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• Stakeholders commend peace move over Warri delineation dispute

  10-06-2026 01:20
  By Egufe Yafugborhi & Ochuko AkuophaASABA — Stakeholders have commended the Ijaw, Itsekiri, and Urhobo ethnic groups for embracing renewed peace following tensions linked to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) delineation of the Warri Federal Constituency in Delta State.The Niger Delta Concerned Stakeholders for Accountable Security and Progress also praised Governor Sheriff Oborevwori for mediating the dispute and ensuring what they described as an impartial and time
  
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• FCCPC, NTDA align on service standards to drive tourism growth

  11-06-2026 07:27
  By Progress GodfreyThe Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) and the Nigerian Tourism Development Authority (NTDA) have pledged to work together to protect consumers, raise service standards, and boost sustainable tourism in Nigeria.This commitment was reinforced when NTDA Director General, Dr Ola Awakan, paid a courtesy visit to FCCPC Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Mr Tunji Bello, at the commission’s headquarters in Abuja, according to a sta
  
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• APAPA: Middle East crisis responsible for resurgence of traffic gridlock —NSC

  11-06-2026 07:19
  By Efe OnodjaeThe Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) has attributed the resurgence of traffic congestion and operational hiccups along the Apapa port corridor to disruptions in the global supply chain triggered by the ongoing Middle East crisis.The Council’s position comes amid growing concerns by stakeholders over the return of gridlock on the Mile 2-Apapa Expressway, where truck queues, delayed cargo evacuation and port congestion have left motorists and businesses counting los
  
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• NRS launches Rev360 to ease tax compliance, identify evaders

  11-06-2026 07:14
  By Emma Ujah, Abuja Bureau ChiefThe Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS) has unveiled Rev360, its next-generation digital tax administration platform designed to deliver a more integrated, intelligent, and taxpayer-centric tax administration experience, which will also identify tax evaders.Speaking at the event in Abuja, yesterday, Executive Chairman of the Nigeria Revenue Service, Dr. Zacch Adedeji, described Rev360 as a transformational platform that supports the Service’s transition to T
  
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• AIICO declares N4.4bn dividend, appouints non-executive directors

  11-06-2026 07:11
  By Rosemary IwunzeShareholders of AIICO Insurance Plc has given the company approval to pay dividend of 12 kobo per share, amounting to N4.4 billion.At the company’s annual general meeting in Lagos, the company also appointed  three professionals to the Board as Non-Executive Directors: which are Tunde Mabawonku, as a Non-Executive Director, bringing over two decades of experience across banking, finance, strategy, and corporate services, with a strong background in digital and
  
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• AfCFTA targets $250bn intra-African trade

  11-06-2026 07:06
  •Lauds  Lagos on  industrial, digital transformationBy Emeka AnaetoThe Secretary-General of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA),  Wamkele Mene, has disclosed that the continental trade bloc is on course to achieve an annual intra-African trade volume of $250 billion in the current year, up from $220 billion recorded in 2025.This is even as he commended the Lagos State Government for positioning the city as a leading centre for Africa’s industrialisati
  
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• Workers under 30yrs dominate pension scheme

  11-06-2026 07:02
  •12% of 92m workers in the schemeBy Roseamry IwunzeMore young workers under the age of 30 years signed into the Contributory Pension Scheme, CPS, in the fourth quarter of 2025, Q4’25, as 44,837 contributors representing 39.03 per cent joined the scheme.This is as total Retirement Savings Accounts, RSAs, rose to 11,042,903 in Q4’25 from 10,928,039 recorded in Q3’25.According to the fourth quarter report released by the National Pension Commission, PenCom, active membe
  
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• 2026 World Cup without Nigeria

  11-06-2026 06:59
  The 2026 FIFA World Cup kicks off today, Thursday, 11th June, 2026, marking football’s grandest stage. This historic tournament, hosted across the United States, Canada, and Mexico, features 48 teams spread across 12 groups labeled A through L, with 16 host cities staging 104 matches.
  The opening match kicks off at Estadio Azteca in Mexico City between Mexico and South Africa, while the final will be held on 19th July at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA. The qualified t
  
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• Xenophobia: 268 Nigerians arrive from South Africa today

  11-06-2026 06:48
  By Favour UleborAbuja: Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Sola Enikanolaiye, will this morning receive 268 Nigerians evacuated from South Africa, following recent xenophobic attacks in the country.In a statement signed by spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kimiebi Imomotimi Ebienfa, yesterday, the minister will represent the federal government in receiving the returnees at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos.The statement said the Acting High Comm
  
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• Naira depreciates to N1,400/$ in parallel market

  11-06-2026 06:34
  By Elizabeth AdegbesanThe Naira yesterday appreciated to N1,400 per dollar in the parallel market from N1,410 per dollar on Tuesday.However, the naira depreciated to N1,363 per dollar in the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market, NFEM.Data from the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, showed that the indicative exchange rate for the market rose to N1,363 per dollar from N1,359.5 per dollar on Tuesday, indicating N3.5 depreciation for the naira. Consequently, the margin between the parallel and of
  
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• Terrorists kill vice principal, 2 others in Kogi, Edo shuts schools

