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Richer banks, poorer economy: The hidden crisis in Nigeria’s financial system, by Blaise Udunze
Across Africa, banks are getting bigger but not necessarily better. From South Africa’s Standard Bank to Morocco’s Attijariwafa and Egypt’s National Bank, financial institutions are boasting record balance sheets, higher Tier 1 capital, and...
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Richer Banks, Poorer Economy: The Hidden Crisis In Nigeria’s Financial Syst
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Across Africa, banks are getting bigger but not necessarily better. From South Africa’s Standard Bank to Morocco’s Attijariwafa and Egypt’s National Bank, financial institutions are boasting record balance sheets, higher Tier 1 capital, and...
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Top Nigerian Newspaper Headlines For Today, Sunday, 19th October, 2025
Good morning, Nigeria. Welcome to the Naija News roundup of top newspaper headlines in Nigeria for today, Sunday, 19th October, 2025. The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has denied reports that the parade for the 65th Independence Anniversary was...
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World Cup Qualifying Play-Offs: Why All Hands Must Be On The Plough For Super Eagles
1 Last Tuesday at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium in Uyo, followers of the Super Eagles in the 2026 World Cup qualifying campaign would hardly recognise the same team that had prosecuted the previous matches of the ongoing 2026 World Cup...
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Tunde Ogbeha: A celebration
Opinion By Tunde Olusunle SATURDAY September 20, 2025, Babatunde Jonathan Ogbeha received an Honorary Doctor of Science in Public Administration, (Honoris Causa), from the Benson Idahosa University, (BIU), in Benin City, the Edo State capital....
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World Food Day: Gov Bago advocates national agenda for food sovereignty
Niger Governor, Mohammed Umaru Bago, has called for the establishment of a comprehensive national agenda aimed at achieving food sovereignty and long-term agricultural sustainability in Nigeria. Governor Bago made the call while speaking at the...
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S’African Sports Minister Wishes Nigeria Not to Qualify for World Cup
Duro Ikhazuagbe South African Sports Minister, Gayton McKenzie, is wishing Nigeria’s Super Eagles not to qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup through the playoffs starting with the African round next month in Morocco. Speaking on Marawa Sports...
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Celebrities: Death in September 2025
Dhimitër Anagnosti, 89, Albanian film director (The Return of the Dead Army, Përralle Nga e Kaluara) and politician, minister of culture (1992–1994) and MP (1991–1996). Jimmy Bone, 75, Scottish football player (Partick Thistle, St Mirren) and...
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IMF excludes Nigeria from list of fastest-growing economies in sub-Sahara Africa
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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has excluded Nigeria from the list of Africa’s fastest-growing economies. The IMF listed Benin, Côte d’Ivoire, Ethiopia, Rwanda, and Uganda as the fastest-growing economies on the continent in its Regional...
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IMF excludes Nigeria from list of fastest-growing economies in sub-Saharan Africa
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has excluded Nigeria from the list of Africa’s fastest-growing economies. The IMF listed Benin, Côte d’Ivoire, Ethiopia, Rwanda, and Uganda as the fastest-growing economies on the continent in its Regional...
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Video: South Africa's sports minister upset with Nigeria: "They must not go to the World Cup"
Nigeria heads to the play-offs, and South Africa's sports minister, Gayton McKenzie, has wished doom for the Super Eagles Bafana Bafana have confirmed their place at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, having finished top of CAF group C ahead of Nigeria and...
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Report: West Africa Is Transshipment Node for Balkan Cocaine
The French Navy on September 22 seized nearly 10 tons of cocaine worth $610 million from an unflagged fishing vessel in the Gulf of Guinea. About three weeks earlier, the French Navy nabbed nearly six tons of cocaine worth almost $375 million in...
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South Africa's sports minister upset with Nigeria: "They must not go to the World Cup"
Nigeria heads to the play-offs, and South Africa's sports minister, Gayton McKenzie, has wished doom for the Super Eagles Bafana Bafana have confirmed their place at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, having finished top of CAF group C ahead of Nigeria and...
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Shiroro Militant Cell Terrorizes Nigeria
A Boko Haram faction operating in the forested communities of north-central Nigeria’s Niger State is gaining notoriety for its barbaric tactics, attacks on infrastructure, cattle rustling and ability to mix with bandits. Jama’atu Ahlis Sunna...
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Analyst: West Africa a Potential ‘Powder Keg’ Due to Spreading Sahel Terrorism
A marked increase in attacks by armed groups and terrorists on military bases and civilians across the central Sahel have occurred since the beginning of 2025 when Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger left the Economic Community of West African States...
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13 Years After, NDDC Inaugurates Multi-Million Naira Delta Office With Assurance of Completing Legacy Projects in Niger Delta
Sylvester Idowu in Warri The multi-million-naira Delta State office of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) was yesterday inaugurated with an assurance that all legacy projects in the region will be completed in line with President Bola...
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Asekhame describes Uwangue’s appointment as victory for merit, service
BENIN CITY – Captain (Dr.) Emmanuel Edore Asekhame has commended the appointment of Dr. Jerry Uwangue as Edo State Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Security, describing it as a triumph of merit, character, and commitment to public service. In...
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Work Commences On Adesuwa Flyover Bridge
As construction work begins on the second fly-over Bridge at Adesuwa junction, along Sapele Road, Benin City, residents and road users in Benin City are apprehensive that the hardship currently experienced at the site of ongoing construction of...
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Okpebholo restructures Edo Ministries, creates 28 portfolios
BENIN CITY – The Edo State Government has announced a major restructuring of its Ministries, following the approval of Governor Monday Okpebholo to reform and realign the structure of the State’s administrative framework with that of the Federal...
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