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Nigeria: SERAP asks FG to probe alleged ₦6.79b Police funds scandal, recover missing firearms

INEC deploys 5,130 BVAS, expands inclusive measures, tightens security ahead of Osun governorship election

INEC flags off nationwide public display of candidates’ credentials ahead 2027 elections

Nigeria on course to build $1trn economy by 2030 – Finance Minister

Ogun moves to tighten security, sends four tough crime bills to Assembly

Nigeria: Ex-Kebbi Deputy Governor passes on

Tinubu receives Oyo State Council of Obas, eyes expansion of Army Divisions to curtail insecurity

Nigerian Army seeks stronger partnership with GTBank on soldiers’ welfare

Nigeria deploys 18 TAC volunteers to The Gambia as programme marks 38 years
Entertainment

British singer Luca Zuccotti visits Afrika Shrine, celebrates Fela’s Afrobeats legacy

Burna Boy is Africa’s best-selling artiste with 14.46m equivalent album units

Tems makes history as first African female artiste to clinch Diamond single in U.S.

MTN, Ultima offer N225m recording deal, others to Next Afrobeat Star 2.0 winner

Funke Akindele confirms inspiration by American filmmaker Tyler Perry

Burna Boy edges Tems as African artiste on billboard Hot 100 entries

Burna Boy, Shakira set to release FIFA World Cup song “Dai Dai”

Davido set for induction into Black Music Walk Of Fame

CREATIVE SECTOR: Strong tech-driven growth
Education

Nigeria: NERDC shifts deadline for submission of textbooks, others to August 7

Alausa, Obaji lead tributes as Oloyede exits JAMB after 10 years of reforms

Burden of challenge for Aina as Oloyede exits JAMB Registrarship

Nigeria: Education Minister inaugurates Technical Working Group on first Medical Cadet, targets 2026 academic session

Nigeria: FG to train 11,700 unity college teachers in AI

Nigeria: South-South universities blame NELFUND payment delays on technical issues, late registration

NELFUND beneficiaries in Abia, Imo report positive impact, seek improved transparency

Nigeria: Minister says education remains shared national responsibility that transcends political affiliations

Nigeria: FG wants states to unlock US$552m HOPE Programme funding
Health

NACA seeks sustainable financing to safeguard Nigeria’s HIV response

CEPI commits $8.5m to accelerate Bundibugyo Ebola vaccine development

Coalition announces first human trial of Bundibugyo Ebola vaccine at Oxford

Lassa Fever cases on the rise as death toll reaches 229 – NCDC

WHO inaugurates seven-point strategy to prevent global drowning deaths

Nigeria: FG targets 11 new pharmaceutical manufacturing projects in 2026

WHO links 45% of dementia risk to modifiable factors

WHO, UNICEF say global immunisation improves, 13.5m infants remain unvaccinated

Ebola: Second infected U.S. citizen flown to Germany for treatment
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Media

TikTok removes 4.8m violative videos in Nigeria in Q2 2026

GOCOP confirms Olisa Agbakoba to chair 2026 conference in Lagos

Neptune Prime unveils Institute of Journalism, begins sale of application forms

UNESCO appoints Odumosu as Focal Point for safety of Nigerian journalists

Nigerians will no longer pay annual Digital Access Fees – NBC

CBN ex-Deputy Governor, Tunde Lemo to chair 8th Penpushing Media anniversary lecture

Tinubu directs FCCPC to investigate alleged infringement against Nigerian media organisations

TikTok removes 12m violative videos in Sub-Saharan Africa

INEC urges media to expose vote buying ahead of Osun governorship election
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Nigeria deploys 18 TAC volunteers to The Gambia as programme marks 38 years

Ex- Tanzanian President, Kikwete commends Nigeria’s Education Minister over reforms

Nigeria: FG wants states to unlock US$552m HOPE Programme funding

SEC secures AfDB grant for modern market surveillance system

Johnvents Industries seeks N30b working capital via commercial paper

Niger sets 12 months target to complete new NYSC orientation camp
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World

WTO retains 72% of world trade despite uncertainties – Okonjo-Iweala

U.S. hits Nigeria, 80 other countries with new tariffs citing ‘forced labour’