  11-06-2026 06:31
  *3 students abducted – Community
  *Police intensify manhunt for fleeing terrorists*Pandemonium in Minna, as parents withdraw children from schools over fears of terrorists’ invasion
  By Henry Umoru, Wole Mosadomi, Olasunkanmi Akoni, Alemma Ozioruva, Gabriel Ewepu & Boluwaji ObahopoAlmost a month after terrorists attacked three schools in Oyo State, abducting no fewer than 40 pupils, alongside teachers, they again struck at Iluke Bunu in Kabba/Bunu Local Government Area of Kog
  
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• Three years in power, Tinubu celebrates mere ‘efforts’, not beneficial impacts, by Olu Fasan

  11-06-2026 05:31
  President Bola Tinubu marked his third year in office recently, on May 29. The presidency rolled out the drums, placing a front-page advert in all the national newspapers to celebrate the president’s “achievements”. The advert was audaciously titled “Promises Delivered” and listed eight “promises” that President Tinubu supposedly “delivered”.
  Perversely, by proclaiming “promises delivered”, the Tinubu administration chose to
  
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• NERC gives DisCos fresh technical, commercial, reporting obligations

  11-06-2026 05:23
  By Martha GodwinElectricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) in Nigeria have been mandated to implement fresh technical, commercial and reporting obligations following the introduction of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission’s (NERC) Net Billing Regulations 2026.The regulation is designed to deepen renewable energy integration and allow electricity consumers with solar power systems and other renewable energy installations to export excess electricity to the national grid.Un
  
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• How to make your research matter, by Ruth Oji

  11-06-2026 04:14
  •When academic brilliance sounds like a funeralMost academics pitch research the way they’d explain a methodology in a conference paper. It’s technically accurate. It’s also boring. When your research sounds procedural instead of urgent, funders don’t fund it, journals reject it, and audiences zone out. Why? Because you sound like you’re reporting facts, not like you actually care about the problem you’re solving.What happens is that you stand in fr
  
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• Kenneth Okonkwo, a quisling extraordinaire? By Ikechukwu Amaechi

  11-06-2026 04:03
  During World War II, a Norwegian military officer and politician, Vidkun Quisling, helped facilitate the Nazi invasion of his own country and led a domestic collaborationist regime loyal to Führer Adolf Hitler. For his infamous role, he was executed for treason in 1945, and his surname became synonymous with ultimate betrayal. The Norwegian traitor’s perfidy reminds me of Kenneth Okonkwo, the actor turned politician, who has proven to be an Igbo quisling extraordinaire. He is no
  
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• Nigeria’s AfCFTA strategy: Ambition, progress and challenge of delivery

  11-06-2026 03:57
  By Ehi BraimahIn my last article, I wrote about Biashara Afrika, the premier continental business forum that brings together African heads of state, ministers, policy makers, SMEs, investors, and entrepreneurs to accelerate the African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement (AfCFTA) implementation and explore intra-African trade collaborations. It was the summit’s third edition, which held in Togo from May 18–20.I explained that AfCFTA is no longer just an idea after the Agreeme
  
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• Africa’s first indigenous IOC: Elumelu, Okon and the new Seplat

  11-06-2026 03:23
  By KUNLE ODUSOLA-STEVENSONFor decades, the playbook for the African oil and gas sector followed a predictable script. Multinational titans—the historical International Oil Companies (IOCs)—extracted crude from the continent’s rich subsurface, while local indigenous firms operated on the margins, constrained by lack of capital, infrastructure, and deep technical expertise. Today, that old script is being rewritten.As global majors accelerate their exit from onshore and sha
  
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• World Blood Donor Day: WHO raises alarm over blood shortage in Africa

  11-06-2026 02:31
  By Chioma ObinnaOn this year’s World Blood Donor Day, the World Health Organisation, (WHO) on Wednesday raised concerns over persistent shortages in blood supply across the African Region, warning that millions of patients remain at risk due to inadequate access to safe blood and blood products.In a message to commemorate the 2026 World Blood Donor Day, themed: “One Drop of Humanity. Give Blood. Save Lives,” the WHO Regional Director for Africa, Professor Mohamed Yakub Janabi
  
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• Reps to vote on State Police proposal tomorrow amid security push

  11-06-2026 02:15
  By Gift Chapi-Odekina, AbujaThe House of Representatives is set to vote on a key constitutional amendment bill seeking the creation of state police, as part of renewed legislative efforts to address Nigeria’s worsening security challenges.House leaders confirmed in Abuja on the eve of the decisive plenary session that the proposed reform has gained significant momentum within the ongoing constitutional review process, with lawmakers expressing optimism that it could secure approval.Speaki
  
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• Why Nigerian women are still dying in childbirth — Experts

  11-06-2026 01:19
  By Chioma ObinnaHealthcare experts have raised concerns over Nigeria’s worsening maternal and child mortality crisis, warning that thousands of women continue to die during childbirth because they either receive poor care, arrive too late at hospitals, or are trapped by harmful cultural beliefs.
  Speaking at the 6th Maternal Health Summit organised by Safer Hands Health Initiative, SHI, stakeholders said despite years of interventions, grants and awareness campaigns, Nigeria still ranks amo
  
