Assembly’s N15.47bn project

#EkitiDecides2026: A ballot without women candidates

How Nigerian terrorists use TikTok, exploit country’s digital governance gap
Business
Opinion
Oriire abduction: Now it’s time to count the chicks, By Babafemi A. Badejo

Afrophobia: ANC and the denigration of the Black struggle, By Ahmed Aminu-Ramatu Yusuf

The North-West Development Commission’s troubling first steps, By Yusuf Hassan Wada

The organisation called “Nigeria”, By Dipo Baruwa

Who is afraid of the Auditor-General?, By Dayo Olaide

Textbook rankings put future of publishing and learning at risk, By Zainab Suleiman Okino
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Headline Stories

One killed, seven injured as bandit attack triggers reprisal in Katsina

byOgalah Dunamis

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Former Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami in court

UPDATED: Court orders final forfeiture of 48 properties recovered from Malami (FULL LIST & PHOTOS)

Danaladi Umar, former CCT chairman

Court grants ex-CCT chairman, Danladi Umar, N100 million bail

USTDA announced an agreement with Nigerian energy company Powergas Nigeria Ltd (Powergas) to fund a feasibility study for a small-scale liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant in southern Nigeria

How US is backing Nigeria’s energy and digital infrastructure

Kogi State Governor, Usman Ododo

Gunmen abduct Kogi school principal, NECO official, students during exam

Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde

Oyo Assembly backs Makinde’s call for UN probe into mass abduction amid Senate’s rejection

Family members awaiting victims discharge at LAUTECH Teaching Hospital. Image Credit: Oyo Matters

Rescued Oyo pupils, teachers reunite with families after hospital discharge

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Top News

Lionel Messi celebrating Argentina's victory over England

World Cup: Messi inspires Argentina’s late fightback to sink England, book final spot

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45% of dementia cases could be prevented – WHO

Photo of the aircraft involved in the incident

NCAA bans pilots in Asaba incident from flying

Reps demand details of ₦34tn import duty waivers, query Customs revenue records

Reps demand details of ₦34tn import duty waivers, query Customs revenue records

EFCC hands over house, SUV, other forfeited assets to Australian romance scam victim

EFCC hands over house, SUV, other forfeited assets to Australian romance scam victim

The Senate Plenary (Lawmakers)

Senate minority leader criticises state police, says governors have personal agenda

Senate at plenary (PHOTO CREDIT: @NGRSenate,https://twitter.com/NGRSenate/status/1806340170641273202/photo/4)

Again, Senate rejects motion to probe ₦1.3bn allocation to fake agency in 2026 budget

FCTA (CREDIT: Punch Newspaper)

FCTA confirms 2 deaths from rabies, 8 cases

Business School Netherlands

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Family lauds Edo govt for rescuing mentally ill woman

Family lauds Edo govt for rescuing mentally ill woman

The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio [PHOTO CREDIT: Godswill Obot Akpabio]

Senate Chamber Renovation: Akpabio threatens contractor after faulty microphones embarrassed him, Speaker Abbas

flood-hit Lagos communities

Sanwo-Olu, officials visit flood-hit Lagos communities, reassures residents

President Bola Tinubu and former Governor Olusegun Osoba

Tinubu pens moving tribute for ex-Governor Osoba, calls him “brother in purpose”

Hajj 2027: NAHCON targets digital, transparent operations with new reform agenda

Hajj 2027: NAHCON targets digital, transparent operations with new reform agenda

Babajide Sanwo-Olu

Lagos govt begins documentation of informal public spaces, directs occupants to present ownership documents

Special Reports

Queue waiting to buy gas at AA Rano Gas station, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State

Headline Stories

SPECIAL REPORT: How soaring cooking gas prices are squeezing Nigerian households, businesses

