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RecruitsINEC Reports 2.45 Million Completed Voter Registrations Ahead of 2026 DeadlinePaystack Co-founder Ezra Olubi Alleges Unfair Dismissal Over Sexual Misconduct ClaimsNew Christmas-Themed Film Alert: Evia Simon, Saheed Apanpa cooking somethingArmy Seeks Public Support as Fresh Insecurity Hits North-Central, North-WestFCTA Begins Crackdown on Property Owners Owing Ground Rent, Land Use Fees November 26Ex-Chelsea Star Oscar Discharged After Heart-Related Scare, Diagnosed With Vasovagal SyncopeParents Block Finance Ministry Over 16-Month Unpaid Foreign Scholarship AllowancesEx-Defence Minister Kayode Urges FUTA Graduates to Pursue Digital Skills, Calls for National TVET ReformFCCPC Sets January 2026 Deadline for Digital Lenders to Comply With New Consumer Protection RulesNAFDAC Destroys ₦20bn Worth of Fake, Expired Products in IbadanAfrican Nurses and Midwives Launch World’s First AI Movement for Migrant WomenEurope’s Coaching Carousel: Sackings Sweep Across Top Leagues as Clubs Chase 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Man Who Fell Into Underground ChannelOAU Tightens Security After Robbery Attack Leaves Three Students InjuredDeath Toll Rises to 39 in Niger State Tanker Explosion, 60 InjuredASUU Suspends Two-Week Warning Strike After Overnight NEC MeetingLASAA Reaffirms Commitment to Visual Order, Public Safety During Lawmakers’ Oversight Visit87 Dead, 666 Injured in 1,006 Road Accidents Across Lagos — LASTMATeenager Becomes ‘Vice President for a Day,’ Champions Girl-Child EducationArraignment of Self-Acclaimed ‘Obi of Lagos’ Stalled Over Defendant’s AbsenceSenate Seeks Inclusion of Mental Health Education in National CurriculumBauchi Teen Arrested for Plucking Out Sister’s Eyes in Suspected Money Ritual AttemptEnugu PDP Members Vow to Rebuild Party After Governor Mbah’s Defection to APCTears as Late Arise TV Anchor Somtochukwu Maduagwu Begins Final Journey in Port HarcourtFG Secures $400m Renewable Energy Investments to Boost Local Manufacturing — ShettimaUdenta Udenta: PDP Remains Strong Despite Defections, APC “Imploding Under Its Own Weight”Regulators, Experts Push for Ethical Governance as FRC, SEC, SCGN Mark 20 Years of Corporate Reform AdvocacyDown Syndrome Foundation, Advocacy Groups Demand Full SRHR Inclusion for Persons with Intellectual DisabilitiesShowunmi Urges NBC to Rein In Broadcast Media, Accuses Some Anchors of Unprofessional ConductFERMA Launches ‘Operation Safeguard the Roads’ to Curb Fatal Crashes in KogiNNPCL: Strike Cost Nigeria 16% Oil Output, 30% Marketed Gas Losses in 24 HoursTalks Stall as US Government Shutdown Drags On, White House Warns of Job CutsNigeria to Make No Submission for 2026 Oscars International Feature Film CategoryMourinho Expects Warm Reception as He Returns to Stamford Bridge with BenficaAkwa Ibom Commissioner Condemns Abuse of Culture, Urges Royal Fathers’ Support for Governor EnoINEC Warns Nigerians Against Fake Recruitment AdvertUN Report: North Korea Executing Citizens for Watching South Korean DramasCAS Hands US Sprinter Erriyon Knighton Four-Year Ban Over Doping CaseGuardiola Backs Haaland Over Isak in Striker DebateStarmer Sacks UK Ambassador to Washington Peter Mandelson Over Epstein RevelationsTroops Arrest Two Notorious Cattle Rustlers, Recover Arms in PlateauFG, EU, Germany Launch €18.3m Project to Transform Nigeria’s AgricultureFFS Dismisses Claims Fire Trucks Arrive Empty, Explains Firefighting MethodsDangote Refinery Insists No Fuel Shortage Despite Tanker Drivers’ StrikeINEC Pledges Review After Urhobo, Ijaw Protest Over Ward Delineation in Warri Federal ConstituencyZamfara Govt Sets Up Committee to Mobilise Voter RegistrationTeachers, Parents Fault FG Over Sudden Rollout of New CurriculumLagos Disburses ₦1.52bn Pension Bonds to 798 RetireesPeter Obi Announces Medical Rest, Suspends Weekend EngagementsNigeria, China Strengthen Ties in Marine and Blue Economy, Seal $2bn Maritime DealPolice Arrest Suspected Armed Robber’s Girlfriend, Recover ₦2m in KogiNigeria Set for a Leadership Revolution as The Versatile Leader Training ArrivesFG, CIPMN to Train Civil Servants on Project Management SkillsTinubu Begins 10-Day Vacation in EuropePortugal Mourns as Lisbon Funicular Crash Kills 17, Injures 21NECO Reduces English Paper III Questions, Adjusts SSCE Format from 2026Ejiofor Slams Igbo Leaders’ Silence as Finland Jails Simon EkpaAkpabio Hails Nigerian Teen for Winning Bronze at Global English ContestNiger’s Eddah Community Gets Electricity After 40 Years of DarknessNasarawa Govt Urges Residents to Embrace Measles-Rubella Vaccination Ahead of October LaunchCivil Society Group Gives El-Rufai 72 Hours to Prove Allegations Against NSA or Apologise
