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Gbaja: N’assembly won’t pass bill to gag press — but media should be regulated

Femi Gbajabimila, speaker of the house of representatives, says no bill seeking to gag the press will be passed on the floor of the house. A barrage of criticism has

HMOs neglect families of soldiers fighting Boko Haram, we’ll sink this board of corruption… 7 fresh revelations by NHIS ES

Usman Yusuf, suspended executive secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), has listed some of the reasons why he was suspended from the scheme. In an explosive 43-minute video,

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World press freedom index: Nigeria up three places – but still in red zone

For the first time in three years, Nigeria stepped up in its position on the word press freedom ranking at 119 of 180 countries—three places up from 122. According to

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Nigerian journalists have not lost their thirst for truth, says US consul general

John Bray, the US consul general, has commended journalist in Nigeria for not losing their “thirst for truth”. Speaking on Wednesday at a programme to commemorate world press freedom day, Bray

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