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From $250m To $947m: CBN Reforms Transform Nigeria’s Diaspora Remittance Inflows
With more than three months left in the year, Nigeria is just a few million dollars away from achieving the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) ambitious target of attracting $1 billion in diaspora remittances every month. The July 2026 figure of $947 million indicates that the country is edging closer to the historic milestone set […]
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Government has no business in business? Ask Odu’a
Long before “government has no business in business” became an article of faith in Nigerian public life, the people of the Old Western region had answered it in concrete. They took the proceeds of cocoa, gathered through public institutions, and built roads, schools, industries and estates. In 1965, Cocoa House rose above Ibadan as West […] The post Government has no business in business? Ask Odu’a appeared first on Tribune Online.
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Troops Kill Terrorists, Intercept 899 Rounds Of Ammunition In Zamfara, Kaduna
Troops of the Joint Task Force North West, Operation FANSAN YAMMA, have neutralised several terrorists and intercepted a large consignment of ammunition in separate operations in Zamfara and Kaduna states. According to a statement issued on Wednesday Night by the Media Information Officer of the operation, Lt. Col. Aliyu Danja, the operations were conducted on […]
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APC Women Leader Mobilises Women For Tinubu’s Re-election
The National Women Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Mary Idele, has called on women across the country to intensify grassroots mobilisation ahead of the 2027 presidential election in support of President Bola Tinubu’s re-election. Idele made the call at the APC/Tinubu Torchbearers Women Rally held at the Obafemi Awolowo Stadium in Ibadan. […]
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Gov Otu Honours Shettima At 60, Salutes His Enduring Legacy Of Service
Cross River State Governor, Senator Bassey Otu, has felicitated Vice President Kashim Shettima on the occasion of his 60th birthday, describing the milestone as a celebration of “a life consecrated to excellence, service and nation-building.” The governor in a goodwill message issued by his Chief Press Secretary and Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr. […]
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Dry-season Farming: Adamawa Approves N2.2bn For Fertiliser
The Adamawa State Government has approved N2.2 billion to procure assorted fertilisers for dry-season farming across the state. The Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr Leader Leneke, disclosed this after the 13th State Executive Council meeting presided over by Governor Ahmadu Fintiri in Yola, as reported by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday. […]
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Powering Nigeria’s Knowledge Economy: TETFund Opens N10bn Research Fund
The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has opened the 2026 National Research Fund (NRF) grant cycle with a N10 billion allocation approved by the Federal Government to support research projects across Nigeria’s public tertiary institutions. The new funding comes after the successful processing of proposals under the 2025 NRF Grant Cycle, which resulted in the […]
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U.S to demand more proofs for children’s passports in new Trump policy
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Bolt Pledges to Remain, Expand Operations In Nigeria
Ride-hailing platform Bolt has reaffirmed its commitment to Nigeria, even as rival Uber winds down operations in the country and Uganda. In a statement issued on Wednesday, Bolt described Nigeria as a “key market” and said it would continue to strengthen its operations and expand opportunities for riders and drivers. “Nigeria remains an important market […]
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18 States Domesticate Harmonised Law As Tax Reforms Cut Levies From 50 To 9 – JRB
Eighteen state houses of assembly have domesticated the model harmonised taxes and levies law as Nigeria’s tax reforms reduced the number of levies administered by states and local governments from more than 50 to nine, the Joint Revenue Board (JRB) has said. The apex body for revenue administration in Nigeria made the disclosure during its […]
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Stakeholders Seek Investment In Next-Generation Women, Empowerment
Stakeholders in women’s development have canvassed increased investment in women’s empowerment and development. They stressed the need to deliberately prepare the next generation of women for leadership and the future of work. The call was made in Abuja yesterday at a women’s summit, hosted by the founder of Herlign Initiative, Temi Adelana. The event focused […]
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Okebukola, VC Ask Varsities To Embrace AI Or Lag Behind
A former executive secretary of the National Universities Commission (NUC), Emeritus Professor Peter Okebukola and the vice-chancellor of Veritas University, Prof. Hyacinth Ichoku, have challenged Nigerian universities to embrace artificial intelligence (AI). They warned that institutions and individuals who fail to integrate the technology into their operations risk being left behind. The duo spoke in […]
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Parents Decry Extortion, Teacher Absenteeism At Nasarawa Nomadic School
Parents of pupils at the Wuro Nomadic School in Wuro Auta, Gitata area of Karu local government area of Nasarawa State have accused teachers posted to the school of chronic absenteeism and extortion. The parents, under the aegis of the school’s Parent-Teacher Association (PTA), said that the institution, which serves over 200 children from various […]
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On Hon Abdullahi’s donated hospital materials
WHERE are the materials Honourable Ibrahim Abdullahi Sa’ad donated to General Hospital, Umaisha, in Toto Local Government Area of Nasarawa State? Unfortunately, in Nigeria, questions about the whereabouts of things provided for the public are becoming common. Sa’ad, who represents Umaisha/Ugya Constituency in the Nasarawa State House of Assembly, recently visited the hospital and was […] The post On Hon Abdullahi’s donated hospital materials appeared first on Tribune Online.