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Trending News: Kebbi Fixes Feb 11–14 for 2026 Argungu International Fishing FestivalAFRIMA 2026: ‘Unstoppable Africa’ Celebrates Music, Culture and Industry Growth in LagosShaping the Future of Work: I-Train Africa Announces Major Impact Gathering in LagosFG Approves 40% Salary Increase for Lecturers, Introduces New Professorial AllowanceCourt Admits More DSS Witnesses, Exhibits in Owo Church Attack TrialGunmen Attack National Park Service Office in Oyo, Five Feared KilledInformation Minister Condemns Niger Market MassacreUS Launches Strikes on Venezuela, Trump Claims Capture of MaduroSwiss Investigators Rush to Identify Victims of Deadly New Year’s FirePreventing Violent Extremism Is a Shared Responsibility, Says PAVE NetworkDetty December, Inside a Night of Extravagance on Lagos’ Victoria IslandEbonyi First Lady Secures Release of 25 Inmates, Pays ₦20m in FinesDespite School Abduction, Kebbi Govt Approves Half of Security Budget for HajjDeadly Raid at Plateau Mining Site Leaves 12 Dead, Several MissingDR Congo Warns Nigeria Against ‘Backdoor’ World Cup Qualification Amid Player Eligibility DisputeCustoms Cracks Down on Banks Over Delayed Revenue RemittancesBUSINESS SUMMIT 2025 SPOTLIGHTS INNOVATION AS KEY TO AFRICAN BUSINESS SURVIVALUS Visa Restrictions, Shehu Sani Calls on Nigerians to Rebuild the CountryNSCDC Deploys 4,000 Personnel to Secure FCTBUSINESS SUMMIT 2025 REAFFIRMS COMMITMENT TO DRIVING INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN AFRICAKano Police Begin Full Enforcement of Motorcycle Passenger Ban, Nighttime Tricycle RestrictionsCross River Govt Lauds FG as 56 Volunteer Teachers Are Inducted to Boost Public Primary SchoolsGuinea-Bissau Crisis Rekindles Fears as West Africa Drifts Toward Barracks PoliticsPDP Uncertainty Deepens as Osun Chairman Says Adeleke May Withdraw from 2026 RaceAfrica’s E-Commerce Revolution: Nigeria, Egypt, and South Africa Lead a $55B Digital SurgePresident Tinubu Declares Nationwide Security Emergency, Orders 20,000 New Police RecruitsINEC Reports 2.45 Million Completed Voter Registrations Ahead of 2026 DeadlinePaystack Co-founder Ezra Olubi Alleges Unfair Dismissal Over Sexual Misconduct ClaimsNew Christmas-Themed Film Alert: Evia Simon, Saheed Apanpa cooking somethingArmy Seeks Public Support as Fresh Insecurity Hits North-Central, North-WestFCTA Begins Crackdown on Property Owners Owing Ground Rent, Land Use Fees November 26Ex-Chelsea Star Oscar Discharged After Heart-Related Scare, Diagnosed With Vasovagal SyncopeParents Block Finance Ministry Over 16-Month Unpaid Foreign Scholarship AllowancesEx-Defence Minister Kayode Urges FUTA Graduates to Pursue Digital Skills, Calls for National TVET ReformFCCPC Sets January 2026 Deadline for Digital Lenders to Comply With New Consumer Protection RulesNAFDAC Destroys ₦20bn Worth of Fake, Expired Products in IbadanAfrican Nurses and Midwives Launch World’s First AI Movement for Migrant WomenEurope’s Coaching Carousel: Sackings Sweep Across Top Leagues as Clubs Chase Instant SuccessASUU Threatens to Resume Strike as FG Fails to Meet Promises After SuspensionBassey Osagie Honoured with Doctorate Degree in Criminal, Social JusticeHealth Workers Issue 15-Day Strike Ultimatum to Federal GovernmentChina, Nigeria Reaffirm $20bn Trade Partnership at Lagos ExpoWike Dismisses Oyo Court Order Backing PDP Convention, Insists Abuja Ruling StandsOver 1,000 Residents Benefit from Free Medical Outreach in LagosINEC Assures Readiness for Anambra Governorship Election as IGP Warns TroublemakersLabour, Private Sector Reject Proposal for N10,000, N20,000 Notes, Warn of