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JAMB Apologises for UTME Result Delay

KEY POINTS JAMB apologised for delaying the release of Friday’s UTME results, blaming it on the temporary absence of its Chief Executive. The board assured candidates that the results would be released before Sunday night and expressed regret over the inconvenience caused. Over 1.7...

April 20, 2026

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Shekarau Dumps PDP, Moves to Rejoin APC

KEY POINTS Ibrahim Shekarau has left the PDP and is set to rejoin the APC after consultations with his supporters. His political career has been marked by multiple defections, largely influenced by rivalries and internal party conflicts. The move is seen as a strategic...

April 20, 2026

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Security agencies respond to ISWAP airport attack threat

Security agencies reinforced airports and correctional facilities on Thursday after the Washington Post revealed a Nigerian Customs Service memo detailing an ISWAP airport threat against the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport and Kuje Custodial Centre in Abuja.

April 17, 2026

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Nigeria’s Inflation Edges Up to 15.38% in March After Year of Decline

KEY POINTS Headline inflation rose to 15.38% in March 2026, its first increase in...

April 16, 2026

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Plateau Government Eases Curfew in Jos North as Security Situation Improves

KEY POINTS Plateau State reduced the Jos North curfew to 7:00 p.m. – 5:00...

April 16, 2026

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Agboola Ajayi Declares 2027 Senate Bid

KEY POINTS Ajayi declares 2027 Senate bid, citing extensive political experience across all levels...

April 16, 2026

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United Nigeria Airlines Grounds CRJ-900 Aircraft After Bird Strike at Abuja Airport

KEY POINTS A United Nigeria Airlines CRJ-900 aircraft was grounded after a bird strike...

April 16, 2026

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Sade and Fela Kuti make Rock Hall history

Sade and the late Fela Kuti earned Rock Hall induction as the class of 2026, making both artists the first Africans the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has honored in its 40-year history.

April 16, 2026

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NCDC warns 10 Nigerian states of imminent cholera outbreak as floods loom

Nigeria's disease control agency has placed 10 states on high alert for cholera, warning that incoming floods could rapidly accelerate transmission across vulnerable communities

April 16, 2026

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ACF declares Nigeria’s security crisis a ‘state of war’ as Boko Haram kills six soldiers in Borno

The Arewa Consultative Forum declared Nigeria's security crisis a full-scale state of war, even as Boko Haram killed six soldiers in a fresh Borno attack.

April 16, 2026

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Boko Haram kills four soldiers, one woman in Borno attack as funerals held for fallen general

Suspected Boko Haram terrorists have killed four soldiers and a civilian woman in Mussa community, Askira-Uba, on the same day Nigeria buried a general and troops.

April 16, 2026

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NESG calls for tax PIA electricity law reforms

The Nigeria Economic Summit Group has called on the National Assembly to amend the Nigeria Tax Act, the Petroleum Industry Act and the Electricity Act 2023, describing the changes as essential to improving the country's business environment.

April 16, 2026

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Nigeria’s public debt rises 10 percent to N159trn

Nigeria's total public debt rose 10 percent year-on-year to N159.27 trillion at the end of the fourth quarter of 2025, up from N144.67 trillion in the same period of 2024, the Debt Management Office reported.

April 16, 2026

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Reps signal imminent payments on N1.8trn contractor debt

Members of the House of Representatives say the Federal Government could release part of its N1.8 trillion contractor debt payments as early as this week, following years of failed disbursements from the 2024 budget cycle.

April 16, 2026