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Nigerians owe N2.06 trillion in personal loans as borrowing to survive overtakes borrowing to invest

Personal loans held by Nigerians rose to about N2.06 trillion in May 2026, CBN data shows, as households increasingly borrow to cope with rising living costs.
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NYSC kidnap: Ransom drops from N1 billion to N100 million as police say camp is mined with IEDs

Kidnappers holding 20 prospective corps members in Imo State have cut their ransom from N50 million to N5 million each as parents report the captives are being beaten.

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Boko Haram Agrees to Release 50 Hostages Amid Fears for Hundreds Still Held

KEY POINTS A faction of Boko Haram agreed to release 50 women and children...
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Police Launch Search for Abducted 17-Year-Old FUTO Student

KEY POINTS A 17-year-old student of Federal University of Technology Owerri was abducted in...
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Ayeni Remanded in Kuje Over Alleged N8bn Money Laundering Case

KEY POINTS Tunde Ayeni has been remanded in Kuje prison after pleading not guilty...
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Kano Set to Swear In New Deputy Governor Garo

KEY POINTS Murtala Sule Garo has been confirmed and is set to be sworn...
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Ogun Pilgrims Arrive Saudi Arabia as Gateway Airport Records First International Flight

KEY POINTS Gateway International Airport recorded its first international flight, transporting Ogun pilgrims for...
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Lagos Seals Malls, Hotels Over Unsafe Elevators

KEY POINTS Lagos authorities shut down multiple buildings for failing to meet elevator safety...
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Nurses Raise Alarm Over Alleged Intimidation at FMC Abeokuta

KEY POINTS Nurses’ group accuses FMC Abeokuta management of intimidation and rights suppression. Assault...
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Rights Group Raises Alarm Over Detention of Nigerians in Uganda

KEY PONTS Rights group condemns alleged unlawful detention of 62 Nigerians in Uganda. Calls...
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Calabar Boils as Students Protest Death of Colleagues

KEY PONTS Three students and a driver died after an accident, with colleagues blaming...
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Coup plotters admit planning to overthrow Tinubu in court

Two of the defendants in the alleged plot to overthrow President Tinubu admitted to knowing about the coup in video evidence played in court.
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Navy seizes militant boats, engines in Cross River Sweep

Nigerian Navy troops have seized 10 outboard engines, two fibre boats and a 200-horsepower engine during a sustained crackdown on militants in the Calabar waterways.
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FG disburses N11.8bn loans to 6,842 tertiary staff

The Federal Government has handed out 11.8 billion naira in zero-interest loans to 6,842 academic and non-academic workers across 141 tertiary institutions nationwide.
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Nigerians owe N2.06 trillion in personal loans as borrowing to survive overtakes borrowing to invest

Personal loans held by Nigerians rose to about N2.06 trillion in May 2026, CBN data shows, as households increasingly borrow to cope with rising living costs.
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NYSC kidnap: Ransom drops from N1 billion to N100 million as police say camp is mined with IEDs

Kidnappers holding 20 prospective corps members in Imo State have cut their ransom from N50 million to N5 million each as parents report the captives are being beaten.
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Suspected Boko Haram terrorists kill 15 farmers gathering firewood in Borno’s Marte area, three still missing

Suspected Boko Haram terrorists have killed 15 farmers working their fields and gathering firewood in Marte, Borno State, with police searching for three still missing.
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N50 million each: Families of 19 abducted NYSC graduates face N950 million ransom demand

Kidnappers are demanding N950 million, or N50 million each, for 19 prospective corps members abducted on the Owerri-Onitsha Road in Imo State on Thursday.