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22 firms on NGX face debt exposure of N21.3trn

22 firms on NGX face debt exposure of N21.3trn

About 22 companies listed on the Nigerian Exchange Limited, NGX, are carrying varying levels of debt, totalling N21.3 trillion in the second quarter of 2026, as they seek to finance their operations and generate profits.
UK excludes Nigerian, Ghanaian-trained teachers from teaching qualification list

UK excludes Nigerian, Ghanaian-trained teachers from teaching qualification list

Anyim Pius

‘It’s not APC’s fault PDP didn’t zone presidency to South-East’ — Anyim

latest news

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Plateau killings: Nigerians must not get used to violence – Northern Christians

The Northern Christian Association, NCA, has condemned the persistent killings in Plateau State, warning that Nigerians must not become so accustomed to violence that the deaths of innocent citizens are treated as normal occurrences.

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Advanxis Unveils Third Edition Of National Automation Prize (Nap) 2026

Advanxis Unveils Third Edition Of National Automation Prize (Nap) 2026

₦52.5 million national challenge calls on Nigerian innovators at home and abroad to turn bold ideas into working automation, AI, robotics and industrial technologies built for real impact. LAGOS, NIGERIA — Advanxis Technologies & Process Automation Ltd. has announced the Third Edition of the National Automation Prize (NAP) 2026, an expanded national engineering and technology […]

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Trump TV launches as major US networks halt White House coverage

Trump TV launches as major US networks halt White House coverage

The channel went live on Monday through the White House’s official YouTube channel and is also available on the White House website.

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Real Madrid’s Valverde out with ankle injury suffered in derby

Real Madrid’s Valverde out with ankle injury suffered in derby

Real Madrid captain Federico Valverde suffered an ankle injury in his team’s weekend derby loss to Atletico Madrid, the club confirmed Tuesday.

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2027: Outrage trails Donald Duke's human sacrifice revelation

Nigeria’s population tripled without corresponding economic expansion since Shagari era -Duke

*Links hardship, social unrest to failure of productivity Former Cross River state governor and presidential candidate of Peoples Redemption Party, PRP, Donald Duke, said yesterday Nigeria’s economy has effectively shrunk since the Second Republic because government spending and productive capacity have failed to grow in line with the country’s population.Duke said Nigeria was still operating […]

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La Liga president hits out at Real Madrid refereeing ‘conspiracy’ claims

La Liga president hits out at Real Madrid refereeing ‘conspiracy’ claims

La Liga president Javier Tebas hit out on Tuesday at what he deemed accusations of a refereeing “conspiracy” by Real Madrid following their derby loss to Atletico Madrid.

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Despite fall in crude price, petrol hits N1,212 per litre

Motorists, commuters decry delay in petrol price cuts

Motorists and commuters across the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have decried the failure by petrol stations to reduce the price of petrol, following the Dangote Refinery’s latest N25 per litre price cut.

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Israel vows to force out all of Gaza City if any Israeli abducted

Israel vows to force out all of Gaza City if any Israeli abducted

“I hereby warn the terrorist organisation and its supporters, from Iran to Erdogan — if a single Israeli soldier or civilian is kidnapped, the entire city of Gaza, with its houses and terror towers, will be evacuated southward with its million residents,” Katz said, referring to Hamas and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, an outspoken critic of Israel’s Gaza campaign.

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Russia demands Europe lifts sanctions against all Russians

Russia demands Europe lifts sanctions against all Russians

Russia said on Tuesday that the European Union should remove all Russians from its sanctions list, as EU nations discuss ending measures against oligarchs Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman.

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Mbappe continues media push for Ballon d’Or recognition

Mbappe continues media push for Ballon d’Or recognition

“They won’t announce a team in the envelope, they will announce a player,” Mbappe told RFI radio station.

