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7,825 Nigerians were kidnapped in one year, a 66% increase from the previous period.
Confirmed ransom payments rose to ₦7.78bn, though the actual figure may be higher.
SBM Intelligence warns that ransom payments are helping turn kidnapping into a major funding source...
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Gunmen abducted a Kogi school principal, NECO official and students during an examination.
Security agencies have launched a joint operation, with police saying one victim has been rescued.
NAPTAN and NUT renewed calls for full implementation of the Safe Schools Initiative nationwide.
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MultiChoice Nigeria says it still sets pricing, content and distribution decisions locally under CANAL+, insisting global ownership keeps key operational choices in Nigeria.
CAPPA has warned that concessioning Lagos's water and expanding prepaid meters could deepen hardship and cut off low-income residents, and it demanded the MoU's publication.
Islamic cleric Sheikh Ahmad Gumi has defended using public funds to support marriages in Nigeria's Shariah states, calling the practice a legitimate part of governance.
President Tinubu says Nigeria's refineries will soon bounce back, while complaining that CNG benefits flow to truck owners rather than commuters, as NUPENG raised concerns.