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The hidden cost of empty classrooms
Every empty classroom seat in Nigeria tells a story. Some belong to children pushed out of the classroom by poverty and insecurity. Others belong to children whose parents no longer…
Niger seeks Dangote partnership to boost oil exploration
The Niger State Government has urged the Dangote Group and other private sector companies to investigate potential for crude oil exploration in the Bida Basin of Niger State. During a…
Nigeria on alert over possible Ebola outbreak, says NCDC
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) stated on Saturday that the country has increased nationwide surveillance and emergency preparedness measures against Ebola Virus Disease in response to…
Presidency: Tinubu has no plan to rename Nigeria, scrap Sharia law
The presidency has dismissed a social media report that claims President Bola Tinubu intends to rename Nigeria and abolish Sharia law in the northern part of the country. According to the…
Nigeria records 220% increase in trade surplus to $480m
Nigeria reached a $480 million trade surplus in January 2026, due to a 4.46 percent increase in export receipts to a record $4.68 billion, primarily from petroleum products. This is…
Dangote refinery reduces jet fuel Price to N1,650 per liter
Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals has announced a reduction in the price of jet fuel to N1,650 per litre, from N1,750 per litre. The refinery said in a statement on…
Togo approves 30-Day visa-free entry for all African citizens
Africans with valid passports can now travel to Togo without a visa after the West African nation introduced a new open-border policy for the continent. The visa-free period would last 30…
AfDB approves $200m support facility to BoI for SME development
The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) approved a $200 million financing facility for the Bank of Industry (BoI) to promote industrial growth and increase access to long-term finance for Nigerian…
Court grants El-Rufai N100m bail over alleged phone interception case
The federal high court in Abuja has granted bail to Nasir el-Rufai, former governor of Kaduna, in connection with alleged access to a telephone conversation involving Nuhu Ribadu, national security…
PCOS-PMOS: A condition affecting 170 million people finally has the right name
After 11 years and input from 22,000 patients and clinicians worldwide, PCOS has been renamed, and the change matters more than you think. For years, millions of people were told…
