By Nkiru Nnorom United States government has indicted Nigeria for failing to meet minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking, citing corruption, official complicity, and government failure to prosecute complicit officials. It also listed Nigeria among 14 countries recruiting and using c...
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Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian newspapers: 1. Some members of the ‘Tinubu Must Go’ movement on Sunday kicked against the blockade of the venue where they were scheduled to hold a meeting. Abba Hikima, a lawyer and one of the conveners of the movement, raised ...
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A former two-term member of the National Assembly, Sam Onuigbo, has tasked Nigerians to hold state governors responsible as economic hardship persists in the country despite the huge financial inflows accruing to them from the removal of the petroleum subsidy. Onuigbo, the sponso...
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The day Nigeria turned sixty-six as an independent country, it marked it with fine speeches and assurances by its leaders. Both those in government and those outside competed. On that Thursday, October 1, 2026, twenty youth corpers set out in two buses from the comfort and safety...
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***To engage commission today By Clifford Ndujihe, Henry Umoru, Demola Akinyemi, Egufe Yafugborhi, Peter Duru, Ike Uchechukwu, Emma Una, Luminous Jannamike, James Ogunnaike, Edwin Philip & Hadiza Yusuf POLITICAL parties and candidates whose names were omitted in the final lists o...
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…Charges FG to enforce 2021 Act, expand services By Sola Ogundipe Nigeria’s neglect of mental health is threatening social stability, weakening public trust and deepening despair among young people struggling with insecurity, and diminishing their confidence in the future, Profes...
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Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti, has urged Nigerians to embrace Nigerian-made herbal medicine and reduce dependence on foreign pharmaceutical products. Read More: https://punchng.com/abuad-pushes-nigerian-made-herbal-drugs-against-imports/...
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An APC candidate for the Lagos State House of Assembly, Gbenga Abiola, has proposed installing feedback boxes in traditional rulers’ palaces in Agege. Read More: https://punchng.com/lagos-apc-candidate-proposes-feedback-boxes-in-palaces/...
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NRLA Vice-Chairman Ade Adebisi outlines a vision for Nigeria to host a Women’s Rugby League World Cup after joining an elite training programme in Australi Read More: https://punchng.com/rugby-adebisi-eyes-world-cup-vision-for-nigeria-2/...
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Bayer Leverkusen’s coach and sporting director address Nigerian striker Victor Boniface’s walkout after he was an unused substitute against Mainz. Read More: https://punchng.com/leverkusen-coach-director-addresses-boniface-walkout/...
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The Federal Government spent N7.7tn on debt interest in H1 2026, 124.2% of its N6.2tn revenue, a World Bank report reveals, raising debt burden concerns. Read More: https://punchng.com/nigerias-debt-interest-soars-124-above-revenue/...
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Mental health experts warn that Nigeria’s culture of ‘suffering and smiling’ can mask emotional distress and discourage people from seeking help. Read More: https://punchng.com/experts-warn-suffering-and-smiling-masks-mental-distress/...
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Nigeria imported an average of 78,000 barrels of petrol per day between April and August, even as the Dangote refinery exported its output to West Africa. Read More: https://punchng.com/nigeria-imports-petrol-as-dangote-exports-to-wafrica-report/...