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Politics

Anyim Pius

‘It’s not APC’s fault PDP didn’t zone presidency to South-East’ — Anyim

The former Senate president said his political experience had convinced him that no South-East presidential candidate could succeed by relying solely on support from the region.
Wike

Tinubu understands my Rainbow Coalition – Wike

Tinubu’s vacation: Who is in charge of Nigeria? Atiku asks

Tinubu’s vacation: Who is in charge of Nigeria? Atiku asks

PDP-APM alliance: 'Political 419’ - Wike; 'Let the people decide' - Makinde

Wike rejects claim he’s only G5 governor enjoying Tinubu’s favour

Nyesom Wike

Peter Obi’s 2023 Rivers victory exists only in Obidients’ imagination – Wike

Top Podcasts

One Vote: The Voter’s Campaign Checklist

One Vote: The Voter’s Campaign Checklist

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Agbo olóró pa ọ̀pọ̀lọpọ̀ ènìyàn ní Ìpínlẹ̀ Ondó; Àwọn ọlọ́pàá ti mú tọkọtaya lẹ́yìn tí wọ́n fi ẹ̀sùn kàn wọ́n pé wọ́n ti ọmọbìnrin Amarachi mọ́ ilé ìgbọ̀nsẹ̀ ní Ìpínlẹ̀ Rivers

Agbo olóró pa ọ̀pọ̀lọpọ̀ ènìyàn ní Ìpínlẹ̀ Ondó; Àwọn ọlọ́pàá ti mú tọkọtaya lẹ́yìn tí wọ́n fi ẹ̀sùn kàn wọ́n pé wọ́n ti ọmọbìnrin Amarachi mọ́ ilé ìgbọ̀nsẹ̀ ní Ìpínlẹ̀ Rivers

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Police officers in Gov’s office tear-gassed us, 4 fainted – Lagos pensioners

Police officers in Gov’s office tear-gassed us, 4 fainted – Lagos pensioners

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Awon Ọlọ́pàá ti mu Obìnrin kan to gbé oògùn olóró lo s’ogbà ẹ̀wọ̀n fún ọmọ rẹ̀ tó wà ní àhámọ́…

Awon Ọlọ́pàá ti mu Obìnrin kan to gbé oògùn olóró lo s’ogbà ẹ̀wọ̀n fún ọmọ rẹ̀ tó wà ní àhámọ́…

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ONE VOTE: Will Nigerians vote with their stomachs?

ONE VOTE: Will Nigerians vote with their stomachs?

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Iwoye: Àwọn ọlọ́pàá mú ènìyàn mẹ́ta ní ìlú Jos nítorí ikú Ibrahim ti won fi esun ole kan…

Iwoye: Àwọn ọlọ́pàá mú ènìyàn mẹ́ta ní ìlú Jos nítorí ikú Ibrahim ti won fi esun ole kan…

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ONE VOTE: Where are the Senate and House of Reps candidates for 2027?

ONE VOTE: Where are the Senate and House of Reps candidates for 2027?

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Nigerian newspapers review: 22 firms on NGX face debt exposure of N21.3trn

Nigerian newspapers review: 22 firms on NGX face debt exposure of N21.3trn

In today’s Nigerian newspapers review programme, Today in the News, Vanguard leads with about 22 companies listed on the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) carrying varying levels of debt, totalling N21.3 trillion in the second quarter of 2026, as they seek to finance their operations and generate profits.
Dollar to Naira exchange rate today, September 22, 2026

Dollar to Naira exchange rate today, September 22, 2026

insecurity

Hardship: NLC backs workers’ demand for N500 petrol price, N500,000 minimum wage

FG threatens to shut Lagos-Calabar highway shutdown over violations

FG threatens to shut Lagos-Calabar highway shutdown over violations

2027 Presidential Election: Meet Sandy Onor, scholar carrying PDP's broken burden

2027 Presidential Election: Meet Sandy Onor, scholar carrying PDP’s broken burden

Metro

oil theft

33 months unpaid rent threatens war against oil bunkering

By Jimitota Onoyume, Assistant News Editor The war against illegal oil bunkering in the Niger Delta may be facing an unlikely, yet potent, enemy from a massive backlog of unpaid rent for House boats used to combat illegal bunkering activities and related maritime crimes The  Nigerian Army and three indigenous houseboat contractors in the Niger […]
Cross River to procure 103 agric tractors for smallholder farmers