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Federal Polytechnic Ile-Oluji Gets 4th Substantive Registrar
by Gabi Hibbatullah, Abuja Governing Council of the Federal Polytechnic, Ile-Oluji, Ondo State, has appointed Mr Fadeji Joseph Adebayo as the fourth substantive registrar of the institution for a single five-year term. In a press statement released by Sanmi Enigbokan, deputy registrar, Information, Protocol and Passages, he said the appointment was approved at the 27th […]
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Nigerians see no signs of economic growth —Labour
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INEC Office In Kebbi Burgled, 6 Stolen Generators Recovered
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC’s) office in Jega local government area of Kebbi State has been burgled. The suspected thieves took away six  power generating sets. The incident, according to the police command’s spokesperson, SP Bashir Usman, occurred on 28th August, 2026. In a press statement  he issued on Tuesday in Birnin Kebbi, Usman […]
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Students Warn Against Crippling Dangote Refinery
The National Association of Polytechnic Students (NAPS) has cautioned the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority against taking any action that could disrupt the operations of the Dangote Petroleum Refinery. It said such a development could worsen economic hardships faced by Nigerian students and other citizens. NAPS, in a statement issued yesterday in Abuja […]
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Awujale Stool: Court warns parties to maintain status quo 
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Easing Nigeria’s Poverty Trap
Nigeria is caught in a poverty trap that is asphyxiating the majority of its citizens. Therefore, the country’s most urgent political contest should not merely be about who occupies Aso Rock in 2027, but about who can present the most credible and measurable plan to rescue millions of Nigerians from poverty. The World Bank’s latest […]
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Rights Group Faults Police Teargassing Of Protesting Pensioners In Lagos
The Centre for Human and Socio-Economic Rights (CHSR) has condemned in strong terms the use of teargas to disperse Lagos State pensioners for staging a peaceful protest demanding payment of their pensions, gratuities and other outstanding entitlements. President of the group, Comrade Alex Omotehinse, who made this known in Lagos on Wednesday, said the peaceful […]
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2027: Tinubu Will ‘Walk Into Villa’ Without Pressure, Wike Boasts
By Igho Oyoyo, Olakunle Olasanmi and Anayo Onwukugha The minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Chief Nyesom Wike, has declared that President Bola Tinubu is on course for an easy victory in the 2027 presidential election, insisting that the emerging opposition coalition poses no serious threat to his re-election bid. Wike, who made the […]
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NDC demands INEC portal audit over 10 Anambra candidates
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2027: Nigerians Won’t Accept Flawed Election Results — Igbo Leaders
Ahead of the 2027 general elections, the Igbo Leaders of Thought (ILT), a group comprising prominent South-East intellectuals, traditional rulers and other stakeholders, has warned that Nigerians will not accept what it described as flawed election results. The group also accused the Federal Government of pursuing what it called anti-democratic policies and marginalising the South-East, […]
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Kwara Building Collapsed Some Minutes After 5am – Survivor
A survivor of a two-storey building that collapsed in Ilorin, Kwara State, on Tuesday, Alh Kudus Olanrewaju, has recounted the ordeal of his family. Kudus, who was surrounded by sympathisers when our reporter visited his Jekidiro family house, Popo Giwa, Ilorin, on Wednesday, said his junior brother and a sergeant in the Nigerian Army, Bolakale […]
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NASENI Deploys Solar Irrigation Systems to Boost Farming in Kano
The National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) has introduced solar-powered irrigation systems in the Gabasawa and Kumbotso Local Government Areas of Kano State to reduce farmers’ production costs and boost year-round agricultural activities. The initiative, implemented in collaboration with the International Water Management Institute (IWMI), was demonstrated at the Fadamar Ruwan Tsamiya irrigation […]
