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2027: INEC clears Akpabio, Uzodimma, Oshiomhole, 1,300 others for Senate race (FULL LIST)

Nigeria, Sept. 15 -- The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has listed 1,303 candidates sponsored by political parties to contest the 109 senatorial seats and the Federal Capital Territo... Read More


Police recover another corpse from Osun motor park after killing of Adeleke's ally

Nigeria, Sept. 15 -- The Osun State Police Command has recovered another corpse from the Mayfair Motor Park in Ile-Ife, a day after a top member of Accord Party, Olalekan Oyeyemi, popularly known as E... Read More


Tinubu mourns State House media official, says death leaves 'difficult vacuum'

Nigeria, Sept. 15 -- President Bola Tinubu has mourned the death of Peter Onwubuariri, an assistant director of information and public relations at the Presidential Villa, describing his passing as a ... Read More


97% of PHCs in 16 states fail national staffing standards - Report

Nigeria, Sept. 15 -- A new assessment of 1,480 Primary Healthcare Centres (PHCs) across 16 Nigerian states has found that 97 per cent failed to meet the national minimum staffing requirement, raising ... Read More


Nigerian senator receives Health Champion 2026 award, calls for stronger health financing

Nigeria, Sept. 15 -- The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, Ipalibo Banigo, has called for increased investment in Nigeria's health sector, saying the country remains below its commitments to... Read More


Tinubu orders release of funds to regional development commissions

Nigeria, Sept. 15 -- President Bola Tinubu has directed the release of funds due to Nigeria's regional development commissions, warning their boards and management against corruption, waste and projec... Read More


Nigerian govt launches incentives to increase use of maternal, newborn healthcare

Nigeria, Sept. 15 -- The Nigerian government has flagged off new incentives aimed at increasing the utilisation of maternal and newborn healthcare services as part of efforts to reduce maternal and ne... Read More


Why the Lagos-Calabar coastal highway, By Eric Teniola

Nigeria, Sept. 15 -- I guess it is not by accident that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu (GCFR) is constructing a highway between Calabar and Lagos. The construction is political, historical and economical... Read More


Tax reforms, economic growth critical to Nigeria's health financing - Official

Nigeria, Sept. 15 -- The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Muhammad Pate, has identified tax reforms and economic growth as critical to expanding domestic resources for financing hea... Read More


EFCC warns lawyers against charging clients in dollars

Nigeria, Sept. 15 -- The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has warned lawyers against charging clients in dollars, saying two cases involving practitioners accused of the practice are al... Read More