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2027 Elections: Army Charges Personnel to Remain Neutral, Professional
Chiemelie Ezeobi As Nigeria prepares for the 2027 General Elections, the Nigerian Army has charged its personnel to maintain strict political neutrality, professionalism and respect for the rule of law
THE CHALLENGE OF JIHADI DRUG CAPTAGON
There was something unusual about one of the recent drug interceptions at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos. It was not just the quantity involved or the fact that
ABUJA FLOODS: NATURE’S RECKONING
The Abuja Master Plan must not be subordinated to plot-allocation pressures, writes PAT ONUKWULI Abuja was conceived as the triumph of planning over disorder. Yet after recent deluges turned Wuse II,
OIL WEALTH, POOR STUDENTS AND THE NELFUND QUESTION
KALU OKORONKWO argues for a periodic review of the students’ upkeep allowance There is perhaps no more jarring illustration of Nigeria’s confused understanding of educational opportunity and social investment than the
AREPO AND CRISIS OF ELECTRICITY
Electricity supply in Arepo and environs is increasingly becoming epileptic, writes AKINLOLU AKINPELUMI For millions of Nigerians, electricity is not something they simply rely on. It is something they keep
LESSONS FROM NEPAL’S FLOOD DISASTER
Government should invest heavily in flood prevention The people of Nepal are still counting their losses from the devastating flash flood which ripped through their border with China, inundating towns,
Stop blaming spirits for disasters, PFN chairman tells C’River residents
By Ike Uchechukwu, CALABAR CALABAR — The Chairman of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria, PFN, in Cross River State, Apostle Trinity Ogar, has urged residents to stop attributing recent flood,
Access Bank Launches Season 8 of Womenpreneur Pitch-A-Ton
Nume Ekeghe and Jessica Erobomhan Access Bank Plc has launched the eighth season of its Womenpreneur Pitch-A-Ton programme, with 120 women entrepreneurs set to receive intensive business training and financial
H1: Nigerian Breweries Strengthens Financial Position with Improved Cash Generation
Kayode Tokede Nigerian Breweries Plc,has reported a strengthened financial position in the first half (H1) of 2026, emerging debt-free with improved cash generation, positive retained earnings, and a stronger balance
Naira Strengthens 2% as NFEM Records $2.63bn Turnover in Five Sessions
Nume Ekeghe The naira strengthened by about 2 per cent against the dollar between August 24 and September 4, while foreign exchange transactions on the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market (NFEM)
