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Jigawa, Kano, Katsina Top List Of Out-Of-School Children

Jigawa, Kano and Katsina states have been identified as states with the highest number of out-of-school children crisis as UNICEF stressed that urgent investment in early childhood education remained critical to turning the tide. According to UNICEF, Nigeria currently accounts for about 18.3 million out-ofschool children, the highest number globally. An education consultant with UNICEF...
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ADC Coalition Bigger Than Obi, Says Lagos Chair

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) said the coalition remains strong despite the resignation of Mr Peter Obi, the 2023 Labour Party (LP) Presidential Candidate. The Lagos State ADC Chairman, Mr George Ashiru, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) yesterday in Lagos, while reacting to the Obi’s resignation from the...
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Nigeria’s Housing Crisis: 550,000 Homes Needed Yearly

Stakeholders in the built sector have stated that Nigeria needs at least 550,000 new homes every year for the next decade to tackle housing challenges in the country. These stakeholders spoke recently in Lagos during the 2026 Professional Development Workshop organised by the Association of Town Planning Consultants of Nigeria. Presenting a paper titled ‘Overview...
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NESCAFÉ Nigeria Promo Rewards the Nigerian Hustle

The Category Manager for NESCAFÉ, Jean Duplan, said the brand is deeply connected to the Nigerian hustle and the resilience it represents. Duplan made this observation following the launch of its nationwide “Next Level Promo”, a major consumer campaign designed to provide financial relief and entrepreneurial support. “We understand the discipline it takes to show...
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Nigerian Market Cap Hits N155.9tn as Investors Gain Big

The Nigerian Exchange closed April 2026 on a record high, shrugging off a volatile week in financial stocks as gains in industrial heavyweights lifted total market capitalisation to N155.9tn. Despite a steep banking-sector sell-off driven by disappointing dividend announcements, the broader market recorded its strongest monthly performance of the year, delivering investors a N2.68tn gain...
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BOING Group Begins Golf Estate Project in Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos

BOING Group has officially launched construction work on its proposed BOING Golf Estate in Lakowe, Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos, with its recent groundbreaking ceremony. At the event, the Paramount Royal Father of the day, HRM Oba Waliu Rasak Olasunkanmi Oguntolu Oniwolu, the Onibeju of Ibejuland, expressed support for BOING Group’s decision to site its first Lagos project...
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Firms take Nigerian modernism global with Tate Modern

Access Holdings Plc and Coronation Group have projected the evolution of Nigerian modernism into the global cultural mainstream through a high-profile partnership with Tate Modern, in a landmark move to elevate African narratives on the world stage. The collaboration, timed to coincide with World Art Day, featured an exclusive virtual session titled “In Conversation with...
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Ex-WFEO boss decries Nigeria’s lack of a building code

A former President of the World Federation of Engineering Organisation, Mustafa Shehu, has said that Nigeria lacks a mandatory national building code that is uniformly adopted and enforced across all 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory. Shehu stated this in Lagos recently during his paper presentation titled ‘Structural resilience as public trust: Governance, regulation...
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