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Premium Times Baba Elesho undergoes surgery, dismisses cancer speculations

ANTP says its immediate past president is stable and recuperating after an operation, but did not disclose the condition that nece...

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Premium Times FG upgrades Plateau hospital to National Trauma Centre, deploys 15 ambulances

The hospital will operate as an outpost of the Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH), the government announced on Monday during...

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Premium Times Tinubu tasks North-central stakeholders on collective action against insecurity

President Bola Tinubu has urged North Central stakeholders to strengthen collaboration with security agencies and communities to t...

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Premium Times “Everything is in our hands” — Ilechukwu turns focus to Champions League after Katsina draw

For Ilechukwu, the result was not the performance he had prepared for, but he believes Rangers can use the opening fixture as a le...

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Premium Times JNI debunks alleged plan to establish Hisbah in Plateau

Jama’atu Nasril Islam (JNI) in Plateau State dismissed reports that a Muslim organisation was planning to establish a Hisbah organ...

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Premium Times Benue, Plateau governors seek regional approach to North-central insecurity

Plateau and Benue governors, Caleb Mutfwang and Hyacinth Alia, called for stronger regional cooperation and community-led security...

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Vanguard Two-storey ​‌‍‍‍‍⁠⁠‌‍​⁠‌‍​​‌‌​building collapses in Anambra

“We will evacuate all the occupants of the three-store building, which shares the same compound with the collapsed building. The p...

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Vanguard Iran president says Tehran would ‘immediately’ reciprocate if US returns to June deal

Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian said Tuesday that Tehran would "immediately" reciprocate if the United States returned to a Jun...

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Vanguard Trump vows to hit Iran ‘hard’ after first exchange of fire in weeks

"We're going to hit them hard," Trump said, according to a Fox News reporter who spoke to him briefly. "There will be a response."...

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Vanguard Banks’ borrowing drops 89% to N126bn

Banks’ borrowing from the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) Standing Lending Facility, SLF, declined by 89 percent to N126 billion i...

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Vanguard OML 42: Nestoil targets improved oil production with $28m investment

Nestoil Group, yesterday disclosed that it has invested about $28 million in two drilling rigs as part of efforts to boost crude o...

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Vanguard NUPRC clarifies $300 helicopter levy, exempts offshore oil operations from TNC

The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) says the 300-dollar helicopter levy for air navigational services re...

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Vanguard Thousands remain missing as Nepal’s death toll hits 1,000

Devastating floods on the China-Nepal border have killed at least 987 people in Nepal, the disaster authority said Tuesday, taking...

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Vanguard Duane ‘Keffe D’ Davis found guilty of murdering Tupac Shakur

Davis, who faces possible life in prison without parole, addressed Judge Carli Kierny after the verdict was announced and stated h...

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Vanguard Dollar to Naira exchange rate today, September 1, 2026

The Nigerian naira is trading at different rates against the US dollar across the official foreign exchange market and the paralle...

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Vanguard $14.86m Fraud: EFCC summons wanted ex-gov, Sylva for questioning

Sylva said he was conscious that his resignation could lead to additional pressure from the anti-graft agency but maintained that...

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Vanguard Electricity subsidy bill hits N1.92trn in 2025 — NERC

By ObasEsiedesa, Abuja The electricity tariff subsidy obligation of the Federal Government (FG) stood at N1.92 trillion in 2025, a...

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Vanguard Nigeria’s GDP rises 4.4% as oil sector rebounds

By Elizabeth Adegbesan The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), yesterday, said that the Nigerian economy expanded in real terms b...

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Vanguard IMF warns stablecoins cannot replace fiscal discipline as global debt risks mount

By Peter Egwuatu The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned that the growing adoption of dollar-backed stablecoins must not...

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Vanguard 2027: Tinubu is formidable politician but weak on governance — Donald Duke

He attributed the change in public sentiment to the economic difficulties confronting Nigerians, saying many citizens had become d...

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Vanguard Why Atiku was absent at G100 opposition summit — ADC

He argued that the ADC was adequately represented at the meeting and that the presence of the party’s officials made Atiku’s physi...

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TechCrunch Magna increases bet on battery swapping in India with $35M for Yuma

Magna's investment in Yuma Energy has reached $87 million as the Canadian auto supplier increases its majority stake in the Indian...

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Premium Times Fake agencies and ghost workers saga, By Ehi Braimah

The latest scandal involving fake government agencies and ghost workers should not be dismissed as another corruption story in Nig...

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Premium Times INVESTIGATION: Oil companies violate Nigerian laws, flare gas, face no sanctions (1)

Four years after Nigeria tightened its anti-gas flaring laws, a PREMIUM TIMES investigation finds weak enforcement, rising methane...

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