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Vanguard 4 clubs making Champions League debut

Four clubs: Como, LASK, Sabah and Viking will make their first appearances in the UEFA Champions League league phase in the 2026/2...

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Vanguard 5 countries that give Nigerians five-year multiple-entry visas

For Nigerians and other countries' citizens who travel frequently for business, tourism, family visits or other commitments, a fiv...

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Vanguard FG warns 915 communities across 19 states, FCT of critical flood risk

Another 429 communities in seven states were classified as high risk, while 656 communities across 13 states were placed on modera...

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Vanguard Kuje Chairman’s comment: No effort to hold Shekwolo to account — Amnesty

ABUJA — Amnesty International Nigeria has criticised the alleged failure of security agencies to hold the Chairman of Kuje Area Co...

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ScienceDaily Health Scientists discover a brain “brake” that can shut down chronic pain

Researchers discovered a brain-based “brake” that can shut down chronic nerve pain in mice by calming an overactive pain circuit....

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ScienceDaily Nutrition Vitamin C won’t prevent most colds, but it may do one small thing

The belief that huge doses of vitamin C can ward off colds was popularized more than 50 years ago by Nobel Prize winner Linus Paul...

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ScienceDaily Health Smart nanoparticles light up brain cancer and destroy what surgery misses

Scientists created smart nanoparticles that can both illuminate hidden glioblastoma cells during surgery and destroy microscopic c...

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ScienceDaily Nutrition Eating more ultra-processed foods may raise prostate cancer risk by 30%

Ultra-processed foods make up a huge share of the American diet, and new research suggests they may carry another serious health r...

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TechCabal Three companies now control nearly 70% of Nigeria’s ISP market

Nigeria’s internet service provider (ISP) market is growing, but the gains are increasingly going to a few major players.

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TechCabal AWS wants businesses to turn AI ideas into products in 45 days

Amazon Web Services is betting that putting its engineers directly inside customer teams can help businesses overcome a common pro...

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TechCrunch OpenAI to start showing ads on ChatGPT’s free and Go tiers in India

OpenAI has more than 100 million weekly active ChatGPT users in India, a huge chunk of whom are on the free or the lower-priced Go...

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Premium Times Poor debt data, weak oversight threaten Africa’s debt management — Experts

They spoke at the sixth African Conference on Debt and Development (AfCoDD VI), organised by the African Forum and Network on Debt...

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Premium Times 26,000 Nigerian children enter custody yearly, most without lawyers — Minister

About 26,000 children enter Nigerian custodial and remand facilities annually, with most awaiting trial and many without lawyers,...

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Premium Times Nigeria’s Paris Club debt deal: A factual rejoinder to Donald Duke, By Jide Akintunde

Obasanjo’s credit was never in danger and did not require Duke to vandalise everyone else’s contribution. Donald Duke’s recent acc...

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Premium Times Fuel subsidy: Let’s debate the real solution to Nigeria’s cost-of-living crisis, By John Okiyi Kalu

Government does not have to keep petrol artificially cheap forever. It needs to make transport, electricity, food production and h...

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Premium Times COP17: Rangeland restoration offers investors up to six-fold returns – Experts

Investing in rangeland restoration can generate returns of between $4 and $6 for every $1 invested, according to findings presente...

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Premium Times Jigawa at 35: How Umar Namadi is transforming ‘The New World’ State, By Ahmad Danyaro

Thirty-five years after its creation, Jigawa, code named The New World, stands at a critical point in its development, with Govern...

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Premium Times Elders becoming more visible in drug trade in Nigeria, other West African countries

The apparent rise of trafficking by older adults could reflect a new criminal adaptation rather than individual criminality. The p...

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Premium Times Xenophobia: Ghana rejects MTN’s donation for affected Ghanaians

Ghana said it had already made adequate financial provision for the evacuation and reintegration of affected Ghanaian citizens. Th...

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Premium Times Jigawa at 35: Gov Namadi reaffirms commitment to peace, sustainable dev’t

A statement by Hamisu Mohammed Gumel, spokesperson to the governor, on Thursday said Governor Namadi in his anniversary message de...

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Premium Times Jackrich petitions Tinubu, seeks urgent implementation of Senate resolution on Egberipapa Camp amnesty slots

The Niger Delta Liberation Force leader is demanded independent audit of PAP, warning that prolonged exclusion could threaten Nige...

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Premium Times Talstack expands people management platform with new Time Off module

The new Time Off module will form part of Talstack’s planned HRMS solution. It is designed to replace spreadsheets, emails, forms...

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Vanguard NLC General Secretary Emmanuel Ugboaja dies at 60

The General Secretary of NLC, Emmanuel Ugboaja, is dead. Ugboaja, the fifth General Secretary of the NLC, died after a protracted...

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Vanguard Russia dismisses as ‘scare stories’ US reports about attacking NATO

The Kremlin on Thursday dismissed as "scare stories" US media reports suggesting that Russia could attack NATO, following a rare v...

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