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• Democracy Day: NMA Lagos slams FG over collapsing health sector

  11-06-2026 01:12
  … Laments worsening brain drain, poor funding, weak disease control
  By Chioma ObinnaThe country’s healthcare system came under fresh attack on Thursday as the Lagos State chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association, (NMA), accused the Federal Government of failing Nigerians through poor healthcare funding, worsening brain drain, weak disease control systems and misplaced priorities in the sector.
  In a Democracy Day press statement made available to Vanguard, the Chairman of the ass
  
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• Moniepoint, S.A.N.G tackle period poverty, empower 500 Lagos schoolgirls

  11-06-2026 01:02
  By Chioma ObinnaTo combat period poverty and advancing financial inclusion among young girls, Moniepoint Inc. has partnered with Sanitary Aid for Nigerian Girls (S.A.N.G) to provide menstrual hygiene support and financial literacy education to 500 students in Lagos.
  The initiative, to commemorate World Menstrual Hygiene Day 2026, brought together volunteers from Moniepoint and facilitators from S.A.N.G under the global theme, “A Period-Friendly World
  The outreach featured the distribution
  
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• Dickson, Kwankwaso meet over NDC unity

  11-06-2026 00:59
  By Henry Umoru, ABUJATHE National Leader of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, Senator Seriake Dickson has held a marathon meeting with former governor of Kano State, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso and senior officials of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in order to unify the party.Read Also: NDC not selling tickets to highest bidders — DicksonThe meeting with the running mate to the Presidential candidate of the party ahead of 2027 elections, Peter Obi was held at the residence of
  
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• Canada moves to ban under-16s from social media, regulate AI

  11-06-2026 00:57
  Canada’s culture minister on Wednesday introduced legislation that would ban children under 16 from having social media accounts and require AI chatbot services to limit production of harmful content.The proposed “Digital Safety Act” makes Canada the latest in a wave of countries moving to crack down on social media platforms over concerns of harm to children.“We have seen the very serious consequences that online harms can have…The safety of children cannot be an
  
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• Sad our children now pawn in deadly ransom economy – Peter Obi

  11-06-2026 00:18
  By Henry UmoruThe Presidential Candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC ahead of 2027 election, Peter Obi, has again decried the deteriorating security situation in the country, describing as sad the fact that Nigerian schoolchildren are being turned into pawns in the emerging deadly ransom economy created by bandits.Lamenting the situation on his X handle on Wednesday night, the former Anambra State Governor said, “It’s heartbreaking to report yet another bandit attack in
  
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• US military says carrying out ‘self-defense strikes’ against Iran

  11-06-2026 00:14
  The United States launched a new round of air strikes against Iran on Wednesday evening, the US military said, in the second straight day of American attacks on the Islamic republic.American forces began “additional self-defense strikes today at 5:15 p.m. ET against multiple targets in Iran,” US Central Command said in a post on X, adding: “The strikes are in response to Iran’s unwarranted and continued aggression.”
  The post US military says carrying out ‘sel
  
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• Portugal ends Super Eagles unbeaten run with 2-1 win

  10-06-2026 23:57
  Nigeria’s 12-match unbeaten streak came to an end on Wednesday after Portugal claimed a 2-1 victory over the Super Eagles in an international friendly.The two sides were locked in a closely contested encounter before Portugal broke the deadlock in the 74th minute through Pedro Neto.The Super Eagles responded almost immediately, drawing level in the 82nd minute through Akor Adams.
  The striker showed composure to finish from close range after being picked out by Fisayo Dele-Bashiru.With the
  
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• Full list of Super Eagles players with 100 caps as Iwobi achieves feat

  10-06-2026 23:31
  Alex Iwobi has etched his name into Nigerian football history after making his 100th appearance for the Super Eagles, becoming just the fourth player to reach the milestone for the national team.The Fulham midfielder achieved the feat during Nigeria’s international friendly against Portugal on Wednesday, joining an elite group comprising former captain Joseph Yobo, legendary goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama and current Super Eagles captain Ahmed Musa.Iwobi, who made his senior debut for Nigeria
  
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• Dickson warns Obi, Kwankwaso supporters against disparaging NDC, running party down

  10-06-2026 23:10
  The National Leader of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Senator Seriake Dickson, has warned supporters of the party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi, and his running mate, Rabiu Kwankwaso, against disparaging the platform and running it down.
  Speaking on Arise TV’s Prime Time programme, Dickson dismissed rumors of an internal crisis, asserting that the party is doing the candidates a favor by granting them a platform, not the other way around.Addressing overzealous supporte
  
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• APC scared as Accord is emerging stronger – Adeleke

  10-06-2026 23:01
  By Shina Abubakar
  Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has disclosed that the opposition party is jittery that the Accord party party in the State is waxing stronger despite the defection of some lawmakers.The Governor who spoke at the inauguration of 10,000 votes canvassers for his re-election in Ijebu-Jesa , Oriade local government headquarters on Wednesday, stated that the opposition influence in the area has been obliterated.Although, the event suffered set back has the podium in which the
  
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