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Between Bishops And Tinubu
Since the Catholic Bishops’ visit to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the storm of reactions to the event has not abated. For a visit that was supposed to be private, the meeting provided an opportunity for the respected Catholic bishops to share their thoughts on the present suffering of citizens and the challenges the president must […]
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X dumps revenue sharing, rolls out new payout system for creators
“Today, we’re introducing the Original Content Rewards Program, a new way to reward creators who bring original ideas, expertise, reporting, creativity, and commentary to X,” the company said.
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WEC Membership To Strengthen Nigeria’s Energy Reform Agenda – Tinubu
President Bola Tinubu has said Nigeria’s admission into the World Energy Council (WEC) will help strengthen the country’s ongoing energy reforms and give it a stronger voice in global energy policy. In a statement issued by his special adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, the President described Nigeria’s entry as the newest National Member […]
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Ticket Sales Charge Row Deepens Over NCAA, NAMA Revenue Sharing
The crisis within Nigeria’s aviation unions has deepened over the controversy surrounding the sharing formula for the five per cent Ticket Sales Charge (TSC), with the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) chapter of the National Association of Air Traffic Engineers (NAAE) openly disowning its national leadership’s position on the contentious issue. The development has exposed […]
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MTN Invests N1.6trn Into Network As Data Revenue Overtakes Voice
MTN Nigeria Communications Plc has invested more than N1.6 trillion in network infrastructure since the beginning of 2025 as mobile data revenue overtook voice earnings for the first time, underscoring the growing demand for digital services across the country. The telecom operator said the massive investment was aimed at expanding network capacity, improving service quality […]
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Abia Gov Promises Rapid Action For Renewable Energy Projects Revival With REA
Abia State governor, Dr Alex Otti has pledged swift action to reactivate and accelerate renewable energy initiatives in the state, promising closer collaboration with the Federal Government’s Rural Electrification Agency (REA) to fast‑track projects that have stalled. The commitment came during a meeting at Government House, Umuahia, on Thursday when Governor Otti received a high‑level […]
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Eastern Corridor of Trans Niger Pipeline Runs Uninterrupted — NNPC
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) has declared that operations on the eastern corridor of the Trans Niger Pipeline (TNP) and the Eastern Gas Network have been running largely without interruption for the past one month. NNPC’s head of Field Operations, Eastern Corridor, Akponime Omojevwhe, who made the declaration during the August 2026 stakeholders […]
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ECOWAS Bank Okays 5 Investments Worth $510m For Projects In West Africa
The Board of Directors of the ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID) has approved five operations valued at more than EUR 269.55 million and USD 200 million, bringing total commitments to over USD 510 million. The Bank said the funds would support investments in transport infrastructure, healthcare, renewable energy and private-sector development across West […]
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JSE Listing Fuels Speculation Over Dangote’s South Africa Refinery Plans
Dangote Group’s speculated plan to invest in a refinery in South Africa has gathered pace following reports that the company is considering a secondary listing on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE). However, there is currently no evidence that the group plans to develop or acquire refining assets in South Africa. Reuters reported that the JSE […]
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PTDF Unveils Human Capital Development Plan To Support Tinubu’s $1trn Economy
The Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF) has unveiled a human capital development strategy designed to support the federal government’s target of growing Nigeria’s economy to $1 trillion by 2030, through investment in specialised education, technical skills and energy research. The executive eecretary of PTDF, Prof. Shu’aibu Shehu Aliyu, disclosed this at a press conference on […]
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Beyond the Nigerian Army’s new divisions
THE man who plants a tree knowing he may never sit under its shade understands that institutions outlive individuals. That old maxim of statecraft captures the ultimate test now facing Nigeria. Nations are secured by institutions built to outlast the leaders who created them. Against this backdrop, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s approval to expand the […] The post Beyond the Nigerian Army’s new divisions appeared first on Tribune Online.
