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Vice President Kashim Shettima says Nigeria will support a candidate for the position of the United Nations Secretary-General, who believes in Africa’s aspirations in global affairs.
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By Steve Oko UMUAHIA — The Abia State Police Command says its operatives have recovered 28 human skulls and assorted human bones from two suspected criminal camps in the forests of Isuochi, Umunneochi Local Government Area of the state. The discovery was made on Saturday when operatives from the Command’s Violent Crime Response Unit, Anti-Kidnapping […]
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By Ikechukwu Nnochiri ABUJA — The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) not to discontinue granting petroleum products import licences to three oil marketers. The marketers that secured the order are Matrix Energy, AA Rano and AYM Shafa. The court, in a ruling delivered by […]
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Targets victory in presidential, legislative polls By Adeola Badru IBADAN — The All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Oyo State, Senator Sharafadeen Alli, has directed the party’s grassroots mobilisation machinery to commence full-scale operations ahead of the 2027 general elections. Alli said the party was strategically positioned to win the presidential, National Assembly, governorship […]
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LAGOS — Nigerian author, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, and her husband, Ivara Esege, have asked the Lagos State High Court to dismiss a suit filed by Euracare Multi-Specialist Hospital seeking to halt the coroner’s inquest into the death of their 21-month-old son, Nkanu Adichie-Esege. Counsel to Adichie and Esege, Kemi Pinheiro, made the application on Monday, […]
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By Kingsley Omonobi Troops of Operation Fansan Yamma have rescued 49 travellers from Kano State who were returning from Senegal after attending a Maulud programme, following an attempted kidnapping in Zamfara State. The travellers reportedly came under attack after their vehicle developed a mechanical fault while passing through the area, leaving them vulnerable to suspected […]
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By Edwin Phillip, Lafia LAFIA — The Vice Chancellor of the Federal University of Lafia (FULafia), Prof. Mohammed Isa Kida, has raised concern over the impact of insecurity on student enrolment, saying fear of kidnapping and other criminal activities is forcing some students to stay away from the institution. Kida disclosed this on Monday during […]
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•As banking system liquidity surges 17% to N5.5trn By Elizabeth Adegbesan Amidst prevalent poverty in the country, Nigeria’s financial sector experienced a major injection of cash as the average net liquidity in the banking system surged to N5.53 trillion in May 2026. This represents a 17.16 per cent increase from the N4.72 trillion recorded previous […]
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The Nigerian foreign exchange market opened trading on Tuesday with the naira maintaining a firm trajectory across both official and parallel windows.
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A wide disparity in the ability of companies listed on the Nigerian Exchange Limited, NGX, to cover their debt obligations with cash has emerged, with some companies holding several times more cash than debt, while others have cash covering only a fraction of their outstanding borrowings.
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