Inflationary FalloutClinical Psychologists Unite to Address Nigeria’s Growing Mental Health EmergencyGroup Backs Tinubu, Akpabio, Eno for Re-election in 2027Benin Coach Confident of Upset Against Super Falcons in WAFCON QualifierPDP Chairmanship: Turaki’s Endorsement Sparks Rift Among Lamido, Wike CampsRice Prices Drop Sharply Across Lagos Markets as Imports SurgeLagos Fire Service Rescues 55-Year-Old Man Who Fell Into Underground ChannelOAU Tightens Security After Robbery Attack Leaves Three Students InjuredDeath Toll Rises to 39 in Niger State Tanker Explosion, 60 InjuredASUU Suspends Two-Week Warning Strike After Overnight NEC MeetingLASAA Reaffirms Commitment to Visual Order, Public Safety During Lawmakers’ Oversight Visit87 Dead, 666 Injured in 1,006 Road Accidents Across Lagos — LASTMATeenager Becomes ‘Vice President for a Day,’ Champions Girl-Child EducationArraignment of Self-Acclaimed ‘Obi of Lagos’ Stalled Over Defendant’s AbsenceSenate Seeks Inclusion of Mental Health Education in National CurriculumBauchi Teen Arrested for Plucking Out Sister’s Eyes in Suspected Money Ritual AttemptEnugu PDP Members Vow to Rebuild Party After Governor Mbah’s Defection to APCTears as Late Arise TV Anchor Somtochukwu Maduagwu Begins Final Journey in Port HarcourtFG Secures $400m Renewable Energy Investments to Boost Local Manufacturing — ShettimaUdenta Udenta: PDP Remains Strong Despite Defections, APC “Imploding Under Its Own Weight”Regulators, Experts Push for Ethical Governance as FRC, SEC, SCGN Mark 20 Years of Corporate Reform AdvocacyDown Syndrome Foundation, Advocacy Groups Demand Full SRHR Inclusion for Persons with Intellectual DisabilitiesShowunmi Urges NBC to Rein In Broadcast Media, Accuses Some Anchors of Unprofessional ConductFERMA Launches ‘Operation Safeguard the Roads’ to Curb Fatal Crashes in KogiNNPCL: Strike Cost Nigeria 16% Oil Output, 30% Marketed Gas Losses in 24 HoursTalks Stall as US Government Shutdown Drags On, White House Warns of Job CutsNigeria to Make No Submission for 2026 Oscars International Feature Film CategoryMourinho Expects Warm Reception as He Returns to Stamford Bridge with BenficaAkwa Ibom Commissioner Condemns Abuse of Culture, Urges Royal Fathers’ Support for Governor EnoINEC Warns Nigerians Against Fake Recruitment AdvertUN Report: North Korea Executing Citizens for Watching South Korean DramasCAS Hands US Sprinter Erriyon Knighton Four-Year Ban Over Doping CaseGuardiola Backs Haaland Over Isak in Striker DebateStarmer Sacks UK Ambassador to Washington Peter Mandelson Over Epstein RevelationsTroops Arrest Two Notorious Cattle Rustlers, Recover Arms in PlateauFG, EU, Germany Launch €18.3m Project to Transform Nigeria’s AgricultureFFS Dismisses Claims Fire Trucks Arrive Empty, Explains Firefighting MethodsDangote Refinery Insists No Fuel Shortage Despite Tanker Drivers’ StrikeINEC Pledges Review After Urhobo, Ijaw Protest Over Ward Delineation in Warri Federal ConstituencyZamfara Govt Sets Up Committee to Mobilise Voter RegistrationTeachers, Parents Fault FG Over Sudden Rollout of New CurriculumLagos Disburses ₦1.52bn Pension Bonds to 798 RetireesPeter Obi Announces Medical Rest, Suspends Weekend EngagementsNigeria, China Strengthen Ties in Marine and Blue Economy, Seal $2bn Maritime DealPolice Arrest Suspected Armed Robber’s Girlfriend, Recover ₦2m in KogiNigeria Set for a Leadership Revolution as The Versatile Leader Training ArrivesFG, CIPMN to Train Civil Servants on Project Management SkillsTinubu Begins 10-Day Vacation in EuropePortugal Mourns as Lisbon Funicular Crash Kills 17, Injures 21NECO Reduces English Paper III Questions, Adjusts SSCE Format from 2026Ejiofor Slams Igbo Leaders’ Silence as Finland Jails Simon EkpaAkpabio Hails Nigerian Teen for Winning Bronze at Global English ContestNiger’s Eddah Community Gets Electricity After 40 Years of DarknessNasarawa Govt Urges Residents to Embrace Measles-Rubella Vaccination Ahead of October LaunchCivil Society Group Gives El-Rufai 72 Hours to Prove Allegations Against NSA or Apologise
Sun. Jan 18th, 2026
Kebbi Fixes Feb 11–14 for 2026 Argungu International Fishing Festival
Kebbi Fixes Feb 11–14 for 2026 Argungu International Fishing Festival