Tenants groan over exorbitant rents in Calabar

The herdsmen, tribesmen and statesmen: Discordant cord of three strands

Herdsmen Attacks: Fear grips Delta farmers

Bayelsa

Flash floods: Ekoli river swallows 200 homes, farmlands in Bayelsa

COVID-19: Taskforce kills keke operator in Aba, another survives attack

Curtains of Fear: How keke tarpaulins hide robbers, rapists in Warri, Effurun

Columns

37 lives in custody: When the state becomes accountable to the dead, by Ejiro Ofoye

37 lives in custody: When the state becomes accountable to the dead, by Ejiro Ofoye

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King Jaja’s challenge to Nigeria: Power, defiance and economic self-determination, by Dakuku Peterside

King Jaja’s challenge to Nigeria: Power, defiance and economic self-determination, by Dakuku Peterside

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Who else but Professor Benjamin Nwabueze (2), by Eric Teniola

Why Lagos–Calabar Coastal Highway, by Eric Teniola

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Dangote Refinery IPO is not for you, by Dele Sobowale

Dangote Refinery IPO is not for you, by Dele Sobowale

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Policing for personal profit, by Suleiman A. Suleiman

Policing for personal profit, by Suleiman A. Suleiman

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London and noise, by Patrick Omorodion

London and noise, by Patrick Omorodion

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Schools Concession: The Ministry of Education as a retarded child, by Owei Lakemfa

Schools Concession: The Ministry of Education as a retarded child, by Owei Lakemfa

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Entertainment

Why I still rent despite making money to buy houses — Ola of Lagos

Why I still rent despite making money to buy houses — Ola of Lagos

Nigerian influencer and entrepreneur, Waris Olayinka Akinwande, popularly known as Ola of Lagos, has explained why he deliberately chooses to live in a rented apartment despite having the financial capacity to own a house.
National Theatre residency will prove Africa can host global music events — Davido

National Theatre residency will prove Africa can host global music events — Davido

American supermodel Cindy Crawford’s son, Presley Gerber, dies at 27

American supermodel Cindy Crawford’s son, Presley Gerber, dies at 27

Yusuf, Bells, Chimsom Chuka evicted from BBNaija Season 11

Yusuf, Bells, Chimsom Chuka evicted from BBNaija Season 11

BBNaija Season 11 countdown: 13 Housemates, 2 weeks to go

BBNaija Season 11 countdown: 13 Housemates, 2 weeks to go

Promoted

Advanxis Unveils Third Edition Of National Automation Prize (Nap) 2026

Advanxis Unveils Third Edition Of National Automation Prize (Nap) 2026

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Network upgrades are announced, and people still carry two SIMs

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Cashout delays are where trust breaks online

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The Bonus Button Is Getting Smarter: How to Judge Casino Offers in 2026

Videos

[Politics Hub] Why I’m running for Surulere Federal Constituency 1 seat — NDC candidate, Adefolaseye

[Politics Hub] Why I’m running for Surulere Federal Constituency 1 seat — NDC candidate, Adefolaseye

2027: Lagosians must end APC’s era of ‘smelling Lagos’ — ADC deputy gov candidate, Gbadamosi

2027: Lagosians must end APC’s era of ‘smelling Lagos’ — ADC deputy gov candidate, Gbadamosi

Some customers think my meat is expensive because I wear suit – Corporate Meat Seller, Muraina

Some customers think my meat is expensive because I wear suit – Corporate Meat Seller, Muraina