Government Day Secondary School, Lassa

Investigation/Special Reports

EXCLUSIVE: 36 students still missing after Borno school attack

A collage of IPOB flag, attacked police station and Simon Ekpa

Headline Stories

SPECIAL REPORT: IPOB-linked attacks, killings reduce since Simon Ekpa’s jailing

Inside details of farmer-herder clashes in Abuja community

Headline Stories

SPECIAL REPORT: Inside details of farmer-herder clashes in Abuja community

Rev Usetu Bassey’s Ibogo for Christ crusade, Ibogo Community in Biase LGA, Cross River, Dec 2024

Headline Stories

How mob brutally assaulted woman accused of witchcraft at church crusade

INVESTIGATION: Commissioned But Locked: How an idle hospital is failing women in Akwa Ibom

Investigation/Special Reports

INVESTIGATION: Commissioned But Locked: How an idle hospital is failing women in Akwa Ibom

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Olusegun Osoba

Governor Abiodun extols Olusegun Osoba at 87

Governor Sani cutting the tape to commissions one of the newly constructed roads in Kwoi LGA

Governor Sani commissions five township roads in Kwoi

Request For Expressions Of Interest: Design, organize, and implement Tech Hackathons and Innovative Challenges iDICE Programme

Investment in Digital and Creative Enterprises (iDICE) Programme

Request For Expressions Of Interest: Enterprise Support Organizations Capacity Development for Improved Start-ups Service Delivery in Nigeria – iDICE Programme

UBA Business Series enlists Abaga, Chowdeck CEO, Egunjobi to speaks on innovation, African startups

Features and Interviews

Primate Henry Ndukuba

Features And Interviews

TRIBUTE: Inside Primate Henry Ndukuba’s legacy of raising global Christian youth movement, By Folu Olamiti

USTDA announced an agreement with Nigerian energy company Powergas Nigeria Ltd (Powergas) to fund a feasibility study for a small-scale liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant in southern Nigeria

Features And Interviews

How US is backing Nigeria’s energy and digital infrastructure

Frank W. Garcia Jr, U.S. Department of State's .Assistant Secretary for African Affairs. Photo Credit: U.S. Department of State

Features And Interviews

Top US official’s scheduled visit to Nigeria highlights Trump administration’s approach to West Africa

A Ghanaian gold mine

Features And Interviews

Ghana’s Tarkwa negotiations are testing Africa’s new mining bargain

byDaniel van Dalenand1 others

Pierluigi Collina (CREDIT: FIFA World Cup X Page)

Features And Interviews

FIFA World Cup: VARiables, politics, and Africa

Goalkeeper Vozinha

Features And Interviews

Population vs. Planning: How Cape Verde built a World Cup blueprint Africa cannot ignore

byOgalah Dunamis

Business

News Reports

Office of the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS)

Nigeria’s inflation eases to 15.91% in June amid rising food prices — NBS

Nigerian Content: Shell awards $518m contracts to indigenous firms

Nigerian Content: Shell awards $518m contracts to indigenous firms

cocoa

FG advocates local cocoa processing to end raw bean export

Aircraft damage

Air Peace blames NAHCO for aircraft damage, warns of flight disruptions

UAC

UAC reshuffles board, appoints investment director to UPDC

Financial Inclusion

Financial Inclusion

Nigeria’s tax reform may strain Financial Inclusion gains

February 8, 2026

Robert Ochola, CEO of the AfricaNenda Foundation

Instant payment transactions in Africa hit $1.9trn in 2024 — Report

November 16, 2025

The launch of the State of Instant Payment Systems (SIIPS) 2025 report

Financial Inclusion: Nigeria’s NIBSS emerges as the only African Payment system to reach matured inclusivity level

November 13, 2025

Instant Payment Systems (SIIPS) 2025 report

Payment Systems: Central bankers, regulators, converge on Eswatini for SIIPS launch

November 12, 2025

L-R: Munir Bello - Nigeria Country Lead, Inclusive Financial Systems at Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Angela Wambugu - Director, Advisory Services Africa at Women's World Banking, Uche Uzoebo - Chief Executive Officer, Shared Agent Network Expansion Facilities Limited, Dr Nurudeen Zauro - Technical Advisor to the President on Economic & Financial Inclusion, Elizabeth Gathai - Regional Head, Africa at Women's World Banking, Dr Stephen Ambore - Policy Director, Africa, Women's World Banking.

