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Akwa Ibom governor abandons assembly rehabilitation but pushes N248.83bn tourism projects

SPECIAL REPORT: In Jigawa communities, nutrition programmes offer hope amid child hunger

SPECIAL REPORT: As COP17 nears, Nigeria’s rangelands crisis deepens, threatening farmers, pastoral livelihoods

SPECIAL REPORT: As climate change pushes fish into deeper waters, Nigerian coastal fishermen lose livelihoods

INVESTIGATION: Social media, anonymous websites drive Nigeria’s poorly regulated weight-loss injection market

INVESTIGATION: Gas flares, poisoned lives, regulatory failures in Nigeria’s oil fields

SPECIAL REPORT: Inside AI scam ads exploiting TikTok’s advertising system to defraud Nigerians

FACT-CHECK: Army’s video evidence for killing of ‘ISWAP media operator’ is seven years old

Nigeria arrested suspected terrorists returning from Hajj. But several questions are unanswered
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Afrilition: Jason Arday and the cannibal game, By Adéwálé Àjàdí

Political parties may select candidates, it’s the people that select governments, By Akeem Bello

The winds are changing, but is the opposition ready?, By Dakuku Peterside

Nigeria’s architecture is not its destiny, By Dipo Baruwa

Three years in, and nothing has changed, By Uddin Ifeanyi

EDITORIAL: Ishaq Oloyede’s remarkable leadership at JAMB
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Seven key issues to shape conversations as UNCCD COP17 kicks off in Mongolia

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August 19, 2026

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An image of Peter Obi, Sowore and President Tinubu

Tinubu, Obi, Sowore, others sign peace accord ahead of 2027 campaigns

August 18, 2026

Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke (PHOTO CREDIT: Senator Ademola Adeleke Jackson on Facebeook)

UPDATED: #OsunDecides2026: I had no deal with ADC – Gov Adeleke

August 18, 2026

Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke

ANALYSIS: Six factors that helped Adeleke win #OsunDecides2026

August 18, 2026

#OsunDecides2026: We didn’t perform poorly, we collaborated with Accord – ADC

#OsunDecides2026: We didn’t perform poorly, we collaborated with Accord – ADC

August 18, 2026

Two shot as troops foil attempted mass abduction in Zamfara

Two shot as troops foil attempted mass abduction in Zamfara – Military

August 18, 2026

Office of the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS)

Nigeria’s inflation falls to 15.43% in July as food prices rise

August 18, 2026

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Winners of the 2025 CJID Excellence in Journalism Awards pictured with Dapo Olorunyomi, Chief Executive Officer of CJID

CJID opens 2026 awards to reporters, editors, introduces human rights category

August 19, 2026

COP17 Mongolia (PHOTO CREDIT: UNCCD)

Seven key issues to shape conversations as UNCCD COP17 kicks off in Mongolia

August 19, 2026

Edo unveils policy to tackle digital GBV

Edo unveils policy to tackle digital GBV

August 18, 2026

INEC

2027: INEC projects over 100 million registered voters

August 18, 2026

Blessing Agbebaku, the resigned Speaker, Edo State House of Assembly

Corruption Allegation: Edo assembly inaugurates panel to probe ex-speaker

August 18, 2026

Okwudili Ossai

2027: Businessman sues INEC, NDC over substitution of his name in Enugu North ticket

August 18, 2026

An image of Peter Obi, Sowore and President Tinubu

Tinubu, Obi, Sowore, others sign peace accord ahead of 2027 campaigns

August 18, 2026

Kaduna Dam

Niger agency raises alarm over cracks at Kaduna dam, warns of flood risk

August 18, 2026

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Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu

Enugu leases 67 tractors to farmers to boost mechanised farming

August 18, 2026

The arrested men

Four arrested over killing of man, 30, in Minna

August 18, 2026

A borehole used to illustrate a story in Anambra

Flooding: Anambra orders urgent testing of water sources

August 18, 2026

Minister of Art, Culture, Tourism and the Creative Economy, Hannatu Musa Musawa, Ifeoma Mbonu (CREDIT: Ministry of Tourism)

Tourism Minister Musawa unveils 100-day ‘Ember to Remember’ campaign

August 18, 2026

EFCC operatives

EFCC recovers N4.4bn diesel allegedly converted by Lagos oil firm

August 18, 2026

Symbol to illustrate Court or Justice

DPP takes over prosecution in Akwa Ibom farmer-herder case

August 18, 2026

Special Reports

Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly 9 months after commencement of rehabilitation project

Headline Stories

Akwa Ibom governor abandons assembly rehabilitation but pushes N248.83bn tourism projects

August 18, 2026

Kangire PHC

Headline Stories

SPECIAL REPORT: In Jigawa communities, nutrition programmes offer hope amid child hunger