On Street Beggars As Security Risks

On Street Beggars As Security Risks

ICYMI

Acquisition of 12 AH-1Z viper attack helicopters major milestone — Army chief

Acquisition of 12 AH-1Z viper attack helicopters major milestone — Army chief

The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sunday Aneke, says the acquisition of 12 AH-1Z Viper attack helicopters for the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) is a major milestone.
Alleged Rights Violation: AGF asks court to dismiss El-Rufai’s N1bn suit

Alleged Rights Violation: AGF asks court to dismiss El-Rufai’s N1bn suit

Moroccan child stows away to Spain under Real Valladolid football bus

Moroccan child stows away to Spain under Real Valladolid football team bus

JAMB lifts ban on SIM swap, email change for candidates

JAMB lifts ban on SIM swap, email change for candidates

I can forgive, reconcile with Abba Yusuf, I still like him — Kwankwaso

I can forgive, reconcile with Abba Yusuf; I still like him — Kwankwaso

Today’s toons

Cartoon: 'Nigeria on auto-drive'

Cartoon: ‘Nigeria on auto-drive?’

Cartoon: Nigerian subsidy elephantiasis

Cartoon: Nigerian subsidy elephantiasis

Cartoon: Dancing disco in 'darkness'

Cartoon: Dancing disco in ‘darkness’

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Business

NSIA unveils  $300m Renewable Energy Fund

NSIA unveils  $300m Renewable Energy Fund

By Emma Ujah, Abuja Bureau Chief The Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority, (NSIA) has launched the $300 million Nigeria Distributed Renewable Energy (DRE) Fund, a new investment vehicle designed to accelerate private-sector investment in renewable energy and expand electricity access to underserved communities and businesses across the country. The Fund, which reached its commercial launch milestone […]
Vehicle imports jump 42.5% to 103,375 in H1’26 — NPA

Vehicle imports jump 42.5% to 103,375 in H1’26 — NPA

Why we increased petrol export volume - Dangote

Dangote Refinery IPO offers investment opportunity to Nigerians — FCMB

Deadline on NIN/account linkage: Most banks yet to implement directive

Treasury Bills: Bank customers show growing interest despite limited knowledge

CBN rate cut premature amid rising oil, PMS prices — United Capital

CBN rate cut premature amid rising oil, PMS prices — United Capital

Health

Pharmacists must go beyond drug dispensing, embrace technology — PSN

Pharmacists must go beyond drug dispensing, embrace technology — PSN

ACPN urges FG to adopt Pharmacy First initiative for healthcare transformation

ACPN urges FG to adopt Pharmacy First initiative for healthcare transformation

RHV, Nisa Premier Hospitals perform first tele-robotic surgery in West Africa

RHV, Nisa Premier Hospitals perform first tele-robotic surgery in West Africa

Nigeria’s Healthcare System Needs a Digital Memory — Medbankr Founder

Nigeria’s Healthcare System Needs a Digital Memory — Medbankr Founder

Sports

Real Madrid’s Valverde out with ankle injury suffered in derby

Real Madrid’s Valverde out with ankle injury suffered in derby

Real Madrid captain Federico Valverde suffered an ankle injury in his team's weekend derby loss to Atletico Madrid, the club confirmed Tuesday.
La Liga president hits out at Real Madrid refereeing ‘conspiracy’ claims

La Liga president hits out at Real Madrid refereeing ‘conspiracy’ claims

Mbappe continues media push for Ballon d’Or recognition

Mbappe continues media push for Ballon d’Or recognition

Gianni Infantino, Wenger, Football

Infantino proposes consulting federations to reform FIFA

Atletico hit back at Mourinho after referee rant

Atletico hit back at Mourinho after referee rant

Relationships

healthcare

Why men ought to be more concerned about their health!

Can a career woman really do without a man’s love?

Can a career woman really do without a man’s love?

What does a married woman expect of a fling?

What does a married woman expect of a fling?

