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UNDP warns 800m young people facing future without jobs – UNDP
By Cecilia Ologunagba New York, Oct. 14, 2023 The UN Development Programme (UNDP) has warned that approximately 800 million young…
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Crash: NAF recovery team, Navy, NSIB divers recover aircraft components
By Lengnan Tobias Abuja, Oct. 14, 2026 Specialist divers from the Nigerian Navy and the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB)…
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Afreximbank to convene sixth AfSNET Investment Conference in Nigeria to advance sub-sovereign funding, trade
Cairo, Egypt, 14 October 2026: African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) in partnership with the Cross River State Government, Nigeria Governors Forum…
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Arts & Entertainment
Banking on her tomorrow: Zenith Bank empowers 300 girls with education, knowledge, confidence
Zenith Bank Plc has launched the maiden edition of its Girl-Child Empowerment Programme, themed “Banking on Her Tomorrow,” bringing together…
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Nigeria clears UN dues as Jimoh chairs $3.3bn UN budget talks
By Tiamiyu Prudence Arobani United Nations, Oct. 13, 2026 Nigeria has fully paid its assessed contribution to the United Nations’…
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UN chief proposes slimmer $3.3bn budget for 2027
By Cecilia Ologunagba New York, Oct. 14, 2027 UN Secretary-General António Guterres has presented a $3.3 billion programme budget proposal…
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Nigeria, U.S., UK bust cyberfraud rings, identify 117 trafficking victims in Ghana
By Tiamiyu Prudence Arobani New York, Oct. 14, 2026 Nigerian, American and British law enforcement agencies have disrupted major cybercrimes…
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Nigeria condemns attacks on fellow Africans, demands action against xenophobia
By Tiamiyu Prudence Arobani United Nations, Oct. 13, 2026 Nigeria has condemned rising xenophobic attacks against Africans in other African…
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Petrol discount, the day after, and the trial of Tinubu By UGO ONUOHA
THE depot price of premium motor spirit [PMS] or simply petrol climbed to N1,900 in parts of the country last…
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Q3: Dangote Refinery posts $22.5bn revenue, records $4.7bn profit as cash reserves hit $6.7bn
Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals has recorded a remarkable turnaround in its financial performance, posting $22.5 billion in revenue and…
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Otti pledges accelerated work on Abia Industrial Park project
By Ihechinyere Chigemeri-Uwom Owaza (Aba), Oct. 13, 2026 Gov. Alex Otti of Abia, on Tuesday, gave assurance that government will…
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Exodus of West Africans to Europe drops 59% as routes turn deadlier – IOM
By Cecilia Ologunagba New York, Oct. 14, 2026 The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) says the influx of migrants from…
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Business and Economy
IPO: Dangote Foundation targets 5 million students, 2 million vulnerable women
In a bold move to deepen retail participation in Nigeria’s capital market, the Aliko Dangote Foundation (ADF) has unveiled a…
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Business and Economy
How Nigerians abroad can grow wealth at home By Tolulope Rojaiye
A Nigerian professional in London closes her laptop after another workday. In Toronto, a family reviews its financial plans for…
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Why are Governors getting worse? By Paul C Nwabuikwu
The 4th Republic kicked off in 1999 with a bunch of impressive governors across the country. In Cross River, 37-year-old…
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Super Eagles head coach, Eric Chelle, unhappy over delay in new contract
Super Eagles coach Eric Chelle is reportedly frustrated by the delay in the signing of his proposed new contract, which…
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Africa
Africa faces $2.1trn loss over failure to harness strategic resources – UN
By Tiamiyu Prudence Arobani United Nations, Oct. 13, 2026 The United Nations says Africa faces an estimated 2.1 trillion dollars…
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Court fixes Nov. 20 for Atiku’s motion to amend eligibility suit against Tinubu, APC
By Taiye Agbaje Abuja, Oct. 13, 2026 The Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday fixed Nov. 20 for ruling…
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What Japan’s milestone centenarians teach Nigeria about future-building By Ebuka Ukoh
Japan has just crossed an extraordinary threshold. As of September 1, the country had 107,677 people aged 100 or older,…
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Business and Economy
Ibom Air appoints new finance, legal directors in growth drive
By Isaiah Eka Uyo, Oct. 12, 2026 Ibom Air has appointed Mr. Mfon Udomah and Dr Eno Udoma-Eniang as Executive…
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Obasanjo and the making of Nigerian enterprise By Wale Osofisan, PhD
I first met Chief Olusegun Obasanjo in 1990, when my mother was a Fellow of the Africa Leadership Forum at…
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As we celebrate the girl-child, let us not forget the boy child By Chidinma Awak
As we celebrate the International Day of the Girl Child, we are reminded of the importance of empowering girls to…
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Arts & Entertainment
The Next Dictator (Poem) By Abraham E. Nwankwo
THE NEXT DICTATOR By Abraham E. Nwankwo If barrels of such long-standing vintage, Could wines so inferior in taste…
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Buratai clarifies controversy over $1bn military arms procurement
By Sumaila Ogbaje/Lengnan Tobias Abuja, Oct. 12, 2026 Former Chief of Army Staff, retired Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, has clarified that…
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Peter Obi dismisses Tinubu’s one month discount on petrol
Presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr. Peter Obi, has dismissed the President Bola Tinubu government’s announced policy…
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