Group seeks financial inclusion for women in Nigeria

August 29, 2025

Analysis & Data

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CREDIT: CBN X handle)

Why some bank dividends are paused and what it means for investors

Logos of Zenith Bank, First HoldCo, Access Holdings Plc, UBA, FCMB Group, Stanbic IBTC, Wema Bank, Sterling Holdco, and Ecobank

Banks grow earnings and income streams despite impact of 2025 provisions

Lagos City (PHOTO CREDIT: Lagos Insider)

ANALYSIS: Is Lagos the New Silicon Valley of Africa?

October 26, 2025

A photo of Nigerians using their phones (Subscribers)

Nigeria’s digital payment boom faces rising cybersecurity threats

October 22, 2025

A towering six-meter sculpture—the thinker’s burden, designed by Benjamin Von Wong, to challenge negotiators in Geneva.

Recycle or Cut Production: The Politics of Plastics Economy

September 8, 2025

Regional

South West

EFCC hands over house, SUV, other forfeited assets to Australian romance scam victim

EFCC hands over house, SUV, other forfeited assets to Australian romance scam victim

flood-hit Lagos communities

Sanwo-Olu, officials visit flood-hit Lagos communities, reassures residents

Babajide Sanwo-Olu

Lagos govt begins documentation of informal public spaces, directs occupants to present ownership documents

The Senate Plenary (Lawmakers)

Oyo School Abductions: Lawmakers donate ₦50m to families of slain teachers, security personnel

South South

Family lauds Edo govt for rescuing mentally ill woman

Family lauds Edo govt for rescuing mentally ill woman

Photo of the aircraft involved in the incident

NCAA bans pilots in Asaba incident from flying

Shettima unveils $500m Niger Delta agricultural investment fund

Shettima unveils $500m Niger Delta agricultural investment fund

Police operatives

Police arrest four suspects over alleged armed robbery, cultism

South East

Map of Ebonyi State

Farmers seek transparent distribution of farm inputs in Ebonyi

Governor Alex Otti of Abia State,

Otti directs immediate implementation of Abia’s new NYSC allowances

Nigeria Police insignia

Police arrest man with gun along highway

Governor Alex Otti of Abia State,

Abia secures convictions of two child molesters

North West

Governor Dikko Umaru Radda addressing stakeholders from Bakori LGA

One killed, seven injured as bandit attack triggers reprisal in Katsina

Former Katsina Governor Ibrahim Shema addressing party members

Former Katsina governor defends Tinubu’s reforms, launches APC mobilisation network

Nigerian Police Officers on patrol

Police battle bandits in Katsina, rescue two kidnap victims

A photo of Mr Abdullahi Ganduje

Court rejects Ganduje’s request to compel PREMIUM TIMES reporter to disclose sources on port ownership report

North East

Governor Mai Mala Buni of Yobe state. [PHOTO CREDIT: @BuniMedia]

Yobe govt approves health insurance enrolment for retirees

Yobe Governor Mai Mala Buni. Adamawa Governor Ahmadu Fintiri

Yobe, Adamawa tighten security to curb illegal mining

illegal mining operation

Task force raids illegal mining site, arrests two in Taraba

Nigerian Military

Military links failed ISWAP attack in Borno to foreign terrorist facilitators

North Central

11:00 a.m PU code: 3 Asao Hall-Asao RA: Okeruku Ward 2 Ikere LGA RA: Okeruku Dozens of voters lined up to cast their ballots.

46,983 registered voters displaced in Plateau as INEC maps out voting strategy

Kogi State Governor, Usman Ododo

Gunmen abduct Kogi school principal, NECO official, students during exam

University of Jos (UNIJOS), Main Campus entrance gate.