August 17, 2026

COP17 Mongolia (PHOTO CREDIT: UNCCD)

Investigation/Special Reports

SPECIAL REPORT: As COP17 nears, Nigeria’s rangelands crisis deepens, threatening farmers, pastoral livelihoods

August 16, 2026

A fisherman in Ikot Inua Eyet Community assesses the water depth before heading out to fish. Photo credit - Ntiedo Ekott

Headline Stories

SPECIAL REPORT: As climate change pushes fish into deeper waters, Nigerian coastal fishermen lose livelihoods

Screenshots of the five websites investigated

Headline Stories

INVESTIGATION: Social media, anonymous websites drive Nigeria’s poorly regulated weight-loss injection market

INVESTIGATION: Gas flares, poisoned lives, regulatory failures in Nigeria’s oil fields

Investigation/Special Reports

INVESTIGATION: Gas flares, poisoned lives, regulatory failures in Nigeria’s oil fields

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Enugu State Geographic Information system services

Enugu govt resumes survey revalidation, digitisation exercise

August 18, 2026

Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna state (CREDIT: Uba Sani X handle)

NBA commends Uba Sani for strengthening Judiciary in Kaduna State

August 18, 2026

Governor Dauda Lawal (r) being congratulated by the Minister of Information, Mohammed Idris after receiving the award

Gov Lawal wins Blueprint’s 2026 award for efficient public resource management, transparency

August 18, 2026

L-R The wife of the Ogun State Governor, Mrs Bamidele Abiodun; Nigeria’s First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu; Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun; Managing Director of Bank of Agriculture, Mr. Ayo Sotinrin and the Minister for Agriculture and food security, Abubakar Kyari during the zonal launch of the National Community Food Bank Programme in the Southwest West held at the Primary Health Care, Makun, Sagamu on Tuesday.

Oluremi Tinubu flags off National Community Food Bank, commissions PMB Estate in Ogun

August 18, 2026

Zenith Bank to host 10th International Trade Seminar

Zenith Bank to host 10th International Trade Seminar on Unlocking Nigeria’s Non-oil Export Potential

August 18, 2026

Features and Interviews

Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke

Features And Interviews

ANALYSIS: Six factors that helped Adeleke win #OsunDecides2026

byMariam Ileyemi

August 18, 2026

Kebbi State Governor, Nasir Idris

Features And Interviews

ANALYSIS: From Maga to Makuku, armed groups are redrawing Kebbi’s security map

byOgalah Dunamis

August 17, 2026

Chairman of Sudan’s Transitional Sovereign Council, H.E. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, on Wednesday, 8 July, received the African Union (AU) Commission Chairperson's Special Representative for Sudan, Ambassador Mohamed Belaiche, in Khartoum to discuss the political & security situation, AU-led mediation efforts, & the reopening of the AU Liaison Office. Photo: African Union/X

Features And Interviews

ANALYSIS: Could AU’s return to Khartoum bring Sudan closer to peace?

August 17, 2026

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Features And Interviews

ANALYSIS: IReV Performance in the 2026 Osun Governorship Election

byAkintunde Babatunde

August 16, 2026

A photo of Oyebamiji, Adeleke Salaam contesting together contesting in the 2026 Osun state election

Features And Interviews

ANALYSIS: Osun’s 1.9 million voters and the LGAs that may decide the election

byEmmanuel Agbo

August 14, 2026

Ex-Deputy Governor Titilayo Laoye-Tomori

Features And Interviews

#OsunDecides2026: Women struggle for visibility with one flagbearer, one deputy in race

byOluwakemi Adelagun

August 13, 2026

Business

News Reports

Africa’s biggest bank targets stake in OPay ahead of IPO – Report

August 18, 2026

Cement Bags used to illustrate the story

Cement costs more in Nigeria than Kenya, Tanzania as FCCPC probes pricing

August 18, 2026

May & Baker

May & Baker disowns ‘fraudulent M&B Equity Stake’ investment scheme

August 18, 2026

Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Bosun Tijani

FG unveils national digital cloud policy, targets $750m investment in 24 months

August 18, 2026

Prince Okey Kanu, Abia State information commissioner

Abia tax reform targets efficiency, not increasing burden on citizens – Commissioner

August 18, 2026

Financial Inclusion

Sabina Mensah, deputy chief executive officer of the AfricaNenda Foundation

Financial Inclusion: Policy fragmentation, dollar dependence stall cross-border payments in Africa

