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    1. ‘The world’s memory’: why Nigeria is burying its history under a mountain in Svalbard   The Guardian
       
    2. At least 23 killed after blasts hit Nigeria’s Maiduguri, police say
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    3. Suicide bombings show resilience of Nigerian jihadists despite years of war   Reuters
       
    4. Gunmen kill at least 15 in attacks on 2 villages in northwestern Nigeria, authorities say   AP News
       
    5. Nigeria’s Zenith Bank Plans London Stock Listing, Eyeing Growth   Bloomberg.com
       
    6. I got a car, a house and stability in Nigeria   GhanaWeb
       
    7. Yellow machine rebounds as Nigeria and Ghana lead MTN’s record recovery   The Africa Report
       
    8. Nigeria’s Tinubu begins UK state visit, first in nearly four decades   africanews.com
       
    9. Nigeria suicide bombings kill 23, wound more than 100   Jamaica Observer
       
    10. Fifa sanctions Nigeria and DR Congo over World Cup play-off   BBC
       
    11. Suspected suicide attacks kill at least 23 in north-east Nigeria   BBC
       
    12. Nigeria’s first state visit since 1989: President Bola Tinubu heads to UK   Al Jazeera
       
    13. Suspected suicide bomb attacks kill at least 23 in Nigeria's Maiduguri   Reuters
       
    14. 23 killed, 108 wounded in suspected suicide bombings in northeast Nigeria   Los Angeles Times
       
    15. Tinubu’s UK state visit: diplomacy alone won’t fix Nigeria’s problems   Chatham House
       
    16. Africa’s largest refinery tightens its grip on 92% of Nigeria’s petrol market   Business Insider Africa
       
    17. Bombings in Nigeria kill 23, injure 108; Boko Haram suspected   upi.com
       
    18. Nigeria suicide attacks kill 23, wound more than 100   cbs19news.com
       
    19. 23 killed, 108 wounded in suspected suicide bombings in northeast Nigeria   Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal
       
    20. A timeline of attacks in Nigeria's northeastern Borno state   WRAL
       
    21. Nigeria state visit: please pray   Open Doors UK & Ireland
       
    22. At least 23 killed and 100 wounded in suspected suicide bombings in northeast Nigeria   Front - The Journal
       
    23. AD1151: Majority of Nigerians support women’s right to decide on marriage, oppose unrestricted access to contraceptives   Afrobarometer
       
    24. At least 23 people killed in suspected suicide attacks in north-eastern Nigeria   The Guardian
       
    25. Bombs explode in northeastern Nigeria, leaving scores killed and injured, authorities say   AP News
       
    26. A Nigeria Super Eagles striker is dominating the Turkish Super Lig, and it's not Victor Osimhen   ESPN
       
    27. Nigeria’s online content creator market has boomed. Can the skit-makers and streamers make it pay? | Social media   The Guardian
       
    28. Nigeria: At least 23 killed in Maiduguri 'suicide' attacks   DW.com
       
    29. Multiple blasts hit northeast Nigeria's Maiduguri city, state governor and residents say   Reuters
       
    30. 23 killed, 108 wounded in suspected suicide bombings in northeast Nigeria   The Killeen Daily Herald
       
    31. Nigeria suicide bombings kill 23, wound more than 100 | National | lebanondemocrat.com   Lebanon Democrat
       
    32. AI Joins Africa’s Rulebook as Nigeria Orders Automated AML, Gives Fintechs 2 Years to Comply   Finance Magnates
       
    33. Nigeria and UAE seal technology pact to drive $200 million defence and space investment   Business Insider Africa
       
    34. Suspected suicide bombings terrorize Maiduguri, Nigeria   www.christiandaily.com
       
    35. Nigeria’s Climate Transition in 2025: Moving from Ambition to Delivery   APRI – Africa Policy Research Institute
       
    36. ACN unites with other charities in raising alarm over violence in Nigeria   Aid to the Church in Need
       
    37. MTN’s profits are rising, but Nigeria is expensive to run   Business Insider Africa
       
    38. Nigerian artists pocket over $40 million on Spotify, boosting global appeal of Afrobeats   Business Insider Africa
       
    39. Nigeria overtakes South Africa as MTN’s biggest profit engine   Business Insider Africa
       
    40. Nigeria and DR Congo Sanctioned Over World Cup Playoff   Morocco World News
       
    41. Suspected suicide bombers hit Nigeria’s Maiduguri city, killing 23 and injuring over 100   ca.news.yahoo.com
       
    42. Nigeria tightens security in Maiduguri after suicide attacks   DW.com
       
    43. 23 killed, 108 injured after suspected suicide bombers strike northeast Nigeria   Face2Face Africa
       
