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Few reforms promise to restore public confidence in Nigeria’s elections like electronic transmission of results. In a country where ballot snatching, result manipulation, electoral violence and manual collation have too often cast shadows over the people’s will, e-transmission offers speed, transparency and traceability. Yet technology alone cannot guarantee credibility. To make e-transmission truly work, Nigeria […]

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Breaking News Editorial Niaja News

March 22, 2026 nuus.ng reporters

2027 GENERAL ELECTION: RISING CASES OF VIOLENCE

Politicians must guard against taking Nigerians down a familiar violent road For decades, elections have always been a major source of insecurity in Nigerians. Many of our politicians often resort to desperate

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March 20, 2026 nuus.ng reporters

Maiduguri: Return of suicide bombing

Monday, March 16, 2026 marked the grisly return of suicide bombing terrorism to its birthplace in Nigeria, Maiduguri, the Borno State capital. Though no group had, as at press time, claimed responsibility for the dastardly act, it is widely believed to be the handiwork of Islamic terrorist groups, Boko Haram and their Islamic State in […]

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March 20, 2026 nuus.ng reporters

THE LESSONS FROM RAMADAN

Self discipline, control and sense of community The Muslims’ holy month of self-purification and self-denial otherwise known as Ramadan has just ended. While it lasted, the season of fasting and prayer offered all Muslims the opportunity to reflect on their relationship with Allah. It also

Breaking News Editorial Niaja News

March 19, 2026 nuus.ng reporters

On moves to revive the cotton and textile industry

Recently, the Federal Government took a bold step towards resuscitating Nigeria’s moribund textile industry with the inauguration of the Cotton, Textile and Garment, CTG, Development Board. The aim is to stimulate industry growth, diversify the economy and create job opportunities across the country. Government’s decision to revive this once glorious industry is a welcome development […]

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Breaking News Editorial Niaja News

March 16, 2026 nuus.ng reporters

How judiciary can save our democracy

In every democracy, the judiciary can make the difference between order and chaos, between constitutionalism and impunity. When political actors overreach, when executives test the limits of their powers, and when legislatures become rubber stamps, it is the courts that must stand firm. If democracy is to survive and thrive in Nigeria and across emerging […]

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March 16, 2026 nuus.ng reporters

The OPL 245 settlement

All’s well that ends well. That perhaps best sums up the sensational story of OPL 245, arguably Nigeria’s most controversial oil block, over which the country has been locked in

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Why Nigeria should not be a one-party state

Breaking News Editorial Niaja News

March 12, 2026 nuus.ng reporters

Why Nigeria should not be a one-party state

The strength of every genuine democracy is tested not only at the ballot box but by the vitality of opposition parties. Today in Nigeria, the troubling question is whether the visible disarray within opposition ranks signals something deeper — a slow drift towards one-party dominance under the All Progressives Congress, APC. Across the country, defections […]

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Breaking News Editorial Niaja News

March 5, 2026 nuus.ng reporters

Need to implement value-addition export policy

Latest figures from the Nigerian Bureau of Statistics, NBS, indicate that Nigeria’s non-oil export sector recorded a healthy rise despite the severe security challenges occasioned by occupation of our forests and farmlands by armed criminals. Export of unprocessed raw materials fetched the nation N2.9trn by September 2025 compared to N1.174trn by September of 2024. This […]

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March 3, 2026 nuus.ng reporters

Executive Order and oil industry stability

The recent petroleum industry directive issued by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has stirred a necessary national conversation about reform, transparency and constitutional balance in Nigeria. The order, titled: “Presidential Executive Order to Safeguard Federation Oil and Gas Reserves and Provide Regulatory Clarity, 2026” seeks to tighten remittance procedures for oil revenues, an intervention aimed at […]

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