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

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 operatives

EFCC recovers N4.4bn diesel allegedly converted by Lagos oil firm

August 18, 2026

#OsunDecides2026: We didn’t perform poorly, we collaborated with Accord – ADC

#OsunDecides2026: We didn’t perform poorly, we collaborated with Accord – ADC

August 18, 2026

The seized cocaine

NDLEA seizes cocaine worth N39bn, arrests two suspected cartel members

August 18, 2026

Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke

#OsunDecides2026: More voters, wider winning margin for Adeleke, other insights from election results – Report

August 18, 2026

South South

Edo unveils policy to tackle digital GBV

Edo unveils policy to tackle digital GBV

August 18, 2026

Blessing Agbebaku, the resigned Speaker, Edo State House of Assembly

Corruption Allegation: Edo assembly inaugurates panel to probe ex-speaker

August 18, 2026

Okpebholo swears-in new commissioner for education

Okpebholo swears in new commissioner for education

August 18, 2026

Symbol to illustrate Court or Justice

DPP takes over prosecution in Akwa Ibom farmer-herder case

August 18, 2026

South East

Okwudili Ossai

2027: Businessman sues INEC, NDC over substitution of his name in Enugu North ticket

August 18, 2026

Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu

Enugu leases 67 tractors to farmers to boost mechanised farming

August 18, 2026

A borehole used to illustrate a story in Anambra

Flooding: Anambra orders urgent testing of water sources

August 18, 2026

Governor Peter Mbah

Mbah increases ESUT subvention to ₦276 million, begs ASUU to suspend strike

August 18, 2026

North West

Kaduna State University

VC rejects ASUU’s claim of resignation of over 200 lecturers

August 18, 2026

A collage of Governor Ademola Adeleke Shehu Sani

Shehu Sani defends Governor Adeleke’s gratitude, endorsement of Tinubu for reelection

August 18, 2026

Kaduna State University

Over 200 Kaduna university lecturers quit over poor pay, ASUU says, threatens indefinite strike

August 18, 2026

Two shot as troops foil attempted mass abduction in Zamfara

Two shot as troops foil attempted mass abduction in Zamfara – Military

August 18, 2026

North East

Nigerian troops

Soldiers repel midnight terror attack in Borno

August 10, 2026

Hausa singer Rarara’s new song on Pantami attracts backlash

Hausa singer Rarara’s new song on Pantami attracts backlash

Troops of the Nigerian Army

Troops foil terrorist infiltration, evacuate students in Borno

The surrendered insurgent and his sons

Senior ISWAP finance chief, sons surrender to army in Borno

North Central

Kaduna Dam

Niger agency raises alarm over cracks at Kaduna dam, warns of flood risk

August 18, 2026

The arrested men

Four arrested over killing of man, 30, in Minna

August 18, 2026

New Plateau Commissioner of Police, Ayodeji Faniyan, at his first press conference.

Residents report mass killings in Plateau community

August 18, 2026

A Police Officer on duty used to illustrate this story.

Teacher allegedly sets wife ablaze in Kogi

August 17, 2026

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UPDATED: Abuja Flood: Wike vows to demolish houses blocking water channels

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NDLEA organises public destruction of illicit drugs by burning at Navy Town in Ojo, Lagos State.

UPDATED: NDLEA destroys N301 billion worth of illicit drugs in Lagos

President Bola Tinubu (PHOTO CREDIT: @officialABAT)

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International

President Donald Trump [PHOTO CREDIT: Donald J. Trump]

Trump threatens to bomb Oman over Strait of Hormuz

August 17, 2026

Nigerian national, Okechukwu Augustine (PHOTO CREDIT: https://www.instagram.com/dailywatchtv1_/reel/DcI4dIQIs1k/)

Nigerian remanded in Ghana over alleged plot to rob banks

August 17, 2026

Chairman of Sudan’s Transitional Sovereign Council, H.E. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, on Wednesday, 8 July, received the African Union (AU) Commission Chairperson's Special Representative for Sudan, Ambassador Mohamed Belaiche, in Khartoum to discuss the political & security situation, AU-led mediation efforts, & the reopening of the AU Liaison Office. Photo: African Union/X

ANALYSIS: Could AU’s return to Khartoum bring Sudan closer to peace?

August 17, 2026

South Korea President Lee Myung-b

South Korean president proposes talks to officially end war with North Korea

August 16, 2026

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French press body demands action against Google AI summaries

August 16, 2026

Sports

Kanyinsola Ajayi (PHOTO CREDIT: Kanyinsola Ajayi on X)

Kayinsola Ajayi returns to Diamond League spotlight in Silesia showdown

August 19, 2026

Patrick Viera (CREDIT: Gaindeyi on X)

Patrick Vieira appointed new Senegal Coach as Teranga Lions begin new era

August 18, 2026

Ocheme, Uchegbu lead Nigerian charge as PFL Africa Semi-Finals head to Morocco

Ocheme, Uchegbu lead Nigerian charge as PFL Africa Semi-Finals head to Morocco

August 18, 2026

Sporting Lagos lift the Pre-Season tournament Title (Credit: ValueJet Cup on X)