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PFIPC Scandal: Reps Uncover 12 ‘Fake’ Agencies, 58 Bank Accounts Linked To Adeyemi
…Exonerate Gbajabiamila The House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee investigating the controversial Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC) has uncovered 12 fake agencies, companies, foundations, and organisations allegedly linked to the self-acclaimed Director-General of the council, Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi. The committee, chaired by Hon. Yusuf Gadgi, in a preliminary report presented at the National Assembly Complex […]
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Katsina Diphtheria Survivor: When I Spat, Blood Came Out With My Saliva
| Nasarawa records 15 confirmed cases | Katsina health workers insist on strike as patients suffer BY PATIENCE IVIE IHEJIRIKA, GODWIN ENNA, AHMED TAHIR, ACHOR ABIMAJE Some survivors of the diphtheria outbreak ravaging parts of Northern Nigeria, including Katsina, Kano, Plateau and Nasarawa states, have recounted their experiences, with some saying they could not explain […]
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Osubi and the politics of airport identity
Recently, the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, requested the International Air Transport Association (IATA) to review the existing three-letter location code, “QRW”, assigned to Osubi Airport in Delta State, with a view to adopting a code that more accurately reflects the airport’s official name and geographical identity. The request has opened an […] The post Osubi and the politics of airport identity appeared first on Tribune Online.
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Manufacturing GDP Drops On Low Lending Despite Banks’ N4.65trn Recapitalisation
BY BUKOLA ARO-LAMBO, OLUSHOLA BELLO AND KINGSLEY OKOH, Lagos Manufacturing’s share of Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) slipped quarter-on-quarter in the second quarter of 2026, reigniting concerns that the sector is being starved of the long-term, affordable credit needed to expand. The decline came despite banks raising N4.65 trillion through a recapitalisation exercise designed to […]
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Imo, Kwara govs at ‘war’with me — Wike
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Rainy season pushes Oyo malaria positivity to 42 percent
The onset of the rainy season has pushed malaria test positivity in Oyo State to 42 per cent, up from 29 per cent recorded in April, the State Malaria Elimination Programme Manager, Mrs Foluke Adeyemo, has disclosed. Adeyemo made this known while presenting the state’s second-quarter malaria performance indicators at the quarterly Oyo State Malaria […] The post Rainy season pushes Oyo malaria positivity to 42 percent appeared first on Tribune Online.
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Lies, damned lies about fuel subsidy removal in Nigeria, by Olu Fasan
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NNPC remitted N7.91trn to Federation Account between January and July 2026 —Report
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited said it has remitted a total of ?7.913 trillion in statutory payments to the Federal Government between January and July 2026. This was contained in the company’s July performance report released on Wednesday. According to the report, the monthly payments rose to N1.63 trillion in July from N1.43 […] The post NNPC remitted N7.91trn to Federation Account between January and July 2026 —Report appeared first on Tribune Online.
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Menstruation: Teach boys early, SPMC tells parents
Convener of the Sanitary Pad Media Campaign (SPMC), Anikeade Funke-Treasure, has urged parents and stakeholders to start teaching boys about menstruation early, saying this will help them develop empathy and become better supporters of women and girls. Funke-Treasure, who made the call at an SPMC virtual meeting on “Including Boys in Menstrual Health Conversations: The […] The post Menstruation: Teach boys early, SPMC tells parents appeared first on Tribune Online.
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Helping our poultry farmers’ needs 
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