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Voter Registration: APC Presidential Coalition C’ttee Rallies Thousands In Lagos
News Investigators/ The Presidential Coalition Committee has launched a new grassroots mobilisation drive aimed at boosting voter registration in Lagos State. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the event was inaugurated at the Police...
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Failed leadership, corruption worsening poverty in Nigeria: Peter Obi
The Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has attributed the high rate of poverty in the country to years of failed leadership, misplaced priorities, systemic corruption, policy failures and an absence of compassionate governance....
Owner: Samuel Ogundipe
IATA data reveals top 10 international destinations Nigerians are flying to
International air travel remains a vital link between Nigeria and the world, connecting passengers for business, education, tourism, and family visits. The country is served by five major international airports: Murtala Muhammed International...
Owner: Ugodre Obi-Chukwu
Kogi people won’t be deceived by your political manoeuvres, Ajaka slams Yahaya Bello
The Social Democratic Party (SDP) candidate in the 2023 Kogi State governorship election, Alhaji Yakubu Murtala Ajaka, has described recent political activities by former Governor Yahaya Bello as calculated attempts to mislead the people of the...
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Meta, ARCON Look the Other Way as Advertisers Prey on Nigerians
Underneath many sponsored posts and adverts on Facebook, one of the social media platforms owned by Meta, FIJ has found fake visa sponsorship deals and a loan scheme. On Thursday, FIJ noticed the surge in deceptive adverts targeting Nigerians and...
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LCCI Urges Government to Address Escalating Energy Costs to Maintain Inflation Stability
The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has called on the Federal Government to take urgent and decisive action to tackle the country’s rising energy costs, warning that failure to do so could undermine recent progress in moderating...
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Abia state did not launch Nigeria’s first electric bus system!
A claim that Abia State is the first state in Nigeria to launch an electric bus transport system has surfaced on the internet. The claim was made in a post on X by user @pearlywhitegem, who was reacting to the news that the electric vehicle public...
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Wale Edun returns to Nigeria after ‘medical trip’ abroad
Wale Edun, minister of finance and coordinating minister of the economy, has returned to Nigeria after a trip abroad. A video on social media showed Edun at Fraser Suites in Abuja. He was reported to have had a closed door meeting with a Qatari...
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FG denies knowledge of sponsorship request for Nigerian Maths Olympiad student
The Federal Government has said it is not aware that the management of Graceland International School, Port Harcourt, wrote to the Ministry of Education, soliciting sponsorship for Agbo Adoga, a 15-year-old student of the school who qualified to...
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Why Senator Ned Nwoko wants Nigerians to be given licence to own guns
Senator Ned Nwoko has urged the Nigerian government to consider licensing civilian gun ownership as a means to combat rising insecurity He cited the kidnapping of his senior legislative aide in Galadimawa as a stark example of citizens’...
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Gold surge drives pricing shift in Nigeria’s luxury market – Obayuwana
The Managing Director of Polo Luxury, John Obayuwana, has acknowledged the impact of soaring gold and silver prices on the luxury retail sector, describing the trend as a global economic shift that is reshaping product pricing and consumer...
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South African Minister Openly Wishes Nigeria World Cup Failure
South Africa’s Minister of Sports, Arts, and Culture has publicly declared he’s rooting against Nigeria’s Super Eagles in their quest to reach the 2026 FIFA World Cup, escalating tensions between the two African football powerhouses following a...
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Federal Government Eyes $5 Trillion Foreign Direct Investment from 2026 World Investment Summit
The Federal Government has unveiled an ambitious plan to attract up to $5 trillion in Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) from the upcoming World Investment Summit scheduled for 2026, as part of its broader strategy to position Nigeria as Africa’s...
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IMF Urges Nigeria and Other Developing Nations to Embrace Blended Finance for Sustainable Growth
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has called on Nigeria and other developing countries to expand the use of blended finance mechanisms as a means of driving sustainable economic growth, bridging infrastructure gaps, and tackling climate change...
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Osinbajo to lead ECOWAS election observation in Côte d’Ivoire
Professor Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, the immediate past Vice President of Nigeria, has been appointed to lead the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Election Observation Mission for the forthcoming presidential election in the Republic of...
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South African Minister explains why he does not want Nigeria to qualify for 2026 World Cup
South Africa’s Minister of Sports, Arts, and Culture, Gayton McKenzie, has said he would prefer that Nigeria’s Super Eagles do not qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, citing tensions between the two countries during the qualification campaign....
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"Nigeria is Practising Greediocracy, Government of the Greedy" - Dino Melaye
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Senator Dino Melaye, a legal practitioner and self-described democratic evangelist, has criticized Nigeria’s current political system, labeling it a “greediocracy” driven by self-interest rather than the people’s welfare. In a statement on October...
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Raila Odinga: 8 emotional photos from former prime minister’s burial in Bondo
Mourners gathered at JOOUST in Bondo to pay their final respects to Raila Amolo Odinga, a towering figure in Kenya's political landscape Emotions ran high as leaders, family, and citizens shared poignant moments during his requiem mass and burial...
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Nigerian-Born Augustus Molade Akiwumi Becomes Speaker of Ghana’s Parliament in 1958
Augustus Molade Akiwumi, a Nigerian-born Ghanaian, made history in 1958 when he was appointed Speaker of Ghana’s Parliament, just a year after the country gained independence. His journey from Nigeria to Ghana and rise to one of the highest...
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Nigeria’s Population to Grow By 130m in 2050, Says World Bank President
Eromosele Abiodun in Washington DC President of the World Bank Group, Ajay Banga, has projected that Nigeria’s population will grow by about 130 million by the year 2050. Banga made the projection during the 2025 Annual Meetings of the...
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