Sporting Lagos ready for NPFL challenge after ValueJet Cup success — Buter

August 18, 2026

Justin Madugu (PHOTO CREDIT: WoliG Òlùyá)

NFF sacks Super Falcons technical crew after World Cup failure

August 17, 2026

Arts & Entertainment

Davido

‘I defeated 17 governors with my phone’ — Davido speaks on Osun election, Tinubu, Akpabio, Okpebholo

August 18, 2026

Minister of Art, Culture, Tourism and the Creative Economy, Hannatu Musa Musawa, Ifeoma Mbonu (CREDIT: Ministry of Tourism)

Tourism Minister Musawa unveils 100-day ‘Ember to Remember’ campaign

August 18, 2026

Dimbo Atiya

Family announces burial arrangements for filmmaker, Dimbo Atiya

August 18, 2026

Veteran actor and screenwriter Taiwo “Ogogo” Hassan (PHOTO CREDIT: Instagram@Ogogotaiwohassan)

Ogogo’s colleagues rally support as daughter says actor is unfit to fly

August 18, 2026

Veteran actor and screenwriter Taiwo “Ogogo” Hassan (PHOTO CREDIT: Instagram@Ogogotaiwohassan)

‘Our father is battling Stage 4 cancer’ — Ogogo Hassan’s daughters reveal, seek treatment options

August 17, 2026

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Columns

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August 18, 2026

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August 17, 2026

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

Nigeria’s architecture is not its destiny, By Dipo Baruwa

August 17, 2026

Uddin Ifeanyi writes about the two-state solution as the best pathway to peace for Israel and Palestine.

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August 17, 2026

Prof Ishaq Oloyede, JAMB registrar.

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August 17, 2026

Editorial

Prof Ishaq Oloyede, JAMB registrar.

EDITORIAL: Ishaq Oloyede’s remarkable leadership at JAMB

August 17, 2026

The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN. [PHOTO CREDIT: Ehud Kaduna]

EDITORIAL: Unpacking the CBN’s purported expenditure efficiency

August 13, 2026

Tinubu signing (PHOTO CREDIT: @officialABAT)

EDITORIAL: Purging the 2026 budget of its frivolities and graft bazaar

August 10, 2026

National Judicial Council (NJC)

EDITORIAL: When will the NJC be ready to punish criminal judges?

School pupils used to illustrate the story

EDITORIAL: Reconsidering the rash dismantling of Nigeria’s 6-3-3-4 system

Electronic voting iREV copy

EDITORIAL: Enhancing the integrity of the 2026 Electoral Act

Health

News Reports

Nigerian govt partners China to expand radiotherapy capacity

Nigeria partners China to expand radiotherapy capacity

August 16, 2026

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Medical academics issue 21-day ultimatum to FG over outstanding demands

August 15, 2026

World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General, Tedros Ghebreyesus

Bundibugyo virus outbreak worsens in DRC, cases reach 4,665 – WHO

August 15, 2026

FCTA (CREDIT: Punch Newspaper)

FCTA begins free hydrocele surgeries in Abuja

August 15, 2026

Investigations

Kangire PHC

SPECIAL REPORT: In Jigawa communities, nutrition programmes offer hope amid child hunger

August 17, 2026

Screenshots of the five websites investigated

INVESTIGATION: Social media, anonymous websites drive Nigeria’s poorly regulated weight-loss injection market

SPECIAL REPORT: Inside fragile chain holding Kano, Gombe’s immunisation systems together

SPECIAL REPORT: Inside fragile chain holding Kano, Gombe’s immunisation systems together

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

Health Specials

CHILD ON GLASSES

PT Health Watch: Why parents should not overlook children’s vision problems

August 15, 2026

An AI image of a mother and her infant

PT Health Watch: What new mothers should know about postpartum care before leaving hospital

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PT Health Watch: Beyond refreshment, understanding the risks of zobo during pregnancy

Ota Akhigbe, Director of Partnerships and Programmes at eHealth Africa during her address at the Learning Forum (ILF) 2026, eHealth Africa’s flagship digital health conference held in Abuja

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Managing Director of First City Monument Bank (FCMB), Yemisi Edun.

FCMB, stakeholders set out roadmap to move Nigeria’s health sector from survival to scale

August 10, 2026

Fidson

Fidson dominates Nigeria’s Pharma sector first-quarter 2026

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Donor cuts, govt inaction push HIV patients towards death, uncertainty in Rivers, Akwa Ibom (I)

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Present at birth, absent by policy: Inside Nigeria’s parental leave challenge

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President Muhammadu Buhari

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