The Federal Government has signed a $30m grant agreement with China to finance community-based development projects across Nigeria as part of efforts to reduce poverty, improve livelihoods and expand economic opportunities at the grassroots. The agreement, valued at RMB200m, was signed on Thursda...
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Nigeria’s Flamingos booked their place in the semi-finals of this year’s FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup finals after securing a 1-0 victory over Venezuela on Sunday night, with Azeezatt Oduntan scoring a late penalty in the 89th minute. The quarter-final contest had been closely foug...
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President Tinubu offered the prayer on Sunday in the holy city of Makkah, Saudi Arabia, while hosting members of his delegation for dinner. The post In Makkah, Tinubu prays that Nigeria’s diversity would lead to prosperity appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria ....
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Nigerian gospel singer and pastor Nathaniel Bassey has surpassed one billion views on YouTube, becoming the first African gospel artist to achieve the milestone. Bassey’s official YouTube channel, Nathaniel Bassey Main, has amassed more than 1.014 billion views and 5.24 million s...
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Nigerian gospel singer and pastor, Nathaniel Bassey, has surpassed one billion views on YouTube, becoming the first gospel artist to reach the milestone, according to available channel statistics. Bassey’s official YouTube channel, Nathaniel Bassey Main, has recorded more than 1....
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Nigeria’s Flamingos have secured a place in the semi-finals of the ongoing 2026 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup following a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Venezuela. Azeezat Oduntan emerged as the hero, calmly converting a late penalty to seal the win for the Nigerian side. The Flaming...
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The Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, vice presidential candidate, Rabiu Kwankwaso has warned the African Democratic Congress, ADC, against giving its presidential ticket to a Northern candidate ahead of the 2027 general elections. Kwankwaso gave the warning during an interactive...
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Ms Adeyemi also won the Maltina Prize for Best STEM Teacher, for which she received an additional N1.5 million. The post Lagos teacher wins N10m Maltina prize, gets apartment from Sanwo-Olu appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria ....
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Nigeria’s Flamingos have continued their impressive run at the 2026 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup after edging Venezuela 1-0 in their quarter-final encounter on Sunday. Azeezat Oduntan scored the decisive goal from the penalty spot in the 89th minute to secure victory f...
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The First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has declared that Nigeria has moved beyond its period of economic reforms and is now entering an era of prosperity. She made the declaration on Saturday in Enugu State at the South-East Women Mega Empowerment Rally organised by the All Prog...
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The Naira appreciated significantly against the dollar on a week-on-week basis at the close of trading on Friday. Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, data showed that the Naira exchanged at N1,346.26 per dollar on Friday, strengthening from N1,361.84 recorded on October 23, 2026. This ...
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Nigerian singer Seyi Vibez has mocked rapper Blaqbonez by declaring that Odumodublvck is still his senior in the music industry, while warning him that he could face a beating if he continued trying to associate himself with him. The singer made the remarks in a series of posts o...
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By Anayo Okoli ENUGU — A chieftain of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Barrister Peter Agubuzu, has faulted the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, over his criticism of a proposal for the South-East to accept a single four-year presidential term....
