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Spotlight on Nigerian Army’s Operational Gains in Rescue, Counter-terrorism
The Nigerian Army has recorded significant operational successes from July to the first week of September, with troops involved in rescue operations, arrests, patrols, ambushes and weapons recovery across multiple
AVM Suleh Charges NAF Personnel to Embrace Sportsmanship as Vital Ingredient of National Security
Chiemelie Ezeobi The Air Officer Commanding (AOC), Logistics Command, Air Vice Marshal Abubakar Suleh, has urged Nigerian Air Force personnel to embrace sportsmanship as part of their professional responsibility, describing
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
NAICOM’s Failed Insurance Firms Dilemma
With recent conclusion of recapitalisation exercise in the insurance industry, NAICOM ‘s appointment of receivers and liquidators for the failed insurance firms has generated court actions against possible liquidation, writes
Overnight Financing Market Fund Depreciated by 6.5% to N98.08tn in August
Kayode Tokede The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has revealed that total overnight financing market Rate (NOFR) closed August 2026 at N98.08 trillion, representing about 6.5 per cent Month-on-Month (MoM)
Cash Outside Banks Declines to N4.8tn, Now 89.2% of CIC
Nume Ekeghe Cash outside Nigeria’s banking system fell for the second consecutive month in July to its lowest level in eight months, even as credit to the private sector continued
