Nigeria Daily
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Why FG Is Moving BOI Headquarters Back To Lagos
For decades, Abuja has stood as Nigeria’s administrative capital, while Lagos remains its economic heartbeat. But recent decisions by the Federal Government are blurring that line once again.The planned relocation of the Bank of Industr...
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How Insecurity Is Keeping Nigerians Off The Roads This Christmas
Christmas travel in Nigeria was once shaped mainly by the cost of transport and fuel, but this year, fear has taken center stage. Reports of kidnappings, bandit attacks, and ambushes on major highways have turned what should be a s...
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Why Healthcare Remains Out of Reach For Millions Of Nigerians
Across many rural communities in Northern Nigeria, accessing basic healthcare has become a daily struggle due to years of insecurity, displacement, and the destruction of local clinics. Similar challenges persist nationwide, ...
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Inside Nigeria’s New Curriculum: What Students, Teachers, And Parents Should Expect
Nigeria’s education sector is entering a new era.With the Federal Government unveiling a redesigned national curriculum that reduces subject overload and introduces more practical, skill-based learning, the country is set for a shift th...
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Why The U.S. Envoy Visited Nigeria And What It Means For The Country
Nigeria is at a critical diplomatic and security crossroads.As violence, terrorism and communal strife continue to ravage many parts of the country, the world is watching.Today, a high-level U.S. delegation led by the America...
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How Animals Diets Can Endanger Nigerians
Across Nigeria, animals are feeding on plastics, chemicals, pesticides, and polluted water and whatever they consume eventually finds its way into our own bodies.From refuse dumps to industrial waste sites, the food chain is becoming da...
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Can Nigerian States Really Afford State Police?
Nigeria’s growing insecurity has renewed calls for state police, but the financial burden behind such a system is often overlooked. Establishing and running a police force requires heavy investment in recruitment, traini...
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Why Worship Centers Are Becoming Targets Across Nigeria
Places of worship in northern Nigeria, once seen as sanctuaries of peace, have increasingly become targets of violent attacks by bandits. From Kwara to Kaduna and Niger to Katsina, churches and mosques have been raided, leavi...
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How Nigeria’s New Tax Reforms Will Affect You
The Federal Government’s new tax reforms are slated to launch in January 2026. Officials argue that the overhaul will streamline Nigeria’s notoriously tangled tax architecture and boost public‑revenue collection, yet a wave of anxiety is alread...
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From CDS To Minister: Can Gen. Musa Deliver The Security Emergency Mandate?
Nigeria is at a turning point.Across the country, bandits, terrorists, and kidnappers continue to test the nation’s resolve, leaving communities battered and citizens anxious.Amid this crisis, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has tur...
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Why Cancer Awareness Matters Now More Than Ever
Cancer, the silent killer, continues to cast a long shadow over Nigeria, claiming thousands of lives every year. Despite the growing noise about awareness and prevention, many Nigerians are still diagnosed late, when treatment becomes a dauntin...
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What Truly Qualifies Someone To Represent Nigeria Abroad?
Nigeria’s ambassadors represent the nation’s values, identity, and interests on the global stage. With 32 new nominees sent to the Senate for confirmation, concerns are rising over whether they truly meet the required qualificati...
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How Insecurity Is Affecting Businesses In Northern Nigeria
In northern Nigeria, insecurity is destroying once-bright hopes for education, business, and safe travel. School shutdowns, student abductions, attacks on farmers, and fleeing investors have turned fear into a major barrier t...
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Kinetic Or Non-Kinetic: Which Path Can Truly End Insecurity In Nigeria?
Insecurity continues to cast a long, troubling shadow across Nigeria.From kidnappings to armed banditry, insurgency to violent crimes,millions of citizens now live with the daily fearthat danger could strike at any moment.
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Why Ransom Payments Persist Despite Government’s Stance On Kidnapping
Kidnapping has become a dark shadow that trails communities across Nigeria.From highways to farmlands, schools to city suburbs, families live with the fear that a single phone call could change their lives forever.Yet, despite gover...
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Why Nigerians Can’t Arm Themselves Amid Rising Attacks
As deadly attacks continue in Benue and Plateau, calls for self-defence from prominent Nigerians grow louder. But is it legal? Is it safe? In today’s episode of Nigeria Daily, we explore what the law says, hear from victims, and ask...
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Is School Closure The Only Answer To Student Abductions?
Why are states rushing to shut down schools in the wake of the recent abduction of pupils and students from Kebbi and Niger?Are there no alternative to the wholesale closure education institutions?This episode of Nigeria Da...
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Has Justice Truly Been Served In The Verdict Of Nnamdi Kanu?
For years, Nnamdi Kanu’s name has fueled controversy in Nigeria, especially in the South East, as he faces serious charges and calls for his release persist. Now sentenced to life imprisonment after the Federal High Court...
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How Kidnap Victims Can Heal And How Women Can Protect Themselves From Attack
The scars of kidnap do not disappear the moment victims return home. For many, the real battle begins after the rescue the sleepless nights, the fear, the trauma, and the slow journey back to normal life.As incidents of abductio...
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Why School Attacks Persist In Nigeria Despite Multiple Security Reforms
For years, classrooms meant to echo with the laughter and dreams of children have become targets of fear. From Chibok to Kankara, Jangebe to Kuriga and now Kebbi, armed groups continue to storm schools, abducting students and sh...
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Are AA Genotype People Healthier Than Others?
In Nigeria, genotype goes beyond medicine, it shapes relationships, marriage choices, and family planning.While focus often rests on sickle cell patients with the SS genotype, questions remain about whether AA people are truly he...
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How Valid Is the Outcome of PDP's National Convention?
The PDP elected new leaders at its Ibadan convention, but the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) did not monitor the proceedings. This raises questions about the legal status of the newly elected executiv...
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How Farmers Can Survive And Thrive In Dry Season
As the rains fade across Nigeria, farmers are entering the challenging dry season, a time that truly tests their resilience and creativity.While some embrace irrigation to keep their farms alive, others abandon their fields d...
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Why Nigeria’s Hajj Slot Keeps Declining
If care is not taken, only 50,000 Nigerians may be allowed to perform Hajj in 2026.The Saudi Arabian government has reportedly decided to reduce Nigeria’s quota from about 95,000 to 66,910 a significant cut that has sent shockwave...
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The Effect Of Continuous VIP Police Deployments On Public Safety In Nigeria
In Nigeria, thousands of citizens struggle to get timely police response in their communities, while large numbers of officers are assigned to protect Very Important Persons from politicians to business elites.This episode explores the ...
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