    44. Tinubu State Visit to UK: Nigeria President depart for first visit to United Kingdom in nearly 40 years   BBC
       
    45. Hundreds of new UK jobs as Nigerian companies confirm millions in investment   GOV.UK
       
    46. Nigeria eyes overhaul of shareholding rules to unlock stock market liquidity   Finance in Africa
       
    47. AP reports: Suspected suicide bombers target Nigeria’s Maiduguri city, killing 23 people and injuring over 100   ca.news.yahoo.com
       
    48. Gunmen kill at least 15 in attacks on 2 villages in northwestern Nigeria, authorities say   Arab News PK
       
    49. A Small Card, A Big Future   Unicef
       
    50. Highway Kidnappers Now Target Nigeria’s National Service Recruits   Truth Nigeria
       
    51. Pastor Killed in Attack on Christian Area of Kaduna State, Nigeria   morningstarnews.org
       
    52. Nigus and Elmirate launch $200m initiative to support Nigeria’s security sector   Africa Business Communities
       
    53. Natio...   facebook.com
       
    54. BREAKING: FIFA reject Nigeria's appeal as DR Congo advance to playoffs   GhanaWeb
       
    55. China Dominates Nigeria’s Imports in Q1 2025   dataphyte.com
       
    56. Prediction Markets Slowly Invade Nigeria As Finance & Gambling Intersect   WeeTracker
       
    57. CEO of Fidelity Bank, others advocate increased Diaspora participation in Nigerian economy   APAnews - Agence de Presse Africaine
       
    58. Nigeria Suicide Blasts: Four Bombs, One Night | Firstpost Africa   Firstpost
       
    59. Tinubu’s Royal Visit and Nigeria’s Reawakening on the Global Stage By Jude Obioha   PRNigeria News
       
    60. Crude, Refined Oil Drive £8.1bn UK-Nigeria Trade   TVC News
       
    61. Suicide bombings show resilience of Nigerian jihadists despite years of war   The Straits Times
       
    62. Nigerian Artists Earn Over $42m From Spotify Streams In 2025   TVC News
       
    63. Nigeria: Young Jonn shares 2Factor video ft. Asake, Focalistic   Music In Africa |
       
    64. Lawyer asks court to declare Nigeria-US health deal illegal, cites privacy, religious concerns   TheCable
       
    65. WHO calls for increased funding to fight tuberculosis in Nigeria   Peoples Gazette Nigeria
       
    66. NUPRC shortlists firms for Nigeria’s 50-block oil auction   Punch Newspapers
       
    67. “We are not satisfied”: NFF files appeal as FIFA rejects Nigeria’s petition against DR Congo   Premium Times Nigeria
       
    68. ICRC Hails NIgeria On Domestication of Kampala Convention   Voice of Nigeria
       
    69. Ethiopia Collaborates With Nigeria’s Investment Tribunal To Strengthen Emerging Capital Market   Arise News
       
    70. Nigeria: Borno, Adamawa, and Yobe (BAY) states   ReliefWeb
       
    71. JUST IN: FIFA rejects Nigeria’s petition seeking disqualification of DR Congo from 2026 World Cup qualifiers   Peoples Gazette Nigeria
       
    72. Nigeria’s health workforce migration policy still at planning stage – Report   Premium Times Nigeria
       
    73. Nigeria Advances Strategy to End Tuberculosis   Voice of Nigeria
       
    74. Nigeria week ahead: Deepening conflict, oil price volatility, inflation scare   TheCable
       
    75. Popoola highlights Nigeria’s market re-rating amid rising global interest   The Guardian Nigeria News
       
    76. JUST IN: FIFA rejects Nigeria’s petition to disqualify DR Congo from 2026 World Cup qualifiers   Peoples Gazette Nigeria
       
    77. State police in Nigeria, By Temitope Oriola   Premium Times Nigeria
       
     
    
    1. Group 'Exposes', Lampoons David Ogba Bourdex Over Statement Calling Abia Elders "Mad" - A socio-political organization, the Abia Patriotic Front, has released a devastating statement against David Ogba Onuoha Bourdex, the...

