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Nigeria's Q2 2026 data narrative: A triumph of reforms or just recovery?, By Uddin Ifeanyi

Nigeria, Sept. 7 -- Against the backdrop provided by the incumbent government's professed ambitions for the country, the 4.43 per cent by which the economy grew on an annualised basis in the second qu... Read More


Macro to micro. who will tell the president?, By Wole Olaoye

Nigeria, Sept. 7 -- When pounded yam has lumps, you re-pound the yam to achieve the required consistency. Away from all the contrived obfuscations of contemporary economic analysis, we ought to be abl... Read More


FIFA U-20 WWC: Falconets begin title quest against Spain, Aduku demands victory

Nigeria, Sept. 7 -- Nigeria's Falconets will launch their 2026 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup campaign on Monday when they face former champions Spain in a high-profile Group F encounter at the Stadion S... Read More


All set for maiden Wheelchair American Football Exhibition in Lagos

Nigeria, Sept. 7 -- All is set for Nigeria's maiden Wheelchair American Football exhibition, with four teams expected to battle for honours on Thursday at the National Institute for Sports (NIS), Nati... Read More


Bribes, bimbos, and babalawos: An undiplomatic memoir, By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu

Nigeria, Sept. 7 -- Sir Henry Wotton, the Renaissance-era politician and diplomat from Kent in England is credited with the line that an ambassador is "an honest gentleman sent to lie abroad for the g... Read More


Police warn against unauthorised drones in Plateau

Nigeria, Sept. 7 -- The Plateau State Police Command has warned individuals and corporate organisations against operating drones without the required approvals. In a public notice issued on Sunday, t... Read More


US Open: Ogunsakin fights back to secure first Grand Slam main-draw victory

Nigeria, Sept. 7 -- Nigeria's teenage tennis prospect Oluwaseun Ogunsakin has secured his first Grand Slam main-draw victory after defeating 15th seed Kuan-Shou Chen of Chinese Taipei in a thrilling t... Read More


CAF Inter-Club Competitions: Nigerian clubs record mixed results in preliminary round

Nigeria, Sept. 7 -- Nigeria's four representatives in the CAF Champions League and Confederation Cup recorded mixed results in the first legs of their respective preliminary-round ties at the weekend.... Read More


Donor cuts, govt inaction negatively impact HIV patients in Rivers, Akwa Ibom (3)

Nigeria, Sept. 6 -- Long before the gradual withdrawal of international HIV funding exposed the fragility of Nigeria's HIV response, Akwa Ibom and Rivers states had enacted laws intended to prevent su... Read More


BREAKING: Jigawa governor appoints new Emir of Gumel

Nigeria, Sept. 6 -- The Governor of Jigawa State, Umar Namadi, has approved the appointment of Lawan Muhammad-Sani as the 17th Emir of Gumel. The appointee succeeds his late father, Ahmed Muhammad-Sa... Read More