Headless body found on farmland inside UNIJOS

The deceased, Abdulazeez Abiodun

Missing Kwara farmer found dead in bush

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One year after death, Buhari’s life still ‘speaks’ to Nigerians – Tinubu

PRESIDENT BOLA AHMED TINUBU

One year after death, Buhari’s life still ‘speaks’ to Nigerians – Tinubu

Senator Ali Ndume (PHOTO CREDIT: Official Facebook @Sen. Muhammad Ali Ndume]

Ndume urges Tinubu to sustain security offensive on terrorists

Hyacinth Alia, Governor of Benue state

Alia briefs Tinubu on Benue security, politics after state at 50 celebrations

Soldiers in their patrol vehicle. Used to illustrate the story

We’re modernising Nigerian military, adopting technology to tackle insecurity – Tinubu

New ECOWAS hq (PHOTO CREDIT: @officialSKSM)

Tinubu recommits to regional integration as new ECOWAS hq built by China opens

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International

An image that shows the Strait of Hormuz (CREDIT: Flickr)

US blockade of Strait of Hormuz resumes as Iran continues retaliatory strikes

Hamdan Dagalo

Sudanese court sentences RSF chief Hemedti to death

United States President Donald Trump

Iran vows to prevent US from reopening Strait of Hormuz

A fictional report of Tinubu, Trump’s meeting at the White House, By Festus Adedayo

Nigeria contradicts US claim on huge electronic materials ‘captured’ from terrorists

France on map

Heatwave: Over 10,000 people died in Europe in June – Report

Sports

Lionel Messi celebrating Argentina's victory over England

World Cup: Messi inspires Argentina’s late fightback to sink England, book final spot

Shukurat Oladipo (Credit: As Roma Media)

Super Falcons defender Shukurat Oladipo signs new AS Roma deal

Chiamaka Nnadozie (PHOTO CREDIT: BHAFC Women on X)

Nnadozie rated England’s leading Goalkeeper in debut WSL season

Black Queens in action (CREDIT: Ghana Women's National Teams Facebook Page)

Countdown to WAFCON: Super Falcons, Black Queens renew rivalry in Morocco friendly

France vs Spain (CREDIT: FIFA World Cup X Page)

World Cup: Spain beat France to reach first final in 16 years

Arts & Entertainment

Big Brother Naija

BBNaija Season 11 start date, grand prize revealed

The widely circulated image of Nkiru Sylvanus (PHOTO CREDIT_ X@EtifiokNoble)

Husband of Nkiru Sylvanus threatens legal action over viral ‘unwell’ video

Alleged ₦36m fraud: Court adjourns Blessing CEO’s trial

Veteran Nollywood actor, Olayinka Quadri

Yinka Quadri inducted as LASTMA special marshal

Falz the Bhad guy

‘Nobody begged you to take up this role’ — Falz faults Remi Tinubu’s appeal to artistes

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Professor Babafemi Badejo writes about JAMB 2025 and the way forward.

Contributors

Oriire abduction: Now it’s time to count the chicks, By Babafemi A. Badejo

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Ahmed Aminu-Ramatu Yusuf writes about the struggle for June 12.

Afrophobia: ANC and the denigration of the Black struggle, By Ahmed Aminu-Ramatu Yusuf

The North-West Development Commission’s troubling first steps, By Yusuf Hassan Wada

The North-West Development Commission’s troubling first steps, By Yusuf Hassan Wada

Dipo Baruwa writes about incentivising private investments in the context of global competitiveness.

The organisation called “Nigeria”, By Dipo Baruwa

An urgent appeal to the Minister of Finance: Nigeria’s vital need for a new debt reporting template By Dayo Olaide

Who is afraid of the Auditor-General?, By Dayo Olaide

Zainab Suleiman Okino writes about Sule Lamido and his new biography.