    2. Court Jails Three for Fraud in Kaduna (Photos)  - Justice A. Isiaka of the Kaduna State High Court, sitting in Kaduna has convicted and jailed the trio of Aliyu Hassan, Samuel Olamide and Solomon Joseph Christian for fra...

    3. Tinubu Declares Thursday, Friday As Public Holidays  - The Federal Government has declared Thursday, March 19, and Friday, March 20, 2026, as public holidays to mark the celebration of Eid-el-Fitr, which signifies the en...

    4. Contractor Bags Two Years Imprisonment for Forgery - Justice F. A. Olubanjo of the Federal High Court sitting in Asaba, Delta State has convicted and sentenced Julius Ejiogu, a contractor to two years imprisonment for for...

    5. Abians Applaud City Boy Movement, Seyi Tinubu for Impactful Youth Empowerment Drive in Owerri -   Abians have expressed deep appreciation to the City Boy Movement and its National Patron, Seyi Tinubu, for the impa...

    6. US Govt says “Islam is the greatest evil in the world” and is the greatest threat to the United States -   “That's a clear and imminent threat to the world and to the broader west, but especially to the Unit...

    7. Gov. Zulum Reacts To Multiple Bomb Explosions In Borno  - Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has condemned in the strongest terms the explosion that occurred in some parts of the metropolis Monday even...

    8. BREAKING!!! EFCC Finally Arrests Popular Nigerian Socialite Nzube Henry Ikeji Over Alleged $2.5million Scam - Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested a Nigerian socialite, Nzube Hen...

    9. N8.7bn Fraud: EFCC Witnesses Reveal Bank Transactions Linking Malami’s Wife, Son - The trial of former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, alongside his wife, Asabe Rakiya B...

    10. UICTO: A New Hub For Digital Innovators By Leo Ekene Oketa  - At the maiden matriculation ceremony of the University of ICT, Offerekpe Agbaja, in Izzi Local Government Area of Ebonyi State on March 14, 2026, the Vice Cha...

    11. Alfred Nwuruku Declares for NANS Senate President, Promises to Reposition Chamber - A student leader, Comr. Nwuruku Olisa Alfred, has formally declared his intention to contest for the position of President of the Senate ...

    12. EFCC Arraigns Ex-Convict for Alleged N12m Theft in Lagos - The Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the EFCC, on Monday, March 16, 2026, arraigned an ex-convict, Oluokun Gabriel Adekola, for an alleged N12 million theft before Ju...

    13. Nigeria Railway Corporation Confirms Train Accident (Photo) - An early morning Kaduna–Abuja bound train was reportedly involved in an accident that briefly halted movement, leaving some passengers with minor injuries an...

    14. Chairman Of PDP Governors' Forum, Bala Mohammed To Join APC After Deal With Tinubu - Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State is expected to defect from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling All Progressives Cong...

    15. ADC Releases Shocking Details About Tinubu - Nigeria’s opposition party, the African Democratic Congress (ADC), has criticised the economic policies introduced by President Bola Tinubu, insisting that the reforms have d...

    16. Igbos’ Contribution To APC’s Victory In FCT Election Huge – Party Chieftain - All Progressives Congress chieftains, Ardo Zubariu and Chinsom Nwakanma, said the contribution of Igbos in the nation’s capital to the ...

    17. LNSA Operatives Arrest Suspected Burglar Recover Locally Made Gun In Ikorodu - Operatives of the Lagos State Neighbourhood Safety Agency (LNSA) attached to the Imota Command in Ikorodu Division have arrested a suspected b...

    18. NDLEA Arrests Grandpa With Cocaine Hidden In Pepper At Abuja Airport - Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have arrested a 74-year-old man, Ikwuakalom Emeka, at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport,...

    19. Seahorse Boss, Ebuka Onunkwo Wins Champion Newspapers Honour - Chief Dr. Ebuka Onunkwo, Chairman of Seahorse Lubricant Industries Ltd, has been conferred with the Champion Newspapers’ 2025 Most Outstanding Industrialist...

