Philip Ibitoye

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Jobs, Poverty Reduction… Inside Nigeria-UK £746m Deal To Revamp Tin Can, Apapa Ports

Nigeria and the United Kingdom have sealed a £746 million export finance…

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Electricity: GenCos Are Shutting Down. Here Is What Is at Stake

Nigeria's electricity sector is in a debt spiral deep enough to swallow…

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Military Chiefs Are in Maiduguri. But Is Presence Enough?

When the Chief of Defence Staff, Olufemi Oloyede, and the Chief of…

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What Nigeria Stands To Gain From Tinubu’s Historic State Visit To UK

President Bola Tinubu landed in the United Kingdom (UK) on Tuesday for…

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Fly Now, Pay Later? Inside FG’s New Domestic Flight Initiative

The Federal Government has taken a new step toward making domestic air…

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Military Base Raids, Maiduguri Bombs: The Insurgency’s New Phase

On Monday evening, as residents of Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, broke…

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INSIDE THE NUMBERS: What February 2026 Inflation Report Reveals

For the second consecutive month, Nigeria's inflation rate has declined and while…

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Why Return of Lagos Monthly Sanitation Exercise is Long Overdue

For nearly a decade, Lagos lived without one of its most recognisable…

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The Accountability Gap: Tinubu’s Charge on States and LGs

When President Bola Tinubu told media executives on Friday to stop "bombarding"…

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FG Awards $1bn Snake Island Port Terminal Construction to Chagoury’s ITB Nigeria

MSC Group signs a 45-year, $1bn concession with Nigerdock to build a…

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