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China Tops Nigeria’s Summer Travel Destinations – Report
China emerged as the most popular summer travel destination for Nigerians, according to the latest passenger data released by Emirates, which showed that more than 44,000 travellers flew from Nigeria on the airline’s network between May 1 and August 31, 2025. The report, which provides insights into the travel preferences of Nigerians ahead of the […]
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Stocks Advance By N187bn W-o-W Despite Broad-based Sector Weakness
The Nigerian equities market closed the week on a positive note, rose by N187 billion, supported by renewed buying interest across key counters. The benchmark NGX All-Share Index (ASI) gained 0.12 per cent week-on-week to close at 245,573.60 points, while market capitalisation increased by N187 billion to N158.513 trillion. Consequently, the market’s year-to-date return improved […]
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Obasanjo Vs Atiku: Rift Without End
Once partners who ran the country together from 1999 to 2007, the two men have since been locked in a feud that has outlasted parties, presidencies, and peace accords. What began as a power struggle inside Aso Rock has evolved into a generational clash of egos, ideology, and ambition — one that resurfaces with each […]
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Ortom Denies Replacement Of PDP Gov’ship Candidate In Benue
The immediate past governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, has dismissed a report suggesting that the Benue chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) plots to replace its governorship candidate, Michael Aondoakaa (SAN) with the executive secretary of the Nigerian Shippers’ Council, Dr Pius Akutah. In a statement issued by the former governor’s media aide, […]
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Gov Mbah Donates Land For ITF’s Digital Fabrication Centre
Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State has approved the allocation of a parcel of land in the state capital for the establishment of a state-of-the-art Digital Fabrication Centre by the Industrial Training Fund (ITF). ITF, in a statement issued in Jos by the director, Press and Public Relations, Mr Thomas Ngor, said Governor Mbah announced […]
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Federal Govt Disburses N303bn Student Loans To 850,000 – NELFUND
The Federal Government has disbursed over N303 billion to beneficiaries of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) in public tertiary institutions across the country in the last two years. The managing director of NELFUND, Mr. Akintunde Sawyerr, disclosed this in Lafia, Nasarawa State, during the North Central edition of the Renewed Hope Student Leaders Engagement […]
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Brazil as Euro Africa on American soil
Salvador embodied Africa in more ways than the preservation of Yoruba religion, as highlighted last week. Our Candomblé-believing tour guide, who used to be Catholic, also told us how the memory of the bravery of enslaved Yoruba Muslims in the 1800s The post Brazil as Euro Africa on American soil appeared first on Tribune Online.
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Katsina Recruits Over 1,000 Frontline Health Workers
The Katsina State Government has recruited more than 1,000 frontline healthcare workers as part of efforts to strengthen healthcare delivery, Governor Dikko Umaru Radda announced on Friday while unveiling fresh gains in the state’s health sector. Speaking at the flag-off of the enrolment of 184,105 beneficiaries into the Basic Health Care Provision Fund (BHCPF) across […]
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Communicating love to your wife
As a follow-up to the write-up on ‘Handling husband’s greatest need in Marriage’, and for the purpose of fairness and balance, I want us to consider what the greatest need of a wife in marriage is. The post Communicating love to your wife appeared first on Tribune Online.