    20. Nigerian Diaspora Group Writes Mexican Pres, Calls For Reno Omokri’s Rejection - A Nigerian diaspora organisation has written to President Claudia Sheinbaum of Mexico, urging her to reject the appointment of Reno Omok...

     
    
       
      
      1. Presidency Flags 'Fake' Trump Post On Tinubu, Borno Attacks [Vanguard] The Presidency has refuted a widely shared screenshot claiming to show a tweet by US President Donald Trump criticising Bola Tinubu over the security situation in the North-East, describing it as entirely false.
         
      2. Tinubu Directs Service Chiefs to Move to Maiduguri After Coordinated Attacks [Premium Times] In a State House statement on Tuesday, the president expressed deep sorrow over the attacks, mourning those killed and sympathising with the injured.
         
      3. No, US Lawmaker Riley Moore Did Not Say Biafra's Secession Would Be Inevitable If US Failed to Protect Christians in Nigeria [Africa Check] IN SHORT: According to some Facebook posts, Riley Moore said "Biafra may become the only option" if his country failed to protect Nigerian Christians. But we found no evidence that he made such statements.
         
      4. Wike's Ally, Abuja Strongman, Philip Aduda Quits PDP [Vanguard] The Peoples Democratic Party PDP suffered a major blow in the Federal Capital Territory FCT on Tuesday as former Senate Minority Leader, Senator Philip Tanimu Aduda, formally resigned his membership in the party.
         
      5. Dozens Killed In Multiple Explosions In Maidiguri [Daily Trust] At least 23 persons were killed while 146 others sustained injuries in the multiple explosions that rocked Maiduguri, Borno State Capital, on Monday night.
         
      6. Nigeria - Lessons From the Aba Women's Riots for Today's Women's Movements [IPS] Abuja, Nigeria -- The Aba Women's Riots of 1929 remain one of the most powerful demonstrations of Nigerian women's collective resistance. Thousands of market women, farmers, traders, and mothers mobilized across districts in the then Eastern Nigeria to challenge colonial taxation and the extension of warrant chiefs' authority over their lives. They organized without formal structures and without institutional support.
         
      7. Nigeria's Food Inflation Returns to Double Digits, Hits 12.12 Percent in February [Premium Times] "The increase can be attributed to the rate of increase in the average prices of Beans, Carrots, Okazi Leaf, Cassava Tuber, Crayfish, Millet Flour, Yam Flour, Snails, Avenger (Ogbono/Apon) - dried ungrinded, and cow peas," NBS stated.
         
      8. Judge Angrily Asks Sowore's Lawyer to Kneel Down in Court, Issues Imprisonment Threat [Premium Times] The judge ordered Mr Sowore's lawyer to "come out" of the bar area of the courtroom "and kneel down".
         
      9. 23 Killed, 108 Injured in Maiduguri Bombings - Police [Premium Times] The spokesperson for the police command, Nahum Daso, said preliminary findings indicate that the attacks were carried out by suspected suicide bombers.
         
      10. Supreme Court Affirms Amcon's Sale of Lagos Continental Hotel for N22billion [Premium Times] The defunct Skye Bank Plc (now Polaris Bank Plc) had advanced a credit facility to Milan Industries Limited for the construction of the Lagos Continental Hotel in Victoria Island, Lagos
         
      11. Nigerian Army Speaks On Borno's Multiple Bombings That Killed Many [Premium Times] The Nigerian Army says multiple suicide bombers may have been deployed into Maiduguri to carry out coordinated attacks at crowded locations.
         
      12. NBA Condemns Judge's Conduct of Asking Lawyer to Kneel Down in Court [Premium Times] The NBA condemned the judge's order directing a lawyer to kneel down during proceedings on Monday.
         
      13. No Evidence That Nigerian Billionaire Aliko Dangote Is Selling His Oil Refinery [Africa Check] No evidence that Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote is selling his oil refinery
         
      14. Uzoka-Anite Pushes Private Sector-Led Growth for $1trn Economy [Leadership] The minister of state for Budget and Economic Planning, Doris Uzoka-Anite, on Monday said Nigeria must rely largely on private sector investment to achieve its long-term economic growth ambitions.
         
      15. Copper Is the New Oil, but Will Uganda Be Norway or Nigeria? [Independent (Kampala)] In the 20th century, oil shaped global power -- it made and unmade nations. Nations sitting on vast petroleum reserves -- such as Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Venezuela -- saw their fortunes transformed almost overnight.
         