The Kebbi State Government has announced February 11 to 14, 2026, as the dates for the 2026 edition of the Argungu International Fishing Festival. The Emir of Argungu, Alhaji Samaila…

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AFRIMA 2026: ‘Unstoppable Africa’ Celebrates Music, Culture and Industry Growth in Lagos
AFRIMA 2026: ‘Unstoppable Africa’ Celebrates Music, Culture and Industry Growth in Lagos

The ninth edition of the All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA), themed “Unstoppable Africa,” has ended, but its impact on the continent’s music and creative industry is expected to resonate long…

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Shaping the Future of Work: I-Train Africa Announces Major Impact Gathering in Lagos
Shaping the Future of Work: I-Train Africa Announces Major Impact Gathering in Lagos

I-Train Africa, an Africa based organisation that focuses on employability, workplace readiness, and career advancement will host a major impact gathering event in Lagos on the 17th of January 2026 at…

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FG Approves 40% Salary Increase for Lecturers, Introduces New Professorial Allowance
FG Approves 40% Salary Increase for Lecturers, Introduces New Professorial Allowance

The Federal Government has approved a 40 per cent salary increase for lecturers in federal tertiary institutions and introduced a new professorial cadre allowance that will see university professors earn…

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Court Admits More DSS Witnesses, Exhibits in Owo Church Attack Trial
Court Admits More DSS Witnesses, Exhibits in Owo Church Attack Trial

The Federal High Court in Abuja has admitted additional witnesses and exhibits tendered by the Department of State Services (DSS) in the ongoing trial of five men accused of carrying…

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Gunmen Attack National Park Service Office in Oyo, Five Feared Killed
Gunmen Attack National Park Service Office in Oyo, Five Feared Killed

Gunmen suspected to be bandits have attacked the National Park Service (NPS) office in Oloka, Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, leaving at least five personnel feared dead. The…

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Information Minister Condemns Niger Market Massacre
Information Minister Condemns Niger Market Massacre

The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has condemned the deadly attack on Kasuwan Daji market in Niger State, where terrorists killed at least 30 villagers and abducted…

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US Launches Strikes on Venezuela, Trump Claims Capture of Maduro
US Launches Strikes on Venezuela, Trump Claims Capture of Maduro

In a shocking escalation of US-Venezuela tensions, President Donald Trump announced Saturday that US forces had launched a “large scale strike” on Venezuela’s capital, Caracas, and captured Venezuelan leader Nicolas…

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Swiss Investigators Rush to Identify Victims of Deadly New Year’s Fire
Swiss Investigators Rush to Identify Victims of Deadly New Year’s Fire

Swiss investigators on Friday began an urgent effort to identify victims of a devastating fire that swept through a crowded bar in the Alpine resort town of Crans-Montana, turning New…

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Preventing Violent Extremism Is a Shared Responsibility, Says PAVE Network
Preventing Violent Extremism Is a Shared Responsibility, Says PAVE Network

The Partnership Against Violent Extremism (PAVE) Network, Jigawa State chapter, has called on residents to see peace and security as a collective responsibility, warning that violent extremism can only be…

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