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Why media must speak up against financial crimes

BY BUSAYO ONIJALA Financial crimes, including money laundering, terrorist financing and proliferation financing, have continued to fuel conflict, economic inequality and corruption...

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Environment

FG moves to end Illegal Fishing, Assures Stakeholders on Marine Sustainability

The federal government has warned against illegal fishing activities in the country’s waters assuring stakeholders of ensuring sustainability of aquaculture. The Honourable...

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Feature News

Safe medicines and local pharma: Nigeria’s path forward

BY ABIEMWENSE MORU In the bustling markets of Kaduna State, where traders, artisans, and shoppers mingle daily, a quiet revolution is underway–...

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Economy

Stronger FX Liquidity, Reserve Growth Bolster Naira amid Mixed Crude Oil Performance

The foreign exchange market recorded a stronger performance for the naira across key trading windows during the week ended August 29,2025. At...

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Economy

Social safety nets as buffers in economic reforms

BY CHIJIOKE OKORONKWO Globally, during disruptive economic reforms, social safety nets provide an important buffer and help ease the short-term adverse impacts...

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Government

Tinubu defends foreign trips, says ‘every handshake for Nigeria’s prosperity’

Approved lifetime salary for senior interior officers President Bola Tinubu says his recent foreign visits to Japan and Brazil were centred on...

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Feature News

Enhancing patient safety in Nigerian hospitals

BY ABIEMWENSE MORU In Enugu state, a 34-year-old mother of two, Mrs Sarah Njoku, sought medical attention at a general hospital for...

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Business

Petrobras to Return to Nigeria: A New Era for Africa-Brazil Energy Cooperation

Five years after halting its joint venture operations, Petrobras, the Brazilian state-owned oil company is set to re-enter the Nigerian market, bringing...