      16. 'Drugs, Young Peoples' Exclusion Fuelling Conflicts in Parts of Nigeria' [Daily Trust] A Netherlands-based justice institute, the Hague Institute for Innovation of Law (HiiL) and its partners have identified drugs abuse and exclusion of young people from peace talks as part of the reason for recurrence of conflicts in communities.
         
      17. 'I Heard a Loud Sound and My Neck Started Bleeding', Victim of Maiduguri Explosions Speaks [Daily Trust] One of the victims of the explosion that rocked Maiduguri on Monday night, Abacha Mustapha, has recounted the terrifying moment the blast went off, leaving him seriously injured.
         
      18. Drug Charges - Kyari Tenders Video Alleging NDLEA Operatives Aided Traffickers [Daily Trust] Suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Abba Kyari has tendered before a Federal High Court in Abuja a video allegedly showing operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) assisting drug traffickers at airports.
         
      19. Security, Speed & Support - What Sets Justmarkets Apart [Premium Times] JustMarkets differs from other brokers in its trading conditions that minimize traders' hassle and expenses. Traders can enjoy access to over 260+ instruments in major trading markets, no commissions on deposits and withdrawals, no hidden fees
         
      20. ADC Launches Membership Drive in Sokoto, Inaugurates LG Coordinators to Boost Grassroots Base [Vanguard] Sokoto -- The Sokoto State chapter of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has inaugurated Local Government Coordinators across the state as part of a renewed push to expand its membership and strengthen its grassroots structure.
         
      21. PDP Fires Back At APC Over Criticism of Party's Internal Crisis [Vanguard] The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has criticised the National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Felix Morka, for claiming that the opposition party was no longer a political party, describing the remark as unfortunate and a reflection of what it called delusional propaganda.
         
      22. Fuel Price Hike - Expert Urges Transport Subsidy, Private Sector Partnership [Leadership] Abuja -- A business development consultant, Johnbosco Ezenwa, has called on the federal government to collaborate with the private sector to cushion the impact of rising fuel prices on Nigerians.
         
      23. Nigeria's Endless War On Terror [Leadership] When Boko Haram and its activities first came to national attention, few would have imagined that nearly two decades later Nigeria would still be grappling with the insurgency and its offshoots--banditry and widespread incidents of commercial kidnapping.
         
      24. Benue Community Cries Out Over Fresh Attacks [Leadership] Residents of the Rijo community, particularly those in Unweje village in Ogege Ward of Utonkon, Ado local government area of Benue State, have raised the alarm over renewed attacks by armed kidnappers who have reportedly turned the area into a zone of fear and insecurity.
         
      25. The Tinubu Enigma - Power, Strategy and the Nigerian State [Leadership] In the opening essay of this series, the central question was posed: how did Bola Ahmed Tinubu become one of the most durable political figures of Nigeria's Fourth Republic? In a political environment where influence often evaporates with the loss of office, Tinubu's career appears unusually resilient. More than a decade after leaving office as governor of Lagos State, his political relevance not only survived but expanded, eventually culminating in his emergence as President of the Federal Republic.
         
      26. 5 Foreigners Kidnapped At Zamfara Gold Mining Site [Daily Trust] Bandits have abducted five foreign nationals from Burkina Faso who were working at a gold mining site near Arafa village in Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State.
         
      27. EFCC Chair Seeks Strong Whistleblower Protection Law Amid Reprisal in Nigeria [Premium Times] The EFCC chair noted that only a few countries within the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have enacted whistleblower protection laws.
         
      28. Zulum Condemns Maiduguri Explosion, Urges Vigilance During Ramadan [Premium Times] Mr Zulum, who is currently in Saudi Arabia for the Lesser Hajj, expressed sadness over the incident.
         
      29. 26 People Injured in Abuja-Kaduna Train Accident - Report [Premium Times] Despite the disruption, the corporation said services resumed later in the day.
         
      30. APC Membership Surges in Zamfara Days After Gov Lawal's Defection [Premium Times] On average, about 20,329 people are formally registering with the party daily, demonstrating Governor Lawal's formidable grassroots appeal and the growing APC's popularity in Zamfara state.
         
       
      

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