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Premium Times Tinubu orders release of funds to regional development commissions

Mr Tinubu gave the directive on Monday while declaring open the first North Central Stakeholders Development Summit organised by t...

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Premium Times Nigeria’s oil output rises 0.4% in August

The Nigeria Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission disclosed this in its crude oil and condensate statistics report released on...

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Premium Times Police recover another corpse from Osun motor park after killing of Adeleke’s ally

The police found the dead body when it the motor park to shut down the facility following the governor’s directive. The post Polic...

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Premium Times Tinubu mourns State House media official, says death leaves ‘difficult vacuum’

The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, conveyed the president's condolences on Monday. Th...

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Premium Times 97% of PHCs in 16 states fail national staffing standards – Report

The PHC Operational Capability Report, produced by Orodata Science and Civic Tech, assessed facilities across 277 local government...

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Premium Times Nigerian senator receives Health Champion 2026 award, calls for stronger health financing

Ms Banigo made the call on Monday in Abuja after she was recognised as the Health Champion 2026 at the Health Sector Reform Coalit...

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Premium Times 2027 NASS Poll: Women comprise 12% of candidates in Edo

The youngest candidate is 33-year-old Shedrach Udugbai of the ADC, contesting in Owan East/West, while the oldest is 75-year-old f...

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Premium Times Persons with disabilities demand ₦1 trillion annual support budget

JONAPWD President said the population of persons with disabilities in Nigeria is large enough to warrant increased government fund...

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Vanguard Oyo govt confirms arrest of 5 terrorists after Igbeti attack

Oyo State Government has confirmed the arrest of five suspected terrorists involved in the attack on a military camp on the outski...

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Vanguard TUC suspends industrial action over King’s College concession

The Trade Union Congress (TUC) has suspended the industrial action earlier directed its affiliates to shut Federal Unity Colleges...

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Vanguard Dangote’s N2.2trn IPO to democratise wealth creation — Dangote

Aliko Dangote, President and Chief Executive Officer of Dangote Industries Limited, has said the Initial Public Offering, IPO, of...

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Vanguard Pope restores Vatican salaries cut during Covid

Pope Leo XIV has restored the salaries of cardinals and senior Vatican officials to pre-Covid levels, reversing pay cuts introduce...

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Vanguard Trump’s son confirms Russian businessman paid for post-wedding festivities

A Russian businessman with ties to the Kremlin paid for celebrations after the wedding of President Donald Trump's eldest son and...

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Vanguard Leeds demolish Newcastle to go third in the Premier League

Leeds demolished Newcastle 4-1 to climb up to third in the Premier League table on Monday and inflict a punishing first defeat for...

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Vanguard Journalist jailed two yrs for security comment in Mali

A Malian journalist was sentenced on Monday to two years in prison following remarks during a TV programme about his west African...

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Vanguard FG raises N1.23trn to tackle N4trn GenCos’ legacy debt

The Federal Government has raised about N1.23 trillion through two bond issuances to tackle N4 trillion legacy debt owed to electr...

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Premium Times Killings, rape, other abuses persist as NHRC logs nearly 300,000 rights complaints in August

The complaints were marked by child abandonment, mass abductions, rape, domestic and sexual violence, discrimination, freedom of r...

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Premium Times EFCC warns lawyers against charging clients in dollars

“We have two cases of lawyers who were found to have charged fees in dollars. This is unethical and illegal, as the naira is the c...

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Premium Times How President Tinubu solved more than half of Nigeria’s economic problems in three years, By ‘Tope Fasua

I wager that more than half of Nigeria’s economic problems have been solved by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Walk with me. Now, it...

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Premium Times Nigerian government raises ₦729 billion bond to tackle power sector debt

The Federal Government has raised ₦728.9 billion through the Series 2 issuance under its ₦4 trillion Power Sector Multi-Instrument...

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Premium Times Dangote Refinery’s 1.4m-bpd expansion dependent on crude supply concerns

The company said its refining operations require a continuous and reliable supply of crude oil, noting that any interruption, dela...

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Premium Times Why the Lagos-Calabar coastal highway, By Eric Teniola

I guess it is not by accident that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu (GCFR) is constructing a highway between Calabar and Lagos. The con...

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Premium Times IPI Nigeria condems police invasion of TV station in Kaduna, calls for sanction

IPI Nigeria National Committee had hoped that the appointment of Tunji Disu as Inspector General of Police would usher in a new er...

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Premium Times Strike: Resumption halted in federal unity colleges in Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu

A check by the News Agency of Nigeria in the three states showed that students had yet to resume at the federal government college...

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