Textbook rankings put future of publishing and learning at risk, By Zainab Suleiman Okino

Editorial

Electronic voting iREV copy

EDITORIAL: Enhancing the integrity of the 2026 Electoral Act

National Youth Service Corps members (PHOTO CREDIT: X @officialnyscng)

EDITORIAL: For a repurposed NYSC, we need a national dialogue

A collage of Trump and Iran President

EDITORIAL: US-Iran war: For global peace, let this rapprochement be

FILE: Court and justice symbols used to illustrate the story

EDITORIAL: Party deregistration: Judicial rascality must stop!

Super Eagles (Credit: NFF Media)

EDITORIAL: Another World Cup without Super Eagles

Editorial digital portrait of Catholic Church, Pope Leo XIV and Artificial Intelligence

EDITORIAL: Pope Leo and the global charge for AI regulation

Health

News Reports

Brain used to illustrate the story[PHOTO CREDIT:

45% of dementia cases could be prevented – WHO

FCTA (CREDIT: Punch Newspaper)

FCTA confirms 2 deaths from rabies, 8 cases

immunisation

WHO, UNICEF warn funding gap could reverse immunisation gains in poorer countries

Governor Mai Mala Buni of Yobe state. [PHOTO CREDIT: @BuniMedia]

Yobe govt approves health insurance enrolment for retirees

Investigations

INVESTIGATION: Commissioned But Locked: How an idle hospital is failing women in Akwa Ibom

INVESTIGATION: Commissioned But Locked: How an idle hospital is failing women in Akwa Ibom

A group of volunteer staff at Damare PHC (1)

In Adamawa, rural PHCs rely on volunteers due to staffing shortages

A group of VCMs at Primary Healthcare Centre Kofar Rini, before going out for outreach. Picture_ Qosim Suleiman

SPECIAL REPORT: Inside Sokoto’s fight against polio vaccine hesitancy

Postpartum haemorrhage

PT HEALTH WATCH: Why fibroids, multiple pregnancies raise risk of postpartum haemorrhage – Expert

Health Specials

The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Muhammad Pate. [PHOTO CREDIT: Official X handle of Mr Pate | via https://x.com/muhammadpate/status/1812790729107816486/photo/1]

FG donates ₦10 billion in medical equipment to Bauchi State

Suya by Glover Suya

PT Health Watch: The hidden health risks in suya, how to enjoy it safely

Rate of infants born with sickle cell disease annually. Infographics (PHOTO CREDIT: Fortune Eromonsele)

PT HEALTH WATCH: Sickle cell disease persists in Nigeria despite decades of awareness

Women in their late 40s and above

PT Health Watch: Menopause increases risk of bone loss, fractures, says expert

Features

Delayed containment of Ebola could cost DRC and Uganda billions

Delayed containment of Ebola could cost DRC and Uganda billions

The shop compartment where Mr Loyoous’s children sleep

How poverty affects childhood development in Nigerian capital

Eva Chukwunelo is a creative and disability inclusion advocate

Limb Loss Awareness: Why Nigeria must move beyond kindness to real inclusion — Eva Chukwunelo

A health worker collects a blood sample from a suspected Lassa fever patient at the MSF-supported treatment centre in Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital, Bauchi. (CREDIT: MSF)

Misdiagnosed as Malaria: The hidden cost of delayed Lassa Fever detection in Nigeria

Data & Infographics

President Muhammadu Buhari

2022 Budget: Despite losing major international funding, Nigerian govt refuses to fund Family Planning

November 12, 2021

COVID-19 vaccine vials [PHOTO CREDIT: BioWorld]

Want to know about vaccine rollouts in Africa? Click on a country here and find out

October 2, 2021

President Muhammadu Buhari on arrival to London [PHOTO CREDIT: @TheAsoVilla]

INFOGRAPHICS: Buhari has spent 200 days in UK for treatment since assuming office

Children waiting for treatment at a treatment centre in Ringim LGA.

INFOGRAPHICS: Despite govt actions, 4,000 children died from malnutrition in Jigawa

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