Nigeria Spends $1.19bn On Food Imports In Six Months Despite Push For Local Production
NIGERIA spent $1.19bn in foreign exchange on food imports in the first half of 2026, representing an increase of $121.52m, or 11.41 per.
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Sport
Golden Eaglets Crash Out Of WAFU-B U17 Championship, Miss Fourth Consecutive World Cup
NIGERIA’s Golden Eaglets have crashed out of the ongoing WAFU-B U17 Championship in Burkina Faso after drawing 1-1 with Côte d’Ivoire in their.
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How To Check If Your Phone Is Approved For Use In Nigeria
THE Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has introduced a device verification service that allows Nigerians to check whether mobile phones and other communications equipment.
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Nigeria Records Third Consecutive Inflation Decline As Rate Falls To 14.63%
NIGERIA’s headline inflation rate fell by 0.76 percentage points to 14.63 per cent in September 2026, from 15.39 per cent in August, marking.
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Nigeria’s Ambassador To South Africa, Fani-Kayode Defends Obasanjo, Atiku Over Nigeria Airways Collapse
NIGERIA’s Ambassador to South Africa, Femi Fani-Kayode, has defended former President Olusegun Obasanjo and former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar over the collapse and eventual.
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Nigeria Secures UN Human Rights Council Seat With 172 Votes
NIGERIA has been elected to the United Nations Human Rights Council for the 2027–2029 term after securing 172 of 181 votes in a.
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Why Nigeria Should Not Restore Petrol Subsidy, IMF Warns
THE International Monetary Fund (IMF) has advised the Federal Government against restoring a broad petrol subsidy, recommending targeted support for vulnerable households to.
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Nigerians’ Mental Health Is Under Siege – By Boma West
PEACE of mind has become a luxury in Nigeria. The psychological cost of insecurity and economic hardship rarely makes the headlines, and it.
Sport
Kanu, Toni Payne Bag Brace As Nigeria’s Super Falcons Rout Comoros In Olympic Qualifiers
A BRACE each from Uchenna Kanu and Toni Payne and another strike from Christy Ucheibe handed Nigeria’s Super Falcons a 5–0 victory over.
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US Threatens To Restrict Military Support To Nigeria Over Child Soldier Recruitment
THE United States of America has placed Nigeria on its Child Soldiers Prevention Act (CSPA) blacklist, warning that the designation could lead to.
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Nigeria Records World’s Biggest Rise In Poverty As 17.9 Million Fall Into Deprivation
NIGERIA recorded the world’s largest increase in the number of people living in multidimensional poverty, with an additional 17.9 million Nigerians falling into.
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Rule Of Law, Nigeria’s Only Hope Of Survival (1) – By Dr Hassan Gimba
ORIGINALLY published in December 2021, this article is being republished because its concerns about the rule of law, insecurity, and the fear ordinary.
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When Will Nigerian Leaders Build Worthy Stadiums? – By Martins Oloja
‘Football-crazy people with only one FIFA-approved stadium’. THERE is a question that should embarrass Nigerian leaders and elite who claim to have developed.
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Nigeria Records 263 Lassa Fever Deaths, 1,115 Confirmed Cases – NCDC
NIGERIA recorded 263 deaths from Lassa fever and 1,115 confirmed cases between January and September 20, 2026, according to the Nigeria Centre for.
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Macron To Visit Nigeria October 28, 29 For State Visit – Presidency Source
FRENCH President Emmanuel Macron will embark on a state visit to Nigeria before the end of October, News Point Nigeria can report. According.
Opinion
An Open Letter To His Excellency, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, GCFR – By Hisham Habib
Your Excellency, A Call for Your Intervention in the National Conversation on the Nigerian Economy and Insecurity. I write to you with the.
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Nigeria Since 1999: When Will The Years Begin To Count? – By Dr Dakuku Peterside
THINK of a Nigerian born in 1999, the year civilian rule came back. That person is twenty-seven now. They have never lived under.
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Nigeria As A Cancer Patient – By Kazeem Akintunde
PRESIDENT Bola Ahmed Tinubu, in his October 1 Independence Day address to Nigerians, likened Nigeria’s economic situation to that of a cancer patient.
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When Will Our Leaders Fix Nigeria’s Hospitals? – By Martins Oloja
THERE is a video in circulation this week that should make every Nigerian leader hide his face in shame. In it, a former.
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Nigeria’s Amos Dangut Assumes Office As WAEC Registrar/CEO
MONTHS after his appointment, Amos Dangut has assumed office as the new Registrar/Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the West African Examinations Council (WAEC). .