Trump approves 30-year nuclear pact with Saudi Arabia

Trump threatens strikes on Iran’s power plants, next week without deal

Trump expects payment for Strait of Hormuz control

World Population Day: UNFPA urges investments in young people’s choices, future

Ukraine sets Russian refinery ablaze in fresh drone attack

NATO leaders to gather in Ankara, soothe tensions with Trump

15th Five-Year Plan: What China’s development means to the world
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Sports

Spain beat Argentina 1-0 to win 2026 World Cup

Lionel Messi inspires Argentina’s stunning late rally past England into World Cup final

World Cup: Spain beat France 2-0 to reach final

Nigeria targets World Fencing Championships

5th Cycling Lagos: Organizers open online registration portal ahead of September 12 Grand Finale

Nigeria Professional Football Leaegue champions to get ₦1b prize money

Brighton sign 18-year-old Nigerian sensation, Yohanna

Liverpool appoint Spaniard Iraola as new boss

World Bicycle Day 2026: BrandEscort reaffirms commitment to promoting a greener future through Cycling Lagos, Cycling Kano
Business

CBN maintains NOFR at 25.43% as overnight funding volume rises to ₦5.22trn

Afreximbank, South Africa’s IDC sign $8b deal to boost industrial dev, intra-African trade

CIoD challenges newly inducted directors to promote institutional resilience, ethical leadership

Abuja Chamber seeks stronger research commercialisation for industrial growth

UNDP grant programme empowers 6,000 enterprises nationwide

CREDICORP launches C.L.I.C.K.D. Scheme with FG’s 3MTT Programme

NRS gives large companies July 31 deadline for e-invoicing compliance

NGX chairman seeks capital market, insurance industry collaboration

FG eyes digital standards platform to boost confidence in Nigerian products
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Trans-Nationwide Express reports ₦46.31m loss in H1 2026 amid soft revenue

by Boyo Akomo

August 1, 2026

WorldStage-- Trans-Nationwide Express Plc, a provider of courier, freight, logistics, mail room management, haulage and e-commerce services, has released its unaudited financial statements for the period ended 30 June 2026 with loss after tax of ₦46.31 million for the half-year period and a quarterly loss of...

Veritas Kapital Assurance records loss in H1 2026 as premiums decline

International Breweries grows profit by 57% to ₦18.70b in Q2 2026

Universal Insurance grows H1 2026 profit by 255% to ₦4.9b

Omatek Ventures reports ₦31.43m loss in H1 2026 amid low revenue

McNichols Consolidated records 213.5% jump in pretax profit to ₦359.65m in H1 2026

SERAP urges INEC to account for alleged missing N55.9b meant to buy smart card readers, ballot papers, others

NIGERIA

INEC flags off nationwide public display of candidates’ credentials ahead 2027 elections

August 1, 2026

Nigeria: FG proposes national risk market, commercial dispute tribunal

Economy

Nigeria on course to build $1trn economy by 2030 – Finance Minister

July 31, 2026

Abiodun hails Appeal Court President for approving Ogun Division

NIGERIA

Ogun moves to tighten security, sends four tough crime bills to Assembly

July 31, 2026

CBN maintains NOFR at 25.43% as overnight funding volume rises to ₦5.22trn

by Abiodun Folarin

July 27, 2026

CBN’s $1trn Mirage: Why Nigeria’s real sector holds the missing key

Business

By Abiodun Folarin WorldStage— The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), latest Nigerian Overnight Financing Rate (NOFR), reveals that the volume of overnight transactions increased to ₦5.219 trillion, with the benchmark rate closing at 25.43 per cent on Friday, July 24,...

Beta Glass records 13.62% drop in profit to ₦16.16b in H1 2026 as revenue edges higher

by Boyo Akomo

August 1, 2026

WorldStage-- Beta Glass Plc, a leading manufacturer of glass bottles and containers listed on the Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX), has...

Access Bank to host Africa Trade Conference 2026

Access Bank: No plan to cease banking operations

by OurReporters

August 1, 2026

WorldStage-- Access Holdings Plc has dismissed publication circulating on social media that its subsidiary, Access Bank Plc will cease banking...

Tinubu to Catholic bishops, we are stabilising the nation, prosperity on the horizon

Cardinal Onaiyekan’s abuse of clerical privilege

by Personal Opinion

August 1, 2026

By Temitope Ajayi There is something fundamentally inappropriate about Cardinal John Onaiyekan granting a television interview to offer his own account...