Dear Bunmi, my husband is preying on neighbourhood girls 

Dear Bunmi, my husband is preying on neighbourhood girls 

Special Report

2027 Presidential Election: Meet Sandy Onor, scholar carrying PDP's broken burden

2027 Presidential Election: Meet Sandy Onor, scholar carrying PDP’s broken burden

His name carries an unusual combination of scholarship and electoral politics. But the bigger story is the political road that brought him

Hajja Bintu Konto: Labour Party vice presidential candidate for 2027 election

Hajja Bintu Konto: Meet Labour Party’s vice presidential candidate for 2027 election

Hajja Bintu Konto’s impressive record of service, particularly in conflict-affected communities across Northern Nigeria, has earned her respect

Presidential Candidate: Meet Sunday Adenuga of BOOT Party - Because Of Our Tomorrow

Presidential Candidate: Meet Sunday Adenuga of BOOT Party – Because Of Our Tomorrow

Sonny Adenuga is dedicated to advancing a new model of leadership that leverages technology, transparency, and institutional reform

Corruption, Customs racketeering, govt infighting frustrating trade with Nigeria — US Report

Corruption, Customs racketeering, govt infighting frustrating trade with Nigeria — US Report

The report however acknowledged positive steps by the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, under President Bola Tinubu’s reforms

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Technology

Google’s Gemini AI carried out cyberattacks, guessed passwords

Google’s Gemini AI carried out cyberattacks, guessed passwords

Google’s consumer AI model Gemini hacked multiple systems through guessing login credentials, the company told AFP on Friday

AI could ‘kill all humans’: How safe are Nigerians? 

AI could ‘kill all humans’: How safe are Nigerians? 

Behind the excitement is an increasingly uncomfortable question: Are humans building machines that could eventually replace them or even become too powerful to control?

NCC offers students free 100MB daily for online learning

NCC offers students free 100MB daily for online learning

•ALTON hails gesture, says it’ll enhance digital education in NigeriaBy Prince Osuagwu Hi-Tech Editor The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, has launched a Zero-Rated Data Access to Educational Platforms and Content initiative, offering eligible users up to 100MB of free data daily to access approved educational websites and platforms. Access to digital learning The initiative, launched […]

ESET raises cybersecurity awareness at Lagos Civil Service Commission Career Week

ESET raises cybersecurity awareness at Lagos Civil Service Commission Career Week

By Islamiyyah Adekanbi The need for greater cybersecurity awareness resurfaced again, weekend, as the Lagos State Civil Service Commission held its Career Week 2026.The Career Week, themed “Driving Business Process Automation in Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) within the Lagos State Public Service,” focused on digital transformation, workplace readiness and the changing nature of work […]

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Education

JAMB lifts ban on SIM swap, email change for candidates

JAMB lifts ban on SIM swap, email change for candidates

However, JAMB said the emergence of stronger identity authentication and biometric verification systems had enabled it to review the policy without compromising the integrity of candidates’ records.

NIMPS Nigeria honours 58 fellows 

NIMPS Nigeria honours 58 fellows 

By Aniche Chiamaka The Micro Small and Medium Enterprises Institute of Management and Professional Studies, MIMPS, Nigeria, has honoured 58 Distinguished Fellows during their last executive workshop and fellowship investiture held recently at the University of Lagos, Akoka. The Registrar of the Institute, Dr Okeoma Alphonsus, admonished the newly-inducted Fellows that they were honoured not […]

Etsako West chairman, Omoike, bags Master’s Degree at BIU

Etsako West chairman, Omoike, bags Master’s Degree at BIU

BENIN CITY  – The Chairman of Etsako West Local Government Area, Hon. Romeo Omoike, was among the graduands at the 22nd Convocation Ceremony of Benson Idahosa University (BIU),  held at the university’s permanent site on Sapele Road, Benin City. A total of 1,324 students comprising 1,059 undergraduates and 265 postgraduates, graduated from the institution, the […]

School resumption: Parents lament as fees go up 40%

School resumption: Parents lament as fees go up 40%

As primary and secondary schools reopen across the country today parents and guardians are going to contend with paying higher school fees, as most private schools have increased fees by between 30 and 40 per cent, checks by Vanguard have shown.

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