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The Kwankwasiyya Movement has vowed to pursue legal and constitutional means to defend its members and other citizens against what it described as intimidation, harassment and attempts to silence opposition voices in Kano State.
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By Godwin Oritse The Western Ports Police Command has intervened in the brewing dispute between the Committee of Maritime Transport Unions and Associations (COMTUA) and the Lagos State Trucks and Cargo Operators Committee (LASTCOC) over the proposed sale of Lagos State revenue tickets along the Apapa and Tin Can Island port corridors. The intervention followed […]
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Tinubu acknowledged that defeating poverty would not happen immediately, saying it would require sustained economic growth, discipline and the creation of millions of productive opportunities.
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Analyst warns of inflationary risks, urges productive deployment By Peter Egwuatu Nigeria’s broad money supply, M3, more than doubled in three years to August 2026, rising by 110.6 per cent to N139.4 trillion, from N66.2 trillion in the corresponding period of 2023, amid sustained expansion in liquidity in the economy. M3 is the broadest measure […]
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President Bola Tinubu has declared that Nigeria has emerged from the era of painful economic reforms and entered a new phase of “shared and widespread prosperity,” insisting that the difficult decisions taken by his administration had corrected the country’s economic direction and laid the foundation for lasting growth.
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… as Niger State gov. decries 97% import dependenceBy Cynthia Alo Nigeria spent about N183.5 billion importing raw cane sugar for refining in the first half of 2026, H1’26, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) Foreign Trade in Goods Statistics data.The data however, also shows that quarter-on-quarter, cane sugar imports declined by 26.9 percent […]
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…Experts seek AI, digital technology to bridge specialist gapBy Matthew Johnson Nigeria needs more orthodontists and wider access to specialist dental care as demand for treatment of dental and craniofacial conditions continues to grow, experts have said.The call came as the Nigerian Association of Orthodontists, NAO, marked its 20th anniversary, with specialists urging greater investment […]
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By Joseph Erunke, Abuja ABUJA — The Universal Basic Education Commission, UBEC, has renovated 287 schools and more than 4,000 classrooms nationwide as part of efforts to improve basic education infrastructure across the country. The commission also disclosed that it had established more than 2,000 digital learning centres nationwide, with interventions now extending beyond classroom […]
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By Jeff Agbodo, Abakaliki ABAKALIKI — David Umahi Federal University of Health Sciences, DUFUHS, and David Umahi Federal University Teaching Hospital, DUFUTH, Uburu, Ebonyi State, have commenced a two-month free medical treatment programme for residents of the area. The initiative, which commenced at the premises of the teaching hospital, is aimed at improving access to […]
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By Kafayat Kokumo Stakeholders in the agric value chain have called for the industrialisation of Nigeria’s agricultural sector, saying it would create jobs, improve food security, increase exports and move the country from subsistence to commercial agriculture. They made the call at the two-day symposium and exhibition held by Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry, […]
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