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Tinubu’s EFCC Directive Exposes APC Contradictions – Reps Minority
The House of Representatives Minority Caucus has accused President Bola Tinubu of issuing a “panicky, belated afterthought” directive to the EFCC, saying the move exposes deep contradictions and a deliberate plot to intimidate the Osun State Government ahead of next week’s gubernatorial election. In a statement jointly signed by its leader, Hon. Fredrick Agbedi, and […]
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Makinde Orders Free Allocation Of Shops To Roadside Traders
Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde, on Friday ordered the allocation of the newly commissioned 69 lock-up shops, 108 open stalls constructed by the Ibadan North-East Local Government at the Agodi-Gate Market, Ibadan to roadside traders at no cost. Speaking at the commissioning event held at Araromi Market, Gate, Ibadan, the governor declared that his administration […]
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Fortune In Crisis: Law And Morality
In moments of crisis and war, with the attendant destruction, loss of life, and other humanitarian catastrophes they bring about, fortunes and wealth emerge that challenge the mind. The question often arises if the war could be justified because it created wealth or condemned because it created a situation that led to a few taking […]
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Breastfeeding Week: Stakeholders Call For 6-Month Maternity Leave
Stakeholders have called on state governments yet to adopt six months of paid maternity leave, including Kano, to implement the policy, saying it is crucial to improving exclusive breastfeeding and reducing maternal and child deaths. The call was made in Kano during a road walk organised by the Nutrition Unit of the Kano State Ministry […]
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Gov Yusuf Officiates Mass Wedding Of 1,500 Couples In Kano
Kano State governor, Alhaji Abba Yusuf, on Friday officiated the mass wedding of 1,500 widows and young women under the Kano State Government’s Mass Wedding Programme coordinated by the Kano State Hisbah Board. According to a statement issued on Friday by the governor’s spokesperson, Sunusi Bature, the governor described the initiative as a bold social […]
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Woro Abductees: Some Victims Died, Buried In Captivity – Kwara Lawmaker
An unspecified number of the 176 abducted residents of the Woro community in the Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara State were said to have died while in captivity. The lawmaker representing the Gwanabe/Gweria/Bani/Adena Constituency of Kaiama Local Government in the State House of Assembly, Hon. Saidu Baba-Ahmed, disclosed this during an interview with the […]
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NNPC Set For Reform, Capital Market Listing – Tinubu
President Bola Tinubu has announced that the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) will be reformed and listed on the capital market as part of his administration’s broader economic reforms aimed at driving growth and achieving a one trillion-dollar economy. The president made the announcement at the State House, Abuja, while receiving the Board and Management […]
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FG’s suppression of Ademola Adeleke’s Osun
There are reasons politically motivated explanations dressed in anti-graft garb don’t fly. The public can see through pretended patriotism. The post FG’s suppression of Ademola Adeleke’s Osun appeared first on Tribune Online.
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Bloodshed, Fear As Osun Heads To Governorship Election
15 killed, 27 arrested  |  Police to deploy over 17,000 officers No fewer than 15 people have been killed, while 27 suspected political thugs and cultists have been arrested by the police ahead of the 15 August governorship election in Osun State. Investigations by LEADERSHIP Weekend found that political tension has intensified ahead of the […]
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SPECIAL REPORT: Inside fragile chain holding Kano, Gombe’s immunisation systems together
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Tinubu’s biggest opponent is not Obi or Atiku… It’s Tinubu
“A government that spends more time explaining the  opposition than explaining its achievements may already know where its real problem lies.” The post Tinubu’s biggest opponent is not Obi or Atiku… It’s Tinubu appeared first on Tribune Online.
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Gombe approves N16bn roads, N1.4bn solar street lights
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Your’re not broke, you just lack financial planning (2)
Did you follow the story from last week? You need to, so you can understand where this problem started from. The post Your’re not broke, you just lack financial planning (2) appeared first on Tribune Online.
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Controversy trails Nnewi market billion naira shops allocation 
By Vincent Ujumadu Controversy is trailing the billions of naira allegedly generated from the allocation of shops at the Agbedo Motor Parts Market in the industrial town of Nnewi, with some stakeholders questioning the whereabouts of the money several months after the allocation exercise. A prominent Nnewi businessman had alleged that the over N4 billion realized […] The post Controversy trails Nnewi market billion naira shops allocation  appeared first on Vanguard News.
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Defend your votes, Adeleke urges Osun residents 
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The present and future of Sino-African relations is a net good
The growing partnership between China and Africa has become one of the defining features of twenty-first-century international relations. The post The present and future of Sino-African relations is a net good appeared first on Tribune Online.
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